2024-07-23T15:32:41-05:00 2023-12-31 873707167 CBIZ MARKS PANETH LLC 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2023-01-01 131683279 JBI INTERNATIONAL INC JBII 2128892525 110 EAST 30TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10016 LIVIA THOMPSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2128892525 2024-07-08 1 LIVIA THOMPSON 999009999 1 MAGDALENA CZERNIAWSKI P00535099 2125038800 2024-07-08 3 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z LIVIA THOMPSON 110 EAST 30TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10016 7740224 0 X WWW.JBILIBRARY.ORG X 1931 NY JBI PROVIDES FREE BRAILLE, AUDIO & LARGE PRINT MATERIALS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS. 20 20 25 90 0 0 3931486 2277425 460 16463 278514 652714 36977 42602 4247437 2989204 257488 22750 0 0 1992812 2085517 0 0 314167 1391105 1752503 3641405 3860770 606032 -871566 23410814 24409444 191160 287463 23219654 24121981 X JBI INTERNATIONAL, FOUNDED IN 1931 AS THE JEWISH BRAILLE INSTITUTE, SEEKS TO EMPOWER BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND READING DISABLED INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND COMMUNAL LIFE BY PROVIDING FREE ACCESS TO WORKS OF JEWISH AND GENERAL INTEREST THROUGH ITS BRAILLE, LARGE PRINT, AND AUDIO LIBRARIES, OUR GLOBAL PROGRAMS IN MANY LANGUAGES SERVE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS. 0 0 1879979 22750 16463 LIBRARIES: THE JBI LIBRARY INCLUDES A BROAD SPECTRUM OF JEWISH-INTEREST BOOKS IN AUDIO, LARGE PRINT AND BRAILLE, ALL PRODUCED IN-HOUSE AND DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE DIRECTLY TO OUR PATRONS' DOORSTEPS; AFTER ENJOYING THE MATERIALS, PATRONS RETURN THEM, POSTAGE FREE. WE OFFER MORE THAN 13,000 CIRCULATING AUDIOBOOKS AND SEVERAL THOUSAND BRAILLE TITLES AND LARGE PRINT MATERIALS ENCOMPASSING FICTION, HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, SHORT STORIES, PERIODICALS, HUMOR, LITURGICAL TEXTS, POETRY, JEWISH STUDIES, MEMOIRS, COOKBOOKS, AND MORE, WITH NEW TITLES ADDED REGULARLY. 801831 OUTREACH: JBI PROVIDES VARIOUS SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE CONNECTION TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. WE OFFER COMPILATIONS OF JEWISH-INTEREST ARTICLES FROM A VARIETY OF JEWISH AND AND SECULAR NEWS SOURCES INCLUDING: JBI VOICES IN AUDIO FORMAT, THE JEWISH BRAILLE REVIEW IN HARD COPY BRAILLE AND BRAILLE-READY FORMAT (BRF), JBI RUSSIAN VOICES IN RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE AUDIO FORMAT, THE JBI CULTURAL SERIES IN AUDIO FORMAT, FEATURING CONCERTS, LECTURES AND DRAMATIC READING. WE ALSO PRODUCE AN ANNUAL JEWISH CALENDAR IN LARGE PRINT AND BRAILLE, IN ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN. 136519 EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS: JBI OFFERS PROGRAMMING TO ENHANCE CONNECTION TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, INCLUDING LECTURES, CONCERTS, AND VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING, SUCH AS BOOK GROUPS, POETRY WORKSHOPS, AUTHOR EVENTS, LEARNING SERIES, AND MORE. 232556 PERIODICALS: JBI OFFERS A VARIETY OF JBI PERIODICALS IN AUDIO AND BRAILLE FORMAT WHICH ARE UNAVAILABLE OTHERWISE TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. THESE INCLUDE HADASSAH AND LILITH MAGAZINE, JBI VOICES-A COMPILATION OF ARTICLES FROM A GLOBAL SELECTION OF NEWSPAPERS AND JOURNALS, AND ALSO INCLUDE JBI'S CULTURAL SERIES. 232556 3050885 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL CA FL GA IL KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY OR PA RI SC TN VA WV WI KS NC AR UT X MICKEY ABOFF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2128892525 110 EAST 30TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10016 ALIZA SPERLING TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANDREA BROWN SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA G SAIDEL CO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD 0.50 X X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN F KURSMAN VICE CHAIRMAN (OUTGOING) 0.50 X X 0 0 0 CAREN KELLER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DIANE LIPMAN SECRETARY (OUTGOING) 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DR ELLIE HENKIND KATZ TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ELLEN DAVID ASSISTANT TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 FRANCES BRANDT TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 GABRIELLE COHN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JILL ROTHSTEIN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARK J ALTSCHULER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MYRON KAPLAN VICE CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 NANCY I KLEIN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAUL R HERMAN ASSISTANT SECRETARY (OUTGOING) 0.50 X X 0 0 0 RABBI ANDREW GOODMAN TRUSTEE (OUTGOING) 0.50 X 0 0 0 RABBI MORDECHAI RACKOVER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 RICHARD GREENBERG TRUSTEE (OUTGOING) 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEVE FADEM TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEVEN P POLIVY CO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD 0.50 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN SKLAR TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN GOLD TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 THOMAS G KAHN VICE CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM K GROSS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 BARBARA B FRIEDMAN HON. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 0.50 X 0 0 0 LIVIA THOMPSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 X 245855 0 30080 MICKEY ABOFF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 35.00 X 159438 0 73079 SUSAN L SCHLECHTER HON. CHAIRMAN OF THE BD 0.50 X 0 0 0 BETH RUDICH DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 35.00 X 121588 0 69070 526881 0 172229 3 0 1 0 WELLSPRING CONSULTING LLC 198 AMITY ROAD WOODBRIDGE CT 06525 STRATEGIC PLANNING 192000 1 15650 5000 2256775 61894 2277425 BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS 513130 16463 16463 16463 460604 460604 188980 141378 47602 47602 47602 4792627 4600517 192110 192110 192110 4125 15650 9125 -5000 -5000 2989204 16463 0 695316 X 22750 22750 508452 426946 63059 18447 1151490 1032140 32177 87173 13551 12308 128 1115 286818 260409 3882 22527 125206 110611 6339 8256 7327 7327 95387 95387 395033 316492 55591 22950 22542 22542 244389 201251 16455 26683 151888 135094 16794 227685 200733 14232 12720 24276 19907 2185 2184 2644 2644 306603 270597 19082 16924 21942 21942 INFO. 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JBI'S BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THESE FUNDS ARE SEGREGATED UNTIL THE BOARD DETERMINES HOW TO UTILIZE THEM. PART X, LINE 2: JBI BELIEVES IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740, "INCOME TAXES", WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUSTS 127,331. INDIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 9,125. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INDIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE -9,125. 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE TO PROVIDE LOW VISION CLINIC AND LIBRARY SERVICES. 22750 0 0 0 0 0 0 22750 0 22750 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA TO PROVIDE LOW VISION CLINIC AND LIBRARY SERVICES 22750 CHECK 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: JBI RECEIVES REPORTS ON THE USE OF FUNDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. THESE REPORTS ARE REVIEWED FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY. DR. STOLZENBERG EVENT 19775 15650 4125 7950 1000 175 19775 15650 4125 7950 1000 175 9125 -5000 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LIVIA THOMPSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 245855 0 0 0 0 0 3856 0 26224 0 275935 0 0 0 MICKEY ABOFF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 159438 0 0 0 0 0 3494 0 69585 0 232517 0 0 0 BETH RUDICH DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 121544 0 0 0 44 0 2725 0 66345 0 190658 0 0 0 X 5 61894 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF STOCK CONTRIBUTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD VIA EMAIL FOR REVIEW. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRMAN AND THE TREASURER REVIEW THE 990 WITH MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO FILING WITH IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY WHETHER OR NOT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT IS REPORTED, THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE MATTER TO DETERMINE IF IT DOES INDEED RISE TO THE LEVEL OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF IT DOES, THAT INDIVIDUAL IS RESTRICTED FROM SERVING ON A COMMITTEE, VOTING OR IN ANY WAY INFLUENCING DELIBERATIONS RELATED TO THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THERE IS AN ANNUAL PERSONNEL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETING WHICH REVIEWS INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION DATA FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, AND ITS RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AND TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 316,492. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 55,591. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 22,950. TOTAL EXPENSES 395,033. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUST 127,331. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.