NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC (EIN 04-2708878)
Tax period
2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31
Filed
2025-12-15
IRS object ID
202533499349301078
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Return2025-12-15T13:21:41-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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PersonSUSAN BRONSONPersonNm
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Phone4132564900PhoneNum
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Gross Receipts$14,675,834GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.YIDDISHBOOKCENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1980FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE YIDDISH BOOK CENTER IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO RECOVER, CELEBRATE, AND REGENERATE YIDDISH AND MODERN JEWISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE TO ADVANCE A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH HISTORY AND IDENTITY. THE CENTER ENGAGES DIVERSE, WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES, GENERATING ENTHUSIASM, KNOWLEDGE, AND COMMITMENT TO THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF YIDDISH AND JEWISH CULTURE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers30TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$7,877,724PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$185,991CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,441,444PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,643,478CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$67,950PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$7,285CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$9,588,111PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$14,384,981CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$67,105PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$78,746CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$3,521,165PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,326,348CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,366,596PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,338,151CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,221,515PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$5,046,830CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$80,120,142TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$89,075,545TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$729,693TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$698,909TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$79,390,449NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$88,376,636NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER (THE "CENTER") WORKS TO RECOVER, CELEBRATE, AND REGENERATE YIDDISH AND MODERN JEWISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE TO ADVANCE A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH HISTORY AND IDENTITY. THE CENTER ENGAGES DIVERSE, WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES, GENERATING ENTHUSIASM, KNOWLEDGE, AND COMMITMENT TO THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF YIDDISH AND JEWISH CULTURE. THESE GOALS ARE FURTHERED THROUGH A RANGE OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, DIGITAL INITIATIVES, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. BOOKS ARE RECOVERED FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE AND LEAD GROUND-BREAKING DIGITAL COLLECTIONS PROJECTS INCLUDING THE UNIVERSAL YIDDISH LIBRARY TO MAKE ALL YIDDISH BOOKS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH A SINGLE ONLINE PORTAL. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADULTS. TRANSLATORS ARE TRAINED AND PUBLICATION OF NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS ARE DONE THROUGH WHITE GOAT PRESS, THE CENTER'S BOOK IMPRINT, AND PAKN TREGER, AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAGAZINE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,852,807ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,054RevenueAmt
DescCULTURAL RESCUE AND PRESERVATION - THE CENTER HAS PLACED THE FULL CONTENT OF MORE THAN 13,000 TITLES ONLINE THROUGH THE NON-PROFIT INTERNET ARCHIVE, MAKING YIDDISH LITERATURE THE SINGLE MOST ACCESSIBLE LITERATURE IN HISTORY. THE BOOKS HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED FOR FREE MORE THAN 2 MILLION TIMES. THE CENTER HAS PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL, YIVO, AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TO CREATE THE UNIVERSAL YIDDISH LIBRARY. FOR THE FIRST TIME, MORE THAN 60,000 YIDDISH TITLES ARE SEARCHABLE IN AN ONLINE CATALOG. THE CENTER ALSO COLLECTS ORAL HISTORIES THROUGH ITS WEXLER ORAL HISTORY PROJECT. NOW A GROWING COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 1,500 INTERVIEWS, THESE ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CENTER'S WEBSITE AND ON YOUTUBE FOR SCHOLARS, TEACHERS, AND OTHERS. THE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT ALSO CREATES SHORT FILMS BASED ON THE INTERVIEWS COLLECTED. THE CENTER CONTINUES TO RESCUE YIDDISH BOOKS AND DISTRIBUTES THESE BOOKS TO LIBRARIES, SCHOLARS, AND STUDENTS. THESE MATERIALS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE ONLINE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,679,343ExpenseAmt
Revenue$316,235RevenueAmt
DescVISITOR AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS - WELCOMES VISITORS AND OFFERS PERMANENT AND TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS AND INTERPRETIVE TOURS. THE CENTER OFFERS VIRTUAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS WHICH STREAM LIVE EVERY THURSDAY ON ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE TO AUDIENCES OF 500-1000 PER PROGRAM. A NEW PERMANENT CORE EXHIBITION, YIDDISH: A GLOBAL CULTURE, OPENED IN 2023. THE CENTER ALSO HOSTS TRAVELING AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS. ON SITE PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE, LECTURES, FILMS, AND THE ANNUAL YIDSTOCK: THE FESTIVAL OF NEW YIDDISH MUSIC.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,232,349ExpenseAmt
Grant$18,512GrantAmt
Revenue$2,552,765RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION THE CENTER OFFERS SEVERAL MAJOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES. THE 7-WEEK STEINER SUMMER PROGRAM INCLUDES 18 STUDENTS WHO STUDY YIDDISH LANGUAGE AND MODERN JEWISH HISTORY AND CULTURE. THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES IS A 12-MONTH PROGRAM FOR RECENT GRADUATES WHO PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECTS INCLUDING BOOK DIGITIZATION, ORAL HISTORY, EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT, ON-SITE AND ONLINE COURSE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE CENTER'S ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAGAZINE, PAKN TREGER. THE GREAT JEWISH BOOKS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO SPEND ONE WEEK ENGAGED IN AN INTENSE EXPLORATION OF JEWISH LITERATURE. THE CENTER'S NEWEST PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS, "PAPER BRIDGES: TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST THROUGH YIDDISH LITERATURE," LAUNCHED IN SUMMER 2025 AND INCLUDED 12 TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. YIDDISH SCHOOL, A WEEKLONG RESIDENTIAL YIDDISH PROGRAM FOR ADULTS TAKES PLACE EVERY SPRING AND ONLINE YIDDISH CLASSES ARE OFFERED ANNUALLY. THE CENTER CREATED A NEW BEGINNING YIDDISH LANGUAGE TEXTBOOK WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN SUMMER 2020 AND HAS SOLD MORE THAN 4000 COPIES. BASED ON THIS TEXTBOOK, THE CENTER TRAINS, MENTORS, AND CERTIFIES YIDDISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS. THE CENTER'S YIDDISH CULTURE FOR JEWISH COMMUNITIES SUPPORTS YIDDISH CULTURAL PROGRAMMING FOR JEWISH COMMUNAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES PROGRAM SERVES FORTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES ANNUALLY OFFERING TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANS, BOOKS FOR READING GROUPS, RESOURCES FOR PROGRAMMING, AND A TRAVELING EXHIBITION.Desc

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Expense$905,167ExpenseAmt
Grant$60,234GrantAmt
Revenue$6,777RevenueAmt
DescTRANSLATION AND PUBLICATIONS - THE CENTER PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAGAZINE, PAKN TREGER, WHICH ENHANCES ITS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. THE MAGAZINE IS SENT TO MORE THAN 20,000 MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. WHITE GOAT PRESS IS THE CENTER'S PUBLISHING IMPRINT WITH A MISSION OF BRINGING NEW YIDDISH LITERATURE TO ENGLISH READERS AND HAS PUBLISHED 25 TITLES TO DATE. THE CENTER HAS A TRANSLATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR ASPIRING YIDDISH TRANSLATORS AND HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 100 TRANSLATORS TO DATE. THE CENTER ALSO REGULARLY PUBLISHES NEW CONTENT ON ITS WEBSITE AND DISTRIBUTES THIS CONTENT THROUGH EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE CENTER'S E-PUBLICATION, "THE WEEKLY READER" CONNECTS AUDIENCES TO ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS, PODCASTS AND MORE FROM THE CENTER'S DIGITAL COLLECTIONS.Desc
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$60,234TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$6,777TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$6,669,666TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

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JOSH LAMBERT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH TURAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE KAPLEN
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON KARMAZIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIEF D ROSENBLATT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUTH STARK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUIS LAINER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTIN I BRODER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NINA SCHOR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEONA KERN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSE ABRAHAM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA SERIL
CLERK1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEREMY DAUBER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IRA J WAGNER
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALTER A WINSHALL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELAINE DRIKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ABBY J COHEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARTHUR HORWITZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANNY GREENSPUN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZACHARY GOZALI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RHEA SCHWARTZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBRA CAPLAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY BOWEN COHEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PENINA M GLAZER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AARON LANSKY
PRESIDENT THROUGH 6/17/202540.00$361,352$0$88,763Yes (X)
SUSAN BRONSON
PRESIDENT AS OF 6/17/202540.00$321,048$0$44,814Yes (X)
ROBERT LOEB
CFO & TREASURER40.00$214,972$0$31,179Yes (X)
HILTON JANKELOWITZ
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT40.00$202,466$0$23,830Yes (X)
DAVID M MAZOWER
BIBLIOGRAPHER AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR40.00$150,949$0$18,502Yes (X)
LISA NEWMAN
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND PUBLISHING40.00$148,096$0$18,130Yes (X)
RANDI SILNUTZER
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40.00$129,814$0$23,814Yes (X)
ESTER SCHULMAN
DIRECTOR OF YIDDISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE40.00$110,396$0$30,069Yes (X)
REBECKA MCDOUGALL
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNCATIONS AND MARKETING40.00$115,093$0$29,564Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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COPLON & COMPANY
1112 MONTAN AVENUE 453SANTA MONICACA90402PRINTING/MAILING$253,219
COGNITIVE APPLICATIONS
641 LEXINGTON AVENUENEW YORKNY10022DIGITAL PROJECTS$207,808
STUDLEY PRESS INC
151 E HOUSATONIC STREETDALTONMA01226PRINTING$204,303
KLEEBERG MECHANICAL
65 WESTOVER ROADLUDLOWMA01056HVAC DESIGN/INSTALLATION$135,824
BOWDOIN CONSTRUCTION
220-1 RESEVOIR STREETNEEDHAM HEIGHTSMA02494EXHIBIT INSTALLATION$112,865
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$797,544MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$463,256FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$11,301,997AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$12,562,797TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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PROGRAM FEES459210$163,062$163,062
SHIPPING459210$22,929$22,929
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$185,991TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,643,478TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,643,478ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$58,652FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$463,256ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$157,867FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$99,215TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$99,215ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$224,916GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$132,986CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$91,930TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$91,930RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,384,981TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$277,921RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,544,263ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,512TotalAmt
Program Services$18,512ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,234TotalAmt
Program Services$60,234ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,097,512TotalAmt
Program Services$588,769ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$281,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$226,959FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,118,219TotalAmt
Program Services$2,429,738ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$211,583ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$476,898FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,994TotalAmt
Program Services$145,001ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,190ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,803FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$305,296TotalAmt
Program Services$239,778ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,331FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$226,036TotalAmt
Program Services$176,767ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,568FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,850TotalAmt
Management And General$23,850ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,593,293TotalAmt
Program Services$1,083,420ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,988ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$451,885FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,653TotalAmt
Program Services$71,807ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,709FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$569,048TotalAmt
Program Services$329,998ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,551ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$223,499FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$455,046TotalAmt
Program Services$378,195ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,256ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,595FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$306,023TotalAmt
Program Services$235,638ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,482ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,903FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$239,379TotalAmt
Program Services$116,394ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,605ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$102,380FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$187,073TotalAmt
Program Services$72,554ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,253ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$105,266FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$587,145TotalAmt
Program Services$525,942ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,866ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,337FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,407TotalAmt
Program Services$104,805ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,909ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,693FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BANK CHARGES$71,243$27,256$7,637$36,350
CONTRACT LABOR$56,034$54,461$920$653
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS$18,063$8,378$9,414$271
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$10,091$2,019$4,816$3,256

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,338,151TotalAmt
Program Services$6,669,666ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$795,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,873,356FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$650BOYAmt
EOY$650EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,444,446BOYAmt
EOY$5,068,731EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,471,809BOYAmt
EOY$12,573,188EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$420,110BOYAmt
EOY$486,684EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$17,629,562LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,766,845LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,727,007BOYAmt
EOY$9,862,717EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,056,120BOYAmt
EOY$61,083,575EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,120,142BOYAmt
EOY$89,075,545EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$409,971BOYAmt
EOY$395,025EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$319,722BOYAmt
EOY$303,884EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$729,693BOYAmt
EOY$698,909EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,206,870BOYAmt
EOY$41,120,413EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,183,579BOYAmt
EOY$47,256,223EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,390,449BOYAmt
EOY$88,376,636EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,120,142BOYAmt
EOY$89,075,545EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,046,830ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$3,855,755NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$83,602OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,061,863CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,240,963CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,447,718CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,877,724CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,562,797CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,191,065TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,061,863CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,240,963CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,447,718CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,877,724CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,562,797CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,191,065TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$47,191,065PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$658,744CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$755,464CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,052,965CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,441,444CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,643,478CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,552,095TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$52,743,160TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.89470PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88050PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$52,171,308BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,763,592ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,246,642InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,047,833OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$60,133,709EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$44,560,668BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$970,752ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,210,457InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,570,569OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$52,171,308EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$40,315,515BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,378,456ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,321,226InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,454,529OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$44,560,668EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$44,128,274BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,723,583ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$5,220,067InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,316,276OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$40,315,515EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$36,838,787BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$833,502ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,631,681InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,175,696OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$44,128,274EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$200,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$200,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,167,892OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,959,324DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,208,568BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,239,029OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$965,326DepreciationAmt
Book Value$273,704BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,022,641OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$842,195DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,180,445BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,862,717TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITYDesc
Amt$303,884Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$303,884TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,457,324TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$3,855,755NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$216,588OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$4,072,343RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$14,384,981RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$14,384,981TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,471,137TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$132,986OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$132,986ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,338,151ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,338,151TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRACTICE USUALLY FOLLOWED BY ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAINTAIN COLLECTIONS, THE CENTER DOES NOT CARRY ITS COLLECTIONS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. SINCE ITEMS ACQUIRED FOR COLLECTIONS BY PURCHASE ARE NOT CAPITALIZED, THE COST OF THOSE ACQUISITIONS ARE REPORTED AS DECREASES IN THE NET ASSETS IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. THE PROCEEDS FROM ITEMS DISPOSED OF ARE REPORTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE CLASS OF NET ASSETS IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES.
PART III, LINE 4:AS DISCUSSED IN LINE 1A, THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS A BOOK COLLECTION THAT CONSISTS OF RARE YIDDISH BOOKS. MANY OF THE TITLES HELD IN THE COLLECTION ARE NO LONGER IN PRINT AND HAVE BEEN PRESERVED BY THE ORGANIZATION IN A SPECIAL CLIMATE-CONTROLLED FACILITY. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IN RESCUING AND PRESERVING THESE OLDER BOOKS IS TO STRENGTHEN AND BROADEN THE KNOWLEDGE OF A NEW GENERATION OF READERS AS TO THE HISTORY AND CULTURE THAT THE YIDDISH LITERATURE CONTAINS.
PART V, LINE 4:TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE BOOK CENTER CONSISTENT WITH THE WISHES OF THE DONORS.
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS AGAINST THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND BELIEVES THERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCOUNTING RECOGNITION. THE CENTERS TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR ALL YEARS ENDING AFTER AUGUST 31, 2021.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 132,986. CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST - PRESENT VALUE -15,613. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 99,215.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 132,986.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$521,908GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$463,256CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$58,652GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$14,300RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$44,248FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$99,319OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$521,908GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$463,256CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$58,652GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$14,300RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$44,248FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$99,319OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$157,867DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$99,215NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
STEINER PROGRAM10$15,000
TRANSLATION FELLOWSHIP19$45,234

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART 1, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINTERNS ARE SELECTED BASED ON COMPETENCY AND WORK UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF PROGRAM MANAGERS IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TRANSLATION FELLOWS ARE COMPETITIVELY SELECTED AND WORK CLOSELY WITH MENTORS AND ARE IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE TRANSLATION SPECIALIST WHO MONITORS PROGRESSExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
AARON LANSKY
PRESIDENT THROUGH 6/17/2025$361,352$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$88,763$0$450,115$0$0$0
SUSAN BRONSON
PRESIDENT AS OF 6/17/2025$321,048$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$44,814$0$365,862$0$0$0
ROBERT LOEB
CFO & TREASURER$214,972$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$31,179$0$246,151$0$0$0
HILTON JANKELOWITZ
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT$202,466$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$23,830$0$226,296$0$0$0
DAVID M MAZOWER
BIBLIOGRAPHER AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR$150,949$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$18,502$0$169,451$0$0$0
LISA NEWMAN
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND PUBL$148,096$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$18,130$0$166,226$0$0$0
RANDI SILNUTZER
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$129,814$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$23,814$0$153,628$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$498,044NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD WHERE THE CHAIRPERSON DETERMINES THAT ACTIONS MUST BE TAKEN BEFORE THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BBOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE DRAFT FILING BEFORE SUBMISSION FOR REVIEW AND ASKED TO RAISE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR TREASURER PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOOK CENTER REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY PERIODICALLY REMINDING DIRECTORS OF THE POLICY TO IDENTIFY ANY PERCEIVED OR REAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY SUCH AFFAIRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15EVERY TWO YEARS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS A REVIEW OF THE SALARIES OF THE TOP EXECUTIVES OF THE YIDDISH BOOK CENTER BASED ON THE GUIDESTAR NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT, AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC SURVEY. IN 2023, ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO PERFORM THE COMPENSATION REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. IN ADDITION THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAINTAINS A COPY OF THE 990. FURTHER THE 990 IS AVAILABLE VIA THE GUIDESTAR.ORG WEBSITE AND THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS FURNISHED UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER FEES FOR SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,083,420. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 57,988. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 451,885. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,593,293.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST -15,613. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 99,215.

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