Simon Wiesenthal Center

Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-3964928 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Simon Wiesenthal Center reported $37.9 million in revenue and $33.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $72.11 went to program services, $20.80 to management and general costs and $7.09 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.1% of the total. Government grants made up 47.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,067,750 (CFO). 28 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 102% 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 $33M

Program services$72.11 $24M
Management & general$20.80 $6.9M
Fundraising$7.09 $2.4M

For 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 $38M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$46.32 $18M
Government grants$46.92 $18M
Program service revenue$3.35 $1.3M
Investment income$3.41 $1.3M

Other revenue was negative: −$747K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 876 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	72.1%	78.5%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	20.8%	13.6%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	7.1%	6.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.07	$0.10
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	95.1%	57.5%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	47.8%	1.7%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	3.4%	20.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$1,067,750	$385,706
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	3.21%	2.03%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	28	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	20.2	36.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	24 of 24	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 expense

$11M expenses · 46.8% of program spending

Outreach, social action, public information, and education programs: the center confronts anti-semitism and hate, promotes human dignity, defends democracy and freedom, and teaches the lessons of the holocaust for future generations through community involvement, educational outreach, and social action

$8.4M expenses · 35.1% of program spending · revenue $755K

Museum public programs: the center operates the museum of tolerance in los angeles open to the public that promotes tolerance & educates the public about the legacy of the holocaust and the dangers of hate and prejudice

$3.8M expenses · 15.7% of program spending · revenue $541K

Museum diversity training: the museum conducts diversity training courses for police officers, educators, and other professionals

$580K all other programs (line 4d)

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
CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$1,067,750	$0	$0	$1,067,750
FORMER CEO Former, 0.00 hrs/week	$824,404	$0	$0	$824,404
CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$802,356	$0	$3,200	$805,556
ASSOCIATE DEAN Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$476,285	$0	$31,734	$508,019
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$473,081	$0	$34,334	$507,415
DIR OF MEDIA/EXEC PRODUCER, MORIAH FILMS Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$354,547	$0	$33,926	$388,473
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$264,045	$0	$25,076	$289,121
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MOT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$273,700	$0	$7,640	$281,340

28 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Simon Wiesenthal Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.0M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$38M	$33M	72.1%	$56M	$1,067,750
FY2024 ⓘ	$33M	$31M	67.5%	$51M	$1,259,875
FY2023 ⓘ	$31M	$28M	68.2%	$48M	$756,495
FY2022 ⓘ	$27M	$24M	75.8%	$45M	$754,495
FY2021 ⓘ	$28M	$21M	75.7%	$44M	$792,590
FY2020 ⓘ	$19M	$24M	79.0%	$37M	$893,635

Governance 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–1b24 · 24 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 14bYes
Employees Part I, line 5173
Volunteers Part I, line 6141

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERV Security	$1,100,884
MOBILITY RESOURCE ASSOCIATES Fabricator/logistics	$914,750
DTP BUILDERS Construction	$807,046
RM HIER & ASSOCIATES LLC Consultant	$785,000

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 39 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

235 private foundations reported grants to Simon Wiesenthal Center totaling $3.4M 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 Simon Wiesenthal Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Simon Wiesenthal Center reported that 72.1% of its $33.3 million in expenses went to program services, 20.8% to management and general and 7.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Simon Wiesenthal Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Simon Wiesenthal Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,067,750, for the role of CFO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Simon Wiesenthal Center get its money?

Of $37.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.1% came from contributions and grants (including 47.8% from government grants) and 3.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Simon Wiesenthal Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 95-3964928 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 202621349349306412 · read the filing
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202512879349301046 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431369349311383 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202302869349302565 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221369349315722 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121379349311722 · read the filing

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