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Nonprofit · EIN 46-0503824

HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA

Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90036

Financials

$16M$6.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$16,029,822$6,410,064$9,619,758$65,807,001$3,062,135$62,744,866
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$15,667,152
of which government grants
$1,435,996
Membership dues
$37,150
Program service revenue
$79,656
Investment income
$541,871
Net gain from sales of assets
$313,944
Net income from fundraising events
-$283,155
Net income from sales of inventory
$6,732
Other revenue
-$258,857

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$240,126
Other salaries and wages
$1,995,429
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,619,977
Professional fundraising fees
$326,659
Legal fees
$750
Accounting fees
$148,668
Occupancy
$736,250
Travel
$236,069
Depreciation
$571,542
Program services (functional)
$4,763,858
Management and general (functional)
$597,713
Fundraising (functional)
$1,048,493

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$55,899,634
Total assets, end of year
$65,807,001
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,062,135
Net assets, end of year
$62,744,866
Land, buildings and equipment
$28,856,038
Publicly traded securities
$19,525,695
Net assets without donor restrictions
$35,789,059
Net assets with donor restrictions
$26,955,807
Gross receipts
$30,511,252
Employees
34
Volunteers
110
Year formed
2002
State of legal domicile
CA

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
BETH KEANCEO
Officer
40$240,006$119
LISA BARNETCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$169,887$11,566
JORDANNA GESSLERCHIEF IMPACT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$147,979$11,566
JEN MAXCYCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$114,965$11,564
VICTORIA LONBERGDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$113,583$11,566
GUY LIPABOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
ANDREA CAYTONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
PATSY PALMERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
YANIV TEPPERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
PAULETTE NESSIMSECRETARY - LEFT 5/29/24
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JAMIE ROSENBLOODTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JUDY COHENSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
HAGY BELZBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
PETER BESTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KELLY GOLDBERGDIRECTOR - LEFT 9/30/24
Trustee or director
5$0$0
14 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MELINDA GOLDRICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
STEPHEN GRYNBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KEN KAHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
MARCIA LEVENSONDIRECTOR - LEFT 9/27/24
Trustee or director
5$0
LARRY NEUBERGDIRECTOR - LEFT 4/1/24
Trustee or director
5$0
GALIT PRINCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
DAN SCHNURDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
LORA SILVERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0
JOANIE SANDERS-WELLISCHDIRECTOR - LEFT 8/10/24
Trustee or director
5$0
DAVID WIENERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
SHERYL WIENERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ANA GUERRERODIRECTOR - JOINED 4/29/24
Trustee or director
5$0
HEATHER KARATZDIRECTOR - JOINED 4/29/24
Trustee or director
5$0
SANDY KANENGISERDIRECTOR - JOINED 10/18/24
Trustee or director
5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
100 THE GROVE DR, LOS ANGELES, CA 90036-6200
In care of
% RACHEL L JAGODA
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BETH KEAN, 100 THE GROVE DRIVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90036
Signed the 990
BETH KEAN, CEO
Phone
(323) 651-3322
Return prepared by
GREEN HASSON & JANKS LLP

Mission

HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA (HMLA) TEACHES THE CRITICAL LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST AND THEIR CONTINUED RELEVANCE TODAY, BUILDING EMPATHY, AND EMPOWERING STUDENTS AND VISITORS TO SPEAK OUT AND STAND UP AGAINST ANTISEMITISM, BIGOTRY, AND HATRED.FOUNDED IN 1961, HMLA IS THE FIRST SURVIVOR-FOUNDED AND OLDEST HOLOCAUST MUSEUM IN THE UNITED STATES AND HOME TO THE WEST COAST'S LARGEST COLLECTION OF HOLOCAUST-ERA ARTIFACTS AND TESTIMONIES.HMLA ACTIVATES ITS UNIQUE COLLECTION THROUGH ENGAGING TOURS, EXHIBITS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND INTERGENERATIONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, REACHING AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE.HMLA IS FREE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND YOUTH 17 AND YOUNGER AND COVER BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR TITLE 1 SCHOOLS. THE MUSEUM IS OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • PUBLIC VISITORS: THE MUSEUM'S CORE EXHIBIT, WHICH IS ARTIFACT RICH AND LAID OUT CHRONOLOGICALLY ACROSS EIGHT GALLERIES, PLACING THE EVENTS OF THE HOLOCAUST WITHIN A HISTORICAL AND SOCIALLY RELEVANT CONTEXT THAT ENABLES PUBLIC VISITORS TO HAVE A CUMULATIVE EXPERIENCE OVER TIME. PUBLIC VISITORS ARE WELCOMED AT THE MUSEUM 360 DAYS A YEAR. PUBLIC VISITORS: 26,847THE MUSEUM HOSTS PUBLIC PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING TALKS, CONCERTS, FILM SCREENINGS, STAGED READINGS, HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR TALKS, AND EXHIBITION OPENINGS. PUBLIC PROGRAMS SEEKS TO ENGAGE AUDIENCES IN THE SOCIAL RELEVANCE OF THE HOLOCAUST, INSPIRE HOPE, EMPATHY, AND UNDERSTANDING, AND BUILD COMMUNITY AIMED AT CREATING A MORE HUMANE WORLD. PUBLIC PROGRAMS: 3,036 STUDENT TOURS DOCENT LED TOURS ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND INVITE STUDENTS IN GRADES 4-12 TO EXPLORE PRIMARY SOURCES, ENCOUNTER AND ANALYZE HISTORY, AND PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERGENERATIONAL CONVERSATION WITH A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, WHO SHARES THEIR COMPELLING TESTIMONY WITH THE STUDENTS AND DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL HISTORY, RESILIENCY, AND TREATING PEOPLE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. MOST OF THE VOLUNTEER DOCENTS ARE PAST RETIREMENT AGE, OFFERING CONTINUED GENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS TO FORM AND DEVELOP. MANY PARTICIPATING STUDENTS ATTEND AREA TITLE I SCHOOLS, MANY OF WHICH ARE ASSISTED IN TRAVELING TO AND FROM THE MUSEUM WITH BUS TRANSPORTATION GRANTS TO COVER EXPENSES SUCH AS DRIVERS, BUS RENTALS, AND FUEL.STUDENTS SERVED: 90,997SCHOOLS SERVED: 321TRANSPORTATION GRANTS AWARDED: 39TRANSPORTATION GRANT STUDENTS: 2,949TITLE I SCHOOLS: 157TITLE I STUDENTS: 11,045
    Expenses $4,763,858 · revenue $86,388

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
46-0503824
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
2002
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$65,807,001
Income (IRS master file)
$30,511,252

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$12,012,803$5,358,591$55,899,634IRS
990December 2022$17,881,187$4,126,509$47,725,203IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA

What is the EIN of HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA is 46-0503824.
Is HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
Are donations to HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA 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 HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA 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 HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA 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 HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BETH KEAN.
Who are the officers and directors of HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 29 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $240,006 (BETH KEAN, CEO).
How much revenue does HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $16,029,822, expenses of $6,410,064 and total assets of $65,807,001 at year end.

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