Public Charity

YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC

Based in NEW YORK, NY, YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $13.7M in revenue, $7.1M in expenses, $39.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 63 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $8.9M.

EIN: 131641082 NEW YORK, NY Judaism NTEE: X30 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$13.7M
Total Expenses$7.1M
Total Assets$39.5M
Grant Records63
Funding Total$8.9M
Filing Years2019–2024

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.

Where $100 goes at Yivo Institute for Jewish Research Inc

How Yivo Institute for Jewish Research Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$13 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$22
Library & archives (collections of judaica)
30% of program spending
$18
The bund archives
23% of program spending
$17
Education & research (max weinreich center)
23% of program spending

Plus 4 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$1,024,600
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$198,731
2024
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
$177,316
2024
RELIGION RELATED
$17,458

Showing up to 5 of 63 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS Alexander Weiser
DIRECTOR Bruce Slovin
DIRECTOR Edward Blank
DIRECTOR Eric Rubin
DIRECTOR Harry Wagner
DIRECTOR Ilya Prizel

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$8,042,601 40 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$537,154 11 grants
Arts & Culture
$98,750 4 grants
Research & Policy
$73,449 2 grants
Education
$40,081 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $13.7M $7.1M $39.5M
2023 $6.0M $6.6M $32.3M
2022 $9.0M $5.8M $29.8M
2020 $6.6M $5.3M $26.4M
2019 $4.9M $5.7M $25.0M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.9M to $13.7M (+179%), with total assets most recently reported at $39.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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