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ITS MISSION IS TO TRANSMIT THE VALUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY IN A SECULAR ENVIRONMENT THAT NOURISHES CRITICAL THINKING AND PROVIDES A STRONG SENSE OF A JEWISH IDENTITY. 7 7 25 0 39935 44144 106509 141105 9199 12658 1131 2649 156774 200556 0 0 106175 92175 0 6765 66782 86314 172957 178489 -16183 22067 166644 190711 4257 6256 162387 184455 X JEWISH CHILDREN'S FOLKSHUL & ADULT COMMUNITY IS A PARENT-RUN COOPERATIVE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A SECULAR, HUMANIST JEWISH EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA. FOR OVER 85 YEARS FOLKSHUL HAS OFFERED AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION TO ENHANCE JEWISH CULTURAL IDENTITY WITH ALL-AGES EDUCATION AND A SECULAR JEWISH COMMUNITY. 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TOPICS OF RECENT B'NAI MITZVAH INCLUDE: JEWISH IMMIGRATION; HIAS AND TODAY'S IMMIGRATION; JEWISH FOOD; MYTHOLOGY; ANTI- JEWISH PROPAGANDA IN NAZI GERMANY; KLEZMER MUSIC; AFRICAN AMERICAN AND JEWISH RELATIONS; HISTORY OF THE BAR MITZVAH AND RITES OF PASSAGE IN OTHER CULTURES; THE PLIGHT OF ARGENTINEAN JEWS; THE USE OF WINE IN JEWISH TRADITION; AND ART CREATED BY CONCENTRATION CAMP VICTIMS. 39845 ALL OTHER MEMBER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES 90240 true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 3 0 25 true false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false true true true true false false false true false false true true false true false PA X ADRIENNE JOHNSON 2152481550 1004 THOMAS RD PLYMOUTH MEETING PA 19462 X JEFFREY LEVINE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROB WEXLER VICE-PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD FRANKEL INTERIM PRES 2.00 X 0 0 0 JODI BORNSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER KOLODNER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE JOHNSON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MILLER GENTRY-SHARP SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 false false false 44144 44144 TUITION 110731 110731 MEMBERSHIP FEES 30374 30374 141105 12658 12658 2649 2649 200556 153763 85625 33727 51898 6550 2580 3970 13965 13965 4324 1139 3185 5475 4475 1000 2621 2621 3372 793 2379 200 21946 21946 1000 1000 5973 5973 SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSES 13142 13142 PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND EXP 9236 7222 2014 BAD DEBT 2161 2161 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES 1343 1052 14 277 1756 1003 100 653 178489 90240 81484 6765 12903 24595 45397 56067 5949 2590 380 186 101765 107023 250 250 166644 190711 2322 2576 1935 3680 4257 6256 X 60622 77432 101765 107023 162387 184455 166644 190711 X 22067 1 X true X false true false X BENEFICIAL INTEREST COMM. FDN ENDOW. 107023 F 107023 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true SCHEDULE E, LINE 3 RACIAL NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY IS PUBLISHED IN LOCAL NEWSPAPER IN PAST YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT KNOWN IN INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS AND ANY PLANNED EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS THAT IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION JEWISH CHILDREN'S FOLKSHUL & ADULT COMMUNITY IS A PARENT-RUN COOPERATIVE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A SECULAR, HUMANIST JEWISH EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA. FOR OVER 85 YEARS FOLKSHUL HAS OFFERED AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION TO ENHANCE JEWISH CULTURAL IDENTITY WITH ALL-AGES EDUCATION AND A SECULAR JEWISH COMMUNITY. FOLKSHUL WELCOMES ALL WHO IDENTIFY WITH CELEBRATING THEIR JEWISH IDENTITY AND WANT TO EXPRESS AND TRANSMIT THE VALUES, TRADITIONS, AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE IN A SECULAR SETTING. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B B'NAI MITZVAH PROGRAM: FOLKSHUL OFFERS BAR AND BAT MITZVAH IN A MANNER UNIQUE TO SECULAR HUMANISTIC JEWS. WORKING WITH A MENTOR, THE CHILD WILL SPEND SEVERAL MONTHS RESEARCHING AND DEVELOPING A PRESENTATION FOR THEIR FAMILY, FRIENDS, CLASSMATES, AND THE FOLKSHUL COMMUNITY. TOGETHER WITH THE B'NAI MITZVAH COORDINATOR, THE FAMILY PREPARES A CEREMONY WHICH REFLECTS THEIR LOVE FOR, AND TIES TO ONE ANOTHER AS WELL AS THEIR CONNECTION TO THEIR JEWISH PAST AND FUTURE. OUR COMMUNITY IS DIVERSE, AND THE PROCESS OF BECOMING A BAR OR BAT MITZVAH IN OUR COMMUNITY ALLOWS SIGNIFICANT ROOM FOR THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO EXPRESS THEIR OWN FEELINGS AND ORIENTATIONS TOWARDS THEIR JEWISHNESS, INTEGRATING HIS/HER PERSONAL INTERESTS WITH HIS/HER JEWISH VALUES AND KNOWLEDGE. TOPICS OF RECENT B'NAI MITZVAH INCLUDE: JEWISH IMMIGRATION; HIAS AND TODAY'S IMMIGRATION; JEWISH FOOD; MYTHOLOGY; ANTI- JEWISH PROPAGANDA IN NAZI GERMANY; KLEZMER MUSIC; AFRICAN AMERICAN AND JEWISH RELATIONS; HISTORY OF THE BAR MITZVAH AND RITES OF PASSAGE IN OTHER CULTURES; THE PLIGHT OF ARGENTINEAN JEWS; THE USE OF WINE IN JEWISH TRADITION; AND ART CREATED BY CONCENTRATION CAMP VICTIMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A MEMBERS ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B THE ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET IS SUBJECT TO MEMBER APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING AND HAVE TIME TO COMMENT BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SALARIES OF TEACHERS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION ARE DETERMINED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR, BASED ON LOCAL COMPARABLE SALARY DATA. SALARIES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD, AT THE TIME THE BUDGET IS APPROVED. 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