KLEZMER INSTITUTE INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
KLEZMER INSTITUTE INC (EIN 83-2011740)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-07-29
IRS object ID
202522109349200142
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-07-29T11:02:41-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN852992024PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Shoreline Tax and Bookkeeping Services LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Filer Filer

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EIN832011740EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1KLEZMER INSTITUTE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlKLEZBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2039093318PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityYONKERSCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonCHRISTINA CROWDERPersonNm
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Phone2039093318PhoneNum
Signature2025-07-18SignatureDt
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonDeborah DeRushaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01618199PTIN
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Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressHTTPS://KLEZMERINSTITUTE.ORG/WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$184,021GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$178,533ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$5,488ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$184,021TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$49,585SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$88,022FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$12,533OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$150,140TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$33,881ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$26,751NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$60,632NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

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BOY$26,751BOYAmt
EOY$60,632EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeKLEZMER INSTITUTE INC. IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, MORE SPECIFICALLY TO PROMOTE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE OF ASHKENAZIC JEWISH EXPRESSIVE CULTURE.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
THE KLEZMER ARCHIVE PROJECT RECEIVED AN NEH DHAG GRANT FOR 2023-2025FOR PROTOTYPING AND TESTING DEVELOPMENT FOR THE KLEZMER ARCHIVE PROJECT,(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)$0$45,112
THE KISELGOF-MAKONOVETSKY DIGITAL MANUSCRIPT PROJECT (KMDMP) IS AN ONGOING EFFORT TO DIGITALLY NOTATE AND TRANSLATE MUSIC AND TEXT FOUND IN FACSIMILES OF A (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)$0$2,773
KMDMP SCHOLARLY EDITIONS PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WAS AWARDED AN NEH SCHOLARLY TRANSLATIONS GRANT FOR 2021-2024. THE PROJECT IS PLANNING A(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)$0$53,838
TRAMPLED MANUSCRIPTS CONCERTS AND VISITING ARTIST RESIDENCIES FURTHER THE WORK OF THE KISELGOF-MAKONOVETSKY DIGITAL MANUSCRIPT PROJECT (KMDMP) BY BRINGING MUSIC, SONG, AND DANCE TO COMMUNITIES AROUND NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE. CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER PROGRAMMING BRING LOCAL MUSICIANS TOGETHER, AND INVITE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE OF ASHKENAZIC JEWISH HERITAGE AND CULTURE THAT REFERENCES THE PAST BUT IS GROUNDED IN CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE AND TEACHING METHODS. CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS, AND RESIDENCIES IN 2024 REACHED ABOUT 500 PEOPLE BETWEEN WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS, PERFORMING MUSICIANS, AND AUDIENCES.$0$7,383
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$109,106TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
WALTER ZEV FELDMAN
PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC DIRECTOR0.50$10,650$0$0
CHRISTINA CROWDER
SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR25.00$19,656$0$0
CLARA BYOM
TREASURER, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR18.00$16,124$0$0
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Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonCHRISTINA CROWDERPersonNm

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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
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Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
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Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
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Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,669CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$74,251CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
OtherPART III, LINE 28 CONTINUATION: WHICH IS A NOVEL DIGITAL HUMANITIES TOOL TO ARCHIVE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ABOUT KLEZMER MUSIC. THE PROJECT TEAM IS COMPRISED OF 8 MEMBERS. ACTIVITIES IN 2024 INCLUDED RESEARCH, PROTOTYPING AND TESTING, CONSULTATIONS WITH EXPERTS, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, AND UX EXPERIMENTS.
OtherPART III, LINE 29 CONTINUATION: CORPUS OF KLEZMER MANUSCRIPTS HOUSED AT THE VERNADSKY NATIONAL LIBRARY OF UKRAINE. APPROXIMATELY 225 PEOPLE ARE REGISTERED TO VOLUNTEER WITH THE PROJECT, AND APPROXIMATELY 1,200 OF 1,300 MELODIES WERE TRANSCRIBED BY THE END OF THE YEAR. WEEKLY PLAYALONG SESSIONS CONTINUE WORK ON THE CORPUS ALONG WITH TEACHING MELODIES IN WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF A RELATIONAL DATABASE TO DOCUMENT INFORMATION ABOUT THE CORPUS.
OtherPART III, LINE 30 CONTINUATION: SCHOLARLY EDITION SERIES FOR THE KMDMP CORPUS, INCLUDING TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION PROTOCOLS, DIVISION OF VOLUMES, LAYOUT AND DESIGN ISSUES, AND EDITORIAL WORKFLOWS FOR THE VOLUMES WILL BE DEVELOPED DURING THIS PERIOD. PRIMARY SCHOLARS INCLUDE WALTER ZEV FELDMAN, ASYA VAISMAN SCHULMAN, AND HELEN BEER, ALONG WITH KMDMP SPECIALISTS WHO HAVE ACQUIRED DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THE CORPUS THROUGH THE TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION PROCESS.
Pt III, Line 31TRAMPLED MANUSCRIPTS CONCERTS AND VISITING ARTIST RESIDENCIES FURTHER THE WORK OF THE KISELGOF-MAKONOVETSKY DIGITAL MANUSCRIPT PROJECT (KMDMP) BY BRINGING MUSIC, SONG, AND DANCE TO COMMUNITIES AROUND NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE. CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER PROGRAMMING BRING LOCAL MUSICIANS TOGETHER, AND INVITE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE OF ASHKENAZIC JEWISH HERITAGE AND CULTURE THAT REFERENCES THE PAST BUT IS GROUNDED IN CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE AND TEACHING METHODS. CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS, AND RESIDENCIES IN 2024 REACHED ABOUT 500 PEOPLE BETWEEN WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS, PERFORMING MUSICIANS, AND AUDIENCES.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16TRAVEL & MEETINGS 9226.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16OFFICE SUPPLIES & SOFTWARE 86.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16WEBSITE/TECHNOLOGY 1193.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES 1605.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16BANK & MERCHANT FEES 423.

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