2024-05-29T15:33:39-05:00 2023-08-31 113066459 CERINI & ASSOCIATES LLP 3340 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY BOHEMIA NY 11716 990 2022-09-01 260593832 ENCOUNTER PROGRAMS INC ENCO 9293569294 1 W 4TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10012 YONA SHEM-TOV CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 9293569294 2024-05-29 1 YONA SHEM-TOV 999009999 0 MATT BURKE P00760659 6315821600 2024-05-15 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X YONA SHEM-TOV 1 W 4TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10012 2364437 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. 15 15 7 20 0 0 2774523 2326120 0 0 15 3204 0 35113 2774538 2364437 0 0 0 0 1046092 1287503 0 0 384119 1438892 1380295 2484984 2667798 289554 -303361 2498057 2283219 73938 121484 2424119 2161735 ENCOUNTER IS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WORKING TOWARD INFORMED, COURAGEOUS, AND RESILIANT AMERICAN AND ISRAELI JEWISH COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP ON THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN REALITY. 0 0 1194879 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. 627549 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. 1822428 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 26 0 1 7 1 0 1 IS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 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 1 W 4TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10012 TILLY SHEMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ISAAC YITZ LANDES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA PELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILANA HOROWITZ RATNER DIRECTOR 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 188398 0 12425 DANIEL LANGE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 152399 0 8639 340797 0 21064 2 0 1 0 MEJDI TOURS 305 NE 2ND AVE 59 DELRAY BEACH FL 33444 TOURS 392093 MAX SECURITY SOLUTIONS LTD YIGAR ALON ST 55A TEL AVIV IS 6789153 SECURITY SERVICES 208116 2 2326120 2326120 3204 3204 OTHER INCOME 900099 35113 35113 35113 2364437 35113 0 3204 X 392000 231000 64600 96400 662488 444329 72183 145976 69610 50287 16921 2402 85404 51395 11417 22592 78001 44714 12010 21277 398020 220440 129553 48027 64408 14510 41575 8323 66407 30637 21923 13847 651345 628787 8406 14152 22293 6929 15364 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE 55133 3175 47837 4121 PROGRAM EXPENSES - PERS 47181 47181 TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT 32637 24998 5672 1967 OTHER PERSONNEL COSTS 27288 20203 4507 2578 15583 3843 9283 2457 2667798 1822428 461251 384119 1090473 648061 156049 605395 420005 148750 12500 0 33909 24834 0 0 6250 2084 778871 854095 2498057 2283219 73938 70118 0 51366 73938 121484 X 2024119 2046735 400000 115000 2424119 2161735 2498057 2283219 -303361 40977 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1852674 2214805 1904540 2774513 2326120 11072652 1852674 2214805 1904540 2774513 2326120 11072652 1256370 9816282 19765 19148 18722 15 44181 101831 11174483 0.87850 0.91120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 ASSETS HELD IN TRUST 854095 854095 X 2405414 40977 40977 2364437 0 2364437 2667798 0 2667798 0 2667798 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATED FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2023. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 32 PROGRAM SERVICES EDUCATIONAL 1194879 1 32 0 0 1 32 1194879 0 1194879 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YONA SHEM-TOV CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 188398 0 0 0 0 0 12425 0 0 0 200823 0 0 0 DANIEL LANGE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 152399 0 0 0 0 0 8639 0 0 0 161038 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 IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,394. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 129,553. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 48,027. TOTAL EXPENSES 188,974. PROGRAM EXPENSES - SECURITY CONSULTANTS : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 209,046. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 209,046. 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.