2026-08-27T19:53:48-05:00 2025-12-31 873707167 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2025-01-01 133398151 THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION INC ELIE 2124907788 733 THIRD AVENUE 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 LIZANN EISEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2124907788 2026-08-26 1 AARON FOX P01365820 2125038800 2026-08-24 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X LIZANN EISEN 733 THIRD AVENUE 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 4217285 0 X ELIEWIESELFOUNDATION.ORG X 1987 NY PROMOTING HUMAN DIGNITY, DEFENDING PERSECUTED COMMUNITIES, AND FOSTERING ETHICAL LEADERSHIP ACROSS GENERATIONS. 5 5 5 20 0 0 132152 662551 24448 0 278461 413757 44753 85172 479814 1161480 275100 569000 0 0 340972 553661 0 0 32121 1041073 824802 1657145 1947463 -1177331 -785983 10457688 10346264 82828 41715 10374860 10304549 X ELIE AND MARION WIESEL FOUNDED THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION IN 1987, SHORTLY AFTER ELIE WON THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. THEY LAUNCHED EDUCATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECTS ALIGNED WITH THEIR MORAL VISION FOR A MORE HUMANE AND ETHICAL WORLD. TODAY, THE FOUNDATION CARRIES THAT MISSION FORWARD BY PROMOTING HUMAN DIGNITY, DEFENDING PERSECUTED COMMUNITIES, AND FOSTERING ETHICAL LEADERSHIP ACROSS GENERATIONS. 0 0 769076 550000 PROGRAMS / SPECIAL PROJECTS:BEIT TZIPORA CENTERS - THE CENTERS IN ASHKELON AND KIRYAT MALACHI SERVE 600 ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELI STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ANNUALLY WITH A HOLISTIC, FAMILY-CENTERED MODEL. WHILE 1 IN 3 ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELI STUDENTS NATIONALLY DO NOT FINISH HIGH SCHOOL, 4 IN 5 BEIT TZIPORA PARTICIPANTS GRADUATE.THE MARK PODWAL PRIZE - INVITES ARTISTS NATIONWIDE TO EXPLORE HERITAGE, MEMORY, AND RESILIENCE, WITH WINNERS EXHIBITED AT THE HELLER MUSEUM IN NYC. IMMIGRATION & REFUGEES - THE FOUNDATION ADVOCATES FOR SAFE, LAWFUL PATHWAYS TO REFUGE FOR THOSE FLEEING PERSECUTION AND MASS ATROCITIES, PLACING HUMAN DIGNITY AT THE CENTER OF POLICY.ATROCITY PREVENTIONIN COLLABORATION WITH THE AUSCHWITZ INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES, THE FOUNDATION STRENGTHENS THE CAPACITY OF GOVERNMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO IDENTIFY WARNING SIGNS AND BUILD RESILIENT INSTITUTIONS. 305784 19000 41380 ETHICS PRIZE - A NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CHALLENGING UNDERGRADUATES TO GRAPPLE WITH URGENT MORAL QUESTIONS. THE PROGRAM HAS ENGAGED OVER 10,000 STUDENTS FROM HUNDREDS OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIPS TO FOSTER A NEW GENERATION OF ETHICAL LEADERS. 1074860 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X ALYSSA FREDES CONTROLLER 2124907788 733 THIRD AVENUE 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 BRUNO COHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOV SEIDMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELISHA WIESEL CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MARC WINKELMAN SECRETARY/ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARION WIESEL VICE PRESIDENT (OUTGOING) 10.00 X X 0 0 0 TAMI ROSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIZANN EISEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 147025 0 3408 MARISSA DANIEL PROGRAM COORDINATOR 40.00 X 110000 0 2582 257025 0 5990 2 0 1 0 0 36000 626551 10918 662551 194301 194301 3275261 3055805 219456 219456 219456 INVESTMENT RECOVERY 900099 43792 43792 OTHER INCOME 900099 41380 41380 85172 1161480 41380 0 457549 X 550000 550000 19000 19000 150433 120346 15044 15043 312341 111949 191735 8657 4423 2014 2216 193 41811 20068 19752 1991 44653 22315 20067 2271 47824 47824 40515 40515 9189 9189 452217 92732 359485 50712 39466 11246 16908 6892 9516 500 15052 7889 6332 831 88680 48260 38235 2185 46370 11130 35240 75 29 46 5200 2725 2188 287 12761 12761 ESSAY READERS/ JUDGES 18500 18500 MISCELLANEOUS 12654 12654 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 5197 5197 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 2948 1545 1240 163 1947463 1074860 840482 32121 1 138473 287544 529202 5000 11247 72617 17030 105815 96724 0 9091 9748615 9339609 343911 301612 10457688 10346264 82828 41715 82828 41715 X 9343204 9522893 1031656 781656 10374860 10304549 10457688 10346264 -785983 715672 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1129151 159190 793292 132152 662551 2876336 1129151 159190 793292 132152 662551 2876336 134478 2741858 355060 250185 233109 233260 194301 1265915 132443 64513 28304 44753 85172 355185 4497436 79099 0.60960 0.55260 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: INVESTMENT RECOVERY - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 28,304. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 44,753. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 43,792. OTHER INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 132,443. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 64,513. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 41,380. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 49444 41724 7720 56371 55000 1371 9091 X 1867963 715672 715672 1152291 9189 9189 1161480 1938274 0 1938274 9189 9189 1947463 PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740, "INCOME TAXES," WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS 301612 0 0 0 0 0 0 301612 0 301612 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 WITNESS INSTITUTE 11701 FULHAM ST SILVER SPRING MD 20902 873123859 501(C)(3) 290000 10000 FMV SOCIAL MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT GRANT RECIPIENT TO SUPPORT PROGRAM WIZO 950 3RD AVE SUITE 2803 NEW YORK NY 10022 133041381 501(C)(3) 250000 0 IN SUPPORT OF BEIT TZIPORA 2 0 ETHICS PRIZE 4 19000 PART I, LINE 2: SINCE 1989, THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION HAS SPONSORED THE PRIZE IN ETHICS ESSAY CONTEST. THIS COMPETITION IS DESIGNED TO CHALLENGE COLLEGE STUDENTS TO ANALYZE URGENT ETHICAL ISSUES CONFRONTING THEM IN TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD. THE SCHOLARSHIPS RANGE FROM $1,500 TO $12,500. THE ESSAYS ARE READ BY A COMMITTEE OF DISTINGUISHED PROFESSIONALS AND THE FELLOWS ARE SELECTED BY A JURY AFTER ASSESSMENT BY THE READERS' COMMITTEE. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LIZANN EISEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 147025 0 0 0 0 0 654 0 2754 0 150433 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MARION WIESEL, VICE PRESIDENT, AND ELISHA WIESEL, CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION HAS AMENDED ITS BY-LAWS TO INCLUDE ITS MEMBERS, AS WELL AS ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE MEMBERS OF THE THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION, INC. SHALL BE S. ELISHA WIESEL AND TWO PERSONS DESIGNATED BY S. ELISHA WIESEL WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE SERVING AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS OF THE THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION, INC. SHALL BE S. ELISHA WIESEL AND TWO PERSONS DESIGNATED BY S. ELISHA WIESEL WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE SERVING AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME. ANY MEMBER SHALL CEASE TO BE A MEMBER UPON SUCH MEMBER'S DEATH OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY AS DETERMINED IN GOOD FAITH BY THE OTHER MEMBERS AFTER CONSULTATION WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE DIRECTORS WILL BE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. ANY DIRECTOR MAY BE REMOVED, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, BY THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE FIRST REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. ONCE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS COMPLETED ITS REVIEW, THE DRAFTS ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT TEAM, AND ANY NECESSARY REVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED. AFTER THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND AUDIT TEAM HAVE FINALIZED THE DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990, THEY ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT A DULY CONVENED BOARD MEETING. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE DOCUMENTS, AND UPON SATISFACTION, FORMALLY VOTES TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990. FOLLOWING BOARD APPROVAL, THE APPROPRIATE OFFICERS EXECUTE THE REQUIRED SIGN-OFF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY DURING THE YEAR-END BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, TYPICALLY HELD IN JANUARY OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR (E.G., THE 2025 REVIEW IS CONDUCTED IN JANUARY 2026). BOARD MEMBERS DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, AND ANY NECESSARY ACTIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A 2025 WAS THE FIRST YEAR THE ORGANIZATION HIRED AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO BEGAN DURING THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE YEAR. COMPENSATION WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, USING COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED DURING THE SEARCH AND HIRING PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AND ARE ALSO PUBLICLY REPORTED THROUGH THE CHAR500 FILING AND CANDID. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 92,732. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 359,485. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 452,217. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.