Nonprofit · EIN 36-3156154
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC
Tax-exempt · SKOKIE, IL 60077
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $16,412,208 | $13,056,870 | $3,355,338 | $93,812,829 | $5,952,649 | $87,860,180 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $12,544,688 | $11,240,428 | $1,304,260 | $85,328,943 | $3,183,156 | $82,145,787 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $12,322,842 | $10,986,304 | $1,336,538 | $83,680,036 | $3,845,805 | $79,834,231 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,386,112
- of which government grants
- $3,166,963
- Membership dues
- $253,253
- Program service revenue
- $471,939
- Investment income
- $2,022,787
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $478,917
- Net income from fundraising events
- $142,778
- Net income from gaming
- $352,169
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $36,423
- Other revenue
- $531,370
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,661,825
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,333,763
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,803,935
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,278
- Accounting fees
- $61,569
- Occupancy
- $1,306,003
- Depreciation
- $2,904,144
- Program services (functional)
- $9,820,985
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,006,868
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,229,017
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $85,328,943
- Total assets, end of year
- $93,812,829
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,952,649
- Net assets, end of year
- $87,860,180
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $35,744,174
- Publicly traded securities
- $37,448,642
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $81,213,839
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,646,341
- Gross unrelated business income
- $24,157
- Gross receipts
- $30,498,836
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 290
- Year formed
- 1981
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNARD CHERKASOV | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $460,376 | $43,421 |
| KENNETH COOPER | SR VP OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $344,385 | $20,326 |
| KELLEY HAYES SZANY | SR VP OF EDUCATION AND EXHIBITIONS Key employee | 40 | $275,276 | $17,645 |
| ANGELO BARONE | SR VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Key employee | 40 | $257,465 | $17,307 |
| JANET WEISS | SR VP OF MARKETING Key employee | 40 | $211,310 | $14,316 |
| RICHARD STORER | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,552 | $14,855 |
| LORI FAGENHOLZ | ASSOC DIR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,797 | $13,861 |
| ARIELLE WEININGER | CHIEF CURATOR COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,652 | $4,767 |
| JOEL NEWTON | DIR OF TECH SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,753 | $18,494 |
| KEVIN LOWRY | BUILDING OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,046 | $13,861 |
| ALLISON SATYR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN GLASS | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAYLE LITTLETON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD SWIBEL | COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFRY PFEFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
58 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIZ XILAS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GRAY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MITCHELL L FEIGER | CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH REHBOCK | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICK SALOMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT EISENSTADT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROMANOFF | CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SAM HARRIS | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ABBEY ROMANEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM SCHECTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN GOLDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW LOWENTHAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW POTICHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARI KLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARI SAGETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR AG HOLLIS III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN BOORSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG ESKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN GRANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN THALHEIMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID GOLDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID WARING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEDE HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EILEEN KUGMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOWARD ACKERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IDA KERSZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES RABINOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON BIRNBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON PELTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF JACOBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF KREAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON BALLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JORDAN LAMM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH LEVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOY MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH RADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE BASHKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE KREAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC JOSEPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK GROSSMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK PINSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SEIDNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MALING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MARCOVICI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL NORTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE JACOBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIRIAM GOLDBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OLGA WEISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL LANGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB SAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT KALMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSEMARY MATZL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSS CHAIFETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDY REBITZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT GENDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SIMONA CITRON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSIE KARKOMI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOBY GLICKMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 76 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNARD CHERKASOV | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $425,430 | $31,747 |
| KENNETH COOPER | SR VP OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $334,965 | $9,594 |
| KELLEY HAYES SZANY | SR VP OF EDUCATION AND EXHIBITIONS Key employee | 40 | $228,543 | $11,889 |
| ANGELO BARONE | SR VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Key employee | 40 | $221,245 | $11,094 |
| RICHARD STORER | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,610 | $11,028 |
| JOEL NEWTON | DIR OF TECH SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,483 | $14,660 |
| KEVIN LOWRY | BUILDING OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,207 | $10,653 |
| LORI FAGENHOLZ | ASSOC DIR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,348 | $10,710 |
| ARIELLE WEININGER | CHIEF CURATOR COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,695 | $2,106 |
| ABBEY ROMANEK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON SATYR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN GLASS | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD SWIBEL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFRY PFEFFER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ XILAS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GRAY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCHELL L FEIGER | CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH REHBOCK | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK SALOMON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT EISENSTADT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROMANOFF | CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM HARRIS | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM SCHECTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN GOLDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW LOWENTHAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW POTICHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARI KLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARI SAGETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR AG HOLLIS III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN BOORSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN HOLLOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG ESKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN GRANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN THALHEIMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GOLDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WARING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEDE HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN KUGMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAYLE LITTLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD ACKERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IDA KERSZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES RABINOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PELTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JACOBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF KREAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL TAKIFF HIRSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE GREGOIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON BALLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN LAMM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOY MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH RADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE BASHKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE KREAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC JOSEPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GROSSMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK PINSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SEIDNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MALING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MARCOVICI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL NORTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE JACOBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRIAM GOLDBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLGA WEISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL LANGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH BILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB SAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KALMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSEMARY MATZL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSS CHAIFETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY REBITZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT GENDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIMONA CITRON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STANLEY JASPAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSIE KARKOMI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOBY GLICKMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 80 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNARD CHERKASOV | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $367,500 | $28,025 |
| KENNETH COOPER | SR VP OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $319,836 | $15,543 |
| KELLEY HAYES SZANY | SR VP OF EDUCATION AND EXHIBITIONS Key employee | 40 | $206,666 | $12,320 |
| NOAH CRUICKSHANK | VP MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,931 | $9,096 |
| RICHARD STORER | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,491 | $9,149 |
| KEVIN LOWRY | BUILDING OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,423 | $9,749 |
| ANGELO BARONE | SR VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,205 | $8,725 |
| ARIELLE WEININGER | CHIEF CURATOR COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,402 | $3,468 |
| SIMONA CITRON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN L FRADKIN | CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN GLASS | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GOLDER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM HARRIS | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSIE KARKOMI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN LAMM | CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBEY ROMANEK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROMANOFF | VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH REHBOCK | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK SALOMON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD SWIBEL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD ACKERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON BALLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG BANZULY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE BASHKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH BILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN BOORSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT EISENSTADT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG ESKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT GENDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOBY GLICKMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN GOLDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRIAM GOLDBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES GOODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN GRANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCH GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE GREGOIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GROSSMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEDE HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA HEIMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL TAKIFF HIRSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR AG HOLLIS III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN HOLLOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JACOBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE JACOBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STANLEY JASPAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KALMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IDA KERSZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARLEY KORMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF KREAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE KREAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN KUGMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERRY LADERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL LANGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAYLE LITTLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MALING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MARCOVICI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSEMARY MATZL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOY MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL NORTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PELTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFRY PFEFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK PINSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW POTICHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES RABINOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH RADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY REBITZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARI SAGETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB SAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON SATYR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM SCHECTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SEIDNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE SMOLYANSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK STRUSINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN THALHEIMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WARING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY WINTERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLGA WEISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ XILAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 9603 WOODS DR, SKOKIE, IL 60077-1095
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ROB ROMANOFF, 9603 WOODS DRIVE, SKOKIE, IL 60077
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT EISENSTADT, TREASURER
- Phone
- (847) 967-4800
- Website
- WWW.ILHOLOCAUSTMUSEUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF ILLINOIS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER IS EXPRESSED IN ITS FOUNDING PRINCIPLE: REMEMBER THE PAST, TRANSFORM THE FUTURE. DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF THE HOLOCAUST, THE MUSEUM HONORS THE MEMORIES OF THOSE WHO WERE LOST AND THOSE WHO SURVIVED BY TEACHING UNIVERSAL LESSONS THAT COMBAT HATRED, PREJUDICE, AND INDIFFERENCE. THE MUSEUM FULFILLS ITS MISSION THROUGH THE EXHIBITION, PRESERVATION, AND INTERPRETATION OF ITS COLLECTIONS; AND THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT FOSTER THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ELIMINATION OF GENOCIDE.
Program accomplishments
- ILLINOIS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER'S PERMANENT COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 30,000 ITEMS FORMERLY BELONGING TO HOLOCAUST VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS. THESE PRECIOUS ARTIFACTS WERE DONATED BY INDIVIDUALS LIVING PRIMARILY IN THE MIDWEST WHO DIRECTLY EXPERIENCED THE HOLOCAUST. TO SAFEGUARD THESE PIECES DURING THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION OF THE SKOKIE BUILDING, THE MUSEUM'S CURATORIAL AND REGISTRAL TEAM EXECUTED A COMPREHENSIVE RELOCATION PLAN. EVERY ARTIFACT WAS THOROUGHLY CONDITION-REPORTED, EXPERTLY PACKED, AND MOVED TO A SECURE OFF-SITE FACILITY FOR PROPER STEWARDSHIP. AS CUSTODIANS OF THESE ITEMS, THE MUSEUM REMAINS DEDICATED TO USING THEM TO TELL THE STORIES OF THE LOCAL SURVIVOR COMMUNITY.Expenses $6,939,302 · revenue $423,728
- THE MUSEUM HOSTS A WIDE ARRAY OF FILMS, DISCUSSIONS, LECTURES, CONCERTS AND FAMILY PROGRAMS TO EXPLORE DEEPER ASPECTS OF THE HOLOCAUST, WORLD WAR II, AND OTHER LESSONS. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH AT THE MUSEUM PROVIDE FORUMS FOR VISITORS TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE HOLOCAUST. DOCENT-LED AND SELF-GUIDED TOURS OF THE EXPERIENCE360 SITE IN CHICAGO ARE AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE PUBLIC.Expenses $1,663,652 · revenue $47,984
- THE EXPERIENCE360 DOWNTOWN CHICAGO LOCATION FEATURES CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY AND IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING. EXPERIENCE360 OFFERS VISITORS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH HISTORY IN DEEPLY PERSONAL AND INTERACTIVE WAYS. EXHIBITS INCLUDE THE ITW SPECIAL EXHIBITION GALLERY FEATURING STORIES OF SURVIVAL, THE KARKOMI FAMILY FOUNDATION GALLERY FEATURING A PHOTOGRPAHIC AND NARRATIVE TIME ON THE HOLOCAUST & WORLD WAR II, THE LILLIAN AND LARRY GOODMAN FOUNDATION HOLOGRAPHY THEATER, AND THE NORTHERN TRUST VIRTUAL REALITY THEATER. THE MAIN MUSEUM IN SKOKIE HAS 6 CORE EXHIBITION SPACES, INCLUDING A HOLOGRAPHIC THEATER AND A SUITE OF 5 VR FILMS THAT ALLOW VISITORS TO "WALK" WITH SURVIVORS IN A 360 DEGREE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH FORMER CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND PLACES OF HIDING.Expenses $1,218,031 · revenue $227
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-3156154
- 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
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A540)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $93,812,829
- Income (IRS master file)
- $30,498,836
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $16,412,208 | $13,056,870 | $93,812,829 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $12,544,688 | $11,240,428 | $85,328,943 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $12,322,842 | $10,986,304 | $83,680,036 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $19,324,596 | $9,368,501 | $79,538,831 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 36-3156154).
Questions about HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC
- What is the EIN of HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC is 36-3156154.
- Is HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS 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 HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ROB ROMANOFF.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 73 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $460,376 (BERNARD CHERKASOV, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $16,412,208, expenses of $13,056,870 and total assets of $93,812,829 at year end.
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