YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1940

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

ROBERT WAGMAN

Phone

2122466080

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC, founded in 1940, is a community nonprofit in the Religion sector that reported $6.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue fell 33% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $6.6M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 10% operating deficit.

Mission

YIVO'S MISSION IS TO STUDY THE THOUSAND-YEAR HISTORY OF JEWISH LIFE IN EASTERN EUROPE AND RUSSIA IN ALL ITS ASPECTS: LANGUAGE, HISTORY, RELIGION, FOLKWAYS AND MATERIAL CULTURE. YIVO'S ARCHIVE AND LIBRARY PRESERVES A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF MATERIALS ON THIS SUBJECT. YIVO OFFERS CULTURAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING LECTURES, CONCERTS, FILMS, EXHIBITIONS AND SYMPOSIA. YIVO ALSO OFFERS ADULT EDUCATION AND YIDDISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS, SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,501,572 Revenue: $127,245

LIBRARY & ARCHIVES (COLLECTIONS OF JUDAICA) - THE YIVO LIBRARY HOLDS NUMEROUS BOOKS AND PERIODICALS IN TWELVE LANGUAGES. THIS INCLUDES THE UNIQUE VILNA COLLECTION WITH RABBINICAL WORKS FROM AS EARLY AS THE 16TH CENTURY. THE LIBRARY HOLDINGS ARE PARTICULARLY STRONG IN DOCUMENTATION OF JEWISH HISTORY, CULTURE, AND RELIGION IN EASTERN EUROPE; THE HOLOCAUST PERIOD; THE EXPERIENCE OF IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES; ANTI-SEMITISM; AND THE CONTINUING INFLUENCE OF ASHKENAZIC JEWISH CULTURE TODAY.

Program 2

Expenses: $1,204,974 Revenue: $572,260

EDUCATION & RESEARCH (MAX WEINREICH CENTER) - YIVO'S MAX WEINREICH CENTER FOR ADVANCED JEWISH STUDIES, ESTABLISHED IN 1968, IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATION AND TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH IN THE AREA OF JEWISH LIFE AND CULTURE. NAMED AFTER RENOWNED SCHOLAR AND YIVO FOUNDER MAX WEINREICH, THE CENTER WORKS TO MAKE YIVO'S UNIQUE RESOURCES AND ITS SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE TO UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, TO ENCOURAGE STUDY AND PROMOTE RESEARCH CONCERNING THE LIFE AND CULTURE OF EAST EUROPEAN JEWRY AND RELATED TOPICS, TO MARSHAL THE INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES IN THE FIELD OF SCHOLARSHIP, AND TO ASSIST YOUNG SCHOLARS IN QUALIFYING FOR WORK IN THIS FIELD.

Program 3

Expenses: $882,372

THE BUND ARCHIVES - THE BUND ARCHIVES PROJECT IS A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT TO CONSERVE, PROCESS, AND DIGITIZE THE 3.5 MILLION PAGES OF JEWISH LABOR AND POLITICAL ARCHIVES THAT WERE DONATED TO YIVO BY THE BUND ARCHIVES IN 1992. THESE MATERIALS ARE FROM EASTERN EUROPE AND AMERICA AND COVER MAJOR POLITICAL, LABOR, AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES. AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE, THESE MATERIALS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE FREE-OF-CHARGE. YIVO ESSENTIALLY BEGAN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT IN 2022.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $4,510,201

Program Service Revenue $699,505

Investment Income $763,841

Other Revenue $4,691

TOTAL REVENUE $5,978,238

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $54,389

Salaries & Benefits $4,143,436

Fundraising Expenses $941,237

Program Expenses $4,738,143

Other Expenses $2,394,082

TOTAL EXPENSES $6,591,907

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$5,978,238	$8,956,520	-0.3%
Expenses	$6,591,907	$5,758,535	+0.1%
Net Income	$-613,669	$3,197,985	-1.2%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✓ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$742,375

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
RUTH LEVINE	CHAIRPERSON	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
IRENE PLETKA	VICE CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BRUCE SLOVIN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH VEACH	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
EDWARD BLANK	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ERIC RUBIN FROM 0123	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
HARRY WAGNER	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ILYA PRIZEL	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JACOB MOROWITZ	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JON RICHMOND	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LEO MELAMED	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LISA NEW	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARTIN FLUMENBAUM	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
WARREN STERN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MERYL FRANK	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN BRENT	EXEC. DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$270,906	$37,906	$308,812
MELISSA COHEN	DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT	40.00	Officer	$214,036	$21,730	$235,766
ROBERT WAGMAN	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00	Officer	$171,647	$26,150	$197,797
SHELLY FREEMAN	CHIEF OF STAFF	40.00	Highest	$154,419	$16,606	$171,025
STEFANIE HALPERIN	DIRECTOR OF YIVO ARCHIVES	40.00	Highest	$109,033	$24,338	$133,371
KAROLINA RODRIGUES ZIUKOSKI	DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL- CHIEF	40.00	Highest	$106,099	$28,010	$134,109
ALEXANDER WEISER	OFFICER	40.00	Highest	$109,398	$5,022	$114,420

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$5,978,238	$6,591,907	$32,334,838	$-613,669
2022	$8,956,520	$5,758,535	$29,829,329	$3,197,985
2021	$6,355,395	$4,974,112	$30,301,993	$1,381,283
2020	$6,578,436	$5,324,677	$26,423,029	$1,253,759
2019	$4,934,959	$5,676,519	$25,045,647	$-741,560
2018	$7,640,179	$5,158,668	$23,304,388	$2,481,511

YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC