2026-02-18T13:52:46Z 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 824245193 TEACH THE SHOAH FOUNDATION TEAC 9728497988 14655 FM 250 Marietta TX 75566 Deborah Fripp Executive Director 9728497988 2026-02-18 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X https://www.teachtheshoah.org/ X X 79492 X 64159 15333 79492 76846 542 0 603 28920 106911 -27419 22729 -4690 X 22729 0 0 22729 0 0 4690 22729 -4690 Holocaust Education Speaker Training: Training people of all ages, generations, and backgrounds to share authentic, historically-grounded, testimony-based stories of the Holocaust. We have trained more than 140 storytellers, many of whom are out in their communities, sharing their stories. We trained 34 new storytellers in 2025. 13067 From Survivor Memory to Living Teller: Connecting young adults (ages 18-30) to living survivors to interview the survivors and learn to tell their stories. These tellers promise to tell these stories throughout their lives. In 2024 and 2025, 13 students became keepers of memory for 10 different survivors. 34198 Public Outreach: Presenting free Holocaust education and commemoration programs to the general public as well as in schools and other organizations. In 2025, we presented 20 free online or in-person programs, as well as bringing storytellers into schools across the country. 26916 74181 Deborah Fripp Executive Director 30.00 0 0 0 Paul Dietz Board of Directors 1.00 0 0 0 Mehak Burza Board of Directors 1.00 0 0 0 Michael Fripp Board of Directors 2.00 0 0 0 Erica Guerra Board of Directors 1.00 0 0 0 Mitchell Gordon Board of Directors 1.00 0 0 0 Violet Neff-Helms Board of Directors, Contract Coach 5.00 3050 0 0 Tanya Wisoker Board of Directors, Contract Facilitator 5.00 5209 0 0 Alisha Wimbush Board of Directors 1.00 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false TX Violet Neff-Helms 14655 FM 250 Marietta TX 75566 9728497988 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE 0 NONE 0 X 0 15160 23691 33799 76864 64159 213673 351 263 2507 25831 15333 44285 15511 23954 36306 102695 79492 257958 0 18000 24480 37577 35430 115487 0 0 0 15800 15800 0 18000 24480 53377 35430 131287 126671 0 0 0 105 0 105 0 0 0 0 105 0 105 0 0 15511 23954 36306 102800 79492 258063 0.49090 0.46710 0.00040 0.00060 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part I, Line 16 Other Expenses: Digital Infrastructure: $1769 Website hosting: $113 Materials: $2114 (Materials for Programs $1587 Fundraising Materials $527) Insurance: $275 Professional dues: $250 Travel: $24399 (Program travel $16,744; Conferences and Meetings $7655) Part II, Line 26 Explanation of Change in Net Assets: 2024 marked the organizations first year exceeding $50,000 in annual revenue and filing Form 990-EZ, reflecting significant program growth. In 2025, the organization focused on strengthening operational infrastructure, training systems, and program capacity to support sustained expansion of its Holocaust testimony and education initiatives. The change in net assets reflects this strategic investment year and positions the organization for continued program growth and revenue development in 2026. Part III, Line 28 Speaker Training: The organization provides structured training to individuals of diverse ages and backgrounds to prepare them to present testimony-based Holocaust stories and education programs in their communities. The training includes guidance in building a compelling story from oral or written testimony and in developing a program to complement that story. After the training is complete, the organization assists the trained storytellers with finding venues to present their stories including schools, faith communities, and community organizations. In 2025, 34 new storytellers completed training. Since inception, the organization has trained more than 140 storytellers. Participants are based in seven different countries (US, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, South Africa, and Singapore) and 20 US states. They range in age from 16 to 83. Teach the Shoah storytellers tell stories from the lives of close to 300 different survivors, victims, rescuers, liberators, and bystanders to the Holocaust. Part III, Line 29 From Survivor Memory to Living Teller (Lesaper): Through the Lesaper program, college students and recent graduates (ages 1830) are paired with living Holocaust survivors to conduct interviews and develop testimony-based stories. Students receive training in interviewing survivors, ethical storytelling, historical accuracy, and public presentation. This program is designed to extend the reach of survivor testimony to future generations while preserving historical accuracy and context, as these students promise to be "keepers of memory" for their paired survivors. In 2024 and 2025, 13 students became the keepers of memory for 10 Holocaust survivors. Following their training, student tellers delivered programs reaching more than 500 audience members in locations across the US, including places where few survivors live such as Arkansas. Part III, Line 30 Public Outreach: The organization presents Holocaust education and commemoration programs in partnership with schools, synagogues, and community organizations. Programs are delivered both online and in person. Additionally, the organization's Storyteller Bureau assists storytellers in finding online and in-person venues for their stories and programs. In 2025, the organization presented 20 free educational programs and facilitated 53 in person and online programs at more than 40 different educational institutions and community organizations across multiple states and countries. in these programs, 56 different storytellers told 226 stories of 144 different individuals to more than 6800 people. Part IV Compensation reported for certain directors reflects payment for contracted program services unrelated to board service and was approved under the organizations conflict-of-interest policy.