2025-09-02T07:25:51-05:00 2024-12-31 750786316 WEAVER AND TIDWELL LLP ONE PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA STE 2800 NEW YORK NY 10119 990EZ 2024-01-01 262475359 THE MEMORY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC MEMO 9177639500 PO BOX 20171 NEW YORK NY 10014 LAURIE WEISMAN DIRECTOR 9177639500 2025-09-02 1 1 TED KIRSHENBAUM CPA P01260796 2126955003 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WWW.MEMORYPROJECTPRODUCTIONS.COM X X 193583 X 182909 10674 193583 80000 9120 30838 119958 73625 37473 0 111098 X 28452 70878 23749 59950 52201 130828 14728 19730 37473 111098 X TO USE THE EXPERIENCES OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS TO COMBAT IGNORANCE, APATHY AND HATRED AND TO HELP BUILD A MORE JUST SOCIETY. OUR MAIN PROGRAM AREAS ARE EXHIBITS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS, AND FILM AND NEW MEDIA. EXHIBITS AND EDUCATION-PARTNERED WITH THE MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE TO RUN THREE SINGLE AND MULTI-DAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES IN JANUARY, JULY, AND DECEMBER-CONDUCTED A FACE-TO-FACE WORKSHOP WITH ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) STUDENTS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY-A GROUP OF 40 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A FACE-TO-FACE WORKSHOP AT THE FLAGLER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN PALM COAST, FLORIDA.-ATTENDED THE ANNUAL SUMMER CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF HOLOCAUST ORGANIZATIONS (AHO)-CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACK LIBRARY SYSTEM (SALS) TO BRING "MESSAGES FROM SURVIVORS" (MFS) TO 15 LIBRARIES IN THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACK REGION OF NEW YORK OVER TWO YEARS. EXHIBITED MFS AND WERE GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE SALS ANNUAL TRUSTEE MEETING. -THE HOLOCAUST EDUCATION RESOURCE COUNCIL IN TALLAHASSEE DISTRIBUTED THE MFS EXHIBIT TO DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND WHEN IT WAS NOT IN SCHOOL, DISPLAYED THE EXHIBIT IN ITS HEADQUARTERS.- PARTNERED WITH THE UPPER HUDSON LIBRARY SYSTEM (UHLS) TO BRING MFS TO 15 LIBRARIES IN THE UPPER HUDSON REGION OF NEW YORK OVER TWO YEARS.- PARTNERED WITH THE CENTRAL NEW YORK LIBRARY RESOURCES COUNCIL (CLRC) TO BRING MFS TO 15 LIBRARIES IN THE CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION OVER TWO YEARS.-DISTRIBUTED TURNKEY ART & HISTORY CURRICULUM KIT FREE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.-PARTNERED WITH THE GALICIA JEWISH MUSEUM AND THE ZACHOR FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL REMEMBRANCE TO HOLD WORKSHOPS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS THROUGHOUT POLAND AND AROUND BUDAPEST, HUNGARY.-MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA PARTICIPATED IN THE MEMORY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS ART WORKSHOPS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION'S ART AND THE HOLOCAUST PROGRAM, CULMINATING IN AN EXHIBITION.-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AT CALKINS ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL IN PITTSFORD, NY PARTICIPATE ANNUALLY IN FACE-TO-FACE WORKSHOPS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THEIR ART TEACHER. 0 75573 FILM AND MEDIAFINDING KALMAN DOCUMENTARY-AVAILABLE STREAMING ON THIRTEEN.ORG, A PBS WEBSITE.FINDING KALMAN THE BOOK-THE BOOK FINDING KALMAN IS AVAILABLE AS A FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ON OUR WEBSITE.MESSAGES FROM SURVIVORS (MFS)-THE MFS SHORT FILMS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO HAS ATTENDED AN IN-PERSON MFS EXHIBIT. EVERY VISITOR HAS ACCESS TO A TAKE-HOME CARD WITH A QR CODE LINKING TO THE EXHIBIT FILMS. IN 2024, THERE WERE MORE THAN 900 VIEWS OF THE VIDEOS. SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA-ENGAGED USERS THROUGH VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS. ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS IS PORTRAIT OF THE MONTH. USING OUR ART CURRICULUM, STUDENTS MAKE PORTRAITS OF PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED THE HOLOCAUST - THOSE WHO SURVIVED, THOSE WHO WERE KILLED, OR THOSE WHO HELPED RESCUE OTHERS. EACH MONTH WE SELECT A PORTRAIT TO FEATURE, ADDING QUOTES FROM THE STUDENT WHO CREATED IT AND OUR THOUGHTS ON THE WORKSHOP OR THE SUBJECT. WE POST THE PORTRAIT OF THE MONTH, TAGGING THE INVOLVED SCHOOL AND TEACHER, IF APPLICABLE. OUR PORTRAIT OF THE MONTH POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA GARNERED MORE THAN 2,600 VIEWS IN 2024. -THE MEMORY PROJECT ART LESSON: MOVEMENT OF LIGHT AND SHADOW HAS BEEN VIEWED MORE THAN 13,000 TIMES ON YOUTUBE. -CREATED COMMUNITY PAGES AND ENGAGED WITH SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS BY TAGGING THEM IN OUR POSTS AND PHOTOS. THIS IS PART OF OUR INITIATIVE TO SPREAD OUR REACH BY EMPOWERING TEACHERS TO RUN WORKSHOPS ON THEIR OWN. TEACHERS SEND US THEIR PORTRAITS AND PHOTOS TO ADD TO OUR GALLERY AND POST ACROSS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. - SENT MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO OUR 2000+ EMAIL SUBSCRIBER LIST.REACH-EXHIBITS WERE INSTALLED AT 24 VENUES IN 2024 (MORE THAN DOUBLE THE CUMULATIVE NUMBER FROM THE PREVIOUS 10 YEARS), REACHING AT LEAST 4,800 PEOPLE IN 2024 AND MORE THAN 154,000 PEOPLE OVER ALL YEARS.-FIVE WORKSHOPS ENGAGED MORE THAN 130 PEOPLE IN 2024. WE HAVE ENGAGED MORE THAN 8,000 PEOPLE OVERALL.-FINDING KALMAN FILM HAS BEEN VIEWED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH AT LEAST 65 BROADCASTS. -WE HAVE 966 PAGE FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK AND 235 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS. FACEBOOK HAS HAD MORE THAN 4,400 POST VIEWS AND INSTAGRAM HAD MORE THAN 1,100 POST VIEWS. 0 25191 100764 KAREN ZELERMYER VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 DRPENELOPE DAMASKOS PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 MELVIN BLATMAN TREASURER 3.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY LAURIE WEISMAN PO BOX 20171 NEW YORK NY 10014 9177639500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 74245 69165 87667 58241 182909 472227 74245 69165 87667 58241 182909 472227 151428 320799 48 51 99 1904 36079 3205 32571 10674 84433 556759 0.57620 0.57460 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM REVENUE. AMOUNT: 10,674. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 6,750. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 400. DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 400. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE. AMOUNT: 4,340. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES. AMOUNT: 329. DESCRIPTION: STORAGE. AMOUNT: 3,420. DESCRIPTION: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 496. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 958. DESCRIPTION: FEES. AMOUNT: 442. DESCRIPTION: EXHIBITS. AMOUNT: 11,626. DESCRIPTION: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT. AMOUNT: 280. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCES. AMOUNT: 1,013. DESCRIPTION: WEBSITE. AMOUNT: 384. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 30,838. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 21,950. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 21,950. DESCRIPTION: GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 36,600. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,799. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,400. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,895. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,364. DESCRIPTION: DEFERRED REVENUE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 11,833. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 15,366. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.