2011-01-11T11:46:07-06:00 2010-08-31 Meyers Brothers Kalicka PC 330 Whitney Ave Suite 800 Holyoke MA 01040 990 2009-09-01 042708878 NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC NATI 4132564900 1021 WEST STREET AMHERST MA 01002 AARON LANSKY 4132564900 2011-01-11 1 RUDY M D'AGOSTINO 4135368510 2011-01-10 2009 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z 1021 WEST STREET AMHERST MA 01002 10061277 0 X WWW.YIDDISHBOOKCENTER.ORG X 1980 MA RESCUE YIDDISH & OTHER MODERN JEWISH BOOKS AND ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY/CULTURE THEY CONTAIN. 16 15 56 15 0 0 3982023 8018267 18985 46372 147191 272615 98468 63256 4246667 8400510 0 0 1819948 1606712 0 731258 1570488 1696970 3390436 3303682 856231 5096828 29480437 33767992 1943311 1044799 27537126 32723193 TO RESCUE YIDDISH AND OTHER MODERN JEWISH BOOKS AND ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE THEY CONTAIN. 0 0 679330 79495 Visitor Programs - Welcomed approximately 10,000 visitors with permanent and traveling exhibitions and interpretive tours. Approximately 30 public programs, including films, lectures, concerts, readings, and a summer Yiddish arts festival, all of which attracted several thousand attendees. THE BOOK CENTER ALSO BEGAN WORKING ON ITS NEW 10,000 SQUARE FOOT PERMANENT EXHIBITION. 540069 7180 Education - 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. 429716 20003 Cultural 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. 159640 0 Other 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. 159640 1808755 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 61 0 1 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA AL AK AZ CO CA CT FL GA IL KS KY ME MD MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI DC ND X X PAUL PAGE 4132564900 1021 WEST STREEt amherst MA 01102 Michael G Reiff 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Eugene Driker 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Lee Hutt 1.00 X X 0 0 0 jeremy Dauber 1.00 X 0 0 0 Penina M Glazer 1.00 X 0 0 0 zachary Gozali 1.00 X 0 0 0 Janet Hadda PHd 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lawrence Kaplen 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sharon Karmazin 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lori Lober 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lief D Rosenblatt 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ruth Stark 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ilan Stavans 1.00 X 0 0 0 David s Steiner 1.00 X 0 0 0 kenneth Turan 1.00 X 0 0 0 walt Winshall 1.00 X 0 0 0 AARON LANSKY 40.00 X X X 207174 0 25094 NAncy sherman 40.00 X X 159388 0 7642 PAUL PAGE 26.00 X 93580 0 4722 Maxine Stein 40.00 X 112654 0 8435 572796 0 45893 3 0 1 0 ECHODITTO 1 Davis Square Suite 302 Somerville MA 02144 Web Site Design 157535 COPLON & COMPANY 19902 PACIFIC COAST Highway malibu CA 90265 PRINTING/MAILING 108460 2 1021637 6996630 8018267 PROGRAM FEES 451211 36172 36172 Shipping 451211 10200 10200 46372 299706 299706 2950 2950 2950 2950 1583251 1610342 -27091 -27091 -27091 110731 50425 60306 60306 8400510 106678 0 275565 403362 202085 190734 10543 944818 410805 199309 334704 48522 21419 19493 7610 122333 48836 36723 36774 87677 38491 25549 23637 19019 936 1995 16088 15050 15050 366174 190767 9606 165801 27928 22126 1831 3971 211877 111913 61144 38820 85934 55114 9138 21682 190342 167740 16852 5750 111305 46199 28795 36311 41462 12000 29462 88225 88225 341331 301003 40328 41689 27306 11398 2985 Staff development 69398 2791 62798 3809 Miscellaneous Expense 40362 32301 2164 5897 Bank Charges 25726 7550 1300 16876 ContraCT LABOR 19819 19819 0 Library Search/Film ren 1329 1329 3303682 1808755 763669 731258 2526373 2248276 2847787 1857528 55056 50777 12480315 2002676 10524522 10477639 7845431 13452504 5681268 5681268 29480437 33767992 225064 49178 1718247 995621 1943311 1044799 X 16240604 20761598 2643090 1596713 8653432 10364882 27537126 32723193 29480437 33767992 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 3910130 8104642 6250169 3982023 8018267 30265231 3910130 8104642 6250169 3982023 8018267 30265231 8286073 21979158 205302 333885 416827 447429 302656 1706099 23886 14447 15386 12571 66290 32037620 1130313 0.68600 0.79960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4100000 X X X 0 8017499 5653638 -44205 164428 13462504 6918809 1098690 8017499 0.27000 0.73000 0 0 200000 200000 10828562 1658407 9170155 125833 62768 63065 664755 281501 383254 661165 661165 10477639 DONATED YIDDISH BOOKS AND COLLECTIONS 4100000 DIGITIZED BOOKS 1581268 5681268 8400510 3303682 5096828 89239 89239 5186067 8740174 89239 250425 339664 8400510 0 8400510 3554107 250425 250425 3303682 0 3303682 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. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AARON LANSKY 207174 0 0 0 0 0 10498 0 14596 0 232268 0 0 0 NAncy sherman 159388 0 0 0 0 0 5491 0 2151 0 167030 0 0 0 X 2 35973 Fair Market Value 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3 THE 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 4 THE 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 11 Board 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 12c THE 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 15 Compensation 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 19 The Book Center makes its governing documents available to the public upon request. The most recent financial statements are available on its website.