Nonprofit · EIN 13-3863344
CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10011
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,460,711 | $10,083,207 | -$2,622,496 | $52,194,951 | $1,598,686 | $50,596,265 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $13,554,947 | $9,809,812 | $3,745,135 | $53,074,919 | $808,472 | $52,266,447 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,171,530
- of which government grants
- $711,208
- Program service revenue
- $1,684,553
- Investment income
- $1,243,251
- Net rental income
- $200,533
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $611,342
- Other revenue
- $361,377
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $261,037
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $668,769
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,449,194
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,948,719
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $42,042
- Accounting fees
- $58,739
- Occupancy
- $738,824
- Travel
- $84,937
- Depreciation
- $1,675,348
- Program services (functional)
- $8,053,478
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,131,182
- Fundraising (functional)
- $898,547
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $53,074,919
- Total assets, end of year
- $52,194,951
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,598,686
- Net assets, end of year
- $50,596,265
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $25,713,182
- Publicly traded securities
- $18,269,282
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $27,780,055
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $22,816,210
- Gross receipts
- $17,289,418
- Employees
- 61
- Volunteers
- 61
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIO DANIEL | CEO Officer | 40 | $280,173 | $17,577 |
| GAVRIEL ROSENFELD | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $252,642 | $4,927 |
| DOROTHY KAUFFMAN | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $217,609 | $38,525 |
| MIMI WU | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,979 | $24,123 |
| IAN GRAY | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,233 | $11,716 |
| LOUIS PINZON | DIRECTOR OF IT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,531 | $28,330 |
| HANNAH MALYN | INSTITUTIONAL GIVING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,698 | $1,221 |
| RACHEL MILLER | VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 8/2024) Officer | 40 | $110,626 | $5,802 |
| PETER BALDWIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FRIEDMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD LIEBERMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISHEVA CARLEBACH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER BLAVATNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEONARD BLAVATNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DANGOOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
19 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT EINHORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREW FRACKMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBBIE FREEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL GLASSMAN | DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JESSELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLES KNAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SIDNEY LAPIDUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RACHEL LAUFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RUTH LEVINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONATHAN LEWIS | DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOEL MARCUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID MARWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| IRENE PLETKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARC POLONSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT RIFKIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ABRAHAM SOFAER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER SOROS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELE TOCCI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHELBY WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIO DANIEL | CEO Officer | 40 | $273,342 | $14,135 |
| GAVRIEL ROSENFELD | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $203,139 | $37,355 |
| MIMI WU | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $151,268 | $18,091 |
| DOROTHY KAUFFMAN START 42023 | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,094 | $13,022 |
| RACHEL MILLER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $149,350 | $8,728 |
| LOUIS PINZON | DIRECTOR OF IT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,776 | $31,210 |
| IAN GRAY | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,379 | $10,962 |
| PETER BALDWIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FRIEDMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD LIEBERMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISHEVA CARLEBACH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER BLAVATNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEONARD BLAVATNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DANGOOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL GLASSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JESSELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES KNAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SIDNEY LAPIDUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL LAUFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH LEVINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL MARCUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MARWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IRENE PLETKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT RIFKIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER SOROS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE TOCCI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELBY WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SIMON ZIFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 15 W 16TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10011-6301
- In care of
- % RIO DANIEL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RIO DANIEL, 15 WEST 16TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10011
- Signed the 990
- RIO DANIEL, CEO
- Phone
- (212) 294-8301
- Website
- WWW.CJH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC
Mission
TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE; MAKE AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND FOSTER RESEARCH; AND TO EDUCATE DIVERSE CONSTITUENCIES THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OPENED IN 2000, THE CENTER IS THE COLLABORATIVE HOME OF FIVE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING JEWISH HISTORY: THE AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AMERICAN SEPHARDI FEDERATION, LEO BAECK INSTITUTE, YESHIVA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM, AND YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH. TOGETHER, THE PARTNERS' ARCHIVE, MUSEUM, AND LIBRARY HOLDINGS MAKE UP THE LARGEST REPOSITORY FOR JEWISH HISTORY AND CULTURE HELD OUTSIDE ISRAEL.
Program accomplishments
- BUILDING OPERATIONS: THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY, INC. (THE "CENTER") OWNS AND RUNS A 135,000-SQ-FT FACILITY A BLOCK FROM UNION SQUARE IN NEW YORK CITY, DESIGNED FOR RESEARCH, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AND COLLECTIONS PRESERVATION. IT INCLUDES A BOOKSTORE, AUDITORIUM, READING ROOM, GENEALOGY INSTITUTE, MEETING ROOMS, A SUITE OF ARCHIVAL PRESERVATION LABS, TWO FLOORS OF GALLERIES, SIX FLOORS OF OFFICES, AND TWENTY FLOORS OF STACKS ACROSS TWO BUILDINGS. THE CENTER RUNS ALL ASPECTS OF THE BUILDING, FROM SECURITY, THE HVAC AND BUILDING ENVELOPE CRITICAL FOR COLLECTIONS PRESERVATION TO THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE RELIED UPON BY ALL PARTNERS, VISITORS, AND OUR MANY ONLINE RESEARCHERS.Expenses $3,514,743 · grants $1,500 · revenue $1,562,928
- ARCHIVE AND LIBRARY SERVICES: THE SHARED PUBLIC READING ROOM AND ONLINE CATALOG SYSTEMS ARE THE GATEWAYS TO DISCOVERING THE REMARKABLE COLLECTIONS HOUSED AT THE CENTER. LIBRARIANS ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH ALL INQUIRIES. DIGITAL COLLECTIONS NUMBER OVER 14 MILLION AND SEE 1 MILLION VIEWS ANNUALLY. ARCHIVISTS OPEN NEW COLLECTIONS EVERY DAY, PHOTOGRAPHERS DIGITIZE MATERIALS FOR GLOBAL ONLINE ACCESS, AND CONSERVATORS CAREFULLY PRESERVE FRAGILE ITEMS.Expenses $2,753,411 · grants $3,320 · revenue $41,026
- ACADEMIC AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS: THE CENTER IS A PRIMARY DESTINATION FOR JEWISH HISTORY RESEARCHERS FROM YOUNG STUDENTS TO THE MOST SENIOR SCHOLARS. IT HOSTS A ROBUST ANNUAL COHORT OF SCHOLARS WHO CONDUCT INTENSIVE RESEARCH IN THE ARCHIVES, PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH, AND BENEFIT FROM AN ACTIVE INTELLECTUAL COMMUNITY. THE CENTER HAS HOSTED OVER 150 FELLOWS FROM UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE WHOSE PUBLICATIONS HAVE GONE ON TO WIN AWARDS. PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS, SUCH AS THE ANNE FRANK EXHIBITION, ILLUMINATE JEWISH HISTORY AND CULTURE FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES. THROUGH PRIVATE EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS, PRIMARILY WITH NONPROFIT JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS, THE CENTER BROADENS ITS REACH AND IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY.Expenses $1,785,324 · grants $256,217 · revenue $80,599
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
- 13-3863344
- 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
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A23)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $52,194,951
- Income (IRS master file)
- $17,289,418
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,460,711 | $10,083,207 | $52,194,951 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $13,554,947 | $9,809,812 | $53,074,919 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $7,884,174 | $9,375,771 | $47,263,677 | 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 13-3863344).
Questions about CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC is 13-3863344.
- Is CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY 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 CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY 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 CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY 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 CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RIO DANIEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 34 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $280,173 (RIO DANIEL, CEO).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $7,460,711, expenses of $10,083,207 and total assets of $52,194,951 at year end.
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