Nonprofit · EIN 13-3441742
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM
Tax-exempt · GLENDALE, CA 91203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,005,801 | $907,728 | $98,073 | $1,608,734 | $72,481 | $1,536,253 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $995,227 | $914,514 | $80,713 | $1,431,817 | $11,142 | $1,420,675 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $900,477
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $105,324
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $50,805
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $648,150
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $135,097
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $162,636
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,395
- Occupancy
- $17,640
- Travel
- $4,563
- Program services (functional)
- $795,150
- Management and general (functional)
- $47,084
- Fundraising (functional)
- $65,494
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,431,817
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,608,734
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $72,481
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,536,253
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,441,736
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $860,292
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $675,961
- Gross receipts
- $1,038,815
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIR ELZOWIDI | DIRECTOR NATIONAL OFFICE Officer | 40 | $140,000 | $11,702 |
| JOAN C WALLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH STEINGIESER DUBIN | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHRAF HUSSEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH FIRST | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $0 | $0 |
| REV GORDON WEBSTER | PAST-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HERB ADELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI NEIL COMESS-DANIELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE FIRST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT S GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SUSAN LURIE ZASLAVSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA RIDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH TULLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THAIR ABU-RASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIR ELZOWIDI | DIRECTOR NATIONAL OFFICE Officer | 40 | $115,841 | $17,343 |
| JOAN C WALLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH STEINGIESER DUBIN | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHRAF HUSSEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH FIRST | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $0 | $0 |
| REV GORDON WEBSTER | PAST-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HERB ADELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI NEIL COMESS-DANIELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE FIRST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT S GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SUSAN LURIE ZASLAVSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA RIDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH TULLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THAIR ABU-RASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 229 N CENTRAL AVE FL 4 401, GLENDALE, CA 91203-3507
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DEBORAH FIRST, 229 NCENTRAL AVE, GLENDALE, CA 91203
- Signed the 990
- DEBORAH FIRST, SECRETARY
- Phone
- (818) 662-8883
- Website
- www.oasisofpeace.org
- Return prepared by
- JAMES W VANSTROM & COMPANY
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 13-3441742 or by the name AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
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
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $147,000
- 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.Expenses $648,150 · grants $648,150
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3441742
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,608,734
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,038,815
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $1,005,801 | $907,728 | $1,608,734 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $995,227 | $914,514 | $1,431,817 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $828,553 | $737,094 | $1,231,604 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-3441742).
Questions about AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM is 13-3441742.
- Is AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
- Are donations to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names DEBORAH FIRST.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $140,000 (ABIR ELZOWIDI, DIRECTOR NATIONAL OFFICE).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM-WAHAT AL-SALAM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,005,801, expenses of $907,728 and total assets of $1,608,734 at year end.
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