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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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 81,346 | 78,312 | 86,182 | 93,531 | 632,473 | 971,844 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 81,346 | 78,312 | 86,182 | 93,531 | 632,473 | 971,844 |
| 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).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 971,844 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 81,346 | 78,312 | 86,182 | 93,531 | 632,473 | 971,844 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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.).. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,103 | 11,150 | 12,253 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 984,097 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 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 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, 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 2020. 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 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 | Other Income from Part VI Section B Line 10 for 2020 in amount of 1,150.00 includes 10,000 in advertising income for ads placed on our websites, and 1,150.00 in VISA credit card rewards treated as income. |
| Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 | Related income totaling 11,150.00 broken down as follows: Advertising income 10,000 and VISA rewards 1,150 for tax year 2020 plus 1,103 broken down as 514 for advertising and 589.00 for VISA rewards for tax year 2019. |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part III, Line 2 | During 2020 Kehila Ministries International KMI added a DBA Doing Business As Near East Media NEM to their name. This was accepted by the VA SCC and the IRS. Effective September 1 2020, the ministry launched two new websites. All Israel News and All Arab News. Both sites track news and events impacting Israel and the Middle East for the world's 600 million Evangelicals. Both of these sites operate under the Near East Media name. The original website Kehila News Israel continued under Kehila Ministries International. We have one set of books, but donations and expenses for KMI and NEM are tracked separately to arrive at the totals entered on this return. |
| Form 990, Part IV, Line 26 | In 2018 2019 and 2020 Kehila Ministries International collected donations designated for various like minded Israeli ministries Total collected and disbursed over that period to 17 different ministries was 81540 USD. The income and donations were entered into the KMI books as Pass through Donations Received and expensed as Pass Through Donations paid In order to expedite the donations in Israel we had donors send the funds to Isratrade Investments and Management Ltd our agent which would expedite the donations in Shekels within Israel Isratrade President is Joseph Magen an officer and director of KMI In 2020, the Israel Tax Authority ITA disallowed the payments to the ministries as a business expense even though they matched the funds collected Furthermore the ITA taxed the pass through donations as income to Isratrade Isratrade appealed this ruling and was denied so in 2020 Isratrade incurred a tax liability of 25 percent of the 81540 USD collected over three years This amounted to a tax due of of 20385 USD which seriously hurt the financial position of Isratrade KMI felt that we could not go back to the ministries and ask them to pay their share of the taxes but it was not fair to Isratrade to shoulder the tax burden either KMI agreed to enter into their books an account payable to Isratrade that would be paid from future donations. The debt of 20385 was increased to 27180 USD to allow Isratrade to cover the additional Israel tax at a rate of 25 percent that Isratrade would incur as taxable income when they were reimbursed the funds to cover the taxes This is a non recourse payable to Isratrade that will only be paid as funds are available |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 | Lee Mitchell, the Secretary Treasurer, but not on the Board of Directors, is the father of Joseph Mitchell Magen who is an officer and Director. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3 | Management duties are delegated to Isratrade Investments and Management Ltd. The President of this company is Joseph Magen who is on the Board of Directors and is an officer of Kehila Ministries International, KMI. Fees paid to Isratrade for their management of KMI are at or below market levels for similar services charged by other companies. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 | Bylaws were revised when Near East Media was added as a DBA to Kehila Ministries International. One change was to disallow more than one person from a family to be on the Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | It is anticipated that the governing board will review this return before filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | We did not make our governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public during the tax year. We do make our 990 Tax forms available to the general public. Other information needed by the public will be available on request. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section B, Line 2 | Kehila Ministries International DBA Near East Media has an arrangement with two independent contractors Joseph Magen COO and Director is compensated through his company Isratrade Investments and Management Ltd Joel Rosenberg, CEO and Director is compensated through his company Epicenter Media Ltd Both companies are based in Israel and compensation is wired monthly to their respective Israeli banks. A third independent contractor Kol Hakatuv is owned by a person who is not an officer or director. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 3 | Line 3 total of 9,665 includes donations or gifts given to 15 different ministries located in Israel. The largest gift was 1930 and the smallest was 200. There were no gifts or donations in excess of 5000 to any one organization. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 5 | Total compensation for officers and directors in 2020 totaled 85,000 . This amount was not paid directly to the officers, but was paid to their respective Israeli companies, which they control, acting as agents to perform services for Kehila Ministries International dba Near East Media. Compensation paid is within reasonable guidelines not to exceed amounts paid for similar services performed by others. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11b | Line 11B total of 9,424 includes accounting line 11C and insurance line 23 which we entered as zero. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g | Total of 60,368 are payments paid to our agents in Israel, based on invoices submitted, who then disburse these charges to our editors, writers, graphic designers, and videographers who are either part time or free lance, for three web sites. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 14 | Line 14 total of 75,585 for information technology includes contact management programs, plugins and licensing, web development programming, and web hosting for three websites. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 17 | Line 17 total of 2139 for travel includes line 19 fees to attend conferences and conventions and fees paid to speaker. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e | This other expense of 27,180 was explained on Schedule L Part II Loans to and or From Interested Persons and copied again here. The Account Payable figure of 27,180 was derived by agreement with Joseph Magen, officer and director, of Kehila Ministries International, KMI, who operates Isratrade Investments and Management as an agent for KMI to receive his compensation and to reimburse him for KMI expenses paid by Isratrade in Israel on behalf of KMI. In 2018, 2019 and 2020 donations were collected to help support non profit ministries in Israel. These donations were sent lump sum by KMI to Isratrade for the purpose of expediting the distribution in Israeli Shekels. In 2020, this came to the attention of the Israel Tax Authority, which disallowed the donations paid out as an expense, yet they treated the donations as income that was sent to Isratrade for distribution. This resulted in a tax liability to Isratrade of 27,180. Isratrade appealed to the ITA and were denied. At that point KMI felt they could not in good faith go back to the ministries that received the donations to ask them to pay the taxes, yet it was unfair for Isratrade to shoulder the whole burden of paying the taxes. An agreement was reached between KMI and Isratrade to set up a non recourse payable to Isratrade in the amount of 27,180 as extra donations came in through the Kehila News website. In 2020, 3000 of this payable was paid to Isratrade leaving a balance of 24,180 on the books. |
| Form 990, Part X, Line 22 | This is to explain that the payable of 115,174 at the beginning of the year had no relation to the payable due 24,180 at the end of the year. Both payables were due to Joseph Magen, officer and director of Kehila Ministries International, but were for two different purposes. Joseph Magen is the owner of Isratrade Investments and Management Ltd. which acts as an agent in Israel for Kehila Ministries. Isratrade manages three websites for Kehila Ministries. During the course of operations Isratrade may pay expenses of Kehila Ministries in Israel for which they are reimbursed through invoices. During a six year period from 2014 through the beginning of 2020 Isratrade advanced 115,174, which was paid down to 101,150 by April 20, 2020. At that time Kehila Ministries reorganized by adding a DBA called Near East Media, changed the Board of Directors and Officers, and started working on two new websites which launched on September 1, 2020. In order to clear the books when the reorganization took place, Joseph Magen agreed to forgive the 101,150 owed by Kehila Ministries to Isratrade. On April 21, 2020 the debt was reduced to zero. The payable of 24,180 arose from a tax burden on Isratrade later in 2020 for donations that Isratrade advanced on behalf of Kehila Ministries. These donations were disallowed as an expense to Isratrade by the Israel Tax Authority ITA, resulting in an unexpected tax burden to Isratrade. Kehila Ministries agreed to reimburse Isratrade as funds became available and the Account Payable was set up. This is more fully explained in Schedule L Part II Loans to and/or From Interested Persons. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | During a six year period from 2014 through the beginning of 2020 Isratrade advanced 115,174 dollars which was paid down to 101,150 by April 20, 2020. At that time Kehila Ministries reorganized by adding a DBA called Near East Media, changed the Board of Directors and Officers, and started working on two new websites which launched on September 1, 2020. In order to clear the books when the reorganization took place, Joseph Magen agreed to forgive the 101,150 owed by Kehila Ministries to Isratrade. On April 21, 2020 the debt was reduced to zero. This is also described on part X line 22. |
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