NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization
NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC (EIN 04-2708878)
Tax period
2009-09-01 to 2010-08-31
Filed
2011-01-11
IRS object ID
201130129349300423
Schema version
2009v1.4
Source
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DescriptionEducation - THE BOOK CENTER OFFERED SEVERAL MAJOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES. THE SEVEN WEEK STEINER SUMMER PROGRAM ENROLLED 18 UNDERGRADUATES WHO STUDIED YIDDISH LANGUAGE, MODERN JEWISH history and culture, and who partcipated in independent study projects. The Fellowship Program for College graduates offered a 9 month program to three recent graduates who participated in a variety of experiential learning projects including oral history, exhibition development, bibliography, online Yiddish imstruction, and study. The Cultural Fellowship Program supported college students who initiated Yidish-related programming on their respective campuses. The January term program enrolled 20 college students who spent a month studying yiddish and modern yiddish and jewish culture.Description

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DescriptionCultural rescue and preservation - The Book Center has placed the full content of more than 11,000 titles online through the non-profit internet archive, making Yiddish literature the single most accessible literature in history. The Book Center has also scanned additional titles through its Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish Library, including reference works and rare books. The Book Center also collected ethnographic materials through its discovery project and oral histories through the Wexler Oral history Project. These materials will be used to create curricula for high school and college teachers, and for other educational initiatives. The Book Center continues to distribute books to libraries, scholars and students and is collaborating with other organizations to expand the digital Yiddish Library and to create an online archive of other materials related to Yiddish and modern Jewish history and culture.Description

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DescriptionOther Program Services - The Book Center publishes and distributes a magazine, Pakn Treger, which enhances its educational outreach. In addition, the Book Center continues to collaborate on translations of Yiddish literature for publication and continues to enhance its website as a platform for educational materials, blogs, podcasts and social networks.Description
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0.27000BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.73000PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis200000OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value200000BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis10828562OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1658407Depreciation
Book Value9170155BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis125833OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation62768Depreciation
Book Value63065BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis664755OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation281501Depreciation
Book Value383254BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis661165OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value661165BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings10477639TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValue
DONATED YIDDISH BOOKS AND COLLECTIONS4100000
DIGITIZED BOOKS1581268
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets5681268TotalBookValueOtherAssets
Total Revenue8400510TotalRevenue
Total Expenses3303682TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year5096828ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments89239NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments89239TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS5186067ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt8740174TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments89239NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues250425OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990339664RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal8400510RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9908400510TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt3554107TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included250425OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990250425ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal3303682ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9903303682TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Part III, Line 1a:THE COLLECTION IS ESTIMATED AT 683,000 VOLUMES AND HAS BEEN VALUED BY MANAGEMENT TO BE WORTH APPROXIMATELY $4,100,000. THESE ESTIMATED VALUES MAY DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE VALUE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED HAD A READY MARKET FOR THE BOOKS AND COLLECTIONS EXISTED. MANAGEMENT HAS ELECTED NOT TO RECORD REVENUES FOR CONTRIBUTED BOOKS AND COLLECTIONS OR DECREASES TO BOOKS AND COLLECTIONS. THIS IS A DEPARTURE FROM GAAP.
Part III, Line 4:THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS A BOOK COLLECTION THAT CONSISTS OF RARE YIDDISH BOOKS. THE COLLECTION IS ESTIMATED AT 683,000 VOLUMES AND HAS BEEN VALUED BY MANAGEMENT TO BE WORTH APPROXIMATELY $4,100,000. 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 XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:COST OF GOODS SOLD: 50425. Bad debt: 200000.
Part XIII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:COST OF GOODS SOLD: 50425. bad debt: 200000.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
AARON LANSKY
20717400000104980145960232268000
NAncy sherman
159388000005491021510167030000

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions2NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99035973NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, PRESIDENT, CLERK, TREASURER, AND TWO OTHER MEMBERS WHO ARE CHAIRS OR MEMBERS OF MAJOR STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE POWER TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD ON ANY MATTER WHERE ACTION IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4THE ORGANIZATION FILED ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT WITH THE STATE UPDATING ITS PURPOSE CLAUSE TO REFLECT DIGITAL AND OTHER MEDIA AS WELL AS COLLECTION OF ORAL HISTORIES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Board members will receive a copy of draft filing before submission for review and asked to raise any comments, questions or concerns with the President 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 ASKING THE BOARD BEFORE EVERY VOTE IF THERE IS A PERCEIVED OR REAL CONFLICT WITH THE PARTIES INVOLVED. IF YES, THE MEMBER OBSTAINS FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE VOTE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Compensation data is obtained from The American Society of Association Executives. This information is used for comparsion to ensure levels are in line with similar organizations. The board approves compensation levels for Top executives of the Book Center.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Book Center makes its governing documents available to the public upon request. The most recent financial statements are available on its website.

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