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Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust reported $13.0 million in revenue and $20.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $69.30 went to program services, $17.59 to management and general costs and $13.11 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 84.5% of the total. Government grants made up 10.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $555,000 (CEO & PRESIDENT). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 34% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 69.3% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.6% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 13.1% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.24 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 84.5% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 10.7% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 6.2% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $555,000 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.76% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 12 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 25.0 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 28 of 28 | 100.0% |
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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCollections and exhibitions: the collections and exhibitions department acquires, preserves and maintains artifacts, documents, and materials that not only tell the story of the holocaust but also prevent others from falsifying its scope, magnitude, and significance; monitors the facilities to help preserve historical materials; and researches and develops exhibitions. The department coordinates all logistics and planning for the museum's own traveling exhibitions as well as the installation for those that travel to the museum from other institutions
Education department: the Museum of Jewish Heritage has helped to educate over 1,000,000 school children through curricula, tours, classroom materials, and online exhibitions. The museum offers professional resources for educators who teach about the holocaust in support of students in grades 3 through 12. Each year, more than 30,000 students from public, private and independent schools engage in learning with the museum
Jewishgen: jewishgen serves as the global home for jewish genealogy.featuring unparalleled access to millions of records, it offers uniquesearch tools, historical and contextual information about the lives ofour ancestors, educational classes and initiatives, and opportunitiesfor researchers to connect with others who share similar interests
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $540,000 | $0 | $15,000 | $555,000 |
| ED OF JEWISH GEN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $194,705 | $0 | $38,394 | $233,099 |
| VP OF MARKETING Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $181,545 | $0 | $46,280 | $227,825 |
| COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $187,652 | $0 | $22,170 | $209,822 |
| CHIEF ENGINEER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $176,889 | $0 | $13,505 | $190,394 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING (UNTIL 2/25) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,335 | $0 | $30,745 | $171,080 |
| SENIOR DIR OF EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $114,108 | $0 | $49,023 | $163,131 |
| VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES & ADMIN Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,538 | $0 | $13,373 | $159,911 |
12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (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
FY2025 · 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–1b28 · 28 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 2Yes
- 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 586
- Volunteers Part I, line 6265
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ALLIED UNIVERSAL Security services | $1,191,506 |
| FORVIS LLP Accounting services | $793,318 |
| PBM LLC Cleaning services | $324,378 |
| CENTURY VITAL RECORDS Research/data entry services | $268,956 |
| EMMS STRATEGY LTD Consulting services | $242,500 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 13 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
15 private foundations reported grants to Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust totaling $248K 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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Of every $100 Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust spent in FY2025, $69.30 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust reported that 69.3% of its $20.1 million in expenses went to program services, 17.6% to management and general and 13.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $555,000, for the role of CEO & PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust get its money?
Of $13.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 84.5% came from contributions and grants (including 10.7% from government grants) and 6.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-3376265 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621269349302227 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531359349302388 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431369349316083 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311359349317361 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221359349301962 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111379349306021 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-3376265: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.