KLEZMER INSTITUTE INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $184K · expenses $150K · assets $61K

EIN
83-2011740
Address
PO BOX 1175, YONKERS, NY 10702-1175
Website
HTTPS://KLEZMERINSTITUTE.ORG
NTEE code
A20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2018 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Christina Crowder (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

KLEZMER INSTITUTE INC. IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, MORE SPECIFICALLY TO PROMOTE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE OF ASHKENAZIC JEWISH EXPRESSIVE CULTURE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Christina Crowder SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2021-2024 $19,656$65,817 1
Clara Byom TREASURER, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR2021-2024 $16,124$56,166 1
Walter Zev Feldman PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC DIRECTOR2021-2024 $10,650$16,200 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $46K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTINA CROWDER SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR25 $19,656-$0 $19,6561
CLARA BYOM TREASURER, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR18 $16,124-$0 $16,1241
WALTER ZEV FELDMAN PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC DIRECTOR0 $10,650-$0 $10,6501
2023 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $40K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTINA CROWDER SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR25 $19,389-$0 $19,3891
CLARA BYOM TREASURER, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR20 $15,128-$0 $15,1281
WALTER ZEV FELDMAN PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC DIRECTOR2 $5,550-$0 $5,5501
2022 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $30K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christina Crowder Secretary, Executive Director25 $18,000-$0 $18,0001
Clara Byom Treasurer, Development Director20 $12,000-$0 $12,0001
Walter Zev Feldman President, Academic Director2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $22K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Clara Byom Treasurer, Development Director20 $12,914-$0 $12,9141
Christina Crowder Secretary, Executive Director20 $8,772-$0 $8,7721
Walter Zev Feldman President, Artistic Director2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$184,021$150,140 $60,632$60,632 $178,533$5,488 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,612$94,642 $26,751$26,751 $77,120$8,387 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$34,657$49,336 $35,640$33,365 $32,179$2,478 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,003$32,077 $48,044$48,044 $74,809$1,194 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $160,100 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF GREATER BOSTON INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2024 2$150,000 2024$100,000
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THE@MOSES FELDMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KLEZMER INSTITUTE INC” 2023-2024 2$10,000 2024$5,000
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ABRAHAM AND FREIDA HOCHBERG FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KLEZMER INSTITUTE INC” 2024 1$100 2024$100
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $150,140 spent · pay $49,585 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $88,022 58.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $49,585 33.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,533 8.3%
Total$150,140100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $94,642 spent · pay $43,539 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $43,539 46.0%
Fees to independent contractors $42,748 45.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,826 8.3%
Printing, publications, postage $529 0.6%
Total$94,642100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $49,336 spent · pay $34,415 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $34,415 69.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,575 15.4%
Fees to independent contractors $7,120 14.4%
Printing, publications, postage $226 0.5%
Total$49,336100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $32,077 spent · pay $19,529 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $19,529 60.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,499 23.4%
Fees to independent contractors $4,275 13.3%
Printing, publications, postage $774 2.4%
Total$32,077100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2023$147,623$02
2022$148,560$01
2021$50,000$01
Largest awards · 4 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2023National Endowment for the HumanitiesGrant or other assistancePROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES OFFICE OF DIGITAL HUMANITIES 45.169THE KLEZMER ARCHIVE PROJECT [THE KLEZMER ARCHIVE (KA) PROJECT IS CREATING A UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE, USEFUL DIGITAL ARCHIVAL TOOL FOR INTERACTION, DISCOVERY, AND$150,000
2023National Endowment for the HumanitiesGrant or other assistancePROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES OFFICE OF DIGITAL HUMANITIES 45.169THE KLEZMER ARCHIVE-$2,376
2022National Endowment for the HumanitiesGrant or other assistancePROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES RESEARCH 45.161KISELGOF-MAKONOVETSKY CRITICAL EDITIONS [THE KISELGOF-MAKONOVETSKY CRITICAL EDITIONS WILL MAKE AVAILABLE MUSIC MANUSCRIPTS THAT WILL BROADEN THE RANGE OF ACCESS$148,560
2021National Endowment for the HumanitiesGrant or other assistancePROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES OFFICE OF DIGITAL HUMANITIES 45.169THE KLEZMER ARCHIVE$50,000

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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