INTERNATIONAL SYNAGOGUE AND JEWISH CENTER INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

INTERNATIONAL SYNAGOGUE AND JEWISH CENTER INC

EIN 11-2117560 · Judaism (X30)

What they do

THE INTERNATIONAL SYNAGOGUE WAS ORGANIZED and ESTABLISHED IN 1958 to MEET THE NEEDS of THE TRAVELING COMMUNITY. THE SYNAGOGUE HAS BEEN REPRESENTING JUDAISM to THE FLYING PUBLIC AT THE AIR GATEWAY to THE US for 50 YEARS. THE PROJECT of BUILDING A SYNAGOGUE AT THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH THE INTENT of ALLOWING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY to HAVE EQUAL RELIGIOUS REPRESENTATION AT THE AIRPORT PROCLAIMED THE RELIGIOUS LIBERTY GUARANTEED BY THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA and REPRESENTED THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM THAT PERSONS of EVERY CREED CAN ENJOY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $60.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2021The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders4 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

36.58%of revenue went to mission work60.7% of expenses · Program services

1.98%of revenue went to fundraising3.3% of expenses

$60.29spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

21.74%of revenue went to management and office costs36.1% of expenses

$14.31in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

28.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2021

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$135,086

Mission workProgram services$49,40836.58% of revenue60.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$29,36921.74% of revenue36.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,6701.98% of revenue3.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$53,63939.71% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$81,44760.29% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2021CurrentExpense mix: 60.7% mission · 36.1% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 60.29% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 66.6% mission · 31.4% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.36% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$135,086

Expenses$81,447

Annual surplus $53,639 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$49,408 · 60.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$29,369 · 36.1% of expenses

Fundraising$2,670 · 3.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$135,086

Expenses$81,447

Assets$1,165,167

Income$226,231

Contributions$38,859

Mission work (program services)$49,408

Fundraising$2,670

Management and general$29,369

Stocks and bonds$1,052,230

Accounting fees$4,600

Investing fees$8,350

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2021

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (4)

ADAM KAUFMANPRESIDENT

BARRY WEISSVICE PRESIDENT

BORIS POGORELISSECRETARY

MANNY WEISSTREASURER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2019
Location: JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JAMAICA, NY 11430-0000
County: Queens
In care of: ADAM KAUFMAN
Primary officer: ADAM KAUFMAN, President

How to reach them

Phone(718) 656-5044

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2021
Tax period began: January 1, 2021
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: KALMUS SIEGEL HARRIS & GOLDFARB LLP
NTEE classification: Judaism (X30)
IRS tax category: Judaism