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Nonprofit · EIN 23-7182582

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10017

Financials

$13.1M$31M2023$15.9M$20.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$15,949,858$20,890,526-$4,940,668$158,573,934$2,796,441$155,777,493
December 31, 2023990$13,075,007$31,002,474-$17,927,467$156,329,007$5,426,081$150,902,926
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$11,837,120
Membership dues
$87,500
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,819,272
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,435,492
Net income from fundraising events
-$706,534
Other revenue
-$706,534

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$18,438,190
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$335,483
Other salaries and wages
$399,756
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$881,142
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$35,525
Occupancy
$374,457
Travel
$83,921
Depreciation
$1,698
Program services (functional)
$18,950,639
Management and general (functional)
$795,245
Fundraising (functional)
$1,144,642

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$156,329,007
Total assets, end of year
$158,573,934
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,796,441
Net assets, end of year
$155,777,493
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,259
Publicly traded securities
$122,233,921
Net assets without donor restrictions
$17,551,125
Net assets with donor restrictions
$138,226,368
Gross receipts
$29,984,598
Employees
4
Volunteers
90
Year formed
1972
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LEAH SIEGELEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$282,213$53,270
KELLY CALANNIDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$169,410$36,022
GINETTE JEAN-BAPTISTEDATABASE MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$152,884$37,117
JILL BERNSTEINPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0$0
STACEY BRONFMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
HOPE WARSCHAWFIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
GERI POLLACKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BARBARA ROTHSCHILDASSISTANT SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WILLIAM EHRLICHCHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMIT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RICHARD S LANEASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PHYLLIS MACKVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SUSAN MARKVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RENEE BELFERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JUDY STEINHARDTCO-CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
STEPHEN S LASHCO-CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
69 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MAUREEN COGANCO-CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
BARBARA LANEHONORARY PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0
NINAH LYNNEHONORARY PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANN AMESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARC BENDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
JAY BERNSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIE BERNSTEIN RESIGNED 0524DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANTHONY MENDEL BEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RITA MAYO BRONFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELLEN H BLOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
IRIS CANTORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STEVEN CHERNYSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY CHETRITDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
A STEVEN CROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CLAUDIA DAVIDOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DEBORAH GOODMAN DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BARBARA DEANEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LISA DENNISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANNE FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
WENDY FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SHIRLEY FITERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
SARA FRIEDLANDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SARA ARONSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NOHRA HAIMEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SANFORD R HELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARLENE HERRINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RENA HOFFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LISA KAUFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALICE LAINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NAHUM LAINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY LAINERASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JO CAROLE LAUDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ARNOLD LEHMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOAN C LESSINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDA LINDENBAUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LINDA MACKLOWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TOBIAS MEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LAUREN K MERKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
MARLA MICHAELSASSISTANT SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHERYL MINIKESVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
HANNO D MOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HELEN NASHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSHUA NASH RESIGNED 1024DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN C NOVOGROD RESIGNED 0524DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAMELA PANTZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARTIN PERETZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LOUIS M PERLMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MIMI PERLMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ELEANOR HEYMAN PROPPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
INGEBORG RENNERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
JUDY RESNICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
DR RIVA ARIELLA RITVO-SLIFKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TARA ROSENBLUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROBIN HARRISON KAPLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT NUSSBAUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL SACHSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOAN C SAFIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIAN SCHEUER SOFAERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GARY B SOKOLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BONNIE STERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DANIEL SUNDHEIMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
LIZ SWIGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
ALICE M TISCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
MERRYL TISCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
ROBBI TOLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JEANE UNGERLEIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MEREDITH VERONADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ORNA STERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LOIS MAZER ZELMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 89 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LEAH SIEGELEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$268,374$29,990
KELLY CALANNIDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$154,925$52,611
GINETTE JEAN-BAPTISTEDATABASE MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$140,286$47,208
JEFF WALLACECONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$105,285$40,350
JILL BERNSTEINPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0$0
STACEY BRONFMANFIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
HOPE WARSCHAWVICE PRESDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
GERI POLLACKVICE PRESDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
BARBARA ROTHSCHILDVICE PRESDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WILLIAM EHRLICHVICE PRESDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RICHARD S LANETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MICHAEL STEINHARDTHONORARY CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
PHYLLIS MACKSECRETARY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN MARKASSISTANT SECRETARY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RENEE BELFERCHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMIT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUDY STEINHARDTCO-CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEPHEN S LASHCO-CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARION NAGGARCO-CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MAUREEN COGANCO-CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL
Trustee or director
6$0$0
BARBARA LANEHONORARY PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RONNIE HEYMANHONORARY PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
NINAH LYNNEHONORARY PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ANN AMESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARC BENDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JAY BERNSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE BERNSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ANTHONY MENDEL BEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RITA MAYO BRONFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN H BLOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
IRIS CANTORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEVEN CHERNYSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
NANCY CHETRITDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
A STEVEN CROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CLAUDIA DAVIDOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DEBORAH GOODMAN DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA DEANEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LISA DENNISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ANNE FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WENDY FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SHIRLEY FITERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ELLEN STERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
HANA GREENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
NOHRA HAIMEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SANFORD R HELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARLENE HERRINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RENA HOFFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LISA KAUFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALICE LAINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
NAHUM LAINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY LAINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JO CAROLE LAUDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ARNOLD LEHMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOAN C LESSINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LINDA LINDENBAUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LINDA MACKLOWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TOBIAS MEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LAUREN K MERKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARLA MICHAELSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHERYL MINIKESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HANNO D MOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
HELEN NASHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOSHUA NASHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN C NOVOGRODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAMELA PANTZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARTIN PERETZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LOUIS M PERLMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MIMI PERLMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ELEANOR HEYMAN PROPPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
INGEBORG RENNERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JUDY RESNICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DR RIVA ARIELLA RITVO-SLIFKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TARA ROSENBLUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALLISON RUBLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MITCHELL E RUDINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL SACHSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOAN C SAFIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHELLA SAFRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARIAN SCHEUER SOFAERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GARY B SOKOLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BONNIE STERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DANIEL SUNDHEIMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LIZ SWIGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALICE M TISCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MERRYL TISCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROBBI TOLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JEANE UNGERLEIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MEREDITH VERONADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ORNA AMIR WOLENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LOIS MAZER ZELMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
545 5TH AVE RM 920, NEW YORK, NY 10017-3637
In care of
% ARLENE BODNERCFO
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LEAH SIEGEL, 545 5TH AVENUE SUITE 920, NEW YORK, NY 10017
Signed the 990
LEAH SIEGEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(212) 997-5611
Return prepared by
TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLP

Mission

FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE LIBERAL ARTS AND OBTAIN ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY FOR THE ISRAEL MUSEUM , OBTAIN GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AND MAKE GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ISRAEL MUSEUM.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM SUPPORTS APPROVED PROJECTS AT THE ISRAEL MUSEUM, JERUSALEM. THE THREE MAIN AREAS OF SUPPORT ARE THE FINE ARTS, ARCHAEOLOGY, AND THE YOUTH WING. SUPPORT INCLUDES GIFTS OF ART, FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, AND FUNDING FOR PROGRAMMING ACROSS THE MUSEUM'S MANY DEPARTMENTS. PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE THINGS RANGING FROM THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL KITE FLYING FESTIVAL TO MUSIC IN THE GALLERIES OR SCULPTURE GARDEN. YOUTH WING PROGRAMS INCLUDE A TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM, A HIGH SCHOOL MATRICULATION PROGRAM, PROGRAMS BRINGING JEWISH AND ARAB YOUTH TOGETHER, PROGRAMS FOR AT RISK TEENS, PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND MUCH MORE. ANNUAL SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED TO SUBSIDIZE MUSEUM ADMISSION FOR STUDENTS AND SOLDIERS. ADDITIONALLY, SINCE OCTOBER 2023 PROGRAM SUPPORT HAS INCLUDED OUTREACH ART PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED ISRAELIS AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA AS A RESULT OF THE WAR.
    Expenses $18,950,639 · grants $18,438,190

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-7182582
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
1972
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$158,573,934
Income (IRS master file)
$29,984,598

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$15,949,858$20,890,526$158,573,934XML
990December 2023$13,075,007$31,002,474$156,329,007XML
990December 2022$15,386,192$50,823,753$157,461,798IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 23-7182582).

Questions about AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM

What is the EIN of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM is 23-7182582.
Is AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
Are donations to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM 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 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM 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 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM 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 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LEAH SIEGEL.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 84 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $282,213 (LEAH SIEGEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $15,949,858, expenses of $20,890,526 and total assets of $158,573,934 at year end.

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