Nonprofit · EIN 13-3737760
JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10010
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,157,102 | $1,887,827 | $269,275 | $6,316,224 | $2,057,699 | $4,258,525 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,742,387 | $1,294,341 | $448,046 | $4,285,619 | $471,297 | $3,814,322 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,408,751 | $1,043,791 | $364,960 | $3,161,025 | $4,299 | $3,156,726 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,416,054
- of which government grants
- $10,000
- Program service revenue
- $571,130
- Investment income
- $169,918
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $339,500
- Other salaries and wages
- $424,661
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $863,099
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $19,200
- Occupancy
- $73,699
- Travel
- $28,035
- Depreciation
- $3,086
- Program services (functional)
- $1,404,844
- Management and general (functional)
- $295,675
- Fundraising (functional)
- $187,308
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,285,619
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,316,224
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,057,699
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,258,525
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $28,508
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,242,003
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,940,125
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $318,400
- Gross receipts
- $2,267,518
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 32
- Year formed
- 1993
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAOMI FIRESTONE-TEETER | CEO Officer | 40 | $180,000 | $0 |
| MARC ROTHSTEIN | COO Officer | 40 | $149,301 | $5,333 |
| JULIE BARER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN BERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISA SPUNGEN BILDNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY BROWN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA CHOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DAROFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PERRY DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDITH EVERETT | PRESIDENT EMERITA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EVAN FARBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCI GLAZER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOY GREENBERG | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL JEYDEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN KADISH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL KADISH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOY LEVITT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STACEY LEVY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBBY MILLER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ETTA ZIMMERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANA RAUCHER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOSH ROLNICK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BECKY SCHAMIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA STERLING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LILIAN STERN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALEX TROY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBBIE TURVEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREN WEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JANE WEITZMAN | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LENORE J WEITZMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARMEL KRAUSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDITH LIEBERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AA STEINBERGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAOMI FIRESTONE-TEETER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $170,000 |
| ELISA SPUNGEN BILDNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALAN KADISH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DANA RAUCHER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEBBY MILLER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOSH ROLNICK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOY GREENBERG | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LENORE WEITZMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LILIAN STERN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TRACY BROWN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ABE A STEINBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALAN SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALEX TROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALTIE KARPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREA MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BECKY SCHAMIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARMEL KRAUSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL JEYDEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBBIE TURVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EDITH EVERETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ETTA ZIMMERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JANE WEITZMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSICA CHOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH TELUSHKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOY LEVITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDITH LIEBERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIE BARER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN BERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREN WEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA STERLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RACHEL KADISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STACEY LEVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DAROFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAOMI FIRESTONE-TEETER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $135,000 |
| ELISA SPUNGEN BILDNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALAN KADISH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DANA RAUCHER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEBBY MILLER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOSH ROLNICK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOY GREENBERG | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LENORE WEITZMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LILIAN STERN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TRACY BROWN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ABE A STEINBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALAN WIENER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALEX TROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALTIE KARPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREA MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BLU GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARMEL KRAUSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL JEYDEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID BEHRMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EDITH EVERETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ETTA ZIMMERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JANE WEITZMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH TELUSHKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOY LEVITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDITH LIEBERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA STERLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RACHEL KADISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STACEY LEVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DAROFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YONNI WATTENMAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1123 BROADWAY STE 817, NEW YORK, NY 10010-2050
- In care of
- % MARKS PANETH & SHRON LLP
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- NAOMI FIRESTONE-TEETER, 1123 BROADWAY 817, NEW YORK, NY 10010
- Signed the 990
- NAOMI FIRESTONE-TEETER, CEO
- Phone
- (212) 201-2920
- Return prepared by
- CERINI & ASSOCIATES LLP
Mission
JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL CELEBRATES AND CHAMPIONS BOOKS THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSITY AND RICHNESS OF JEWISH EXPERIENCE. BY CONNECTING READERS, AUTHORS, AND ALL WHO VALUE LITERATURE, WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ESSENTIAL CONVERSATIONS AND VIBRANT ENGAGEMENT WITH JEWISH LIFE AND COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- THROUGH ITS MANY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, THE ORGANIZATION INTERACTS WITH THE FULL RANGE OF PEOPLE WHO ENGAGE WITH BOOKS SUCH AS AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS, COMMUNITY EVENT ORGANIZERS, LIBRARIANS, AND READERS. THE DIVERSITY AND SCOPE OF THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO REACH ALL DEMOGRAPHICS AND DENOMINATIONS, ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE, ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND INTERNATIONALLY.Expenses $1,404,844 · revenue $571,130
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
- 13-3737760
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A76Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,316,224
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,267,518
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,157,102 | $1,887,827 | $6,316,224 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,742,387 | $1,294,341 | $4,285,619 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,408,751 | $1,043,791 | $3,161,025 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,313,019 | $990,716 | $2,613,093 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 13-3737760).
Questions about JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL
- What is the EIN of JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL is 13-3737760.
- Is JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL 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 JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL 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 JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL 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 JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names NAOMI FIRESTONE-TEETER.
- Who are the officers and directors of JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 33 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $180,000 (NAOMI FIRESTONE-TEETER, CEO).
- How much revenue does JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,157,102, expenses of $1,887,827 and total assets of $6,316,224 at year end.
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