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← FOLKSBIENE YIDDISH THEATRE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FOLKSBIENE YIDDISH THEATRE INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 31 March 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$3,708,825 changed to $3,689,690
Total expenses
$4,026,839 changed to $4,003,248
Contributions and grants received
$1,916,534 changed to $1,897,399
Total assets, end of year
$475,208 changed to $457,848
Total liabilities, end of year
$413,613 changed to $391,797
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$61,595 changed to $66,051
Program services expenses
$3,344,715 changed to $3,322,099
Management and general expenses
$345,812 changed to $344,837
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,344,715 changed to $3,322,099

Totals

Total revenue
$3,708,825
Total expenses
$4,026,839
Contributions and grants received
$1,916,534
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,742,773
Investment income
$478
Other revenue
$49,040
Total assets, end of year
$475,208
Total liabilities, end of year
$413,613
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$61,595
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,344,715
Management and general expenses
$345,812
Fundraising expenses
$336,312
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,344,715

Program services were 83.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $112,138

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $107,130

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,697,266

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $1,732,773 · related or exempt $1,732,773

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT

    total $10,000 · related or exempt $10,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $478 · excluded $478

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $124,805

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

    $112,138

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $124,805

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $49,040 · excluded $49,040

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $49,040

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $495,869 · program services $293,713 · management and general $60,454 · fundraising $141,702

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,235,889 · program services $1,143,883 · management and general $77,731 · fundraising $14,275

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $17,083 · program services $10,285 · management and general $2,281 · fundraising $4,517

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $43,531 · program services $42,298 · management and general $1,233

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $159,152 · program services $132,101 · management and general $11,981 · fundraising $15,070

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $6,973 · management and general $6,973

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $835 · management and general $835

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,614 · management and general $28,614

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $140,491 · program services $60,391 · fundraising $80,100

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $37,731 · program services $37,731

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $183,980 · program services $83,816 · management and general $65,063 · fundraising $35,101

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $32,872 · program services $13,806 · management and general $13,806 · fundraising $5,260

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $87,532 · program services $47,531 · management and general $7,176 · fundraising $32,825

  • 20 · Interest

    total $6,564 · management and general $6,564

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $45,066 · program services $5,968 · management and general $39,098

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $39,135 · program services $24,371 · management and general $12,218 · fundraising $2,546

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $986,329 · program services $986,329

  • 24b · Other expenses: THEATER RENTAL

    total $290,168 · program services $290,168

  • 24c · Other expenses: DONATED TICKETS

    total $68,290 · program services $68,290

  • 24d · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES

    total $65,666 · program services $64,709 · management and general $957

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $55,069 · program services $39,325 · management and general $10,828 · fundraising $4,916

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $153,101 · end of year $99,772

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $169,508 · end of year $24,761

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $144,730 · end of year $42,831

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $271,617 · end of year $83,090

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $107,586 · end of year $48,531

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

    $259,810

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

    $169,671

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $130,898 · end of year $90,139

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $27,931 · end of year $27,931

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $58,153

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $394,707 · end of year $169,632

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $147,151

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $55,791 · end of year $96,830

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $338,273 · end of year $49,795

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $66,600 · end of year $11,800

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE NATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE - FOLKSBIENE'S MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE THE YIDDISH EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS BY TRANSMITTING THE RICH CULTURAL LEGACY IN EXCITING NEW WAYS THAT BRIDGE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DIVIDES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE NATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE - FOLKSBIENE'S MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS AND TRANSIT THE LEGACY.

  • THE ORGANIZATION PRESENTS PLAYS, MUSICALS, CONCERTS, LECTURES, INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN ENGLISH AND YIDDISH.

    Expenses $3,344,715 · Revenue $1,742,773

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Deena Bernstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Blumberg

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandra F Cahn

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Theodore Feder

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Friedman

    CHAIR, STRATEGIC PLANNING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Louis Galpern

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ken Rosen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Frances Kroshinsky

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carol Levin

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Mark Mlotek

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Joseph Potasnik

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Seryl Ritter

    CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Judith Friedman Rosen

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Sarna

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Minna Seitelman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Regina Skyer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Teyf

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey S Wiesenfeld

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jay Wisnicki

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erika Witover

    CHAIR, NOMINATING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dominick Balletta

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $169,532
    From this org
    $164,282
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,250
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,282
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $169,532

  • Zalmen Mlotek

    ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $164,097
    From this org
    $159,136
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,961
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,136
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,961
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $164,097

  • Steve Ross

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $130,752
    From this org
    $112,825
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,927
    Hours/week
    40

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

None.

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202411369349311966

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