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Nonprofit · EIN 04-2708878

NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC

Tax-exempt · AMHERST, MA 01002

Financials

$11.8M$7.7M2022$9.6M$8.4M2023$14.4M$9.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$14,384,981$9,338,151$5,046,830$89,075,545$698,909$88,376,636
August 31, 2024990$9,588,111$8,366,596$1,221,515$80,120,142$729,693$79,390,449
August 31, 2023990$11,806,590$7,671,577$4,135,013$71,751,507$598,084$71,153,423
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$12,562,797
Membership dues
$797,544
Program service revenue
$185,991
Investment income
$1,643,478
Net income from fundraising events
-$99,215
Net income from sales of inventory
$91,930
Other revenue
-$7,285

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$78,746
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,097,512
Other salaries and wages
$3,118,219
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$4,933,057
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$23,850
Occupancy
$306,023
Travel
$239,379
Depreciation
$587,145
Program services (functional)
$6,669,666
Management and general (functional)
$795,129
Fundraising (functional)
$1,873,356

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$80,120,142
Total assets, end of year
$89,075,545
Total liabilities, end of year
$698,909
Net assets, end of year
$88,376,636
Land, buildings and equipment
$9,862,717
Publicly traded securities
$61,083,575
Net assets without donor restrictions
$41,120,413
Net assets with donor restrictions
$47,256,223
Gross receipts
$14,675,834
Employees
63
Volunteers
30
Year formed
1980
State of legal domicile
MA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
AARON LANSKYPRESIDENT THROUGH 6/17/2025
Officer
40$361,352$88,763
SUSAN BRONSONPRESIDENT AS OF 6/17/2025
Officer
40$321,048$44,814
ROBERT LOEBCFO & TREASURER
Officer
40$214,972$31,179
HILTON JANKELOWITZDIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
Key employee
40$202,466$23,830
DAVID M MAZOWERBIBLIOGRAPHER AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$150,949$18,502
LISA NEWMANDIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND PUBLISHING
Highest-paid employee
40$148,096$18,130
RANDI SILNUTZERDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$129,814$23,814
REBECKA MCDOUGALLDIRECTOR OF COMMUNCATIONS AND MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$115,093$29,564
ESTER SCHULMANDIRECTOR OF YIDDISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
Highest-paid employee
40$110,396$30,069
JOSH LAMBERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH TURANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAWRENCE KAPLENVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHARON KARMAZINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LIEF D ROSENBLATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUTH STARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
18 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LUIS LAINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARTIN I BRODERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NINA SCHORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LEONA KERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSE ABRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BARBARA SERILCLERK
Trustee or director
1$0
JEREMY DAUBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
IRA J WAGNERCHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
WALTER A WINSHALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELAINE DRIKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ABBY J COHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ARTHUR HORWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANNY GREENSPUNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ZACHARY GOZALIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RHEA SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEBRA CAPLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILY BOWEN COHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PENINA M GLAZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 33 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
AARON LANSKYPRESIDENT
Officer
40$345,497$62,071
SUSAN BRONSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$299,011$44,535
ROBERT LOEBCFO & TREASURER
Officer
40$205,782$31,819
HILTON JANKELOWITZDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$189,981$21,525
DAVID M MAZOWEREDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$144,930$17,806
LISA NEWMANDIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAM
Highest-paid employee
40$138,101$17,223
RANDI SILNUTZERDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$124,063$23,303
CHRISTA WHITNEYDIRECTOR OF ORAL HISTORY
Highest-paid employee
40$108,888$21,876
MADELINE COHENACADEMIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$106,336$14,860
JOSH LAMBERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH TURANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAWRENCE KAPLENVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHARON KARMAZINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LIEF D ROSENBLATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUTH STARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUIS LAINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTIN I BRODERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NINA SCHORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEONA KERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JESSE ABRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA SERILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEREMY DAUBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IRA J WAGNERCHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WALTER A WINSHALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELAINE DRIKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ABBY J COHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARTHUR HORWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANNY GREENSPUNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZACHARY GOZALIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RHEA SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBRA CAPLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILY BOWEN COHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PENINA M GLAZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 34 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
AARON LANSKYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$319,911$57,446
SUSAN BRONSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$276,352$39,808
ROBERT LOEBCFO & TREASURER
Officer
40$189,779$16,806
HILTON JANKELOWITZDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$173,527$21,198
DAVID M MAZOWEREDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$133,646$16,588
RANDI SILNUTZERDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$112,249$28,165
LISA NEWMANDIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAM
Highest-paid employee
40$116,410$16,083
REBECKA MCDOUGALLDIRECTOR OF COMMUNCATION
Highest-paid employee
40$103,635$21,724
MADELINE COHENACADEMIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$103,866$14,790
PENINA M GLAZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ABBY J COHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARTHUR HORWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANNY GREENSPUNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZACHARY GOZALIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID STEINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBRA CAPLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILY BOWEN COHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELAINE DRIKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WALTER A WINSHALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IRA J WAGNERCHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEREMY DAUBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSH LAMBERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH TURANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAWRENCE KAPLENVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEE HUTTCLERK
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHARON KARMAZINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LIEF D ROSENBLATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUTH STARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUIS LAINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTIN I BRODERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NINA SCHORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEONA KERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JESSE ABRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA SERILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1021 WEST ST, AMHERST, MA 01002-3375
In care of
% OWALLA FACTEAU
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SUSAN BRONSON, 1021 WEST STREET, AMHERST, MA 01002
Signed the 990
SUSAN BRONSON, PRESIDENT
Phone
(413) 256-4900
Return prepared by
MP PC

Mission

THE NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER (THE "CENTER") WORKS TO RECOVER, CELEBRATE, AND REGENERATE YIDDISH AND MODERN JEWISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE TO ADVANCE A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH HISTORY AND IDENTITY. THE CENTER ENGAGES DIVERSE, WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES, GENERATING ENTHUSIASM, KNOWLEDGE, AND COMMITMENT TO THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF YIDDISH AND JEWISH CULTURE. THESE GOALS ARE FURTHERED THROUGH A RANGE OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, DIGITAL INITIATIVES, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. BOOKS ARE RECOVERED FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE AND LEAD GROUND-BREAKING DIGITAL COLLECTIONS PROJECTS INCLUDING THE UNIVERSAL YIDDISH LIBRARY TO MAKE ALL YIDDISH BOOKS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH A SINGLE ONLINE PORTAL. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADULTS. TRANSLATORS ARE TRAINED AND PUBLICATION OF NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS ARE DONE THROUGH WHITE GOAT PRESS, THE CENTER'S BOOK IMPRINT, AND PAKN TREGER, AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAGAZINE.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CULTURAL RESCUE AND PRESERVATION - THE CENTER HAS PLACED THE FULL CONTENT OF MORE THAN 13,000 TITLES ONLINE THROUGH THE NON-PROFIT INTERNET ARCHIVE, MAKING YIDDISH LITERATURE THE SINGLE MOST ACCESSIBLE LITERATURE IN HISTORY. THE BOOKS HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED FOR FREE MORE THAN 2 MILLION TIMES. THE CENTER HAS PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL, YIVO, AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TO CREATE THE UNIVERSAL YIDDISH LIBRARY. FOR THE FIRST TIME, MORE THAN 60,000 YIDDISH TITLES ARE SEARCHABLE IN AN ONLINE CATALOG. THE CENTER ALSO COLLECTS ORAL HISTORIES THROUGH ITS WEXLER ORAL HISTORY PROJECT. NOW A GROWING COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 1,500 INTERVIEWS, THESE ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CENTER'S WEBSITE AND ON YOUTUBE FOR SCHOLARS, TEACHERS, AND OTHERS. THE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT ALSO CREATES SHORT FILMS BASED ON THE INTERVIEWS COLLECTED. THE CENTER CONTINUES TO RESCUE YIDDISH BOOKS AND DISTRIBUTES THESE BOOKS TO LIBRARIES, SCHOLARS, AND STUDENTS. THESE MATERIALS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE ONLINE.
    Expenses $1,852,807 · revenue $3,054
  • VISITOR AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS - WELCOMES VISITORS AND OFFERS PERMANENT AND TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS AND INTERPRETIVE TOURS. THE CENTER OFFERS VIRTUAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS WHICH STREAM LIVE EVERY THURSDAY ON ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE TO AUDIENCES OF 500-1000 PER PROGRAM. A NEW PERMANENT CORE EXHIBITION, YIDDISH: A GLOBAL CULTURE, OPENED IN 2023. THE CENTER ALSO HOSTS TRAVELING AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS. ON SITE PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE, LECTURES, FILMS, AND THE ANNUAL YIDSTOCK: THE FESTIVAL OF NEW YIDDISH MUSIC.
    Expenses $1,679,343 · revenue $316,235
  • EDUCATION THE CENTER OFFERS SEVERAL MAJOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES. THE 7-WEEK STEINER SUMMER PROGRAM INCLUDES 18 STUDENTS WHO STUDY YIDDISH LANGUAGE AND MODERN JEWISH HISTORY AND CULTURE. THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES IS A 12-MONTH PROGRAM FOR RECENT GRADUATES WHO PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECTS INCLUDING BOOK DIGITIZATION, ORAL HISTORY, EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT, ON-SITE AND ONLINE COURSE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE CENTER'S ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAGAZINE, PAKN TREGER. THE GREAT JEWISH BOOKS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO SPEND ONE WEEK ENGAGED IN AN INTENSE EXPLORATION OF JEWISH LITERATURE. THE CENTER'S NEWEST PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS, "PAPER BRIDGES: TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST THROUGH YIDDISH LITERATURE," LAUNCHED IN SUMMER 2025 AND INCLUDED 12 TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. YIDDISH SCHOOL, A WEEKLONG RESIDENTIAL YIDDISH PROGRAM FOR ADULTS TAKES PLACE EVERY SPRING AND ONLINE YIDDISH CLASSES ARE OFFERED ANNUALLY. THE CENTER CREATED A NEW BEGINNING YIDDISH LANGUAGE TEXTBOOK WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN SUMMER 2020 AND HAS SOLD MORE THAN 4000 COPIES. BASED ON THIS TEXTBOOK, THE CENTER TRAINS, MENTORS, AND CERTIFIES YIDDISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS. THE CENTER'S YIDDISH CULTURE FOR JEWISH COMMUNITIES SUPPORTS YIDDISH CULTURAL PROGRAMMING FOR JEWISH COMMUNAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES PROGRAM SERVES FORTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES ANNUALLY OFFERING TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANS, BOOKS FOR READING GROUPS, RESOURCES FOR PROGRAMMING, AND A TRAVELING EXHIBITION.
    Expenses $2,232,349 · grants $18,512 · revenue $2,552,765
  • TRANSLATION AND PUBLICATIONS - THE CENTER PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAGAZINE, PAKN TREGER, WHICH ENHANCES ITS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. THE MAGAZINE IS SENT TO MORE THAN 20,000 MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. WHITE GOAT PRESS IS THE CENTER'S PUBLISHING IMPRINT WITH A MISSION OF BRINGING NEW YIDDISH LITERATURE TO ENGLISH READERS AND HAS PUBLISHED 25 TITLES TO DATE. THE CENTER HAS A TRANSLATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR ASPIRING YIDDISH TRANSLATORS AND HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 100 TRANSLATORS TO DATE. THE CENTER ALSO REGULARLY PUBLISHES NEW CONTENT ON ITS WEBSITE AND DISTRIBUTES THIS CONTENT THROUGH EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE CENTER'S E-PUBLICATION, "THE WEEKLY READER" CONNECTS AUDIENCES TO ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS, PODCASTS AND MORE FROM THE CENTER'S DIGITAL COLLECTIONS.
    Expenses $905,167 · grants $60,234 · revenue $6,777

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
04-2708878
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1980
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$89,075,545
Income (IRS master file)
$14,675,834

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$14,384,981$9,338,151$89,075,545XML
990August 2024$9,588,111$8,366,596$80,120,142XML
990August 2023$11,806,590$7,671,577$71,751,507XML
990August 2022$12,290,218$6,510,295$63,979,400IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 2019–––IRS
990August 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2708878).

Questions about NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC

What is the EIN of NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC is 04-2708878.
Is NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
Are donations to NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names SUSAN BRONSON.
Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 33 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $361,352 (AARON LANSKY, PRESIDENT THROUGH 6/17/2025).
How much revenue does NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,384,981, expenses of $9,338,151 and total assets of $89,075,545 at year end.

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