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Association for Israel Studies Incorporated

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 13-3289551

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Jul 16, 2020

Organization ProfileWWW.AISISRAELSTUDIES.ORG
CO Lm Cohen CO 535 5th Ave FL 1New York, NY 10017

(212) 967-2300

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

64th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2019 filings • NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

64th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2019 filings • NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

71st percentile

17%

Higher net margin than 71% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

61st percentile

15%

Faster asset growth than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

47th percentile

-2.5%

Faster revenue growth than 47% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets64th percentile

Assets

Up

$168,389

Up $22,066 (+15%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$168,389

Up $22,066 (+15%) from 2018

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue64th percentileNet Margin71st percentile

Revenue

Down

$127,874

Down $3,292 (-2.5%) from 2018

Expenses

Down

$105,808

Down $10,314 (-8.9%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$22,066

Up $7,022 (+47%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth61st percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2013: $30,494Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $30,4942013Assets 2014: $37,439Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $37,4392014Assets 2015: $47,919Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $47,9192015Assets 2016: $104,135Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $104,1352016Assets 2017: $131,279Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $131,2792017Assets 2018: $146,323Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $146,3232018Assets 2019: $168,389Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $168,3892019Assets 2020: $181,152Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $181,1522020Assets 2021: $227,838Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $227,8382021Assets 2022: $217,383Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $217,3832022Assets 2023: $165,482Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $165,4822023Assets 2024: $125,294Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $125,2942024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$168,389
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$168,389
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth47th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2013: $82,753Expenses 2013: $102,717Net Income 2013: -$19,9642013Revenue 2014: $98,231Expenses 2014: $91,286Net Income 2014: $6,9452014Revenue 2015: $104,205Expenses 2015: $93,725Net Income 2015: $10,4802015Revenue 2016: $135,428Expenses 2016: $79,212Net Income 2016: $56,2162016Revenue 2017: $136,340Expenses 2017: $109,196Net Income 2017: $27,1442017Revenue 2018: $131,166Expenses 2018: $116,122Net Income 2018: $15,0442018Revenue 2019: $127,874Expenses 2019: $105,808Net Income 2019: $22,0662019Revenue 2020: $67,310Expenses 2020: $54,547Net Income 2020: $12,7632020Revenue 2021: $118,386Expenses 2021: $71,700Net Income 2021: $46,6862021Revenue 2022: $131,633Expenses 2022: $142,088Net Income 2022: -$10,4552022Revenue 2023: $117,992Expenses 2023: $169,893Net Income 2023: -$51,9012023Revenue 2024: $144,716Expenses 2024: $184,904Net Income 2024: -$40,1882024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$127,874
Expenses$105,808
Net Income$22,066
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Jul 16, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$127,874
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To encourage the study of israeli politics, culture, and society, including the history, language, literature, social, economic, and political issues of israel; and in addition, to encourage other scholarly endeavors on topics affecting israeli politics, culture, and society.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE ORGANIZATION ENCOURAGED THE STUDY OF ISRAELI POLITICS, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY, INCLUDING THE HISTORY, LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL ISSUES OF ISRAEL; AND IN ADDITION, ENCOURAGED OTHER SCHOLARLY ENDEAVORS ON TOPICS AFFECTING ISRAELI POLITICS, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
DR MENACHEM HOFNUNGPresidentPT$0--
DR ILAN TROENVice PresidentPT$0--
DR ILAN BEN-AMITreasurerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Association for Israel Studies Inc
EIN
13-3289551
Phone
2129672300
Address
CO LM COHEN CO 535 5TH AVE FL 1, NEW YORK, NY 10017

Signing Officer

Name
Dr Ilan Ben-ami
Title
Treasurer
Phone
2129672300
Signed
2020-07-16
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Lm Cohen & Co Llp
Address
535 FIFTH AVENUE 12TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10017
Preparer
Lee M Cohen CPA
Phone
2129672300
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income

“Description: interest. Amount: 28.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: bank & credit card charges. Amount: 7,434. Description: conference expenses. Amount: 92,842. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 100,276.”

Raw XML Appendix153 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$168,389
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$168,389
Revenue
$127,874
Expenses
$105,808
Net income
$22,066
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.25$0.00$1.25$1.45$1.85$0.40
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.65$0.00$1.65$1.18$1.70$0.52
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.17$0.00$2.17$1.32$1.42$0.10
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.28$0.00$2.28$1.18$0.72$0.47
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.81$0.00$1.81$0.67$0.55$0.13
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.68$0.00$1.68$1.28$1.06$0.22
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.46$0.00$1.46$1.31$1.16$0.15
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.31$0.00$1.31$1.36$1.09$0.27
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.04$0.00$1.04$1.35$0.79$0.56
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.48$0.00$0.48$1.04$0.94$0.10
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.37$0.00$0.37$0.98$0.91$0.07
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.30$0.00$0.30$0.83$1.03$0.20