Nonprofit · EIN 13-1502317
LEAGUE FOR YIDDISH INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10027
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $306,426 | $283,140 | $23,286 | $4,628,192 | $0 | $4,628,192 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $1,980,208 | $228,528 | $1,751,680 | $4,104,178 | $0 | $4,104,178 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $171,303 | $241,777 | -$70,474 | $2,215,283 | $3,706 | $2,211,577 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $76,276
- Program service revenue
- $26,691
- Investment income
- $202,370
- Other revenue
- $1,089
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $36,310
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,916
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $50,684
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,625
- Accounting fees
- $21,770
- Occupancy
- $12,257
- Travel
- $68
- Program services (functional)
- $232,178
- Management and general (functional)
- $47,556
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,406
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,104,178
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,628,192
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,628,192
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,473,237
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,621,988
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,204
- Gross receipts
- $306,426
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1942
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM WHITEMAN | FIN SECY/ACT Officer | 12 | $24,240 |
| GITL SCHAECHTER VISWANATH | CHAIR-BOARD Officer | 6 | $12,070 |
| MARK DAVID | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JEREMY SIMCHA GARBER | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DR PAUL GLASSER | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DR ITZIK GOTTESMAN | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DR CECILE E KUZNITZ | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JEREMIAH AARON TAUB | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT PALEVSKY | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ARUN VISWANATH | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ISAAC BLEAMAN | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GITL SCHAECHTER VISWANATH | CHAIR-BOARD Officer | 6 | $12,790 |
| ADAM WHITEMAN | FIN SECY/ACT Officer | 5 | $8,580 |
| DR ELISSA BEMPORAD | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MARK DAVID | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JEREMY SIMCHA GARBER | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DR PAUL GLASSER | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DR ITZIK GOTTESMAN | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DR CECILE E KUZNITE | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JEREMIAH AARON TAUB | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT PALEVSKY | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ARUN VISWANATH | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ISAAC BLEAMAN | OFFICER Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM WHITEMAN | FIN SECY/ACT Officer | 5 | $8,310 |
| GITL SCHAECHTER VISWANATH | CHAIR-BOARD Officer | 7 | $3,200 |
| DR ELISSA BEMPORAD | OFFICER Officer | – | $0 |
| MARK DAVID | OFFICER Officer | – | $0 |
| JEREMY SIMCHA GARBER | OFFICER Officer | – | $0 |
| DR PAUL GLASSER | OFFICER Officer | – | $0 |
| DR ITZIK GOTTESMAN | OFFICER Officer | – | $0 |
| DR CECILE E KUZNITZ | OFFICER Officer | – | $0 |
| ELLIOTT PALEVSKY | OFFICER Officer | – | $0 |
| JEREMIAH AARON TAUB | OFFICER Officer | – | $0 |
| ARUN VISWANATH | OFFICER Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3080 BROADWAY SUITE B-404, NEW YORK, NY 10027-4650
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ADAM WHITEMAN, 120 82ND AVENUE, KEW GARDENS, NY 11415
- Signed the 990
- ADAM WHITEMAN, FIN SECY/ACT
- Phone
- (212) 889-0380
- Website
- LEAGUEFORYIDDISH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- O'CONNELL & COMPANY LLC
Mission
1) TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SPEAK YIDDISH IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. 2) TO ENHANCE THE PRESTIGE OF YIDDISH AS A LIVING LANGUAGE AND TO PROMOTE ITS MODERNIZATION AND STANDARDIZATION. 3) TO PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE APPROPRIATE STUDY MATERIALS FOR THE STUDY OF AND INSTRUCTION IN, THE YIDDISH LANGUAGE. ALL GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ARE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE ABOVE STATED OBJECTIVES. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS BENEFIT NOT ONLY THOSE WHOE PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY BUT ALSO ENRICH OUR NATION'S MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE.
Program accomplishments
- 1) TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SPEAK YIDDISH IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. 2) TO ENHANCE THE PRESTIGE OF YIDDISH AS A LIVING LANGUAGE AND TO PROMOTE ITS MODERNIZATION AND STANDARDIZATION. 3) TO PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE APPROPRIATE STUDY MATERIALS FOR THE STUDY OF AND INSTRUCTION IN, THE YIDDISH LANGUAGE. ALL GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ARE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE ABOVE STATED OBJECTIVES. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS BENEFIT NOT ONLY THOSE WHOE PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY BUT ALSO ENRICH OUR NATION'S MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE.Expenses $232,178
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-1502317
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1946
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,628,192
- Income (IRS master file)
- $306,426
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $306,426 | $283,140 | $4,628,192 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,990,733 | $233,273 | $4,102,817 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $171,303 | $241,777 | $2,215,283 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $578,753 | $232,429 | $2,285,495 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-1502317).
Questions about LEAGUE FOR YIDDISH INC
- What is the EIN of LEAGUE FOR YIDDISH INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEAGUE FOR YIDDISH INC is 13-1502317.
- Is LEAGUE FOR YIDDISH INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
- Are donations to LEAGUE FOR YIDDISH INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEAGUE FOR YIDDISH INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LEAGUE FOR YIDDISH INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LEAGUE FOR YIDDISH INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LEAGUE FOR YIDDISH INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ADAM WHITEMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEAGUE FOR YIDDISH INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $24,240 (ADAM WHITEMAN, FIN SECY/ACT).
- How much revenue does LEAGUE FOR YIDDISH INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $306,426, expenses of $283,140 and total assets of $4,628,192 at year end.
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