Nonprofit · EIN 46-1411164
AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10018
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,721,787 | $2,348,661 | $1,373,126 | $3,468,888 | $808,176 | $2,660,712 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,303,408 | $1,476,579 | -$173,171 | $1,534,130 | $246,544 | $1,287,586 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,693,323
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $28,464
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,300,290
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $452,308
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $485,751
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,582
- Accounting fees
- $97,500
- Occupancy
- $61,631
- Travel
- $200,844
- Depreciation
- $358
- Program services (functional)
- $1,798,129
- Management and general (functional)
- $297,423
- Fundraising (functional)
- $253,109
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,534,130
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,468,888
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $808,176
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,660,712
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $627
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $264,859
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,395,853
- Gross receipts
- $3,721,787
- Employees
- 2
- Year formed
- 2012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA ZALEWSKA | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $352,000 |
| RONALD S LAUDER | CHAIR OF BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ANDREA CAYTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL CITRON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRY KRAKOWSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE FINKELSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL BECKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN E KARLINSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLIFFORD BRANDEIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW INTRATER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOWARD UNGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEWIS GANTMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE SCALISI | Vice President Officer | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA ZALEWSKA | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $263,333 |
| RONALD S LAUDER | CHAIR OF BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ANDREA CAYTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL CITRON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRY KRAKOWSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE FINKELSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL BECKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN E KARLINSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLIFFORD BRANDEIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW INTRATER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOWARD UNGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEWIS GANTMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE SCALISI | Vice President Officer | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 483 TENTH AVENUE 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10018-1118
- In care of
- % BEATA SCHULMAN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 733 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10021
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARIA ZALEWSKA, 483 TENTH AVENUE SUITE 425, NEW YORK, NY 10018
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- JAKUB BIERNACKI, 733 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10021
- Signed the 990
- MARIA ZALEWSKA, Executive Director
- Phone
- (212) 335-0455
- Website
- WWW.PRESERVEAUSCHWITZ.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ODonoghue & Lamb CPAs PLLC
Mission
AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF THE GROUNDS & REMNANTS OF THE FORMER CONCENTRATION CAMP KL AUSCHWITZ I AND II BIRKENAU.
Program accomplishments
- U.S. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES - THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS THE AUSCHWITZ BIRKENAU STATE MUSEUM (THE "MUSEUM") BY ORGANIZING EXHIBITS IN THE UNITED STATES AND HELPS WITH ESTBLISHING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE MUSEUM AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ORGANIZATION ORGANIZES LECTURES AND EVENTS ABOUT AUSCHWITZ AND THE HOLOCAUST.Expenses $1,626,527 · grants $1,300,290
- OTHER PROGRAMS - THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS THE VISITOR'S CENTER AT THE AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL AND ALSO PROMOTES STORIES OF THE SURVIVORS AS PART OF THEIR LEGACY PROGRAM.Expenses $104,746
- THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE PRESERVATION OF THE GROUNDS AND REMNANTS OF THE FORMER CONCENTRATION CAMP KL AUSCHWITZ I AND AUSCHWITZ II BIRKENAU CONCENTRATION CAMP, SUPERVISED BY THE AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU STATE MUSEUM IN OSWIECIM, POLAND. THE ORGANIZATION ORGANIZES ACTIVITIES SUCH AS LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS, WHICH RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE PRESERVATION OF THE AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL SITE IN POLAND.Expenses $66,856
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
- 46-1411164
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,468,888
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,721,787
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,721,787 | $2,348,661 | $3,468,888 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,303,408 | $1,476,579 | $1,534,130 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,333,860 | $1,343,367 | $1,541,764 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: JAKUB BIERNACKI | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 46-1411164).
Questions about AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION is 46-1411164.
- Is AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION 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 AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION 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 AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION 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 AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARIA ZALEWSKA.
- Who are the officers and directors of AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $352,000 (MARIA ZALEWSKA, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,721,787, expenses of $2,348,661 and total assets of $3,468,888 at year end.
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