Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding

“Georgette Bennett is a client of Emigrant Bank's New York Private Bank and Trust. John Hart is a Vice Chairman of NYPBT, and advises Dr. Bennett and her husband Dr. Leonard Polonsky.”

“Management reviewed a draft of the form 990 with the audit/finance committee and provided edits to the tax preparer. Thereafter, the form 990 was sent to the full Board of Directors prior to being filed with the IRS.”

“The organization has a board approved conflicts of interest policy. Each board member must fill out an annual declaration stating he or she had no conflicts or identifying the nature of their interested party transactions.”

“Periodically, the Executive Committee reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of senior management to determine if the existing salary falls within these ranges. After a deliberation of this matter, a recommendation to the Board on a new proposed salary and benefit package is voted on.”

“Periodically, the Executive Committee reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of senior management to determine if the existing salary falls within these ranges. After a deliberation of this matter, a new proposed salary and benefit package is voted on.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest statements and financial statements are made available to the public upon written request.”

“Transfer of Assets = -$420642”

“The Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding builds mutual respect with practical programs that bridge religious difference and combat prejudice, hatred, and violence in areas of armed conflict, schools, workplaces, and health care settings. Tanenbaum is a not-for-profit, secular, non-sectarian organization that operates in the United States and abroad. For over 25 years, Tanenbaum has trained educators to teach about religious differences and combat bullying, helped medical professionals develop skills to care for religiously diverse patients and prevent disparities in care, created inclusive work environments in some of the worlds largest companies to counter religious harassment, and supported a network of courageous and religiously inspired Peacemakers in the worlds most troubled conflict zones.Our Other Programs:MFA ProjectIn March of 2017 MFA departed our organizational umbrella to join the Tides Center. As a result the financials include MFAs activities up until that date and its subsequent departure. Included in that departure are a number of large expenses that were reported as we transitioned accrued revenue and accounts receivable that were attributable to MFA out of Tanenbaum and to the Tides Center.”