EIN 04-2708878

National Yiddish Book Center

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
68
Year formed
1980
Most recent tax filings
2023-08-01
Description
To tell the whole Jewish story by rescuing, translating and disseminating Yiddish books and presenting innovative educational programs that broaden understanding of modern Jewish identity.
Also known as...
Yiddish Book Center
Total revenues
$11,806,590
2023
Total expenses
$7,671,577
2023
Total assets
$71,751,507
2023
Num. employees
68
2023

Program areas at National Yiddish Book Center

Cultural rescue and preservation - the Center has placed the full content of more than 13,000 titles online through the non-profit internet archive, making Yiddish literature the single most accessible literature in history. The books have been downloaded for free more than 2 million times. The Center is now collaborating with the National library of israel, yivo, and the new york public library to digitize the rest of Yiddish literature along with journals and periodicals. The Center also collects oral histories through its wexler oral history project. Now a growing collection of more than 1,200 interviews, these are available on the Center's website and on youtube for scholars, teachers, and others. The oral history project also creates short films based on the interviews collected. The Center continues to rescue Yiddish books and distributes these books to libraries, scholars, and students. These materials are also available free of charge online.
Education the Center offers several major educational programs for undergraduates and recent college graduates. The 7-week steiner summer program includes 18 students who study Yiddish language and modern jewish history and culture. The fellowship program for college graduates is a 12-month program for recent graduates who participate in a variety of experiential learning projects including Book digitization, oral history, exhibit development, on-site and online course development, and the Center's english language magazine, pakn treger. The great jewish books program is offered to high school students who spend one week engaged in an intense exploration of jewish literature. The Center also held the great jewish books program for rabbis and synagogue educators as a weeklong virtual program. Yiddish school, a weeklong residential Yiddish program for adults takes place every spring and online Yiddish classes are offered annually. The Center created a new beginning Yiddish language textbook which was published in summer 2020 and has sold more than 2500 copies. Based on this textbook, the Center trains and mentors Yiddish language teachers and is creating a certification process.
Visitor and public programs - welcomes visitors and offered permanent and traveling exhibitions and interpretive tours. The Center offers virtual public programs which stream live every thursday on zoom and facebook live to audiences of 500-1000 per program. A new permanent core exhibit is under development. The exhibit, Yiddish: a global culture, will open in 2023.
Translation and publications - the Center publishes and distributes an english language magazine, pakn treger, which enhances its educational outreach. The magazine is sent to more than 20,000 members and friends. The Center also publishes a digital translation issue of pakn treger. White goat press is the Center's publishing imprint with a mission of bringing new Yiddish literature to english readers. The Center has a translation fellowship program for aspiring Yiddish translators and has trained more than 80 translators to date. The Center also regularly publishes new content on its website and distributes this content through email and social media. The Center has a new e-publication, "the weekly reader" to connect audiences to articles, interviews, podcasts and more from the Center's digital collections.

Who funds National Yiddish Book Center

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Kaplen Brothers FundGeneral Operating Support$800,000
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFor Recipient's Exempt Purpose$341,856
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$333,231
...and 140 more grants received totalling $2,747,022

Personnel at National Yiddish Book Center

NameTitleCompensation
Bob LoebTreasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Robert LoebBoard Member$189,779
Susan BronsonExecutive Director$276,352
Randi SilnutzerCommunications$112,249
Rebecka McDougallDirector of Communications$103,635
...and 17 more key personnel

Financials for National Yiddish Book Center

RevenuesFYE 08/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$10,447,718
Program services$234,151
Investment income and dividends$1,052,965
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$11,950
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$59,806
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$11,806,590

Form 990s for National Yiddish Book Center

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-082024-01-15990View PDF
2022-082023-01-16990View PDF
2021-082021-12-21990View PDF
2020-082021-04-05990View PDF
2019-082020-06-04990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 5, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 8 new personnel
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 35 new grant, including a grant for $800,000 from The Kaplen Brothers Fund
May 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
May 20, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
May 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
JewishReligiousOperates internationallyNational levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1021 W St
Amherst, MA 01002
Metro area
Springfield, MA
County
Hampshire County, MA
Website URL
yiddishbookcenter.org/ 
Phone
(413) 256-4900
Facebook page
YiddishBookCenter 
Twitter profile
@yiddishbookctr 
IRS details
EIN
04-2708878
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1980
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A70: Humanities Organizations
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0136185
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-10-16
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