Organizations Filed Purposes:
BRIGHT STARS OF BETHLEHEM, NFP (BSB) IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 2003 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING FUNDING, SUPPORT AND AWARENESS OF MINISTRIES THAT SERVE THE PEOPLE OF BETHLEHEM, PALESTINE BY FURTHERING EDUCATIONAL, WELLNESS, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC PROGRAMS IN BETHLEHEM.
RAISING FUNDING, SUPPORT AND AWARENESS OF MINISTRIES THAT SERVE THE PEOPLE OF BETHLEHEM, PALESTINE.
BRIGHT STARS OF BETHLEHEM PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THREE PROGRAMS THAT REACH THE PEOPLE OF BETHLEHEM. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS IN THE DIYAR ACADEMY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE AGES 6-18 THAT PARTICIPATE IN BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAMS RANGING FROM MUSIC, ART, DANCE, SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE CREATIVE AND EXPRESSIVE OPPORTUNITIES OTHERWISE NOT AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES IN THE REGION. FULL OR PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT DAR AL-KALIMA UNIVERSITY ARE CRITICAL FOR 95% OF THE 550 STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN ARTS, COMMUNICATIONS, MUSIC, CULINARY ARTS AND MORE THAT MATRICULATE IN OVER 7 BA DEGREES, 10 AA DEGREES AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE AJYAL PROGRAM ALLOW OVER 300 PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS, PRIMARY PREVENTION AND SOCIALIZATION PROGRAMS ALL YEAR.
BRIGHT STARS OF BETHLEHEM EDUCATES AND BUILDS AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS BY PROVIDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE US. BSB STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PRESENT EDUCATIONAL FORUMS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS. A MAJOR EVENT WAS AN INTERNATIONAL PANEL ON JERUSALEM WITH OVER 225 PARTICIPANTS IN HOUSTON, TX IN OCTOBER, 2018. REV. MITRI RAHEB WAS ONE OF THE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ALONG WITH OVER 20 PANELISTS FROM 15 US AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON ISSUES OF PALESTINE AND ISRAEL.
BRIGHT STARS OF BETHLEHEM SUPPORTS AND EDUCATES A US AUDIENCE ON THE OPPORTUNITIES TO OBSERVE THE REALITIES OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS THAT INCLUDE VIDEOS, FILMS, WEBSITE, FB AND PRESENTATIONS IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS. BSB ALSO ENCOURAGES CONGREGATIONS/FAITH COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE US TO TRAVEL AUTHENTICALLY IN THE HOLY LAND.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Beth Nelson Chase | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $100,567 |
| Erev Dr Mitri Al Raheb | DIRECTOR | 5 | $48,000 |
| Richard Bimler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Edward Cunnington | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carl Miller | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Suzanne Henderson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Edens | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rana Khoury | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Watts | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeanette Cool | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| James Hooker | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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