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YIDDISH ARTS AND ACADEMICS OF N AMERICA INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
YIDDISH ARTS AND ACADEMICS OF N AMERICA INC (EIN 85-2064877)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-08-19
IRS object ID
202602319349200910
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-08-19T14:32:15ZReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN852064877EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1YIDDISH ARTS AND ACADEMICS OF N AMERICA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlYIDDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8582202992PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15160 Middleton RdAddressLine1Txt
CitySan DiegoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92109ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonJoanna Mazurkiewicz MeisaroshPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone8582202992PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-19SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresswww.yiddishlandcalifornia.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$40,502GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$29,030FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$70OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$16PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$13,851OtherExpensesTotalAmt
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BOY$93,372BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeOur non-profit organization Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA) is registered in the State of California. People of all ages and backgrounds are invited to attend our programs, held in person and virtually. Yiddishland California's mission is to preserve and advance Yiddish language and culture within the US and worldwide. Our events and offerings include concerts, performances, language and art classes, lectures, exhibits, and much more.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Language classes (Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino etc), taught in person and online to 1600 students$1,200$5,732
Events promoting Yiddish culture - such as performances, concerts, in-person and online, 3615 participants$1,500$16,095
Community Building Events - free activities for general public (4000 participants)$1,300$2,218
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$24,045TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Yale Strom
Board Member - Artistic Consultant10.00$0$0$0
Joanna Mazurkiewicz
Founder & President40.00$0$0$0
Kathryn Gainor
Secretary20.00$0$0$0
Elizabeth Schwartz
Board Member - Artistic consultant10.00$0$0$0
Tanya Yakovleva
Vice-president20.00$0$0$0
Lea Wolinetz
Board Member - community relations1.00$0$0$0
Edward Meisarosh
Board Member - Legal consultant20.00$0$0$0
German Alonso Obando
Treasurer20.00$0$0$0
Karen Bohrer
Board Member - community outreach1.00$0$0$0
Marc Caplan
Board Member - Academic consultant1.00$0$0$0
Amelia Glaser
Board Member - Academic consultant5.00$0$0$0
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Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
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Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
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PersonJoanna Mazurkiewicz MeisaroshPersonNm

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Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
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Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,070CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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Part I, Line 16Web hosting: $379; Food: $1517; Subscriptions: $757 (GMASS, Zoom, ChatGPT, Google One); Travel: $6253; state filing, 990 Form: $140; Bank charges: $84; Office, storage, and other operating expenses: $317; Moving expenses: $4,500; PayPal Fees: $347; Amex credits: -443 . Total rounded other expenses: $13851
Part II, Line 24Our other assets include artwork, furniture, and office equipment, total value of $ 90393

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