NonprofitsCenter For Jewish History Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Center For Jewish History Inc

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$7.5M

Total expenses

$10.1M

Net assets

$50.6M

Grants received

$10.2M

235 grants

EIN

133863344

Tax year

2024

Mission

Preserve & promote jewish history & culture through archive, library, exhibits, and programs.

Programs

2 programs

Archive and library services: the shared public reading room and online catalog systems are the gateways to discovering the remarkable collections housed at the center. Librarians are available to assist with all inquiries. Digital collections number over 14 million and see 1 million views annually. Archivists open new collections every day, photographers digitize materials for global online access, and conservators carefully preserve fragile items.

Expenses: $2.8MGrants: $3K

Academic and public programs: the center is a primary destination for jewish history researchers from young students to the most senior scholars. It hosts a robust annual cohort of scholars who conduct intensive research in the archives, present their research, and benefit from an active intellectual community. The center has hosted over 150 fellows from universities worldwide whose publications have gone on to win awards. Public programs and exhibitions, such as the anne frank exhibition, illuminate jewish history and culture for diverse audiences. Through private events and partnerships, primarily with nonprofit jewish organizations, the center broadens its reach and impact in the community.

Expenses: $1.8MGrants: $256K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$4.2M
Program service revenue$1.7M
Investment income$1.2M
Other revenue$361K
Total revenue$7.5M

Expenses

Grants paid$261K
Salaries & benefits$4.9M
Fundraising$899K
Other expenses$4.9M
Total expenses$10.1M
Total assets$52.2M
Net assets$50.6M

People

34 listed

NameRoleCompensation

RIO DANIEL

CEO

Board

$280K

40 hrs/wk

GAVRIEL ROSENFELD

PRESIDENT

Board

$253K

40 hrs/wk

RACHEL MILLER

VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 8/2024)

Board

$111K

40 hrs/wk

ANDREW FRACKMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DEBBIE FREEMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

PAUL GLASSMAN

DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

MICHAEL JESSELSON

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

CHARLES KNAPP

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SIDNEY LAPIDUS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RACHEL LAUFER

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RUTH LEVINE

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JONATHAN LEWIS

DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

PETER BALDWIN

CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DAVID MARWELL

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

IRENE PLETKA

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARC POLONSKY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ROBERT RIFKIND

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ABRAHAM SOFAER

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ALEXANDER SOROS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MICHELE TOCCI

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SHELBY WHITE

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JOEL MARCUS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DAVID FRIEDMAN

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RONALD LIEBERMAN

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

ELISHEVA CARLEBACH

SECRETARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

ALEXANDER BLAVATNIK

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

LEONARD BLAVATNIK

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DAVID DANGOOR

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SCOTT EINHORN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DOROTHY KAUFFMAN

CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

Staff

$218K

40 hrs/wk

MIMI WU

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Staff

$168K

40 hrs/wk

IAN GRAY

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Staff

$127K

40 hrs/wk

HANNAH MALYN

INSTITUTIONAL GIVING MANAGER

Staff

$125K

40 hrs/wk

LOUIS PINZON

DIRECTOR OF IT

Staff

$108K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

SECURIT

SECURITY GUARDS, FIRE & LIFE SAFETY

$516K

ROUNDSQUARE BUILDERS LLC

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR

$393K

COASTAL WATERPROOFING LLC

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR

$267K

BEYER BLINDER BELLE ARCHITECTS AND PLANN

CONSTRUCTION ARCHITECT

$165K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 235

FromAmountPurposeYear
$500K
Support for the Education of Jewish History
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$12K
ILLUMINATING HISTORY, CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF JEWISH PERSONS
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
SOCIAL WELFARE
2024
$5K
PRESERVATION & PROMOTION OF JEWISH HISTORY & CULTURE
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GRANTS
2024
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$2K
EDUCATIONAL
2024
$250
Exclusively charitable, religious, educational, literary and scientific purposes
2024
$180
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$1.1M
A GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2023
$250K
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$250K
TO SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY'S NEW COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES THROUGH PROGRAMS AND AUDIENCE OUTREACH
2023
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$145K
DONEE'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$135K
SYMPOSIA/GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$88K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$87K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$75K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50K
JEWISH PUBLIC HISTORY FORUM
2023
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$25K
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2023
$11K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$10K
PRESERVATION & PROMOTION OF JEWISH HISTORY & CULTURE
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$7K
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GRANTS
2023
$4K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2023
$3K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$2K
LIBRARIES AND PROGRAMS
2023
$1K
TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$500
ILLUMINATES HISTORY, CULTURE, AND HERITAGE
2023
$500
THE PURPOSE OF THESE CONTRIBUTIONS IS TO PROVIDE THE DONEE ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
2023
$500
EDUCATIONAL
2023
$300
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$150
General & Unrestricted
2023
$100
General Donation
2023
$100
GENERAL PURPOSES
2023
$100
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$100
EDUCATIONAL
2023
$54
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
$50
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION TO SERVE THE ORGANIZATION'S NEEDS
2023
$1.3M
CULTURE & ARTS
2022
$150K
RELIGIOUS
2022
$113K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$80K
EXHIBITION / SYMPOSIUM / PUBLICATIONS
2022
$54K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$35K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$15K
A GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2022
$15K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$10K
ILLUMINATING HISTORY, CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF JEWISH PERSONS
2022
$10K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$10K
TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GRANTS
2022
$5K
TO HELP MAKE EACH VISIT A UNIQUE AND INSPIRING EXPERIENCE OF ART AND CULTURAL HERITAGE.
2022
$4K
PAYMENTS FOR GENERAL FUND
2022
$3K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2022
$2K
LIBRARIES AND PROGRAMS
2022
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$2K
PAYMENTS FOR GENERAL FUND
2022
$1K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2022
$1K
TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$1K
THE PURPOSE OF THESE CONTRIBUTIONS IS TO PROVIDE THE DONEE ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
2022
$1K
PAYMENTS FOR GENERAL FUND
2022
$500
ILLUMINATES HISTORY, CULTURE, AND HERITAGE
2022
$500
EDUCATIONAL
2022
$500
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2022
$450
ARTS
2022
$360
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2022
$200
General & Unrestricted
2022
$200
EDUCATIONAL
2022
$150
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2022
$108
FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
2022
$100
GENERAL PURPOSES
2022
$100
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$100
CONTRIBUTIONS
2022
$100
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION TO SERVE THE ORGANIZATION'S NEEDS
2022
$100
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$100
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE GIVEN TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO ALLOW THEM TO PURSUE THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
2022
$50
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$36
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$500K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
$249K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$197K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$125K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$125K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$50K
THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY IN NEW YORK CITY ILLUMINATES HISTORY, CULTURE, AND HERITAGE. THE CENTER PROVIDES A COLLABORATIVE HOME FOR FIVE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS: AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AMERICAN SEPHARDI FEDERATION, LEO BAECK INSTITUTE, YESHIVA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM, AND YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH. THE PARTNERS ARCHIVES COMPRISE THE WORLDS LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE ARCHIVE OF THE MODERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL. THE COLLECTIONS SPAN FIVE THOUSAND YEARS, WITH MORE THAN 5 MILES OF ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS (IN DOZENS OF LANGUAGES AND ALPHABET SYSTEMS), MORE THAN 500,000 VOLUMES, AS WELL AS THOUSANDS OF ARTWORKS, TEXTILES, RITUAL OBJECTS, RECORDINGS, FILMS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS.
2021
$16K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$10K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2021
$5K
PROVIDES A COLLABORATIVE HOME FOR FIVE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS: AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AMERICAN SEPHARDI FEDERATION, LEO BAECK INSTITUTE, YESHIVA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM, AND YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH.
2021
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GRANTS
2021
$2K
PROVIDE ACCESS TO JEWISH HISTORY AND CULTURE
2021
$2K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2021
$2K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2021
$1K
EDUCATIONAL
2021
$1K
TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2021
$1K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2021
$500
THE PURPOSE OF THESE CONTRIBUTIONS IS TO PROVIDE THE DONEE ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
2021
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$150
General & Unrestricted
2021
$100
GENERAL PURPOSE
2021
$100
CONTRIBUTIONS
2021
$100
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE GIVEN TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO ALLOW THEM TO PURSUE THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
2021
$100
GENERAL PURPOSES
2021
$36
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$1M
Support for the Education of Jewish History
2020
$500K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
2020
$150K
RELIGIOUS
2020
$90K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$77K
GENERAL OPERATIONS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS
2020
$55K
A GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2020
$50K
Support for the Education of Jewish History
2020
$23K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$20K
General support
2020
$10K
CULTURE & ARTS
2020
$8K
TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GRANTS
2020
$5K
TO HELP MAKE EACH VISIT A UNIQUE AND INSPIRING EXPERIENCE OF ART AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
2020
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$1K
JEWISH HISTORY
2020
$1K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2020
$1K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2020
$1K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2020
$720
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2020
$500
THE PURPOSE OF THESE CONTRIBUTIONS IS TO PROVIDE THE DONEE ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
2020
$500
General & Unrestricted
2020
$360
EDUCATIONAL
2020
$300
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$300
SUPPORT FOR CHARITABLE INSTITUTE
2020
$300
ARTS
2020
$199
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$186
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GRANT
2020
$180
CONTRIBUTIONS
2020
$100
General & Unrestricted
2020
$100
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$100
EDUCATIONAL
2020
$100
GENERAL PURPOSES
2020
$100
GENERAL PURPOSES
2020
$100
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$75
A MUSEUM THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE HISTORY OF JEWISH HERITAGE & CULTURE
2020
$50
Unrestricted Operating Funds
2020
$50
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2020

Funded by

$10.2M from 110 funders · 235 grants · 2017–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$2.0M · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Leon Levy Foundation

$1.1M · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Jewish Communal Fund

$1.1M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Blavatnik Family Foundation 2020

$1M · 1 grant · 2020

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$772K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Blavatnik Family Foundation

$550K · 2 grants · 2020–2024

The Slovin Foundation

$500K · 1 grant · 2020

The Robert S Rifkind

$370K · 7 grants · 2018–2024

Details

EIN133863344
NTEE codeA23
Subsection03
Ruling date1996-03
Formed1995
Employees61
Volunteers61
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