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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FRIENDS OF ETHIOPIAN JEWS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$523,789
Total expenses
$648,954
Contributions and grants received
$523,789
Grants paid
$623,622
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$17,664
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$17,664
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$635,639
Management and general expenses
$7,065
Fundraising expenses
$6,250
Program service expenses (Part III)
$623,622

Program services were 97.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $523,789

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,665 · program services $3,665

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $619,957 · program services $619,957

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $6,443 · program services $2,443 · management and general $2,000 · fundraising $2,000

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $700 · management and general $700

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $281 · management and general $281

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,321 · fundraising $1,321

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,529 · program services $300 · management and general $300 · fundraising $929

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,737 · program services $2,737 · fundraising $2,000

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,407 · program services $6,407

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $130 · program services $130

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,597 · management and general $1,597

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bank Fees

    total $2,187 · management and general $2,187

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $142,830 · end of year $17,664

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $42,830 · end of year $17,664

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $100,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

FEJ supports organizations and programs in Israel for Ethiopian Jews directed or controlled by Ethiopian Israelis themselves, in education, employment, equality and changing the public narrative.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FEJ assists Ethiopian Israeli organizations and projects focusing on education employment equality and changing the public narrative

  • To Olim Beyahad in support of helping Ethiopian Israeli university graduates find positions in their fields of study and degrees.

    Expenses $142,000 · Grants $142,000

  • To Tech Career - Technology Training for Ethiopian Israelis to support their classes in technology, computer programming, quality assurance, and job placement in high tech industries in Israel.

    Expenses $111,700 · Grants $111,700

  • To Tebeka - Equality and Justice for Ethiopian Israelis, so Tebeka could hire a second full-time attorney.

    Expenses $67,876 · Grants $67,876

  • To the Association of Ethiopian Jews (AEJ) in support of their advocacy programs for the rights of Ethiopian Israelis.

    Expenses $67,804 · Grants $67,804

  • To Keren Hanan Aynor, to provide scholarships to Ethiopian Israelis attending universities, especially in MA and PhD degree programs.

    Expenses $58,488 · Grants $58,488

  • To Forum Yerusalem, in support of their work to change the public narrative about Ethiopian Jews from helpless victims to brilliant activists & heroes.

    Expenses $58,317 · Grants $58,317

  • To Friends by Nature, for their organic gardening,income-producing programs for Ethiopian Israelis & culture training seminars for teachers.

    Expenses $52,155 · Grants $52,155

  • Grants to Naftali Aklum Educational Programs,Beta Israel Business Center, Wutse Tzega Psychotherapy Center, the AAEJ Archives Online & other programs

    Expenses $65,282 · Grants $65,282

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gerald S Frim

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Susan E Pollack

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Nathan Shapiro

    Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Barbara Gaffin

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Recant

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Peter Barrer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Diane Richler

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343189349307124

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