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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,046,898
Total expenses
$18,341,659
Contributions and grants received
$13,664,422
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$453,277
Investment income
$576,077
Other revenue
$1,353,122
Total assets, end of year
$49,243,119
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,070,731
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$47,172,388
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,004,609
Management and general expenses
$2,778,499
Fundraising expenses
$2,558,551
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,004,609

Program services were 70.9% 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

    $478,297

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $438,248

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,537,984

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,209,893

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $330

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $280,268 · related or exempt $280,268

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $173,009 · related or exempt $173,009

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $253,163 · excluded $253,163

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $679,799

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $679,799

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $679,799 · excluded $679,799

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,073,464

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

    securities $3,750,550

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $322,914

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $322,914 · excluded $322,914

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $727,758

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

    $438,248

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $178,216

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $549,542 · excluded $549,542

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $67,135

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $101,307

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$34,172 · excluded -$34,172

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $155,132 · related or exempt $155,132

  • 11b · Other revenue: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPL

    total $2,821 · excluded $2,821

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $157,953

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,898,874 · program services $1,257,718 · management and general $157,166 · fundraising $483,990

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,081,743 · program services $2,041,375 · management and general $234,892 · fundraising $805,476

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $116,470 · program services $75,885 · management and general $11,101 · fundraising $29,484

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,065,372 · program services $694,129 · management and general $101,545 · fundraising $269,698

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $20,718 · program services $13,498 · management and general $1,975 · fundraising $5,245

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $548,848 · program services $344,830 · management and general $158,302 · fundraising $45,716

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $148,310 · program services $93,180 · management and general $42,777 · fundraising $12,353

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $60,000 · management and general $60,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $50,379 · fundraising $50,379

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $318,394 · program services $316,520 · management and general $179 · fundraising $1,695

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $143,364 · program services $84,842 · management and general $17,457 · fundraising $41,065

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $44,660 · program services $26,514 · management and general $3,013 · fundraising $15,133

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $154,125 · program services $148,159 · management and general $3,003 · fundraising $2,963

  • 17 · Travel

    total $56,844 · program services $22,573 · management and general $1,056 · fundraising $33,215

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $386,917 · program services $150,765 · management and general $7,274 · fundraising $228,878

  • 20 · Interest

    total $225,511 · program services $68,276 · management and general $139,641 · fundraising $17,594

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,376,210 · program services $3,188,492 · management and general $93,859 · fundraising $93,859

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $369,902 · program services $19,720 · management and general $350,182

  • 24a · Other expenses: BUILDING SERVICES

    total $1,182,307 · program services $744,853 · management and general $342,869 · fundraising $94,585

  • 24b · Other expenses: SECURITY

    total $884,673 · program services $557,344 · management and general $256,555 · fundraising $70,774

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONSULTANTS EXPENSE

    total $868,220 · program services $546,978 · management and general $251,784 · fundraising $69,458

  • 24d · Other expenses: RECORD ACQUISITION AND

    total $680,821 · program services $428,917 · management and general $197,438 · fundraising $54,466

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,658,997 · program services $2,180,041 · management and general $346,431 · fundraising $132,525

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $550 · end of year $3,342

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $716,304 · end of year $462,634

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,063,843 · end of year $1,220,334

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,330,452 · end of year $265,455

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $99,981 · end of year $50,257

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $212,617

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

    $87,717,663

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

    $46,374,527

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $41,572,747 · end of year $41,343,136

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,871,739 · end of year $5,685,344

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,395,912 · end of year $1,845,267

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $101,287

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $49,708 · end of year $124,177

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $42,934,625 · end of year $42,992,066

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,275,371 · end of year $4,180,322

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE - A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST IS NEW YORK'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY TO NEVER FORGET. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MUSEUM SERVES AS NEW YORK'S HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM. SEE SCHEDULE O.

  • COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS: THE COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS DEPARTMENT ACQUIRES, PRESERVES AND MAINTAINS RARE ARTIFACTS, DOCUMENTS, AND MATERIALS THAT NOT ONLY TELL THE STORY OF THE HOLOCAUST BUT ALSO PREVENT OTHERS FROM FALSIFYING ITS SCOPE, MAGNITUDE, AND SIGNIFICANCE; MONITORS THE FACILITIES TO HELP PRESERVE HISTORICAL MATERIALS; AND RESEARCHES AND DEVELOPS EXHIBITIONS. THE DEPARTMENT COORDINATES ALL LOGISTICS AND PLANNING FOR THE MUSEUM'S OWN TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS AS WELL AS THOSE THAT TRAVEL FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

    Expenses $6,783,383 · Revenue $608,409

  • EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: THE MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE HAS HELPED TO EDUCATE NEARLY 1,000,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH CURRICULA, TOURS, CLASSROOM MATERIALS, AND ONLINE EXHIBITIONS. THE MUSEUM OFFERS PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS WHO TEACH ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST ANDMODERN JEWISH HISTORY IN SUPPORT OF STUDENTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 12. EACH YEAR, TENS OF THOUSANDS STUDENTS FROM PUBLIC AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ARE WELCOMED TO THE MUSEUM.

    Expenses $5,142,889

  • JEWISHGEN: JEWISHGEN SERVES AS THE GLOBAL HOME FOR JEWISH GENEALOGY. FEATURING UNPARALLELED ACCESS TO MILLIONS OF RECORDS, IT OFFERS UNIQUE SEARCH TOOLS, HISTORICAL AND CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIVES OF OUR ANCESTORS, EDUCATIONAL CLASSES AND INITIATIVES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCHERS TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS WHO SHARE SIMILAR INTERESTS.

    Expenses $1,078,337

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bruce C Ratner

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Peter S Kalikow

    FIRST VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Stephen E Kaufman

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • George Klein

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Manfred Ohrenstein

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ann Oster

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ingeborg Rennert

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Regina Skyer

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeffrey E Tabak

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Simon Bergson

    TRUSTEE (ENDED 6/27/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Howard J Butnick

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ulrika Citron

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marian Klein Feldt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nancy Fisher

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Linda Goldman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Matthew Goldstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Patti Askwith Kenner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rita G Lerner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julianna Margulies

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert P Morgenthau

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Irving Paler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Edward Rabinowitz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stacey Saiontz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Larry A Silverstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jane Oster Sinisi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michele Cohn Tocci

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Ruth Westheimer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gary Zwerling

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amy Feilbogen

    TRUSTEE (AS OF 3/12/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Debbie Zuckerman

    TRUSTEE (AS OF 6/27/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jack Kliger

    CEO & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $374,633
    From this org
    $363,721
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,912
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $323,721
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,912
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $374,633
  • Elyse Buxbaum

    COO

    Total calculated
    $353,630
    From this org
    $324,431
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,199
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $304,431
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,199
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $353,630
  • Joshua Mack

    VP OF MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $207,219
    From this org
    $163,106
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,113
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,106
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,508
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,605
    Filer's total
    $207,219
  • Elizabeth Edelstein

    VP OF EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $182,419
    From this org
    $142,328
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,091
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,328
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,091
    Filer's total
    $182,419
  • Margaret M Radd

    VP COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBTIONS

    Total calculated
    $145,603
    From this org
    $122,797
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,806
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rachel Z Costanzo

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING

    Total calculated
    $147,419
    From this org
    $117,975
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,444
    Hours/week
    40
  • Elizabeth O Venditto

    DIRECTOR OF INSTITUITIONAL GIVING

    Total calculated
    $132,483
    From this org
    $100,453
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,030
    Hours/week
    40
  • John Gallagher

    CHIEF ENGINEER

    Total calculated
    $149,035
    From this org
    $142,035
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,000
    Hours/week
    40
  • Frank Camporeale

    ENGINEER

    Total calculated
    $136,194
    From this org
    $133,594
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,600
    Hours/week
    40
  • Fatmir Salaj

    OPERATING ENGINEER

    Total calculated
    $113,949
    From this org
    $113,949
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Avraham Z Groll

    ED OF JEWISH GEN

    Total calculated
    $210,566
    From this org
    $174,486
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,080
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,986
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,475
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,605
    Filer's total
    $210,566

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART II
AVRAHAM Z GROLL'S REPORTED COMPENSATION REPRESENTS HIS SALARIES BEFORE AND AFTER THE MERGER WITH JEWISHGEN AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7
NON-FIXED PAYMENTS CERTAIN LISTED INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED DISCRETIONARY BONUS COMPENSATION IN 2023, AND THE APPLICABLE AMOUNTS ARE LISTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II).

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531359349302388

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