2026-08-05T14:11:54-05:00 2025-09-30 952302617 SINGERLEWAK LLP 10960 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 1100 LOS ANGELES CA 90024 990 2024-10-01 160470118 THE WENDE MUSEUM OF THE COLD WAR INC WEND 3102161600 10808 CULVER BLVD CULVER CITY CA 90230 JUSTINIAN JAMPOL PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3102161600 2026-08-04 1 0 LIOR TEMKIN P00748170 3104773924 2026-08-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JUSTINIAN JAMPOL 10808 CULVER BLVD CULVER CITY CA 90230 34821514 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. 18 17 53 21 0 0 44243434 3969614 0 0 213828 1567232 63748 37099 44521010 5573945 0 0 0 0 2491644 2601059 0 0 754340 2114289 2668170 4605933 5269229 39915077 304716 83828887 86644097 1941283 1109634 81887604 85534463 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 2155853 2825 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 2025 BROUGHT WITH IT HUNDREDS OF IMPORTANT ACQUISITIONS. SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:- COLLECTIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM DMITRI BALTERMANTS AND ERICH LESSING- MATERIALS RELATED TO THE 1980 MOSCOW OLYMPICS- POSTERS RELATED TO REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT IN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, SOUTHEAST ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, AND EASTERN EUROPE- HANDMADE DEMOBILIZATION ALBUMS CREATED BY SOVIET SOLDIERS SHORTLY BEFORE THE END OF THEIR MILITARY SERVICE; THESE ALBUMS CONTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS, DRAWINGS, OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, LETTERS, AND OTHER ITEMS FROM THEIR PERIOD OF SERVICE- HUNGARIAN ARTWORK AND CERAMICS- A LARGE COLLECTION OF UKRAINIAN PAINTINGSDONATIONS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: THE SOVIET JEWRY ARCHIVE AND THE POLISH UNDERGROUND ARCHIVE.EXHIBITIONS: THE WENDE PRESENTED THREE EXHIBITIONS: INTERSECTIONS: THE ARCHITECTURE OF VICTOR ADEGBITE AND CHARLES POLNYI IN GHANA, UNDERCURRENTS II: ARCHIVES AND THE MAKING OF SOVIET JEWISH IDENTITY, COUNTER/SURVEILLANCE: CONTROL, PRIVACY, AGENCY. 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. 912206 3241 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 PROGRAMS OFFERED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025:- VOICES OF DEFIANCE: SOVIET JEWRY AND THE REFUSENIKS (SYMPOSIUM, ARCHIVES OPEN HOUSE, FILM SCREENING)- POLISH ARCHIVES OPEN HOUSE- CRITICAL MEDIA LITERACY WORKSHOPS- INTERGENERATIONAL WRITING WORKSHOPS- BUMDOG SCHOOL OF FILM WORKSHOPS- CAMP GESHER PROGRAM - SOVIET JEWISH ARCHIVES- ZINE FEST / PERSONAL ARTIFACT ZINE PROGRAM- OTIS COLLEGE TRUE STORIES INTERVIEWS AND PRESENTATIONS- EISNER INTERGENERATIONAL BIG BAND PERFORMANCE- SUMMER CAMP AT THE STEVIE (WATERCOLOR, PLANT WEAVING, NATURAL DYE)- A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH- SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS- ARTS WORKSHOPS- FAMILY DAY ACTIVITIES- THE WENDE TEEN COUNCIL- DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM BASED ON THE RUSSIAN-SPEAKING JEWRY ARCHIVESTHE MUSEUM ALSO TRAINED 9 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY INTERNS IN MUSEUM SKILLS: 6 COLLECTIONS INTERNS, 2 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:- INTERGENERATIONAL 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, INTERGENERATIONAL PROMPT-BASED WRITING CLASSES, MOVEMENT CLASSES, AND YOGA- PUBLIC DIGITIZATION DAYS WHEN VISITORS CAN BRING IN THEIR OWN ITEMS TO PHOTOGRAPH OR SCAN USING THE WENDE'S EQUIPMENT- PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS WITH NUMEROUS LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS- THE WENDE PRESENTED DOZENS OF OTHER FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN FY2025, SUCH AS LIVE MUSIC, DANCE PERFORMANCES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND ARTIST TALKS. 455193 15213 AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES: ALONG WITH VISITOR ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, THE WENDE OPERATES A GIFT SHOP TO SELL PROGRAM-RELATED MERCHANDISE. 3523252 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 77 0 1 53 1 0 1 CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 17 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 JONATHAN VICTOR CHAIRMAN & TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JUSTINIAN JAMPOL PHD PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE 40.00 X X 442839 0 11115 CARA N LEWIS DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 189346 0 5088 JOESKE SEGAL CHIEF CURATOR & DIR OF PR 40.00 X 121769 0 1361 753954 0 17564 3 0 1 0 SHAWMUT WOODWORKING & SUPPLY INC 11390 W OLYMPIC BLVD SUITE 200 LOS ANGELES CA 90064 CONSTRUCTION 4435588 AUX ARCHITECTURE 910 S OLIVE STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90015 ARCHITECTURE SERVICES 406054 HERK EDWARDS INC 23848 HAWTHORNE BLVD SUITE 100 TORRANCE CA 90505 CONSTRUCTION 238868 NEARDATA INC 1361 FOOTHILL BLVD LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE CA 91011 CYBER SECURITY 177634 WELCOME PROJECTS 1124 MARION AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90026 DESIGN SERVICES 137979 9 15629 3953985 244103 3969614 1358274 1358274 3241 3241 15190 0 15190 15190 15190 29436121 29227163 208958 208958 208958 35619 20406 15213 15213 OTHER INCOME 900099 3455 2825 630 3455 5573945 21279 0 1583052 660864 175112 122103 363649 1640898 1323597 317301 135595 101596 26370 7629 163702 108334 31531 23837 65742 32871 32871 94951 94951 81893 81893 477330 344466 86744 46120 54206 14365 2398 37443 179664 47611 7948 124105 112175 77023 7589 27563 347480 316207 13899 17374 49173 32542 9471 7160 FACILITY COSTS 623142 495055 96705 31382 EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAM 244867 239883 399 4585 SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT 151926 73667 26010 52249 ARCHIVE PURCHASES 97218 97218 88403 43705 33454 11244 5269229 3523252 991637 754340 1944340 922544 45673147 50954598 769236 570422 41989 31774 230294 88335 28211115 3144853 21303815 25066262 4001103 47592 9864963 8962570 83828887 86644097 1460320 639498 480963 470136 1941283 1109634 X 8203787 6964436 73683817 78570027 81887604 85534463 83828887 86644097 X 304716 3520576 -178433 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2443469 21922664 9665521 44243434 3969614 82244702 250670 239631 240489 287917 247456 1266163 2694139 22162295 9906010 44531351 4217070 83510865 40021602 43489263 13613 285743 80590 241978 1376705 1998629 85000 3784 78 23410 3455 115727 85625221 0.50790 0.24980 X PART II, SECTION C, LINE 14: DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 09/30/24, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A CONTRIBUTION OF $20,000,000 FROM A DISINTERESTED DONOR. THE ORGANIZATION HAS TREATED THIS CONTRIBUTION AS AN UNUSUAL GRANT UNDER TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(F)(6)(II). THE CONTRIBUTION WAS UNUSUAL IN AMOUNT, WAS NOT EXPECTED AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NORMAL SOURCES OF PUBLIC SUPPORT, WAS RECEIVED FROM A DISINTERESTED PARTY, AND, IF INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC SUPPORT COMPUTATION, WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS. ACCORDINGLY, THE CONTRIBUTION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM BOTH THE NUMERATOR AND DENOMINATOR OF CURRENT YEAR'S PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST REPORTED ON SCHEDULE A. 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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 20,406. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF MERCHANDISE SOLD 20,406. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JUSTINIAN JAMPOL PHD PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE 442839 0 0 0 0 0 3570 0 7545 0 453954 0 0 0 CARA N LEWIS DEPUTY DIRECTOR 189346 0 0 0 0 0 5088 0 0 0 194434 0 0 0 X 6 SEE PART II X 3 SEE PART II X SEE PART II X 3 244103 FMV X 8 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 III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE WENDE MUSEUM IS A MUSEUM, ARCHIVE, AND CULTURAL CENTER WHERE ART, HISTORY, WELLNESS, AND COMMUNITY CONVERGE. FOUNDED IN 2002, THE INSTITUTION HAS GROWN INTO AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION, INTERPRETATION, AND ACTIVATION OF AT-RISK CULTURAL HERITAGE TIED TO DISSIDENT MOVEMENTS, CIVIL SOCIETY, MIGRATION, AND HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING SOLIDARITY IN POLAND AND THE EXPERIENCES OF REFUSENIKS AND RUSSIAN-SPEAKING JEWS. THE WENDE UNDERSTANDS CULTURE NOT AS A PASSIVE EXPERIENCE BUT AS AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC RESOURCE THAT SHAPES HOW PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES, RELATE TO OTHERS, AND IMAGINE SHARED FUTURES. THE MUSEUM OPERATES AS A CIVIC COMMONS; IT'S EXPANDING CAMPUS IS AN OPEN, INCLUSIVE SPACE THAT REMOVES FINANCIAL, SOCIAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS SO THAT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND LIVED EXPERIENCES CAN ENCOUNTER HISTORY, ART, AND EACH OTHER AS PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE. TODAY, THE WENDE STEWARDS A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 200,000 ARTWORKS, OBJECTS, AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS, MADE ACCESSIBLE ON SITE AND ONLINE TO SCHOLARS, ARTISTS, STUDENTS, AND THE PUBLIC. ITS CAMPUS IN CULVER CITY HAS GROWN ALONGSIDE ITS MISSION: IN 2017 THE WENDE OPENED ITS ARMORY CAMPUS, AND IT HAS SINCE EXPANDED WITH THE WENDE MUSEUM'S COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH ANCHORS FREE, YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING THAT CONNECTS CREATIVE PRACTICE, HISTORICAL INQUIRY, AND WELL-BEING INCLUDING SCHOOL TOURS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, WELLNESS INITIATIVES, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. AMONG THESE IS THE WENDE'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES HANDS-ON TRAINING AND PATHWAYS INTO CULTURAL CAREERS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM WATTS AND SOUTH LOS ANGELES. TODAY THE WENDE WELCOMES MORE THAN 30,000 VISITORS A YEAR, ALL FREE OF CHARGE. IN 2022, THE WENDE PURCHASED A BUILDING IN HAWTHORNE, CA, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY HOUSE THE COLLECTION AS WELL AS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE. 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.CANDID.ORG. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: COLLECTION ITEMS PURCHASED -128,433. LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PROMISE TO GIVE -50,000.