AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARENTS CIRCLE - FAMILIES FORUM Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARENTS CIRCLE - FAMILIES FORUM

EIN 95-4869142 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C. (T99)

What they do

MISSION: AMERICAN FRIENDS of PARENTS CIRCLE - FAMILIES FORM SHARES THE HUMAN SIDE of THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IN ORDER to FOSTER A PEACE and RECONCILIATION PROCESS. THE PARENTS CIRCLE FAMILIES FORUM is A JOINT ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN ORGANIZATION MADE UP of MORE THAN 600 BREEAVED FAMILIES. THEIR COMMON BOND is TAHT THEY HAVE LOST A CLOSE FAMILY MEMER to THE CONFLICT. BUT INSTEAD of CHOOSING REVENGE, THEY HAVE CHOSEN A PATH of RECONCILIATION. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE YOUNG AMBASSADORS for PEACE (YAP) PROGRAM is AN INITIATIVE to TRAIN and EDUCATE 25 BEREAVED ISRAELIS and PALESTINIANS AGES 18-27 to BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION of PEACE LEADERS. THE PARENTS CIRCLE HAS BEEN OPERATING ITS FLAGSHIP PARALLEL NARRATIVE EXPERIENCE (PNE) PROGRAM for NEARLY 10 YEARS. IN THAT TIME, 40 COHORTS HAVE PARTICIPATED, IMPACTING NEARLY 1,200 ISRAELI and PALESTINIAN PARTICIPANTS. THE PNE MODULE is MADE UP of UNILATERAL and BILATERAL WORKSHOPS and DIALOGUE ACTIVITIES BETWEEN ISRAELIS A

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Of every $100 spent, about $84.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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Money made simple

89.17%of revenue went to mission work84.4% of expenses · Program services

11.28%of revenue went to fundraising10.7% of expenses

$105.66spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

5.21%of revenue went to management and office costs4.9% of expenses

$0.58in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$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$2,347,195

Mission workProgram services$2,092,96489.17% of revenue84.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$122,2625.21% of revenue4.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$264,83611.28% of revenue10.7% of expenses

Total expenses$2,480,062105.66% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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

2024CurrentExpense mix: 84.4% mission · 4.9% management · 10.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.66% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 80.0% mission · 7.3% management · 12.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.42% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 84.1% mission · 4.5% management · 11.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.90% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 79.1% mission · 5.9% management · 15.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.89% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 76.8% mission · 5.9% management · 17.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.59% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,347,195

Expenses$2,480,062

Annual shortfall $132,867 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$2,092,964 · 84.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$122,262 · 4.9% of expenses

Fundraising$264,836 · 10.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,347,195

Expenses$2,480,062

Assets$1,431,831

Income$2,347,195

Contributions$2,339,729

Mission work (program services)$2,092,964

Fundraising$264,836

Management and general$122,262

Executive compensation (total)$95,650

Accounting fees$8,400

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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 (10)

ANI ZONNEVELDDIRECTOR

DAVID ALTSCHULDIRECTOR

DAVID WYLERDIRECTOR

DEAN DANIELSTREASURER

DOUGLAS COOPERPRESIDENT

HOWARD SUMKADIRECTOR

JENNIFER BELLINIDIRECTOR

LAUREN GLANTDIRECTOR

RABBI JULIANA KAROLDIRECTOR

RABBI SHIRA MILGROMDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2002
Location: 4 E 95TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10128-0705
County: New York
In care of: % GEOFFREY SKOLNIK
Primary officer: SHIRI OURIAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(347) 200-0210

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BLOOM AND STREIT LLP
NTEE classification: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C. (T99)
IRS tax category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C.