2026-01-02T06:43:20-08:00 2025-08-31 161451395 JAMES W VANSTROM & COMPANY PO BOX 532 FALCONER NY 14733 990 2024-09-01 133441742 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOMWAHAT AL-SALAM INC AMER 8186628883 229 N CENTRAL AVE GLENDALE CA 912033541 DEBORAH FIRST SECRETARY 8186628883 2025-10-29 true true HAROLD L BRUNACINI CPA P01281305 7166613960 2026-01-02 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DEBORAH FIRST 229 NCENTRAL AVE GLENDALE CA 91203 1038815 false X www.oasisofpeace.org X 1986 CA SEE PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 1 13 13 1 15 0 0 948469 900477 0 46758 105324 0 995227 1005801 673000 648150 0 143402 162636 0 65494 98112 96942 914514 907728 80713 98073 1431817 1608734 11142 72481 1420675 1536253 THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM/WAHAT AL-SALAM, INC. ENCOURAGES, SUPPORTS, AND PUBLICIZES THE PROJECTS OF NEVE SHALOM/WAHAT AL-SALAM THE OASIS OF PEACE IN ISRAEL, WHERE APPROXIMATELY 70 JEWISH AND PALESTINIAN FAMILIES HAVE CHOSEN TO LIVE AND WORK TOGETHER AS EQUALS IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES TRUST, UNDERSTANDING, AND MUTUAL RESPECT. THE VILLAGE IS UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO FULFILL THIS MISSION THROUGH ITS INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS: THE BILINGUAL, BI-NATIONAL K-6 PRIMARY SCHOOL; THE SCHOOL FOR PEACE, WHERE YOUNG ADULTS AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND CROSS-CULTURE ENCOUNTER WORKSHOPS: THE SPIRITUAL CENTERS PEACE MUSEUM AND OASIS ART GALLERY WELCOMING JEWISH AND PALESTINIAN VISUAL ARTISTS ENGAGING VISITORS THROUGH SHARED EXHIBITS, DIALOGUE, DEMONSTRATIONS AND PUBLIC EVENTS; THE PLURALISTIC SPIRITUAL CENTER, WHERE ADULTS AND YOUTH ENGAGE IN INTERFAITH, INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE, STUDY, AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS; AND THE NADI WHICH BRINGS NON-ACADEMIC EXPE false false 147000 0 0 Print materials continue to be available online and via postal mail at no charge, and to all who request this. Schools are now back to in-person, but our requests for in-person presentations or services have not returned to the pre-COVID levels. What weve done instead is offer online meetings; question/answer sessions and single-focus ZOOM interviews and discussions with individual Directors from the School for Peace, Primary School, NSWAS Community Board, and NSWAS Communications. These have been well-attended, and are followed by a recording of each session to be sent to our wider audience and to any who request the recording. Small-group, in-person gatherings, whether congregations or interested civic groups and friendship circles continue to be available by request. It is our hope that through these windows, anyone interested in building trust, mutual respect and conflict transformation can learn about the mission, activities and professionals of the School for Peace, the Primary School, the NADI (teen and pre-teen group), and the Spiritual Center. AFNSWAS held in-person and virtual meetings with individuals for fund- raising purposes as well as public virtual events for the Directors of the School for Peace and the Primary School for the purpose of introducing potential supporters to the goals and practices of NSWAS. Newsletters, program-specific brochures, quarterly updates and short significant announcements were provided on-line via website, e-mail and social media. These include information about the conflict, along with requests to support these programs. AFNSWAS is committed to cost-effective practices and transparency. Since 1986, AFNSWAS has depended on outreach through mail, public presentations and reports to educate the public about our mission. The mission of AFNSWAS to support the work of the Primary School, The Peace Museum and Oasis Art Gallery, the School for Peace and the Pluralistic Spiritual Center in strengthening a shared society between Israeli Palestinians and Jews through education, engagement and activism - thereby reducing and transforming conflict, begins with outreach and education, but may also include requests for contributions to support that mission. As a result, and in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines, we allocate a portion of our outreach costs to program services and to fundraising. We are committed to ensuring our donors money is spent as effectively and transparently as possible. 648150 648150 0 FUNDING GRANTS FOR PROJECTS PROPOSED BY NEVE SHALOM/WAHAT AL-SALAM: PRIMARY SCHOOL: 59.4% of funds allocated. DESCRIPTION: Since 1984,first Hebrew-Arabic bilingual, multicultural school K-6 (providing model for 5 new Israeli bilingual schools) equal numbers of Israeli Palestinian and Jewish students, fully inclusive, multicultural curriculum based in successful learning, equality, peace-building, respect for culture, traditions and language. Special programs integrated into curriculum: English, music lessons and performance,story-telling through writing, gardening, Archaeology, Art through recycling. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR: Salaries and required benefits; materials, equipment and instruments, curriculum development, and required transportation. SCHOOL FOR PEACE: 20.9% of funds allocated. DESCRIPTION: Dual dialogue, long-term programs, short-term encounters deepening identities, responsibilities for role in conflict, roots/nature of the conflict; university courses; dialogue facilitators training; international youth encounters; two-year profession-specific programs in Israeli and Palestinian (West Bank and Israeli)in health care,Women in Social Media, Mental Health, environment, politics, education, journalism, law; Jewish/Arabic literature anthology, and leadership in Mixed Cities. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR salaries, facilities, materials,housing, transportation. PLURALISTIC SPIRITUAL CENTER: 11.6% of funds allocated. DESCRIPTION: Inter-religious dialogue; program collaborations for Israeli Jews and Palestinians to sacred places in Israel for dialogue, reflection; interfaith programs in mediation, scripture and social transformation, political justice, feminism in Islam, Christian Palestinian readings of the Hebrew Testament, Jewish and Palestinian films and book launches with authors, and discussions. This program also includes the Oasis Art Gallery, which inspires visitors to connect across language, culture, and geography by showcasing work that engages the complex and pressing issues of our time, including identity, nationalism, political freedom, violence, and oppression. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR salaries, materials,necessary transporation, room and board. NADI-YOUTH CLUB: 4.6% of funds allocated. DESCRIPTION: Develop young adult community leaders; assist school children with language and culture issues; counselors for younger children in NSWAS binational, bilingual summer camps. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR materials, room and board, required transportation. EVALUATION: On site NSWAS volunteers, observation, interviews by teachers; public and private school utilization-rates for publications; increased employment of NSWAS-licensed facilitators; increase/persistence of Jewish-Palestinian professional projects and relationships; increase in familites requesting bilingual, multicultural primary schooling. 795150 true true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false true false false false true 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 true 4 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AK AZ AR CA CO CT FL GA IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN VA WA WV WI X X X A ELZOWIDIDIRECTOR NATIONAL OFFICE 8186628883 229 N CENTRAL AVE SUITE 401 GLENDALE CA 91203 JOAN C WALLER PRESIDENT 9.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDITH STEINGIESER DUBIN VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHRAF HUSSEIN TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH FIRST SECRETARY 9.00 X X 0 0 0 REV GORDON WEBSTER PAST-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HERB ADELMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RABBI NEIL COMESS-DANIELS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THEODORE FIRST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT S GREEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR SUSAN LURIE ZASLAVSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA RIDBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH TULLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THAIR ABU-RASS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABIR ELZOWIDI DIRECTOR NATIONAL OFFICE 40.00 X 140000 0 11702 140000 0 11702 1 false false false 900477 900477 54519 0 54519 83819 33014 50805 50805 0 0 50805 1005801 0 0 105324 648150 648150 135097 87813 13510 33774 3220 2093 322 805 13385 8700 1339 3346 10934 7107 1093 2734 10395 1040 8316 1039 12327 8533 2168 1626 11513 5820 2752 2941 4494 1483 1483 1528 17640 8820 4410 4410 4563 2738 1369 456 3982 0 3982 0 BANK & CREDIT CARD CHARGES 6061 426 3067 2568 DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGNS 20463 12403 0 8060 MISCELLANEOUS 2369 24 1706 639 STATE REGISTRATION FEES 3135 0 1567 1568 0 0 0 0 907728 795150 47084 65494 X 25026 15141 1369 8516 172142 99427 1258875 1441736 800 67571 1431817 1608734 11142 5710 66771 11142 72481 X 793592 860292 627083 675961 1420675 1536253 1431817 1608734 98073 17505 X false true X true false X 0 753406 693914 786734 948469 900477 4083000 0 0 753406 693914 786734 948469 900477 4083000 583522 3499478 54121 42996 41819 46758 54519 240213 0 40 40 4323253 0.80950 0.83540 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: SALES OF INVENTORY 2020: 40. 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ADDITIONALLY, AT LEAST ONCE/YEAR, ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VISIT NEVE SHALOM/WAHAT AL-SALAM IN ISRAEL TO OVERSEE PROJECTS. DURING COVID, WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE IN-PERSON VISITS. VISITS WERE DONE VIRTUALLY. Pt VI, Line 11b PER ORGANIZATION POLICY, FORM 990 AND ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES ARE DISTRIBUTED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO FILING. SUCH DISTRIBUTION MAY BE ELECTRONIC OR IN PRINT. Pt VI, Line 12c PER ORGANIZATION POLICY, CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. Pt VI, Line 15a PER ORGANIZATION POLICY, THE PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS. THE COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH OVERSEEING EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS GOALS AND VALUES, AND EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL, AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING THAT OFFICIALS COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. Pt VI, Line 19 PER ORGANIZATION POLICY, ALL DOCUMENTS AND/OR FORMS RELATING TO THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNANCE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BY-LAWS, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL REPORTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLE-BLOWER POLICY AND IRS FORMS 990 AND 1023 (FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING), WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE. Pt VI, Line 15b SEE INFORMATION REPORTED ABOVE, LINE 15a.