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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 8,035,634 | 7,299,821 | 8,918,765 | 6,728,174 | 7,335,540 | 38,317,934 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 8,035,634 | 7,299,821 | 8,918,765 | 6,728,174 | 7,335,540 | 38,317,934 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 38,317,934 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 8,035,634 | 7,299,821 | 8,918,765 | 6,728,174 | 7,335,540 | 38,317,934 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 17,432 | 20,143 | 39,091 | 92,510 | 79,332 | 248,508 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 19,526 | 12,155 | 31,681 | |||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 38,598,123 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The Form 990 is drafted by an outside CPA, and then reviewed and approved by management, in consultation with their outside bookkeeper, and by the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors. Before the return is filed, a copy is made available to each board member. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | Officers, Directors, and staff are required to complete a conflict of interest disclosure form each year. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The Executive compensation review and approval is based on research of comparable compensation and duties, is reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors, and their deliberation is contemporaneously documented in a semi-private log of the minutes of the Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | Compensation for other officers and key employees is determined by the President/CEO using, among other objective criteria, a comprehensive survey and comparison of similar positions in other nonprofit organizations. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are maintained at the organization's corporate office and are available to the general public upon request. In addition, the audited financial statements are available at www.mazon.org. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection Process | The process has not changed from the prior year. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 1 - Organization's Mission (Continued) | For more than 30 years, MAZON has been committed to ensuring that vulnerable people have access to the resources they need to be able to put food on the table. MAZON is a leading voice in the United States and in Israel, on anti-hunger issues, especially those that involve populations or problems that have been previously overlooked or ignored.MAZON recognized the importance of ensuring that food insecure Americans and Israelis have access to nutritious food now, while also working to develop and advance long-term solutions to hunger. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-Program Service Accomplishments(Continued) | MAZON uses a number of strategies to accomplish its mission, including surface and spotlight overlooked issues: working with and listening to its broad network of anti-hunger, social justice, and Jewish community partners, MAZON identifies overlooked issues and vulnerable populations and funds policy solutions that meet unmet needs. We spotlight these issues, elevating them to the level of national conversation and placing them on the national policy agenda.Education: MAZON works to educate key stakeholders, such as policymakers, partners, the public, and media, building new partnerships and coalitions where necessary and valuable to build awareness about hunger in America and Israel, bolster understanding about overlooked issues and populations, and engage the Jewish and anti-hunger communities in policy change work to address hunger.Advocacy: MAZON practices and promotes advocacy as a means for ensuring not only that food reaches those who are hungry today, but also that no one goes hungry tomorrow. Our bipartisan advocacy work, through policymaker education and shaping legislation on the Federal and State levels, helps to ensure that government programs are responsive to every person in need of food assistance and the unique barriers underserved populations face.Capacity building: MAZON provides funding, technical assistance, trainings, and other resources to nonprofit organizations in some of the most food insecure states in America, and throughout Israel, building leadership capacity within the anti-hunger and Jewish communities to participate in advocacy. MAZON's partners work at the local, state, and national levels to remove barriers to participation in food assistance programs and champion responsible government policies to prevent widespread hunger in the future.FY 2020 Highlights:1. Funded 7 rapid-response, anti-hunger projects in 6 states and Washington, D.C. through MAZONs quick reaction fund.2. Provided 24 supplemental COVID-19 response grants to existing emerging advocacy fund grantees.3. Funded 30 anti-hunger organizations to secure and maintain staff positions in 13 of the most food-insecure states through the emerging advocacy fund, and 2 grants to partner organizations in Indian Country. Supporting public policy, organizing, research, and community relations roles. In come cases, MAZON's investment supports the only full-time anti-hunger advocate in the state.4. Continued to educate policymakers on MAZONs provision included in the House National Defense Authorization Act to address hunger among currently-serving military families through the establishment of a military family basic needs allowance.5. Developed a 50 state hunger resource guide for those who are experiencing hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic.6. Held a town hall on college hunger.7. Hosted a campus round table.8. Submitted comments to USDA on proposed regulation to revise categorical eligibility for SNAP.9. Submitted and cooling allowances.10. Submitted comments to HHS on Health & Human Services grants regulation.11. Submitted comments to HHS in response to proposed regulation governing faith based organizations.12. Submitted comments to USDA on proposed regulation to revise school meal requirements.13. Submitted comments to OMB on its additional measures of poverty.14. Submitted comments to USDA on proposed revisions to regulations governing employment and training opportunities for SNAP recipients.15. Finalized a protocol for SNAP eligibility screening & referrals for veterans with the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.16. Partnered with the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs on a formal long-standing memorandum of understanding to ensure veteran's have reliable access to food.17. Launched a new partnership with the Psych Armor Institute, a national nonprofit training organization for service providers to veterans; created a training video on assisting veterans to secure SNAP benefits.18. Testified before the U.S. House of Representatives at its hearing: Reviewing the availability of resources to address veteran hunger.19. Supported and participated in "MAZON Day" at Israel's solidarity human rights film festival.20. Awarded 15 grants to anti-hunger organizations in Israel.21. Released the results of a study done in conjunction with UCLA's Williams Institute that explores food insecurity among LGBT seniors.22. Developed model state legislation to prohibit lunch shaming, including defining these practices and a system of accountability. |
| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |