Nonprofit · EIN 13-1641082
YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10011
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $13,744,682 | $7,065,266 | $6,679,416 | $39,523,712 | $712,091 | $38,811,621 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,978,238 | $6,591,907 | -$613,669 | $32,334,838 | $488,505 | $31,846,333 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,506,288
- of which government grants
- $546,986
- Program service revenue
- $577,163
- Investment income
- $3,582,612
- Royalties
- $6,770
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,084,833
- Other revenue
- $78,619
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $51,300
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $725,893
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,953,050
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,543,700
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,723
- Occupancy
- $122,485
- Travel
- $25,534
- Depreciation
- $27,656
- Program services (functional)
- $5,053,773
- Management and general (functional)
- $914,371
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,097,122
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $32,334,838
- Total assets, end of year
- $39,523,712
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $712,091
- Net assets, end of year
- $38,811,621
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $717,293
- Publicly traded securities
- $25,655,839
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $26,941,753
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $11,869,868
- Gross receipts
- $24,289,273
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 4
- Year formed
- 1940
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN BRENT | EXEC. DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $251,280 | $30,193 |
| MELISSA COHEN | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $220,941 | $19,498 |
| ROBERT WAGMAN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $177,665 | $26,315 |
| SHELLY FREEMAN | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,188 | $16,612 |
| KAROLINA RODRIGUES ZIUKOSKI | DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL- CHIEF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,399 | $28,539 |
| ALEXANDER WEISER | DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,290 | $5,222 |
| RUTH LEVINE | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IRENE PLETKA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE SLOVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD BLANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC RUBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ILYA PRIZEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB MOROWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON RICHMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEO MELAMED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA NEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN FLUMENBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WARREN STERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN BRENT | EXEC. DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $270,906 | $37,906 |
| MELISSA COHEN | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $214,036 | $21,730 |
| ROBERT WAGMAN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $171,647 | $26,150 |
| SHELLY FREEMAN | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,419 | $16,606 |
| KAROLINA RODRIGUES ZIUKOSKI | DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL- CHIEF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,099 | $28,010 |
| STEFANIE HALPERIN | DIRECTOR OF YIVO ARCHIVES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,033 | $24,338 |
| ALEXANDER WEISER | OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,398 | $5,022 |
| RUTH LEVINE | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IRENE PLETKA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE SLOVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH VEACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD BLANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC RUBIN FROM 0123 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ILYA PRIZEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB MOROWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON RICHMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEO MELAMED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA NEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN FLUMENBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WARREN STERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERYL FRANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 15 W 16TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10011-6301
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROBERT WAGMAN, 15 WEST 16TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10011
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT WAGMAN, CHIEF FINANICAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (212) 294-6130
- Website
- WWW.YIVOINSTITUTE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC
Mission
YIVO'S MISSION IS TO STUDY THE THOUSAND-YEAR HISTORY OF JEWISH LIFE IN EASTERN EUROPE AND RUSSIA IN ALL ITS ASPECTS: LANGUAGE, HISTORY, RELIGION, FOLKWAYS AND MATERIAL CULTURE. YIVO'S ARCHIVE AND LIBRARY PRESERVES A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF MATERIALS ON THIS SUBJECT. YIVO OFFERS CULTURAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING LECTURES, CONCERTS, FILMS, EXHIBITIONS AND SYMPOSIA. YIVO ALSO OFFERS ADULT EDUCATION AND YIDDISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS, SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS.
Program accomplishments
- LIBRARY & ARCHIVES (COLLECTIONS OF JUDAICA) - THE YIVO LIBRARY HOLDS NUMEROUS BOOKS AND PERIODICALS IN TWELVE LANGUAGES. THIS INCLUDES THE UNIQUE VILNA COLLECTION WITH RABBINICAL WORKS FROM AS EARLY AS THE 16TH CENTURY. THE LIBRARY HOLDINGS ARE PARTICULARLY STRONG IN DOCUMENTATION OF JEWISH HISTORY, CULTURE, AND RELIGION IN EASTERN EUROPE; THE HOLOCAUST PERIOD; THE EXPERIENCE OF IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES; ANTI-SEMITISM; AND THE CONTINUING INFLUENCE OF ASHKENAZIC JEWISH CULTURE TODAY.Expenses $1,531,486 · grants $5,000 · revenue $106,134
- EDUCATION & RESEARCH (MAX WEINREICH CENTER) - YIVO'S MAX WEINREICH CENTER FOR ADVANCED JEWISH STUDIES, ESTABLISHED IN 1968, IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATION AND TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH IN THE AREA OF JEWISH LIFE AND CULTURE. NAMED AFTER RENOWNED SCHOLAR AND YIVO FOUNDER MAX WEINREICH, THE CENTER WORKS TO MAKE YIVO'S UNIQUE RESOURCES AND ITS SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE TO UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, TO ENCOURAGE STUDY AND PROMOTE RESEARCH CONCERNING THE LIFE AND CULTURE OF EAST EUROPEAN JEWRY AND RELATED TOPICS, TO MARSHAL THE INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES IN THE FIELD OF SCHOLARSHIP, AND TO ASSIST YOUNG SCHOLARS IN QUALIFYING FOR WORK IN THIS FIELD.Expenses $1,144,380 · grants $46,300 · revenue $477,799
- THE BUND ARCHIVES - THE BUND ARCHIVES PROJECT IS A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT TO CONSERVE, PROCESS, AND DIGITIZE THE 3.5 MILLION PAGES OF JEWISH LABOR AND POLITICAL ARCHIVES THAT WERE DONATED TO YIVO BY THE BUND ARCHIVES IN 1992. THESE MATERIALS ARE FROM EASTERN EUROPE AND AMERICA AND COVER MAJOR POLITICAL, LABOR, AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES. AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE, THESE MATERIALS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE FREE-OF-CHARGE. YIVO ESSENTIALLY BEGAN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT IN 2022.Expenses $1,192,583
- DIGITAL INITIATIVES - INCLUDES THE FUNCTIONS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP WORK PROCESSES TO ENSURE THE FUNCTIONALITY, FLEXIBILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF ALL YIVO WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA. PROJECTS INCLUDE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE ONLINE YIVO ENCYCLOPEDIA AND ONLINE GUIDE TO THE YIVO ARCHIVES AS WELL AS A COMPREHENSIVE REDESIGN OF THE YIVO.ORG WEBSITE.Expenses $95,729
- PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS - SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1925, IN PARALLEL WITH ITS RESEARCH, ARCHIVAL, AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC WORK, THE YIVO INSTITUTE HAS CARRIED OUT AN ACTIVE PROGRAM OF SCHOLARLY PUBLICATION. IN YIVO'S BOOKS, JOURNALS, CATALOGS, NEWSLETTERS, AND BROCHURES, EVERY ASPECT OF THE FIELD OF YIDDISH AND EAST EUROPEAN JEWISH HISTORY AND CULTURE, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER FIELDS OF MODERN JEWISH SCHOLARSHIP, HAS BEEN REPRESENTED: LINGUISTICS, CULTURE AND ECONOMIC HISTORY, FOLKLORE AND ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIAL STUDIES, THEATER HISTORY AND MUSIC, LITERARY HISTORY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.Expenses $569,724
- ONLINE MUSEUM - THE YIVO BRUCE AND FRANCESCA CERNIA SLOVIN ONLINE MUSEUM PROJECT PROVIDES ACCESS WORLDWIDE TO YIVO'S ARCHIVAL AND LIBRARY COLLECTIONS, WHICH ARE MEANINGFUL AND IMPORTANT ARCHIVAL TREASURES INSTRUMENTAL IN PRESERVING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE. THE MUSEUM CONTAINS EXTENSIVE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND PAGES OFB OOKS THAT HAVE BEENDIGITIZED AS PART OF THE EDWARD BLANK YIVO VILNA COLLECTIONS PROJECT TO CREATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE GALLERIES THAT REFLECT THE SPECTRUM OF JEWISH LIFE IN EASTERN EUROPE AND RUSSIA FROM MUSIC, LITERATURE, AND THEATER TO MERCANTILE GUILDS, MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND RABBINIC COURTS; FROM TRADITIONAL WAYS OF LIFE AND THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN TO ZIONISM AND REVOLUTION. THE ONLINE MUSEUM SERVES AS A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM FOR BOTH JEWS AND NON-JEWS, AND ALSO SERVES AS A KEY RESOURCE FOR EUROPEANS WHO SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THEIR OWN COUNTRIES' MULTICULTURAL HISTORIES. THIS PROJECT BEGAN IN THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 WITH THE SUPPORT OF A MAJOR DONOR AND THE ONLINE MUSEUM WAS LAUNCHED AUGUST 2020.Expenses $283,646
- LEARNING AND MEDIA CENTERExpenses $236,225
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 | Not 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
- 13-1641082
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1957
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $39,523,712
- Income (IRS master file)
- $24,289,273
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $13,744,682 | $7,065,266 | $39,523,712 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,978,238 | $6,591,907 | $32,334,838 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $8,956,520 | $5,758,535 | $29,829,329 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 13-1641082).
Questions about YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC
- What is the EIN of YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC is 13-1641082.
- Is YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.
- Are donations to YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH 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 YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ROBERT WAGMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $251,280 (JONATHAN BRENT, EXEC. DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $13,744,682, expenses of $7,065,266 and total assets of $39,523,712 at year end.
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