2026-04-15T13:20:16-05:00 2025-08-31 113066459 CERINI & ASSOCIATES LLP 3340 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY BOHEMIA NY 11716 990 2024-09-01 260593832 ENCOUNTER PROGRAMS INC ENCO 9293569294 228 PARK AVENUE S 127236 NEW YORK NY 10003 YONA SHEM-TOV CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 9293569294 2026-04-15 1 0 MATT BURKE P00760659 6315821600 2026-04-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X YONA SHEM-TOV 228 PARK AVENUE S 127236 NEW YORK NY 10003 2780630 0 X WWW.ENCOUNTERPROGRAMS.ORG X 2007 NY ENCOUNTER IS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WORKING TOWARD INFORMED, COURAGEOUS, AND RESILIENT AMERICAN AND ISRAELI JEWISH COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP ON THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN REALITY. 14 14 8 15 0 0 1803599 2714676 0 15895 62571 35706 47719 14353 1913889 2780630 0 0 0 0 1237871 1146546 0 0 352591 496145 1870722 1734016 3017268 179873 -236638 2481433 2287349 108935 115098 2372498 2172251 ENCOUNTER IS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WORKING TOWARD INFORMED, COURAGEOUS, AND RESILIANT AMERICAN AND ISRAELI JEWISH COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP ON THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN REALITY. 0 0 1664772 ENCOUNTER OFFERS A RANGE OF IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES IN THE WEST BANK FOR JEWISH LEADERS AND INFLUENCERS. FOR SENIOR JEWISH LEADERS, WE OFFER OUR EXECUTIVE LEVEL INTENSIVE LEADERSHIP SEMINARS, WHICH INCLUDE PRE- AND POST-TRAVEL PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS A FOUR-DAY TRAVEL COMPONENT IN BETHLEHEM AND SURROUNDING AREAS, EAST JERUSALEM AND RAMALLAH. 817176 THROUGH OUR NORTH AMERICA BASED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ENCOUNTER CONVENES OPEN, HONEST AND UNCENSORED DISCUSSION ON ISSUES AT THE HEART OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN REALITY. OUR CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMMING OFFERS JEWISH LEADERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONGOING LEARNING THROUGH ENCOUNTERS WITH PALESTINIANS AND THROUGH LEADERS ON THE REALITY. TAILORED PROGRAMMING FOR PAST PARTICIPANTS PROVIDES A PLATFORM TO LEVERAGE THEIR MEMBERSHIP IN ENCOUNTER'S WIDER COMMUNITY, ACCESSING A NETWORK OF THOUGHTFUL PEERS TO SERVE AS PARTNERS AND EXCHANGING BEST PRACTICES WITH COLLEAGUES. 2481948 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 8 1 0 1 IS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 NY X THE ORGANIZATION 9293569294 228 PARK AVENUE S 127236 NEW YORK NY 10003 TILLY SHEMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ISAAC YITZ LANDES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA PELL DIRECTOR (LEFT IN 2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN RUSKAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARI RAPKIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN LOPATIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON A LEVISOHN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEYER KOPLOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN BRESLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KARNOVSKY VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SALLY GOTTESMAN CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PHYLLIS TEICHER GOLDMAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANNE MOORE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EVAN TRAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YONA SHEM-TOV CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 210292 0 6878 DANIEL LANGE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 172218 0 6572 SAMANTHA POHL CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 141971 0 19331 524481 0 32781 3 0 1 0 0 2714676 2714676 PROGRAM INCOME 900099 15895 15895 15895 35706 35706 OTHER INCOME 900099 14353 14353 14353 2780630 30248 0 35706 524481 240804 62180 221497 418187 339167 32453 46567 56649 38522 7364 10763 54282 36911 7057 10314 92947 63457 11816 17674 241600 167830 39569 34201 32353 20257 5683 6413 35327 32334 2993 887394 883760 1134 2500 22960 22395 565 PROGRAM EXPENSES - SECU 409313 409313 PROGRAM EXPENSES - PERS 136906 136906 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE 38161 38161 TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT 29501 25752 3176 573 37207 26379 8739 2089 3017268 2481948 182729 352591 622008 547878 56070 31074 82201 354500 24436 77114 1696718 1273785 0 2998 2481433 2287349 105040 103710 3895 11388 108935 115098 X 2222498 1682809 150000 489442 2372498 2172251 2481433 2287349 -236638 36391 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1904540 2774513 2326120 1803599 2714676 11523448 1904540 2774513 2326120 1803599 2714676 11523448 3267563 8255885 18722 15 44181 62571 35706 161195 11684643 0.70660 0.81820 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 2817021 36391 36391 2780630 0 2780630 3017268 0 3017268 0 3017268 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATED FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2025 AND 2024. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 5 PROGRAM SERVICES EDUCATIONAL 1664772 1 5 0 0 1 5 1664772 0 1664772 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YONA SHEM-TOV CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 210292 0 0 0 0 0 6878 0 0 0 217170 0 0 0 DANIEL LANGE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 172218 0 0 0 0 0 6572 0 0 0 178790 0 0 0 SAMANTHA POHL CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER 141971 0 0 0 0 0 19331 0 0 0 161302 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND THE COO TO AFFIRM ACCURACY. THE FORM IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. IT IS THEN SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS SUBJECT TO AND PENDING APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH USES COMPARABLE DATA FROM SIMILARLY SIZED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FIELD OF JEWISH NONPROFITS. NOTES ARE KEPT IN BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ENCOUNTER PROGRAMS PROVIDES COPIES UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND ASSISTS IN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.