2014-05-08T12:28:21-05:00 2013-12-31 EISNERAMPER LLP 750 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100172703 990 2013-01-01 135659965 Leo Baeck Institute Inc % WILLIAM WEITZER LEOB 2127446400 15 W 16th Street Suite New York NY 10011 WILLIAM WEITZER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2127446400 2014-05-08 true JULIE FLOCH 2129498700 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z William Weitzer 15 WEST 16TH STREET New York NY 10011 2492973 false X www.LBI.org X 1955 NY The mission of the Leo Baeck Institute is to study and preserve the to study and preserve the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry. 21 21 25 5 0 2346705 1932308 6728 4684 187846 135236 46753 29815 2588032 2102043 49888 92283 0 0 1321791 1578206 0 0 194337 1332898 1208329 2704577 2878818 -116545 -776775 4797113 4563711 684289 849492 4112824 3714219 X THE MISSION OF THE LEO BAECK INSTITUTE IS TO STUDY AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF GERMAN-SPEAKING JEWRY. false false 678955 52200 LIBRARY - THE LIBRARY OF THE LEO BAECK INSTITUTE IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE REPOSITORY FOR BOOKS DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF GERMAN-SPEAKING JEWRY. OVER 80,000 VOLUMES AND 900 PERIODICAL TITLES PROVIDE IMPORTANT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MATERIAL. RICH IN RARITIES RANGING FROM EARLY 16TH CENTURY WRITINGS TO MOSES MENDELSSOHN AND HEINRICH HEINE, FIRST EDITIONS AND DEDICATION COPIES OF WORKS BY MORE RECENT PROMINENT WRITERS, MANY OF ITS VOLUMES WERE SALVAGED FROM FAMOUS JEWISH LIBRARIES THAT WERE CONFISCATED AND DISPERSED BY THE NAZIS. MOST OF THE COLLECTION DEALS WITH CENTRAL EUROPEAN JEWRY DURING THE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURIES. IT ALSO INCLUDES MATERIAL DATING BACK AS FAR AS THE 16TH CENTURY AND IS AS CURRENT AS THE JEWISH POPULATION IN GERMANY TODAY. THE FOCUS OF THE COLLECTION IS ON THE DIVERSE CULTURE OF GERMAN-SPEAKING JEWRY, ESPECIALLY IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES, LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, AND RELIGION. 1140987 4684 ARCHIVES - THE LEO BAECK INSTITUTE ARCHIVES IS THE OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTATION CENTER OF ITS KIND. INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DEPOSITED THEIR DOCUMENTS AT THE LBI. FAMILY PAPERS, COMMUNITY HISTORIES, AND BUSINESS AND PUBLIC RECORDS DATE BACK CENTURIES AND TOUCH UPON VIRTUALLY EVERY PHASE OF GERMAN-JEWISH LIFE. A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF OVER 1500 MEMOIRS OFFERS RARE INSIGHTS INTO THE LIVES OF GERMAN JEWS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE FROM 1790 TO THE POST-WAR ERA. 174191 40083 LECTURES AND EXHIBITS - FOSTERS KNOWLEDGE, STIMULATES INTEREST AND FACILITATES PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH THROUGH PUBLIC LECTURES, CONFERENCES & EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS. 110969 ARTS 110969 2105102 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false true true true false false true true false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false true true false false false true false false false true 13 0 true 25 true false true GM false false false false false false false false X 21 21 false false false false true true false true false false false true true true true true true true false false NY X WILLIAM WEITZER 2127446400 15 WEST 16TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 RONALD B SOBEL PRESIDENT 1.0 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL A BAMBERGER VICE PRESIDENT 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 DAVID DETJEN VICE PRESIDENT 1.0 X X 0 0 0 IRA H JOLLES TREASURER 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 RAYMOND VJ SCHRAG SECRETARY 1.0 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS BAUM TRUSTEE 1.0 X 0 0 0 BERNARD BLUM trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 JAMES N DREYFUS TRUSTEE 1.0 X 0 0 0 DAVID SORKIN TRUSTEE 1.0 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL G JESSELSON TRUSTEE 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 JOSEF JOFFE TRUSTEE 1.0 X 0 0 0 JOAN C LESSING TRUSTEE 1.0 X 0 0 0 RALPH E LOEWENBERG TRUSTEE 1.0 X 0 0 0 ABRAHAM F LOWENTHAL TRUSTEE 1.0 X 0 0 0 ELLIOT SANDER TRUSTEE 1.0 X 0 0 0 HENRY L FIENGOLD TRUSTEE 1.0 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL A MEYER TRUSTEE 1.0 X 0 0 0 JEHUDA REINHARZ TRUSTEE 1.0 X 0 0 0 ROBERT S RIFKIND TRUSTEE 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 GUY STERN TRUSTEE 1.0 X 0 0 0 EVA BRUNNER COHN TRUSTEE 1.0 X 0 0 0 CAROL STRAUSS INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR 35.0 X 209888 0 0 WILLIAM WEITZER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.0 X 209898 0 0 Frank Mecklenburg Chief Archivist 35.0 X 107900 0 6350 527686 0 6350 3 false true false PRAXESS SERVICE 7 HOLLAND AVENUE WHITE PLAINS NY 10603 MICROFILMING 103825 1 58325 732328 1141655 31011 1932308 SALES OF BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS 519100 4684 4684 4684 99753 99753 0 14578 14578 6000 6000 0 6000 6000 426413 390930 35483 35483 35483 0 0 0 SUNDRY INCOME 812900 8194 8194 FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN 900099 1043 1043 9237 2102043 4684 165051 52200 52200 40083 40083 0 0 527686 354459 126821 46406 0 838393 563171 201492 73730 0 113081 75959 27177 9945 99046 66532 23804 8710 0 4103 4103 34000 34000 0 0 0 207552 193366 10285 3901 0 133452 86481 24408 22563 0 0 196000 114453 75463 6084 65356 44626 19183 1547 0 0 0 0 7545 7545 38305 22368 14748 1189 BOOKS, MATERIAL, MICROFILM 266323 266309 12 2 STORAGE 73835 73835 EVENTS 83283 62745 985 19553 BERLIN EXPENSE 50808 48058 2545 205 47767 40457 6808 502 2878818 2105102 579379 194337 411192 157729 259222 231355 119184 5000 424 1934 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20348 41886 356310 342163 12673 14147 3923600 3999698 0 0 0 0 0 0 50470 111962 4797113 4563711 127367 163683 0 0 21650 89500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 535272 596309 684289 849492 X 2088080 1527439 1433930 1545966 590814 640814 4112824 3714219 4797113 4563711 -776775 378170 X false true X true false X 2100246 1912361 3404221 2346705 1932308 11695841 0 0 2100246 1912361 3404221 2346705 1932308 11695841 2948503 8747338 146218 115274 114518 130178 120331 626519 0 10606 9237 19843 12342203 91098 0.70873 0.72313 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false 837699 118258 955957 755525 82174 837699 712730 42795 755525 662003 50727 712730 620908 41095 662003 0.67000 0.33000 false false 342712 337669 5043 13598 4494 9104 14147 0 FOUNDATION 596309 596309 X 2480213 378170 378170 2102043 2102043 2878818 2878818 2878818 PART III, LINE 1A The Institute maintains a library collection of over 80,000 volumes and 1600 periodicals titles, including: (i) rare and complete collections of various publications, to provide important primary and secondary material for researchers and the general public; and (ii) archives of written, oral, and visual legacy of German-speaking Jewry, ranging from family trees and other genealogical material to travel-related emigration documents, and manuscripts clippings and official documents pertaining to Jewish communities throughout Germany. The archival collections consist of about 10,000 collections over 2,000 memoirs, manuscripts, and more than 35,000 photos. In accordance with the collection policies of museums, the cost or value of the collections is not included in the accompanying statements of the financial position. Purchases of collection items are recorded as expenses in the year in which the items are purchased. Likewise, contributed collections items are not included in the financial statements. In accordance with the collection policies of museums, the cost or value of the collection is not included in the accompanying statements of financial position. Purchases of collection items are recorded as expenses in the year in which the items are purchased. Likewise, contributed collection items are not included in the financial statements. The Institute reviews its collections and may periodically acquire or deaccess items. Proceeds from deaccessions are classified as unrestricted, except when donor restrictions apply. PART III, LINE 4 THE LEO BAECK INSTITUTE (LBI) IS A CENTER FOR RESEARCH, EXHIBITIONS, AND EVENTS. ITS LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES OFFER THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE STUDY OF GERMAN JEWISH HISTORY. MOST OF LBI'S COLLECTION PERTAINS TO CENTRAL EUROPEAN JEWRY DURING THE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURIES. IT ALSO INCLUDES MATERIAL DATING AS FAR AS THE 16TH CENTURY AND IS AS CURRENT AS THE JEWISH POPULATION IN GERMANY TODAY. THE FOCUS OF THE COLLECTION IS ON THE DIVERSE CULTURE OF GERMAN SPEAKING JEWRY, ESPECIALLY IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES, LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, AND RELIGION. LBI'S ARCHIVES IN THE OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTATION CENTER OF ITS KIND. FAMILY PAPERS, COMMUNITY HISTORIES, AND BUSINESS AND PUBLIC RECORDS DATE BACK CENTURIES AND TOUCH UPON VIRTUALLY EVERY PHASE OF GERMAN-JEWISH LIFE. PART X, question 2 The Institute is subject to the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 740-10-05 relating to accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income taxes. Because of the Institute's general tax-exempt status, ASC Topic 740-10-05 has not had, and is not anticipated to have, a material impact on the Institute's financial statements. PART V, Question 4 The Institute's endowment consists of three donor-restricted funds established for a variety of purposes. Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 1 0 Program Services Maintnce of Collection 50808 1 0 1 0 50808 50808 false false false false false false true CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY 15 WeST 16TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 133863344 501(C)(3) 50000 FMV Wissenschaft Library Project 2 FELLOWSHIPS 4 40083 FMV SCHEDULE I, SECTION I, QUESTION 2 Grants ------ Grantees are required to expend funds on accordance with the grant agreement and provide the Institute a summary of project results. Fellowships ----------- FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM RESEARCH AT THE INSTITUTE AND PRESENT SATISFACTORY RESULTS OF THEIR PROJECT. X X true true X false false false false false false false false false CAROL STRAUSS INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR 209888 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 209888 0 0 0 WILLIAM WEITZER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 209898 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 209898 0 0 0 Form 990, Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. X see supplemental inf X 4 31011 FMV false true false SCHEDULE M, Line 4 BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INSTITUTE ARE NEITHER COUNTED AS REVENUES ON FORM 990 NOR CAPITALIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTITUTE'S POLICIES REGARDING COLLECTION ITEMS. SEE ALSO SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON SCHEDULE D. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11b DRAFT TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE AFOREMENTIONED FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE AFOREMENTIONED DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. FORM 990 PART XI QUESTION 2(C) THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETS REGULARLY AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. FORM 990 PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12(A) BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY RELATIONSHIPS, PERSONAL OR BUSINESS, WITH LEO BAECK INSTITUTE AND ANY OTHER RELATED ENTITY. Part VI, Line 6 and 7a Members of the Institute consist of the board of trustees. The Institute's board of trustees is comprised of three classes, all with equal voting rights. The board of TRUSTEES are elected by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of the members. At any meeting of the members, each member will be entitled to one vote. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 8b Minutes of the audit committee are Contemporaneously recorded. Minutes of other subcommittees are not currently being recorded. The results of all subcommittees' work are presented to the board of trustees and are included in the full board minutes. THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY 15 WEST 16TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 133863344 REPOSITORY NY 501(C)(3) 7 NA false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false Form 990, Schedule R, Part II, Line 1 In October 1995, the Institute, along with three other not-for-profit organizations: the American Jewish Historical Society, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Inc., and the Yeshiva University Museum signed an agreement forming the Center for Jewish History, Inc. (the "Center"), a separate, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. Thereafter, the American Sephardi Federation entered into a supplemental agreement with the initial members which provided for its membership into the Center. Upon liquidation of the Center, member organizations would be entitled to receive a pro rata share of the proceeds of the liquidation, subject to certain senior claims. Liquidation of the Center requires the consent of all member organizations. The Center provides for the operation of the Institute's operating facility, including: (i) maintenance of all offices and specialized areas; (ii) control of the mechanical systems for the building; (iii) maintenance of elevators; (iv) support for all technology; (v) security; and (vi) many other related services. The Center also serves as the central repository for the Institute's archival documents, books, photographs, paintings, and artifacts. Although the Center derives its revenue from sources typical of not-for-profit enterprises, revenues generated by the Center are not sufficient to cover its operating expenses. For the years 2013 and 2012, the Institute and other members agreed to contribute $1,000,000 each year, respectively, in the aggregate, to cover the Center's operating costs. The amount contributed by each member is based upon the member's allocated occupancy at the Center. In addition to the facility services agreement, during 2010 the Institute and Center entered into an agreement whereby the Institute will operate the day-to-day operations of the Center's microfilm laboratory. In relation to its agreements with the Center, the Institute incurred operating expenses of $281,215 and $421,032 for 2013 and 2012, respectively. Amounts due to the Center as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 were $5,833 and $13,853, respectively.