ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL INTERCHANGE INC

ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL INTERCHANGE INC ACI PROVIDES A PROGRAM OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS FROM ELEMENTARY LEVEL THROUGH GRADUATE STUDIES. ACI EMPHASIZES THE PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND THE INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AMONG PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT NATIONS. ACI'S PROGRAM IS CARRIED OUT IN THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.ACI ACHIEVES THIS BY PROVIDING GRANTS AND PROGRAM LOANS, AS WELL AS THE USE OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES, TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES THAT OPERATE IN FURTHERANCE OF ACI'S MISSION. ACI ALSO OWNS AND OPERATES THE SAXUM CENTER ("SAXUM") IN ABU GOSH, ISRAEL. SAXUM CONSISTS OF A CONFERENCE CENTER WHICH OPERATES WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND SPIRITUAL RETREATS; AND A VISITOR CENTER PROVIDING ORIENTATION AND INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS VISITING THE HOLY LAND.