2025-11-13T14:32:13-05:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 931437581 Friends of Blue and White FRIE 6192310303 401 B STREET SUITE 1200 San Diego CA 92101 Norman Smith President 6192310303 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Norman Smith 401 B Street Suite 1200 San Diego CA 92101 412198 false X N A X 2023 CA See attached Schedule O. 3 3 0 0 0 0 139485 404680 0 0 16 7518 0 0 139501 412198 0 36000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14515 167890 14515 203890 124986 208308 124986 333294 0 0 124986 333294 See attached Schedule O. true false 31260 0 100000 The organization arranged administered and facilitated the attendance by Israeli representatives including a former senior Israeli government official and retired military officer at numerous events and meetings in the U.S. and U.K. to speak at events and meet with leading religious and community leaders. The purposes included to promote dialogue understanding mutual respect pluralism and to demonstrate that Israel is a liberal democratic country and to describe the challenges posed including the humanitarian disaster situation of hostages their families and people of different religious ethnicity formerly living in the conflict zones. The activities included preparation and scheduling for public speaking and meetings including with media outlets leading U.S. and foreign journalists and comprehensive briefings and meetings with U.S. and other countries leaders. 32914 0 18000 The organization planned organized and facilitated travel and meetings for Israel Representatives and the Blue and White Party Chairman to New York City and Washington D.C. during September 2024 to participate in the Middle Eastern American Dialogue Conference MEAD and other events and meetings. The MEAD conference is an international bipartisan summit dedicated to fostering dialogue between the U.S. and the Middle East. This included organizing and facilitating related meetings with American Jewish leadership to promote the organizations mission and vision for a democratic diverse and vibrant State of Israel and seeking to foster greater understanding between Israelis and diaspora Jews focusing on facilitating dialogue among the various interests in bipartisan meetings for the purposes of promoting the organizations mission. 80588 0 186000 The program services of the organization in Israel were primarily to plan organize explain and promote the organizations mission including addressing the dire humanitarian crisis of the hostages held by Hamas and their families and the hardship of the evacuated communities of differing religions and ethnicity formerly living in the conflict zones. The activities were largely conducted by the organizations consultants in planning organizing and facilitating in person and virtual meetings with religious leaders and the representatives of major U.S. organizations visiting Israel including the Jewish National Fund the Anti-Defamation League the Conference of Presidents of Jewish Organizations Jewish Federations of various cities and AIPAC and also included meetings with ambassadors of various countries. The consultants also participated in organizing and administering the programs services of the organization conducted in the U.S. The program services included organizing and conducting numerous visits to conflict areas most dramatically impacted by the conflict including meetings and events with evacuated families and community leaders. Some of the revenues from donations reflected may have been attributable in whole or in part to the activities described in Section 4a and 4b above or other efforts and or activities. 36000 0 0 The organization made a grant of $36,000 to P.E.F. 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In circumstances where only a recommendation is permitted with respect to the use of funds being granted to another exempt organization or in limited circumstances where a verbal agreement is made the organization documents the terms internally and confirms the grantees obligations in writing via email or other correspondence as applicable. All documentation whether related to written or verbal agreements is maintained by the organization. If any misuse of funds is identified corrective actions are taken which may include suspension or termination of funding. Part III, line 2 See the responses in Part III Line 4a 4b and 4c. Part VI, Line 11a The directors were emailed the proposed Form 990 and the attachments thereto and provided the opportunity to review and suggest changes. Part VI, Line 12c The organization regularly and consistently monitored and enforced compliance with the policy by providing the directors and officers with a copy of the Conflict of Interest policy; requiring signed annual statements; and conducting periodic reviews. Part VI, Line 19 The organizations governing documents are publicly available on the State of California Department of Justice website. The organizations conflict of interest policy and Form 990 tax returns are available for inspection upon request at the organizations office. Part IX, Line 11g Local Israeli Representative $52,846 Public Relations Strategist $30,000 Part I Line 1 | Explanation:| The organizations mission is to promote dialogue understanding unity mutual respect and pluralism among different Jewish groups; to promote the values of liberal democracy in the State of Israel; to encourage integration of all groups and communities into Israeli society; to promote activities designed to bridge the gap and ease tensions between religious and secular Israelis and Jewish and Israelis of other religions. For the avoidance of doubt the purposes of this Corporation shall include providing humanitarian and disaster relief to victims of different ethnic groups and religions who are the most recent victims of the conflict in Israel which relief may include providing counseling and or educational resources and support and or humanitarian relief and support for medical aid rehabilitation housing and living necessities recovery and other needs related to the conflict. Part III Line 1 | Explanation:| The organizations mission is to promote dialogue understanding unity mutual respect and pluralism among different Jewish groups; to promote the values of liberal democracy in the State of Israel; to encourage integration of all groups and communities into Israeli society; to promote activities designed to bridge the gap and ease tensions between religious and secular Israelis and Jewish and Israelis of other religions. For the avoidance of doubt the purposes of this Corporation shall include providing humanitarian and disaster relief to victims of different ethnic groups and religions who are the most recent victims of the conflict in Israel which relief may include providing counseling and or educational resources and support and or humanitarian relief and support for medical aid rehabilitation housing and living necessities recovery and other needs related to the conflict.