2024-01-31T14:26:24-07:00 2023-09-30 462573750 Bourne Bookkeeping & Admin Srvcs PO Box 497 Lexington KY 40588 990EZ 2022-10-01 883812311 Beit Kohanot Inc dba Chevra haChachamot BEIT 8593120359 PO Box 497 Lexington KY 40588 Leah Kiser Secretary / Treasurer 8593120359 2024-01-30 1 1 Leah Bourne P02497736 8593120359 2024-01-30 X 0 11 0 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X X https://www.chachamot.org X X 2216 X 2216 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2216 0 0 0 1000 0 0 1216 2216 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beit Kohanot Inc dba Chevra HaChachamot is a Jewish religious community. Our primary purpose is to advance opportunities for worship, support, community, and leadership for persons identifying as women and their families, who have historically been marginalized and excluded. Regular weekly and holy day worship and educational services, online and eventually in-person, as well as officiating Jewish lifecycle events for community members and others. Services are performed by law leaders, leaders in training, and ordained members of our congregation. Other related programming as needed will be offered to support the spiritual life and development of the community. All worship and regular congregational activities are open to anyone, regardless of religious affiliation, that has a sincere interest in worship and educational experiences. 0 0 A Mutual Aid program to collect funds for charitable disbursements. A committee will be established to develop an application process, vet requests for aid, and approve or deny applications. All members of the congregation and training program will donate monthly to the Mutual Aid Fund. Persons who are not part of this congregation but are in other Jewish congregations or organizations may also join. Funds are held in a separate savings account. Persons may apply for aid after a minimum of one year of membership in the Mutual Aid program. Applicant for aid may include: advocates of other nonprofit organizations who are requesting a grant - especially organizations that focus on women's issues, and individual members of the mutual aid program who are requesting financial assistance. 0 0 An ordination program for women-identifying persons via online classes and bi-annual retreats. Eventually in-person classes will be offered. A committee has been established to develop curriculum, hire instructors, plan in-person retreats for students, and ordination ceremonies. This is envisioned as a four year, 8 semester program of classes for ordination. Classes will also be open to the public for a non-ordination track. 0 0 Membership and participation with other organizations involved in community programming to support religious, educational, charitable, and women's programs in the larger Jewish community both at state and national levels. We intend to have a presence at Jewish or Clergy related conferences and conventions on topics of relevance to our community, such as liturgical development, historical education, antisemitism, or congregational security and disaster planning. Opportunities to attend such events will be offered to both lay leaders and ordained members, as well as other members of the congregation who wish to participate. 0 0 A capital campaign to purchase land for constructing a synagogue, classrooms and a future dormitory, miqvah (ritual immersion facility), community kitchen and social hall, garden and orchard space, facilities for RV and tent campers traveling to attend classes or events, and a future residence hall for cloistered or retired members of our order. Studios for spiritually focused artists, musicians, and spaces other spiritually based professional services offered by members and open to the public are ultimately planned. 0 0 0 Naamah Segal Board Chair / President 2 0 0 0 Leah Kiser Secretary / Treasurer 2 0 0 0 Kimberly Bourne Director 2.00 0 0 0 Bradley Karas Director 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KY Leah Kiser PO Box 497 Lexington KY 40588 8593120359 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 2216 2216 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2216 2216 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2216 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2216 2216 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 1 So far the only economic activity has been the donation of funds necessary to file state and federal registration and application fees, as well as setup our website and domain. Board members provided these funds. Form 990-EZ, Header, Line A This return covers the fiscal year period of 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023, not the 2022 calendar year as previously submitted. (See also notes for "amended return.") Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B Our preliminary 990EZ was filed in May of 2023 during our 1023 application process, and was tagged as "pending." During our 1023 review, we determined that our fiscal year should in fact be from October 1st through September 30th as indicated on page 13 et al. We then received our 501c3 status as of July 19th, 2023. This amended return reflects the updated fiscal year and the financial activity that took place, rather than the calendar year. Thank you. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^NonProfit Org Registration Fees;646|Reference Materials for the ACADEMY program;136|Info Tech Website expenses;434^Total;1216^