2025-01-15T12:58:32-06:00 2024-08-31 043191789 MP PC ONE MONARCH PLACE SPRINGFIELD MA 01144 990 2023-09-01 042708878 NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC NATI 4132564900 1021 WEST STREET AMHERST MA 01002 AARON LANSKY PRESIDENT 4132564900 2025-01-15 1 0 PATRICK LEARY P00638212 4137391800 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z AARON LANSKY 1021 WEST STREET AMHERST MA 01002 9749596 0 X WWW.YIDDISHBOOKCENTER.ORG X 1980 MA THE YIDDISH BOOK CENTER RECOVERS, PRESERVES, TEACHES, AND CELEBRATES YIDDISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE TO ADVANCE A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH HISTORY AND IDENTITY. THE CENTER ENGAGES DIVERSE, WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES, GENERATING ENTHUSIASM, KNOWLEDGE, AND COMMITMENT TO THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF YIDDISH AND JEWISH CULTURE. 24 24 66 30 0 0 10447718 7877724 234151 200993 1052965 1441444 71756 67950 11806590 9588111 68245 67105 0 0 4312836 4778326 0 0 1707917 3290496 3521165 7671577 8366596 4135013 1221515 71751507 80120142 598084 729693 71153423 79390449 X THE NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER (THE "CENTER") RECOVERS, PRESERVES, TEACHES, AND CELEBRATES YIDDISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE TO ADVANCE A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH HISTORY AND IDENTITY. THE CENTER ENGAGES DIVERSE, WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES, GENERATING ENTHUSIASM, KNOWLEDGE, AND COMMITMENT TO THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF YIDDISH AND JEWISH CULTURE. THESE GOALS ARE FURTHERED THROUGH A RANGE OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, DIGITAL INITIATIVES, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. BOOKS ARE RECOVERED FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE AND LEAD GROUND-BREAKING DIGITAL COLLECTIONS PROJECTS INCLUDING THE UNIVERSAL YIDDISH LIBRARY TO MAKE ALL YIDDISH BOOKS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH A SINGLE ONLINE PORTAL. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADULTS. TRANSLATORS ARE TRAINED AND PUBLICATION OF NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS ARE DONE THROUGH WHITE GOAT PRESS, THE CENTER'S BOOK IMPRINT, AND PAKN TREGER, AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAGAZINE. 0 0 1356224 17070 CULTURAL RESCUE AND PRESERVATION - THE CENTER HAS PLACED THE FULL CONTENT OF MORE THAN 13,000 TITLES ONLINE THROUGH THE NON-PROFIT INTERNET ARCHIVE, MAKING YIDDISH LITERATURE THE SINGLE MOST ACCESSIBLE LITERATURE IN HISTORY. THE BOOKS HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED FOR FREE MORE THAN 2 MILLION TIMES. THE CENTER IS NOW COLLABORATING WITH THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL, YIVO, AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TO DIGITIZE THE REST OF YIDDISH LITERATURE ALONG WITH JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS. THE CENTER ALSO COLLECTS ORAL HISTORIES THROUGH ITS WEXLER ORAL HISTORY PROJECT. NOW A GROWING COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 1,200 INTERVIEWS, THESE ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CENTER'S WEBSITE AND ON YOUTUBE FOR SCHOLARS, TEACHERS, AND OTHERS. THE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT ALSO CREATES SHORT FILMS BASED ON THE INTERVIEWS COLLECTED. THE CENTER CONTINUES TO RESCUE YIDDISH BOOKS AND DISTRIBUTES THESE BOOKS TO LIBRARIES, SCHOLARS, AND STUDENTS. THESE MATERIALS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE ONLINE. 1668713 314845 VISITOR AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS - WELCOMES VISITORS AND OFFERED PERMANENT AND TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS AND INTERPRETIVE TOURS. THE CENTER OFFERS VIRTUAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS WHICH STREAM LIVE EVERY THURSDAY ON ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE TO AUDIENCES OF 500-1000 PER PROGRAM. A NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT OPENED IN OCTOBER 2023. 2016160 12000 85113 EDUCATION THE CENTER OFFERS SEVERAL MAJOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES. THE 7-WEEK STEINER SUMMER PROGRAM INCLUDES 18 STUDENTS WHO STUDY YIDDISH LANGUAGE AND MODERN JEWISH HISTORY AND CULTURE. THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES IS A 12-MONTH PROGRAM FOR RECENT GRADUATES WHO PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECTS INCLUDING BOOK DIGITIZATION, ORAL HISTORY, EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT, ON-SITE AND ONLINE COURSE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE CENTER'S ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAGAZINE, PAKN TREGER. THE GREAT JEWISH BOOKS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO SPEND ONE WEEK ENGAGED IN AN INTENSE EXPLORATION OF JEWISH LITERATURE. THE CENTER ALSO HELD THE GREAT JEWISH BOOKS PROGRAM FOR RABBIS AND SYNAGOGUE EDUCATORS AS A WEEKLONG VIRTUAL PROGRAM. YIDDISH SCHOOL, A WEEKLONG RESIDENTIAL YIDDISH PROGRAM FOR ADULTS TAKES PLACE EVERY SPRING AND ONLINE YIDDISH CLASSES ARE OFFERED ANNUALLY. THE CENTER CREATED A NEW BEGINNING YIDDISH LANGUAGE TEXTBOOK WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN SUMMER 2020 AND HAS SOLD MORE THAN 2500 COPIES. BASED ON THIS TEXTBOOK, THE CENTER TRAINS AND MENTORS YIDDISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND IS CREATING A CERTIFICATION PROCESS. 677571 55105 14060 TRANSLATION AND PUBLICATIONS - THE CENTER PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAGAZINE, PAKN TREGER, WHICH ENHANCES ITS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. THE MAGAZINE IS SENT TO MORE THAN 20,000 MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. THE CENTER ALSO PUBLISHES A DIGITAL TRANSLATION ISSUE OF PAKN TREGER. WHITE GOAT PRESS IS THE CENTER'S PUBLISHING IMPRINT WITH A MISSION OF BRINGING NEW YIDDISH LITERATURE TO ENGLISH READERS. THE CENTER HAS A TRANSLATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR ASPIRING YIDDISH TRANSLATORS AND HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 80 TRANSLATORS TO DATE. THE CENTER ALSO REGULARLY PUBLISHES NEW CONTENT ON ITS WEBSITE AND DISTRIBUTES THIS CONTENT THROUGH EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE CENTER HAS A NEW E-PUBLICATION, "THE WEEKLY READER" TO CONNECT AUDIENCES TO ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS, PODCASTS AND MORE FROM THE CENTER'S DIGITAL COLLECTIONS. 677571 55105 14060 5718668 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 143 0 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA AL AK KS KY ME MD MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT WA WV WI VA CA CO CT DC FL GA IL AR AZ X X X ROBERT LOEB 4132564900 1021 WEST STREET AMHERST MA 01002 JOSH LAMBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH TURAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE KAPLEN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON KARMAZIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIEF D ROSENBLATT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH STARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUIS LAINER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN I BRODER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NINA SCHOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEONA KERN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSE ABRAHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA SERIL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY DAUBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IRA J WAGNER CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER A WINSHALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE DRIKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABBY J COHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR HORWITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANNY GREENSPUN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZACHARY GOZALI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RHEA SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA CAPLAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY BOWEN COHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PENINA M GLAZER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AARON LANSKY PRESIDENT 40.00 X 345497 0 62071 SUSAN BRONSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 299011 0 44535 ROBERT LOEB CFO & TREASURER 40.00 X 205782 0 31819 HILTON JANKELOWITZ DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 189981 0 21525 DAVID M MAZOWER EDITORIAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 144930 0 17806 LISA NEWMAN DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAM 40.00 X 138101 0 17223 RANDI SILNUTZER DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 124063 0 23303 CHRISTA WHITNEY DIRECTOR OF ORAL HISTORY 40.00 X 108888 0 21876 MADELINE COHEN ACADEMIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 106336 0 14860 1662589 0 255018 10 0 1 0 ARTFX 27 BRITTON DRIVE BLOOMFIELD CT 06002 SIGNAGE/FABRICATION 535395 COGNITIVE APPLICATIONS 641 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022 DIGITAL PROJECTS 504801 COPLON & COMPANY 1112 MONTAN AVENUE 453 SANTA MONICA CA 90402 PRINTING/MAILING 414149 STUDLEY PRESS INC 151 E HOUSATONIC STREET DALTON MA 01226 PRINTING 304995 4 849489 7028235 7877724 PROGRAM FEES 459210 171133 171133 SHIPPING 459210 29860 29860 200993 1441444 1441444 229435 161485 67950 67950 9588111 268943 0 1441444 X 5000 5000 62105 62105 1097435 591926 240996 264513 2952055 2316636 202987 432432 172364 132018 26591 13755 344417 248129 46555 49733 212055 168539 27997 15519 14123 7651 6472 22490 22490 1014480 534573 69747 410160 93959 69572 3690 20697 499957 192333 106173 201451 392451 321304 40534 30613 115 115 270045 207198 33841 29006 260894 131981 21050 107863 182551 110002 3708 68841 527104 467446 38378 21280 98793 85571 5641 7581 BANK CHARGES 56813 18261 5807 32745 CONTRACT LABOR 45176 39221 5546 409 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS 25629 8230 17399 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 16585 857 14409 1319 8366596 5718668 940011 1707917 650 650 3900601 3444446 13090803 13471809 334418 420110 16906707 7179700 9172137 9727007 45252898 53056120 71751507 80120142 369004 409971 229080 319722 598084 729693 X 37071777 39206870 34081646 40183579 71153423 79390449 71751507 80120142 X 1221515 7012301 3210 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7427215 5061863 11240963 10447718 7877724 42055483 7427215 5061863 11240963 10447718 7877724 42055483 931844 41123639 739815 658744 755464 1052965 1441444 4648432 46703915 0.88050 0.88930 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 0 44560668 970752 8210457 1570569 52171308 40315515 1378456 4321226 1454529 44560668 44128274 2723583 -5220067 1316276 40315515 36838787 833502 7631681 1175696 44128274 31364658 2585197 3960553 1071621 36838787 0.37000 0.63000 0 0 200000 200000 12641457 5591511 7049946 1178492 918504 259988 2886758 669685 2217073 9727007 CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY 319722 319722 X 16765107 7012301 164695 7176996 9588111 0 9588111 8528081 161485 161485 8366596 0 8366596 PART III, LINE 1A: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRACTICE USUALLY FOLLOWED BY ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAINTAIN COLLECTIONS, THE CENTER DOES NOT CARRY ITS COLLECTIONS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. SINCE ITEMS ACQUIRED FOR COLLECTIONS BY PURCHASE ARE NOT CAPITALIZED, THE COST OF THOSE ACQUISITIONS ARE REPORTED AS DECREASES IN THE NET ASSETS IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. THE PROCEEDS FROM ITEMS DISPOSED OF ARE REPORTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE CLASS OF NET ASSETS IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. PART III, LINE 4: AS DISCUSSED IN LINE 1A, THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS A BOOK COLLECTION THAT CONSISTS OF RARE YIDDISH BOOKS. 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 V, LINE 4: TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE BOOK CENTER CONSISTENT WITH THE WISHES OF THE DONORS. PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS AGAINST THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND BELIEVES THERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCOUNTING RECOGNITION. THE CENTERS TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR ALL YEARS ENDING AFTER AUGUST 31, 2018. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 161,485. CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST - PRESENT VALUE 3,210. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST - PRESENT VALUE PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 161,485. 1 STEINER PROGRAM 8 12000 TRANSLATION FELLOWSHIP 23 50105 PART 1, LINE 2: INTERNS ARE SELECTED BASED ON COMPETENCY AND WORK UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF PROGRAM MANAGERS IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TRANSLATION FELLOWS ARE COMPETITIVELY SELECTED AND WORK CLOSELY WITH MENTORS AND ARE IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE TRANSLATION SPECIALIST WHO MONITORS PROGRESS X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AARON LANSKY PRESIDENT 345497 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62071 0 407568 0 0 0 SUSAN BRONSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 299011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44535 0 343546 0 0 0 ROBERT LOEB CFO & TREASURER 205782 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31819 0 237601 0 0 0 HILTON JANKELOWITZ DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 189981 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21525 0 211506 0 0 0 DAVID M MAZOWER EDITORIAL DIRECTOR 144930 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17806 0 162736 0 0 0 LISA NEWMAN DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAM 138101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17223 0 155324 0 0 0 X 7 373014 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD WHERE THE CHAIRPERSON DETERMINES THAT ACTIONS MUST BE TAKEN BEFORE THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE DRAFT FILING BEFORE SUBMISSION FOR REVIEW AND ASKED TO RAISE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 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 PERIODICALLY REMINDING DIRECTORS OF THE POLICY TO IDENTIFY ANY PERCEIVED OR REAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY SUCH AFFAIRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EVERY TWO YEARS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS A REVIEW OF THE SALARIES OF THE TOP EXECUTIVES OF THE YIDDISH BOOK CENTER BASED ON THE GUIDESTAR NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT, AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC SURVEY. IN 2023, ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO PERFORM THE COMPENSATION REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. IN ADDITION THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAINTAINS A COPY OF THE 990. FURTHER THE 990 IS AVAILABLE VIA THE GUIDESTAR.ORG WEBSITE AND THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS FURNISHED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES FOR SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 534,573. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 69,747. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 410,160. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,014,480. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST 3,210.