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Berkeley, CA501(c)(3)Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 99-3456902Revenue $1.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRS127 University Ave, 94710-1616 · Berkeley, CATax-exempt since Oct 2024Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Soreks mission is to educate the public about democracy and defend human and civil rights secured by law by promoting liberal democracy in israel and the united states.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $1.6M
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$807K
84% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 84% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$156K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2024.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $1.0M Management & general 4% · $46K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Gideon Stein
Director, President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Yuval Lion
Director, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates the public on democracy and defends human rights by promoting liberal democracy in Israel and the US.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Sorek Engaged in Three Areas of Programming

Developing community-based education projects, supporting other programs and initiatives that further soreks mission, and dissmenating research and knowledge.

$1.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$500K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$375K
Jewish Communal FundFY2024$350K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$150K
Dare FoundationFY2024$125K
Houston Jewish Community FoundationFY2024$60K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$1.6M
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$156K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$588K
Total assetsLn 16$963K
LiabilitiesLn 26$807K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$588K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$588K
Total assetsLn 16$963K
LiabilitiesLn 26$807K
Net assetsLn 32$156K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$588K
Total assetsLn 16$0$963K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$807K
Net assetsLn 32$0$156K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$0$10K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$572$0$572$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$1.0M$35K$0
Office expensesLn 13$30$0$30$0
Information technologyLn 14$362$0$362$0
TravelLn 17$829$829$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.0M$46K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$156K$156K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,240,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,240,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$1,240,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$1,083,607
I-18 Total expenses$1,083,607
I-19 Revenue less expenses$156,393
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,240,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,240,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,240,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,240,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,083,607 across 6 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,489 · Fundraising $0$10,489
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $572 · Fundraising $0$572
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,036,325 · Management $35,000 · Fundraising $0$1,071,325
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $30 · Fundraising $0$30
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $362 · Fundraising $0$362
IX-17 TravelPrograms $829 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$829
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,037,154 · Management $46,453 · Fundraising $0$1,083,607
Part X · Balance sheet $963,057 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$588,057
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$375,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$963,057
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$806,664
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$806,664
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$156,393
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$963,057
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $156,393 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,240,000
XI-2 Total expenses$1,083,607
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$156,393
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$156,393

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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