2025-10-14T21:31:08-05:00 2024-09-30 952302617 SINGERLEWAK LLP 10960 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 1100 LOS ANGELES CA 90024 990 2023-10-01 160470118 THE WENDE MUSEUM OF THE COLD WAR INC WEND 3102161600 10808 CULVER BLVD CULVER CITY CA 90230 JUSTINIAN JAMPOL PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3102161600 2025-10-14 1 0 LIOR TEMKIN P00748170 3104773924 2025-10-14 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JUSTINIAN JAMPOL 10808 CULVER BLVD CULVER CITY CA 90230 44534039 0 X WWW.WENDEMUSEUM.ORG X 2002 CA THE WENDE IS AN ART MUSEUM, CULTURAL CENTER, AND ARCHIVE THAT PRESERVES HISTORY AND BRINGS IT TO LIFE THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, SCHOLARSHIP, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 19 18 55 25 0 0 9665521 44243434 0 0 58862 213828 43588 63748 9767971 44521010 0 0 0 0 2017869 2491644 0 0 733994 1972756 2114289 3990625 4605933 5777346 39915077 41597174 83828887 961993 1941283 40635181 81887604 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 2103028 21760 COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS:COLLECTIONS: THE WENDE MAINTAINS MULTIPLE STORAGE LOCATIONS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA AND IN GERMANY, WHICH TOGETHER HOUSE ITS COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 200,000 COLD WAR CULTURAL ARTIFACTS FROM EASTERN EUROPE AND THE SOVIET UNION, AS WELL AS ARCHIVES AND ARTWORK FROM RENOWNED PERSONS.FISCAL YEAR 2024 BROUGHT WITH IT HUNDREDS OF IMPORTANT ACQUISITIONS. SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:- NADYA TOLOKONNIKOVA, "THIS ART DISMANTLES DYSTOPIAN FUTURES." FROM FEAR NOT, 2024.- PHOTOGRAPHY AND DRAWINGS FROM THE EXHIBITION VISIONS OF TRANSCENDENCE, DONATED BY THE ARTISTS KAREN RUCKMAN AND TORRES- POLISH NEWS BULLETIN- MATERIALS DOCUMENTING EXPO 58, THE 1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR- THE ENTIRE ARCHIVE FROM THE WEBSITE HIPPY.RU, ADDING TO AN ALREADY EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF SOVIET HIPPIE MATERIALS- AN ORIGINAL PAINTING OF JOSEPH STALIN, USED ON THE COVER OF THE FEBRUARY 5, 1945 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINEDONATIONS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: THE SOVIET JEWRY ARCHIVES, THE POLISH UNDERGROUND ARCHIVE, AND DEMOBILIZATION ALBUMS.IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE WENDE MUSEUM LAUNCHED A NEW ONLINE COLLECTIONS PORTAL, MAKING THOUSANDS OF ITEMS FROM ITS COLLECTION AVAILABLE ONLINE, INCLUDING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF DIGITIZED ARCHIVAL MATERIAL. THIS IMPORTANT RESOURCE IS AN ONGOING PROJECT, WITH NEW ITEMS AND COLLECTIONS BEING MADE AVAILABLE REGULARLY.EXHIBITIONS: THE WENDE PRESENTED THREE EXHIBITIONS: UNDERCURRENTS I: STORIES, SYMBOLS, AND SOUNDS, CEIJA STOJKA AND SCENES OF ROMA LIFE, AND VISIONS OF TRANSCENDENCE: CREATING SPACE IN EAST AND WEST. IN ADDITION TO THESE FULL-SCALE EXHIBITIONS IN THE WENDE GALLERIES, THE MUSEUM ALSO DISPLAYED SEVERAL ART INSTALLATIONS IN THE GARDEN ALONG WITH ONGOING OPEN-STORAGE DISPLAYS OF ITEMS AND ARTWORK FROM THE COLLECTION. 800215 1661 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:PUBLIC ACCESS: THE WENDE MUSEUM OFFERS FREE PUBLIC ACCESS TO ITS GALLERIES AND GARDENS ON FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS, AND SUNDAYS FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M., AND MONDAYS THROUGH THURSDAYS BY APPOINTMENT. THE MUSEUM WELCOMES APPROXIMATELY 19,000 VISITORS PER YEAR. THE WENDE ALSO PROVIDES FREE GLOBAL ACCESS TO ART AND ARTIFACTS THROUGH ITS ONLINE COLLECTIONS, AND HOSTS AN ARRAY OF ONLINE EVENTS ATTENDED BY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.EDUCATION: THE WENDE PRODUCED A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024, SERVING OVER 1500 STUDENTS:- HIGH SCHOOL DOCENT PROGRAM- A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH- SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS- ARTS WORKSHOPS- FAMILY DAY ACTIVITIES- THE WENDE TEEN COUNCIL- STUDENT COUNCIL- DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM BASED ON THE RUSSIAN-SPEAKING JEWRY ARCHIVESTHE MUSEUM ALSO TRAINED 11 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY INTERNS IN MUSEUM SKILLS. THERE WERE 7 COLLECTIONS INTERNS, 3 CURATORIAL INTERNS, AND 1 EDUCATION INTERN.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE WENDE PRIORITIZES COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS CORE TO THE MUSEUM'S MISSION. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:- MONTHLY FAMILY DAYS, WITH ALL-AGES ART ACTIVITIES TAUGHT BY MUSEUM STAFF OR TEACHING ARTISTS- AN ANNUAL GATHERING OF CULVER CITY NONPROFITS AT THE WENDE, CULMINATING IN THE PRESENTATION OF THE WENDE NONPROFIT TRANSFORMATION PRIZE TO A LOCAL NONPROFIT THAT IS INNOVATIVELY SERVING THE COMMUNITY- WELLNESS OFFERINGS SUCH AS A WEEKLY MINDFULNESS MEDITATION CLASS- OPEN ARCHIVE DAYS WHERE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN VIEW BEHIND-THE-SCENES COLLECTIONS ITEMS, AS WELL AS PUBLIC DIGITIZATION DAYS WHEN VISITORS CAN BRING IN THEIR OWN ITEMS TO PHOTOGRAPH OR SCAN USING THE WENDE'S EQUIPMENTTHE WENDE PRESENTED DOZENS OF OTHER FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN FY2024, SUCH AS ONLINE DISCUSSION SERIES, MUSIC AND DANCE PERFORMANCES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND ARTIST TALKS. 261217 12928 AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES: THE WENDE OPERATES A GIFT SHOP TO SELL PROGRAM-RELATED MERCHANDISE. 3164460 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 53 0 1 55 1 0 1 GM CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 CA X X X CARA MEGAN LEWIS 3102161600 10808 CULVER BLVD CULVER CITY CA 90230 WILLIAM ANAWALT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS E BACKER PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FIONA CHALOM PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SIMON CHAPLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK A FELDMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE FRIEDMAN PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY L GLASSMAN ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID GORDON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TILMANN GRUBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN MOLLESON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON POST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET DREISEN RAPPAPORT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TEOFILO RUIZ PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS SLON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBERA THORNHILLL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH WALTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN WELLISZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN VICTOR CHAIRMAN & TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JUSTINIAN JAMPOL PHD PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE 40.00 X X 240016 0 8343 JOESKE SEGAL CHIEF CURATOR & DIR. OF PR 40.00 X 107525 0 15250 CARA N LEWIS DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 134325 0 8247 481866 0 31840 3 0 1 0 0 44243434 2915069 44243434 213828 213828 1661 1661 26489 740 25749 25749 25749 25217 12289 12928 12928 OTHER INCOME 900099 23410 21760 1650 23410 44521010 36349 0 241227 421823 105456 21091 295276 1762503 1371111 359899 31493 146201 102477 26566 17158 161117 109164 28176 23777 12795 12795 50134 50134 349427 298803 50624 50797 9102 3124 38571 174954 31349 10758 132847 87043 30463 23351 33229 390311 354392 20341 15578 60273 40838 10540 8895 FACILITY COSTS 486074 352202 112354 21518 EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAM 180142 179958 59 125 SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT 143322 109004 6265 28053 ARCHIVE PURCHASES 26193 26193 102824 43948 22026 36850 4605933 3164460 707479 733994 93745 1944340 10590787 45673147 680840 769236 2802 45051 41989 65569 230294 24100318 2796503 14600795 21303815 2519371 4001103 12998214 9864963 41597174 83828887 629758 1460320 1878 0 91101 0 239256 480963 961993 1941283 X 10341699 8203787 30293482 73683817 40635181 81887604 41597174 83828887 X 39915077 1460028 -122682 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3727502 2443469 21922664 9665521 44243434 82002590 219717 250670 239631 240489 287917 1238424 3947219 2694139 22162295 9906010 44531351 83241014 62257093 20983921 22672 13613 285743 80590 241978 644596 6450 85000 3784 78 23410 118722 84004332 1170 0.24980 0.40070 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 1 5569932 38662048 1441167 45673147 4655110 607879 306943 5569932 1054535 3941461 -340886 4655110 182312 871854 369 1054535 18128 164184 182312 1.00000 0 0 826748 826748 2324988 2324988 20686577 2682383 18004194 210001 91469 118532 52004 22651 29353 21303815 ASSETS RESTRICTED FOR INVESTMENT IN PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT 870290 CONTRIBUTED USE OF FACILITY RECEIVABLE 6208885 ARTWORK HELD FOR USE 2500000 SECURITY DEPOSIT 6200 LEASE RIGHT OF USE 279588 9864963 CREDIT CARD PAYABLES 25245 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 173730 LEASE LIABILITY 281988 480963 X 46281984 1460028 287917 13029 1760974 44521010 0 44521010 4906879 287917 13029 300946 4605933 0 4605933 PART III, LINE 1A: THE WENDE MUSEUM MANAGES ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIONS OF COLD WAR CULTURE FROM THE EAST BLOC COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2002, THE MUSEUM HAS ACQUIRED MORE THAN 100,000 UNIQUE PIECES, LARGELY AT-RISK, RANGING FROM CONSUMER PRODUCTS TO OFFICIAL AND COUNTER-CULTURAL ARTWORK, ARTIFACTS FROM POLITICAL AND DAILY LIFE, AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS, POSTERS, EPHEMERA, BOOKS, AND ARCHIVES. ALTHOUGH COMPREHENSIVE IN NATURE, THE WENDE'S COLLECTION SHOWS NOTABLE STRENGTH IN A VARIETY OF AREAS, SUCH AS MATERIALS FROM THE GDR, ITEMS USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE, MATERIALS THAT DOCUMENT "WENDE" MOMENTS, AND EXAMPLES OF HUMAN AGENCY UNDER POLITICAL REPRESSION. THE WENDE'S COLLECTION INCLUDES ELEVEN SEGMENTS OF THE BERLIN WALL, TEN OF WHICH CREATE THE LONGEST STRETCH OF THIS ICONIC SYMBOL OUTSIDE OF EUROPE. ADDITIONALLY, THE MUSEUM RECORDS AND COLLECTS PERSONAL HISTORIES THROUGH ITS HISTORICAL WITNESS AND DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECTS. PART III, LINE 4: THE WENDE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION OF MATERIAL CULTURE IS A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH OF THE COLD WAR PERIOD AND ITS LEGACY, PARTICULARLY AS A REPOSITORY FOR ORPHANED OBJECTS, ITEMS THAT EXIST OUTSIDE THE COLLECTING PRIORITIES OF OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THE WENDE SUPPORTS CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, OFFERS AN IMMERSIVE VISITOR EXPERIENCE, AND USES THE COLLECTION AS A STARTING PLACE TO EXPLORE THE TOPICAL RELEVANCE OF THE COLD WAR PAST THROUGH EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE MUSEUM FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARD'S BOARD (FAS) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, RELATED TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIALS STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE INTERPRETATION REQUIRES THAT THE ENTITY ACCOUNT FOR AND DISCLOSE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE IMPACT OF A TAX POSITION IF THAT POSITION WOULD MORE LIKELY THAN NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION, INCLUDING RESOLUTION OF ANY RELATED APPEALS OR LITIGATION PROCESSES, BASED ON TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE MUSEUM HAS EVALUATED THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN AND DETERMINED IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE TAX ASSETS OR LIABILITIES TO BE ACCRUED OR DISCLOSED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF MERCHANDISE SOLD 12,289. RENTAL EXPENSES 740. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF MERCHANDISE SOLD 12,289. RENTAL EXPENSES 740. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JUSTINIAN JAMPOL PHD PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE 240016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8343 0 248359 0 0 0 X 12 0 SEE PART II X 1 0 SEE PART II X SEE PART II X 1 2915069 FMV X 49 0 SEE PART II 0 0 1 PART I, LINE 32B: THE ORGANIZATION USED COMERICA SECURITIES AND JP MORGAN TO PROCESS DONATED SECURITIES. PART I, LINE 33: IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRACTICES OF MANY MUSEUMS, ART OBJECTS, HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, AND BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS THAT ARE DONATED TO THE MUSEUM ARE NOT CAPITALIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 8: THE INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTIONS IS DUE TO THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVING TWO LARGE TRANSFORMATIVE ENDOWMENT GIFTS DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE WENDE IS AN ART MUSEUM, HISTORICAL ARCHIVE OF THE COLD WAR, AND CENTER FOR CREATIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT EXPLORES AND INSPIRES CHANGE. THE WENDE REACHES BEYOND THE CONVENTIONAL WALLS OF A MUSEUM AND PLACES EQUAL VALUE ON INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DIGITAL ACCESS, AND WIDE-RANGING EXPERIMENTATION. WENDE IS A GERMAN WORD MEANING "TURNING POINT OR "CHANGE" THAT HAS COME TO DESCRIBE THE TRANSFORMATIVE PERIOD AROUND THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL. FOUNDED IN 2002, THE WENDE MUSEUM HOLDS AN UNPARALLELED COLLECTION OF ART AND ARTIFACTS FROM THE COLD WAR ERA, WHICH SERVES AS A FOUNDATION FOR PROGRAMS THAT ILLUMINATE POLITICAL AND CULTURAL CHANGES OF THE PAST, OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE SENSE OF A CHANGING PRESENT, AND INSPIRE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE FOR A BETTER FUTURE. THE WENDE FULFILLS ITS MISSION OF EXPLORING AND INSPIRING CHANGE THROUGH: - COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND PROVIDING OPEN ACCESS TO ARTWORK, ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVES, FILMS, AND PERSONAL HISTORIES FROM THE SPHERE TOUCHED BY SOCIALISM DURING THE COLD WAR ERA (1945- 1991); - PROMOTING RIGOROUS SCHOLARSHIP, EDUCATING STUDENTS, AND STIMULATING GENERAL INTEREST THROUGH LECTURES, SYMPOSIA, PUBLICATIONS, AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO DIGITIZED COLLECTIONS; - PRESENTING EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITIONS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMING INSPIRED BY THE COLLECTION; - FACILITATING CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS WITH CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS; - PARTNERING WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND - PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICES SUCH AS WELLNESS PROGRAMS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES. IN NOVEMBER 2017, THE WENDE OPENED A NEW CAMPUS TO THE PUBLIC. THE NEW SITE INCREASED EXHIBITION, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND STORAGE SPACES; HAS IMPROVED COLLECTION MANAGEMENT CONDITIONS; AND DRAMATICALLY EXPANDED FREE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE WENDE'S COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMMING. IN 2020, THE WENDE LAUNCHED AN INITIATIVE TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND ITS ONLINE COLLECTIONS, TO INCREASE INTERNATIONAL FREE ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS. IN 2022, THE WENDE PURCHASED A BUILDING IN HAWTHORNE, CA, WHICH WILL HOUSE THE COLLECTION AS WELL AS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE. ALSO IN 2022, THE WENDE BROKE GROUND ON CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CREATIVE COMMUNITY CENTER, LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE MUSEUM, WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND THE WENDE'S CAPACITY FOR PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT AND THEN IS DISTRIBUTED OUT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FINAL SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS SUBMIT AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM TO THE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION IS COMPARED TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, INFORMATIONAL RETURNS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: COLLECTION ITEMS PURCHASED -122,682.