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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LILLIAN & ALBERT SMALL CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,845,409
Total expenses
$4,643,007
Contributions and grants received
$2,075,672
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$252,831
Investment income
$547,109
Other revenue
-$30,203
Total assets, end of year
$40,840,753
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,527,108
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$32,313,645
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,376,468
Management and general expenses
$863,039
Fundraising expenses
$403,500
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,376,468

Program services were 72.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $221,251

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $402,576

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $121,796

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,330,049

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $14,252

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Educational & Programs

    total $252,831 · related or exempt $252,831

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $341,248 · excluded $341,248

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $904,720

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $698,859

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $205,861

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $205,861 · excluded $205,861

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $98,776

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $402,576

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $128,979

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$30,203 · excluded -$30,203

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $248,644 · program services $171,596 · management and general $41,611 · fundraising $35,437

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $922,614 · program services $636,721 · management and general $154,402 · fundraising $131,491

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $21,901 · program services $15,115 · management and general $3,665 · fundraising $3,121

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $77,810 · program services $53,699 · management and general $13,022 · fundraising $11,089

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $96,903 · program services $66,875 · management and general $16,217 · fundraising $13,811

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $273,683 · management and general $273,683

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $150 · management and general $150

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $406,676 · program services $328,022 · management and general $19,214 · fundraising $59,440

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $123,759 · program services $108,079 · management and general $7,330 · fundraising $8,350

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $289,346 · program services $207,639 · management and general $24,993 · fundraising $56,714

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $827,283 · program services $711,116 · management and general $111,407 · fundraising $4,760

  • 17 · Travel

    total $37,752 · program services $26,525 · management and general $6,329 · fundraising $4,898

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $231,158 · program services $192,725 · management and general $4,927 · fundraising $33,506

  • 20 · Interest

    total $206,122 · program services $142,251 · management and general $34,494 · fundraising $29,377

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $778,732 · program services $676,380 · management and general $98,229 · fundraising $4,123

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $55,779 · program services $39,725 · management and general $8,671 · fundraising $7,383

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bad Debt

    total $44,695 · management and general $44,695

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $8,513,207 · end of year $8,052,233

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $331,704 · end of year $218,449

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,934,659 · end of year $854,642

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $113,921 · end of year $30,185

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $138,625 · end of year $93,848

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $29,962,183

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,176,734

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $28,710,738 · end of year $28,785,449

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,483,526 · end of year $2,805,947

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $783,299 · end of year $393,961

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $148,800 · end of year $101,161

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $8,340,910 · end of year $8,031,986

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $28,281,873 · end of year $28,710,359

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,671,498 · end of year $3,603,286

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

See Schedule O.

  • Museum Collections & Exhibitions: In 2024 the Museum continued to explore Jewish culture and civic engagement in the Nations capital. It expanded its archival collections significantly, which currently includes 1,566 objects, 40,000 photographs, and over 1,000 linear feet of archival material, by connecting with community members and collecting artifacts, photographs, and documents, preserving them for posterity and broadening the stories the Museum can tell about the Washington Jewish experience. The museum presented two traveling exhibitions, Ill Have What Shes Having: The Jewish Deli and JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience, which our curators enhanced with stories and artifacts from the Washington region. Nearly 23,000 visitors explored the Museum in 2024.

    Expenses $2,135,885

  • Public & Educational Programs: We engage Jewish and non-Jewish adults, families, schools, and students in programs and events throughout the region, including tours, panel discussions, school visits, community-building events, lectures, and workshops. In 2024, we have hosted nearly 900 students on school tours and more than 6,800 individuals for programs and events.

    Expenses $838,400 · Revenue $252,831

  • Communications: We continue to increase communication about the core and special exhibitions, public and educational programming at the Museum, and digital educational resources available on our website.

    Expenses $402,183

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ivy Barsky

    Executive Director until 62424

    Total calculated
    $192,120
    From this org
    $183,106
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,014
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us · ignoring case and punctuation

    Base
    $141,439
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $41,667
    Deferred
    $7,184
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,830
    Filer's total
    $192,120
  • Malki Karkowski

    Chief Advancement Officer

    Total calculated
    $174,312
    From this org
    $170,925
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,387
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us · ignoring case and punctuation

    Base
    $150,925
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,375
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12
    Filer's total
    $174,312
  • Bea Gurwitz

    Executive Director as of 92324

    Total calculated
    $65,538
    From this org
    $65,538
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Stuart Youngentob

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Alexandra Horowitz

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Sherry Bindeman Kahn

    At-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Christopher Wolf

    At-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Andrew R Ammerman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Nancy Robinson Breuer

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Diane Lipton Dennis

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Albert H Small Jr

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Yolanda Sacage-Narva

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Melissa Hausfeld

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Esther Foer

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Marlene Singer

    At-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Stuart Zuckerman

    Immediate Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Nancy Alper

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Gerald Bass

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Stacy Burdett

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Dorothy Canter

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ricki Gerger

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ernest Marcus

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Howard Morse

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Lawrence Neff

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jules Polonetsky

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Lauren Racoosin

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Lisa Reiner

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Dee Sanae

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • David Silver

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Pat Silverman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Diane Wattenberg

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Tracy Kalik

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Diane Webber

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jeffery Yablon

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Listed persons compensation information (Part I, line 4)
Severance Pay for former Executive Director, Ivy Barsky of $41,667

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
20 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523009349300232

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