American Friends Of Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Salam

Organization Overview

American Friends Of Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Salam is located in Glendale, CA. The organization was established in 1988. According to its NTEE Classification (X30) the organization is classified as: Judaism, under the broad grouping of Religion-Related and related organizations. As of 08/2022, American Friends Of Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Salam employed 2 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. American Friends Of Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Salam is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 08/2022, American Friends Of Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Salam generated $756.1k in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 7 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 4.4% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $740.3k during the year ending 08/2022. While expenses have increased by 3.5% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2022

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PRINT MATERIALS WERE MADE AVAILABLE ON-LINE AND BY POST AT NO CHARGE TO ALL WHO REQUESTED THEM. BECAUSE SCHOOLS WERE VIRTUAL, HYBRID OR HAD LIMITED IN-PERSON OPTIONS, THE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH BECAME ON-LINE AS WELL. AFNSWAS MADE POSSIBLE FREQUENT VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, INTERESTED CONGREGATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT THE NSWAS APPROACH TO EDUCATION, SOCIALIZATION AND SKILL-BUILDING FOR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION. THESE INCLUDED EDUCATIONAL EVENTS/ CONFERENCES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, INTERVIEWS WITH PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND SCHOOL FOR PEACE FACILITATORS, EXAMPLES OF SCHOOL FOR PEACE ADULT GROUP LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND CLASSROOM OUTCOMES FOR NSWAS'S INTEGRATED AND INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM, CONVERSATIONS WITH SCHOOL FOR PEACE GRADUATES AND CURRENT STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENTIAL STUDIES, AND CONVERSATIONS WITH NSWAS ADMINISTRATORS ABOUT BILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL, BINATIONAL COMMUNITY-LIFE. AFNSWAS HELD IN-HOME AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH INDIVIDUALS FOR FUND- RAISING PURPOSES AS WELL AS PUBLIC VIRTUAL EVENTS FOR THE DIRECTORS OF THE SCHOOL FOR PEACE AND THE PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTRODUCING POTENTIAL SUPPORTERS TO THE GOALS AND PRACTICES OF NSWAS. NEWSLETTERS, PROGRAM-SPECIFIC BROCHURES, QUARTERLY UPDATES AND SHORT SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE PROVIDED ON-LINE VIA WEBSITE, E-MAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THESE INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONFLICT, ALONG WITH REQUESTS TO SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS. AFNSWAS IS COMMITTED TO COST-EFFECTIVE PRACTICES AND TRANSPARENCY. SINCE 1986, AFNSWAS HAS DEPENDED ON OUTREACH THROUGH MAIL, PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR MISSION. THE MISSION OF AFNSWAS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, THE PEACE MUSEUM AND OASIS ART GALLERY, THE SCHOOL FOR PEACE AND THE PLURALISTIC SPIRITUAL CENTER IN STRENGTHENING A SHARED SOCIETY BETWEEN ISRAELI PALESTINIANS AND JEWS THROUGH EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT AND ACTIVISM - THEREBY REDUCING AND TRANSFORMING CONFLICT, BEGINS WITH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, BUT MAY ALSO INCLUDE REQUESTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT THAT MISSION. AS A RESULT, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) GUIDELINES, WE ALLOCATE A PORTION OF OUR OUTREACH COSTS TO PROGRAM SERVICES AND TO FUNDRAISING. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING OUR DONOR'S MONEY IS SPENT AS EFFECTIVELY AND TRANSPARENTLY AS POSSIBLE.


FUNDING GRANTS FOR PROJECTS PROPOSED BY NEVE SHALOM/WAHAT AL-SALAM: PRIMARY SCHOOL: 46.5% OF FUNDS ALLOCATED. DESCRIPTION: SINCE 1984,FIRST HEBREW-ARABIC BILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL SCHOOL K-6 (PROVIDING MODEL FOR 5 NEW ISRAELI BILINGUAL SCHOOLS) EQUAL NUMBERS OF ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AND JEWISH STUDENTS, FULLY INCLUSIVE, MULTICULTURAL CURRICULUM BASED IN SUCCESSFUL LEARNING, EQUALITY, PEACE-BUILDING, RESPECT FOR CULTURE, TRADITIONS AND LANGUAGE. SPECIAL PROGRAMS INTEGRATED INTO CURRICULUM: ENGLISH, MUSIC LESSONS AND PERFORMANCE,STORY-TELLING THROUGH WRITING, ZOO LAB, ARCHAEOLOGY, ART THROUGH RECYCLING. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR: SALARIES AND REQUIRED BENEFITS; MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTS, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND REQUIRED TRANSPORTATION. SCHOOL FOR PEACE: 42.1% OF FUNDS ALLOCATED. DESCRIPTION: DUAL DIALOGUE, LONG-TERM PROGRAMS, SHORT-TERM ENCOUNTERS DEEPENING IDENTITIES, RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ROLE IN CONFLICT, ROOTS/NATURE OF THE CONFLICT; UNIVERSITY COURSES; DIALOGUE FACILITATOR'S TRAINING; INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ENCOUNTERS; TWO-YEAR PROFESSION-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS IN ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN (WEST BANK AND ISRAELI)IN HEALTH CARE,WOMEN IN SOCIAL MEDIA, MENTAL HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, POLITICS, EDUCATION, JOURNALISM, LAW; JEWISH/ARABIC LITERATURE ANTHOLOGY. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR SALARIES, FACILITIES, MATERIALS, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION. PLURALISTIC SPIRITUAL CENTER: 3.9% OF FUNDS ALLOCATED. DESCRIPTION: INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE; PROGRAM COLLABORATIONS FOR ISRAELI JEWS AND PALESTINIANS TO SACRED PLACES IN ISRAEL FOR DIALOGUE, REFLECTION; INTERFAITH PROGRAMS IN MEDIATION, SCRIPTURE AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION, POLITICAL JUSTICE, FEMINISM IN ISLAM, CHRISTIAN PALESTINIAN READINGS OF THE HEBREW TESTAMENT, JEWISH AND PALESTINIAN FILMS AND BOOK LAUNCHES WITH AUTHORS, AND DISCUSSIONS. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR SALARIES, MATERIALS,NECESSARY TRANSPORATION, ROOM AND BOARD. NADI-YOUTH CLUB: 1.9% OF FUNDS ALLOCATED. DESCRIPTION: DEVELOP YOUNG ADULT COMMUNITY LEADERS; ASSIST SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE ISSUES; COUNSELORS FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN IN NSWAS BINATIONAL, BILINGUAL SUMMER CAMPS. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR MATERIALS, ROOM AND BOARD, REQUIRED TRANSPORTATION. HUMANITARIAN AID PROJECT: 5.6% OF FUNDS ALLOCATED. DESCRIPTION: SUPPORT FOR BEIT SIRA WOMENS SHEEPHERING COOPERATIVE; EQUIP NAALIN MEDICAL CLINIC, INSTRUCT MEDICAL STAFF; ARRANGE TRANSFER/ TREATMENT OF SERIOUSLY ILL PALESTINIAN CHILDREN TO/IN ISRAELI HOSPITALS; WEEK-LONG SUMMER CAMPS AT NSWAS FOR PALESTINIAN CHILDREN; VOLUNTEER MEDICAL TREATMENT DAYS IN ISOLATED PALESTINIAN VILLAGES; MEDICAL SUPPORT- ALSHIFA HOSPITAL, GAZA, PLANTING OF OLIVE TREES, FUNDS UTILIZED FOR MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT. EVALUATION: ON SITE NSWAS VOLUNTEERS, OBSERVATION, INTERVIEWS BY TEACHERS; PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL UTILIZATION-RATES FOR PUBLICATIONS; INCREASED EMPLOYMENT OF NSWAS-LICENSED FACILITATORS; INCREASE/PERSISTENCE OF JEWISH-PALESTINIAN PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS AND RELATIONSHIPS; INCREASE IN FAMILITES REQUESTING BILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL PRIMARY SCHOOLING.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Abir Elzowidi
Director National Office
$103,868
Rev Gordon Webster
Co-President
$0
Joan C Waller
Co-President
$0
Judith Steingieser Dubin
Vice-President
$0
Ashraf Hussein
Co-Treasurer
$0
Theodore First
Co-Treasurer
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $19,200
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$693,914
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $899
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$713,114
Total Program Service Revenue$0
Investment income $42,996
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales -$17
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $756,093

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 1 grants that American Friends Of Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Salam has recieved totaling $3,700.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation

Palo Alto, CA

PURPOSE: DIALOGUE, COOPERATION AND PEACEBETWEEN ARABS AND JEWSSUPPORTING THE "OASIS OF PEACE"

$3,700
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Endowment Analysis

Beg. Balance$648,916
Earnings-$94,074
Grants$31,804
Ending Balance$523,038

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