THE JEWISH MUSEUM Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE JEWISH MUSEUM

EIN 13-6146854 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A500)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE JEWISH MUSEUM is to COLLECT, PRESERVE, EXHIBIT and INTERPRET ART and JEWISH CULTURE. SEE SCHEDULE O for MORE INFORMATION.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $65.60 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.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders46 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

56.77%of revenue went to mission work65.6% of expenses · Program services

12.46%of revenue went to fundraising14.4% of expenses

$86.50spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

17.27%of revenue went to management and office costs20.0% of expenses

$5.85in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

73.9%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 $652,763 for JAMES S SNYDER - HELEN (GOLDSMITH MENSCHEL DIRECTOR). 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$33,802,678

Mission workProgram services$19,189,68456.77% of revenue65.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$5,836,52817.27% of revenue20.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$4,213,45312.46% of revenue14.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$4,563,01313.50% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$29,239,66586.50% 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: 65.6% mission · 20.0% management · 14.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.50% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 65.1% mission · 20.1% management · 14.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.22% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 64.0% mission · 20.7% management · 15.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 112.82% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 68.3% mission · 18.8% management · 12.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 133.43% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 61.1% mission · 24.8% management · 14.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.58% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 60.8% mission · 21.5% management · 17.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 129.15% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 65.7% mission · 18.7% management · 15.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.05% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 68.0% mission · 15.4% management · 16.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.69% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$33,802,678

Expenses$29,239,665

Annual surplus $4,563,013 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)$19,189,684 · 65.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$5,836,528 · 20.0% of expenses

Fundraising$4,213,453 · 14.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$33,802,678

Expenses$29,239,665

Assets$171,178,497

Income$56,646,055

Contributions$24,974,180

Mission work (program services)$19,189,684

Fundraising$4,213,453

Management and general$5,836,528

Stocks and bonds$48,468,252

Accounting fees$98,735

Investing fees$1,416,839

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

JAMES S SNYDER - HELENGOLDSMITH MENSCHEL DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $652,763

DARSIE ALEXANDER - SR DEP DIRSUSAN & ELIHU ROSE CHIEF CURATOR · 40 hrs/week $425,390Base $336,826 · Other $88,564

MICHAEL STAFFORD - DIR OFFACILITIES, SECURITY, & ENGINEERING · 40 hrs/week $322,918Base $236,200 · Other $86,718

CLAUDIA GOULD - FORMERHELEN GOLDSMITH MENSCHEL DIRECTOR $303,719

KATHERYN HOLLANDER - CHIEFDEVELOPMENT OFFICER (THRU 08/2024) · 40 hrs/week $278,695Base $276,471 · Other $2,224

NELLY BENEDEKDEP. DIR., EDUCATION & PROGRAMS · 40 hrs/week $264,967Base $196,479 · Other $68,488

CINDY CAPLANCHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL · 40 hrs/week $243,269Base $215,137 · Other $28,132

DAVID RUBENSTEIN - INT CHIEFOPERATING OFFICER (THRU 01/2025) · 40 hrs/week $230,591Base $204,229 · Other $26,362

KWAME U LABASSIERECHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $229,990Base $209,870 · Other $20,120

SARAH SUPCOFF - DEPUTY DIRAUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT (THRU 10/2024) · 40 hrs/week $229,422Base $207,005 · Other $22,417

RONYA GORDONDIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS · 40 hrs/week $227,399Base $151,128 · Other $76,271

JODY HEHERDIR. OF PROGRAM ADMIN. · 40 hrs/week $208,022Base $166,582 · Other $41,440

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (46)

JAMES S SNYDER - HELENGOLDSMITH MENSCHEL DIRECTOR

DARSIE ALEXANDER - SR DEP DIRSUSAN & ELIHU ROSE CHIEF CURATOR

MICHAEL STAFFORD - DIR OFFACILITIES, SECURITY, & ENGINEERING

CLAUDIA GOULD - FORMERHELEN GOLDSMITH MENSCHEL DIRECTOR

KATHERYN HOLLANDER - CHIEFDEVELOPMENT OFFICER (THRU 08/2024)

NELLY BENEDEKDEP. DIR., EDUCATION & PROGRAMS

CINDY CAPLANCHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL

DAVID RUBENSTEIN - INT CHIEFOPERATING OFFICER (THRU 01/2025)

KWAME U LABASSIERECHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

SARAH SUPCOFF - DEPUTY DIRAUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT (THRU 10/2024)

RONYA GORDONDIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS

JODY HEHERDIR. OF PROGRAM ADMIN.

HYDEE BRESSLERCFO & COO (AS OF 11/2024)

MAHNAZ MOINIANVICE CHAIR

PAUL SALAMA-CAROBOARD MEMBER

MALCOLM LEVINETREASURER

MARC ABRAMOWITZBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 03/2025)

JOSHUA NASHBOARD MEMBER

NOMI P GHEZBOARD MEMBER

VIRGINIA KAMSKYBOARD MEMBER

PHYLLIS MACKBOARD MEMBER

ROBERT A PRUZANBOARD MEMBER

SANDER LEVYCO-PRESIDENT

SHARI ARONSONCHAIRMAN

STEPHEN M SCHERRBOARD MEMBER

STEVE NOVENSTEINBOARD MEMBER

AARON MALINSKYBOARD MEMBER

DAVID E SHAPIROSECRETARY (THRU 03/2025)

AMY ROSE SILVERMANBOARD MEMBER

ANDREW E LEWINASSISTANT SECRETARY

AUDREY WILFBOARD MEMBER

BENJAMIN WINTERBOARD MEMBER

BETTY LEVINBOARD MEMBER

CAROL SCHAPIRO KEKSTBOARD MEMBER

CASSIE ARISONBOARD MEMBER

DAVID ISRAELBOARD MEMBER

DAVID SAMBURBOARD MEMBER

JONATHAN KRANEBOARD MEMBER

DAVID L RESNICKBOARD MEMBER

GAIL A BINDERMANVICE CHAIR

HARRIET SCHLEIFERVICE CHAIR

JAMES A STERNBOARD MEMBER

JANE WILFASSISTANT TREASURER

JEANETTE LERMAN-NEUBAUERBOARD MEMBER

JOHN M SHAPIROBOARD MEMBER

JONATHAN CRYSTALBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1958
Location: 1109 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10128
County: New York
In care of: HYDEE BRESSLER
Primary officer: HYDEE BRESSLER, CFO & COO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@thejm.org Phone(212) 423-3200

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A500)