Yivo Institute for Jewish Research
Yivo Institute for Jewish Research reported $13.7 million in revenue and $7.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $71.53 went to program services, $12.94 to management and general costs and $15.53 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 69.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $281,473 (EXEC. DIRECTOR). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 179% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.1MFor context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 71.5% | 86.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.9% | 9.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 15.5% | 1.9% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.12 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 69.2% | 83.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.2% | 2.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $281,473 | $276,040 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.98% | 1.40% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 65.9 | 12.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 90.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseLibrary & archives (collections of judaica) - the yivo library holds numerous books and periodicals in twelve languages. This includes the unique vilna collection with rabbinical works from as early as the 16th century. The library holdings are particularly strong in documentation of jewish history, culture, and religion in eastern europe; the holocaust period; the experience of immigration to the united states; anti-semitism; and the continuing influence of ashkenazic jewish culture today
Education & research (max weinreich center) - yivo's max weinreich center for advanced jewish studies, established in 1968, is dedicated to education and to the advancement of research in the area of jewish life and culture. Named after renowned scholar and yivo founder max weinreich, the center works to make yivo's unique resources and its specialized knowledge available to universities and other institutions of higher learning, to encourage study and promote research concerning the life and culture of east european jewry and related topics, to marshal the intellectual resources in the field…
The bund archives - the bund archives project is a multi-year project to conserve, process, and digitize the 3.5 million pages of jewish labor and political archives that were donated to yivo by the bund archives in 1992. These materials are from eastern europe and america and cover major political, labor, and social movements in various countries. After the project is complete, these materials will be accessible online free-of-charge. Yivo essentially began working on this project in 2022
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXEC. DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $251,280 | $0 | $30,193 | $281,473 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $220,941 | $0 | $19,498 | $240,439 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $177,665 | $0 | $26,315 | $203,980 |
| CHIEF OF STAFF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,188 | $0 | $16,612 | $176,800 |
| DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL- CHIEF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $111,399 | $0 | $28,539 | $139,938 |
| DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $105,290 | $0 | $5,222 | $110,512 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Yivo Institute for Jewish Research (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $726K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 555
- Volunteers Part I, line 64
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
44 private foundations reported grants to Yivo Institute for Jewish Research totaling $2.2M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Yivo Institute for Jewish Research's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Yivo Institute for Jewish Research reported that 71.5% of its $7.1 million in expenses went to program services, 12.9% to management and general and 15.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Yivo Institute for Jewish Research pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Yivo Institute for Jewish Research reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $281,473, for the role of EXEC. DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Yivo Institute for Jewish Research get its money?
Of $13.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 69.2% came from contributions and grants (including 4.0% from government grants) and 4.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Yivo Institute for Jewish Research a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-1641082 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543159349301704 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422979349301652 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312759349301701 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243189349311414 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103569349301375 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013219349308776 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-1641082: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.