2013-10-01T08:18:31-05:00 2012-12-31 EISNERAMPER LLP 750 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100172703 990 2012-01-01 135659965 Leo Baeck Institute Inc % WILLIAM WEITZER LEOB 2127446400 15 W 16th Street Suite New York NY 10011 WILLIAM WEITZER 2129881305 2013-09-10 true JULIE FLOCH 2129498700 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z William Weitzer 15 WEST 16TH STREET New York NY 10011 3104506 false X www.LBI.org X 1955 NY The mission of the Leo Baeck Institute is to study and preserve the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry. 21 21 23 7 0 3404221 2346705 16649 6728 165305 187846 18393 46753 3604568 2588032 37586 49888 0 0 1297113 1321791 0 0 224656 1170938 1332898 2505637 2704577 1098931 -116545 4650633 4797113 642132 684289 4008501 4112824 X THE MISSION OF THE LEO BAECK INSTITUTE IS TO STUDY AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF GERMAN-SPEAKING JEWRY. false false 423019 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. 1340139 6728 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. 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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. 183019 49888 LECTURES AND EXHIBITS - FOSTERS KNOWLEDGE, STIMULATES INTEREST AND FACILITATES PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH THROUGH PUBLIC LECTURES, CONFERENCES & EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS. 141451 ARTS 141451 2087628 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false true true true false false true false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false true true false false false true false false false true 14 0 true 23 true false true GM false false false true true false false false false X 21 21 false false false false true true true 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 BERNARD BLUM 1.0 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL A BAMBERGER 1.0 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS BAUM 1.0 X 0 0 0 DAVID DETJEN 1.0 X X 0 0 0 EVA BRUNNER COHN 1.0 X 0 0 0 DAVID SORKIN 1.0 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL G JESSELSON 1.0 X 0 0 0 JOSEF JOFFE 1.0 X 0 0 0 IRA H JOLLES 1.0 X X 0 0 0 JOAN C LESSING 1.0 X 0 0 0 RALPH E LOEWENBERG 1.0 X 0 0 0 ABRAHAM F LOWENTHAL 1.0 X 0 0 0 ELLIOT SANDER 1.0 X 0 0 0 HENRY L FIENGOLD 1.0 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL A MEYER 1.0 X 0 0 0 JAMES N DREYFUS 1.0 X 0 0 0 JEHUDA REINHARZ 1.0 X 0 0 0 ROBERT S RIFKIND 1.0 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND VJ SCHRAG 1.0 X X 0 0 0 RONALD B SOBEL 1.0 X X 0 0 0 GUY STERN 1.0 X 0 0 0 CAROL STRAUSS 35.0 X 206570 0 7650 Frank Mecklenburg 35.0 X 106253 0 5576 312823 0 13226 2 false true false INTERNET ARCHIVE 300 FUNSTON AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94118 ARCHIVAL SERVICE 131638 PRAXESS SERVICE 7 HOLLAND AVENUE WHITE PLAINS NY 10603 MICROFILMING 157070 2 230660 771362 1344683 25243 2346705 SALES OF BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS 519100 6728 6728 6728 130178 130178 0 18147 18147 18000 18000 0 18000 18000 532142 474474 57668 57668 57668 42000 230660 42000 0 0 0 SUNDRY INCOME 812900 13453 13453 FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS 900099 -2847 -2847 10606 2588032 6728 234599 0 49888 49888 0 0 312822 252468 38644 21710 0 820053 661839 101303 56911 0 110327 89041 13629 7657 78589 63427 9708 5454 0 0 103337 34495 67342 1500 0 0 0 144091 144091 0 187419 112084 20645 54690 4660 1935 2444 281 0 196000 140081 35551 20368 56852 11810 39316 5726 0 0 0 0 11823 11823 43623 43623 BOOKS, MATERIAL, MICROFILM 420380 420247 133 STORAGE 36788 36788 SPECIAL EVENTS 62572 14766 101 47705 MISCELLANEOUS 18572 9752 7142 1678 46781 44916 889 976 2704577 2087628 392293 224656 293107 411192 277200 259222 20578 119184 4470 424 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19221 20348 347291 334618 24496 12673 3983241 3923600 0 0 0 0 0 0 28320 50470 4650633 4797113 153995 149017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 488137 535272 642132 684289 X 884671 2088080 2533016 1433930 590814 590814 4008501 4112824 4650633 4797113 -116545 220868 X false true X true false X 1753932 2100246 1912361 3404221 2346705 11517465 0 0 1753932 2100246 1912361 3404221 2346705 11517465 2707212 8810253 159914 146218 115274 114518 130178 666102 0 0 12183567 137144 0.72313 0.86370 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false 755525 82174 837699 712730 42795 755525 662003 50727 712730 620908 41095 662003 793809 -172901 620908 0.70500 0.29500 false false 339601 331752 7849 7690 2866 4824 12673 0 DUE TO JUDAICA CONSERVANCY FOUNDATION 535272 535272 X 2808900 220868 220868 2588032 2588032 2704577 2704577 2704577 Description of Collections Items 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, and manuscripts, 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. Description of collections Futhering the Institute's Exempt Purpose 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 DEALS WITH 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. FIN 48 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. USE OF ENDOWMENT PART V, Question 4 The Institute's endowment consists of three donor-restricted funds established for a variety of purposes. ANNUAL DINNER 272660 230660 42000 42000 0 272660 230660 42000 42000 42000 true FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORARIA 3 49888 MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS SCHEDULE I, SECTION I, QUESTION 2 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM RESEARCH AT THE INSTITUTE AND PRESENT SATISFACTORY RESULTS OF THEIR PROJECT. 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Oversight of Audit Process FORM 990 PART XI QUESTION 2(C) THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETS REGULARLY AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. Conflict of Interest Policy 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. Membership Part VI, Lines 6, 7a/b 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. Extension of Time to File AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE WAS ELECTRONICALLY FILED. Minutes of Subcommittees FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 8b Minutes of the audit committee are currentlty recorded. 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