NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC

EIN 04-2708878 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A230)

What they do

THE NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER (THE "CENTER") WORKS to RECOVER, CELEBRATE, and REGENERATE YIDDISH and MODERN JEWISH LITERATURE and CULTURE to ADVANCE A FULLER UNDERSTANDING of JEWISH HISTORY and IDENTITY. THE CENTER ENGAGES DIVERSE, WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES, GENERATING ENTHUSIASM, KNOWLEDGE, and COMMITMENT to THE HISTORY and FUTURE of YIDDISH and JEWISH CULTURE. THESE GOALS ARE FURTHERED THROUGH A RANGE of INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL and CULTURAL PROGRAMS, DIGITAL INITIATIVES, and STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. BOOKS ARE RECOVERED FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE and LEAD GROUND-BREAKING DIGITAL COLLECTIONS PROJECTS INCLUDING THE UNIVERSAL YIDDISH LIBRARY to MAKE ALL YIDDISH BOOKS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH A SINGLE ONLINE PORTAL. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, and ADULTS. TRANSLATORS ARE TRAINED and PUBLICATION of NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS ARE DONE THROUGH WHITE GOAT PRESS, THE CENTERS BOOK IMPRINT, and PAKN TREGER, AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAGAZINE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $71.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders33 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

46.37%of revenue went to mission work71.4% of expenses · Program services

13.02%of revenue went to fundraising20.1% of expenses

$64.92spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

5.53%of revenue went to management and office costs8.5% of expenses

$9.54in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

87.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $450,115 for AARON LANSKY (PRESIDENT THROUGH 6/17/2025). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$14,384,981

Mission workProgram services$6,669,66646.37% of revenue71.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$795,1295.53% of revenue8.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,873,35613.02% of revenue20.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$5,046,83035.08% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$9,338,15164.92% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 71.4% mission · 8.5% management · 20.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 64.92% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 68.4% mission · 11.2% management · 20.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.26% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 67.5% mission · 12.6% management · 20.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 64.98% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 66.0% mission · 13.7% management · 20.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 52.97% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 64.0% mission · 13.2% management · 22.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.04% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 64.9% mission · 12.5% management · 22.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.01% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 67.4% mission · 11.0% management · 21.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.11% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 62.3% mission · 14.5% management · 23.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.40% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$14,384,981

Expenses$9,338,151

Annual surplus $5,046,830 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$6,669,666 · 71.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$795,129 · 8.5% of expenses

Fundraising$1,873,356 · 20.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$14,384,981

Expenses$9,338,151

Assets$89,075,545

Income$14,675,834

Contributions$12,562,797

Mission work (program services)$6,669,666

Fundraising$1,873,356

Management and general$795,129

Executive compensation (total)$751,172

Stocks and bonds$61,083,575

Accounting fees$23,850

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

AARON LANSKYPRESIDENT THROUGH 6/17/2025 · 40 hrs/week $450,115Base $361,352 · Other $88,763

SUSAN BRONSONPRESIDENT AS OF 6/17/2025 · 40 hrs/week $365,862Base $321,048 · Other $44,814

ROBERT LOEBCFO & TREASURER · 40 hrs/week $246,151Base $214,972 · Other $31,179

HILTON JANKELOWITZDIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $226,296Base $202,466 · Other $23,830

DAVID M MAZOWERBIBLIOGRAPHER AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $169,451Base $150,949 · Other $18,502

LISA NEWMANDIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND PUBLISHING · 40 hrs/week $166,226Base $148,096 · Other $18,130

RANDI SILNUTZERDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $153,628Base $129,814 · Other $23,814

REBECKA MCDOUGALLDIRECTOR OF COMMUNCATIONS AND MARKETING · 40 hrs/week $144,657Base $115,093 · Other $29,564

ESTER SCHULMANDIRECTOR OF YIDDISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE · 40 hrs/week $140,465Base $110,396 · Other $30,069

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (33)

AARON LANSKYPRESIDENT THROUGH 6/17/2025

SUSAN BRONSONPRESIDENT AS OF 6/17/2025

ROBERT LOEBCFO & TREASURER

HILTON JANKELOWITZDIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

DAVID M MAZOWERBIBLIOGRAPHER AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

LISA NEWMANDIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND PUBLISHING

RANDI SILNUTZERDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

REBECKA MCDOUGALLDIRECTOR OF COMMUNCATIONS AND MARKETING

ESTER SCHULMANDIRECTOR OF YIDDISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

LAWRENCE KAPLENVICE CHAIR

RHEA SCHWARTZDIRECTOR

RUTH STARKDIRECTOR

SHARON KARMAZINDIRECTOR

PENINA M GLAZERDIRECTOR

NINA SCHORDIRECTOR

MARTIN I BRODERDIRECTOR

WALTER A WINSHALLDIRECTOR

LUIS LAINERDIRECTOR

ZACHARY GOZALIDIRECTOR

LIEF D ROSENBLATTDIRECTOR

LEONA KERNDIRECTOR

KENNETH TURANDIRECTOR

JOSH LAMBERTDIRECTOR

JESSE ABRAHAMDIRECTOR

JEREMY DAUBERDIRECTOR

IRA J WAGNERCHAIR

EMILY BOWEN COHENDIRECTOR

ELAINE DRIKERDIRECTOR

DEBRA CAPLANDIRECTOR

DANNY GREENSPUNDIRECTOR

BARBARA SERILCLERK

ARTHUR HORWITZDIRECTOR

ABBY J COHENDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1980
Location: 1021 WEST ST, AMHERST, MA 01002-3375
County: Hampshire
In care of: % OWALLA FACTEAU
Primary officer: SUSAN BRONSON, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@yiddishbookcenter.org Phone(413) 256-4900

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: September 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MP PC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A230)