Holocaust Memorial Center

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Farmingtn Hls, MI501(c)(3)Since 1982Arts & CultureEIN 38-2402635

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To educate about the Holocaust through exhibits, library, public programs and teacher training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 215 volunteers and 41 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6.2M a year · 54% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$882K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 99% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $46K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$687K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.3M
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$7.1M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$56.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.3M
FY2024▼ -47%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$21.9M
FY2022$10.1M
FY2023$13.7M
FY2024$7.3M
Expenses
$7.1M
FY2024▲ +20%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$7.1M
Net assets
$56.4M
FY2024▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$26.0M
FY2021$44.2M
FY2022$45.8M
FY2023$55.3M
FY2024$56.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1982.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $4.7M Management & general 20% · $1.4M Fundraising 13% · $884K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

28 people listed on the 990; $882K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$431,770Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Devel
$154,576Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Commu
$112,315Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Talen
$105,218Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Educa
$77,649Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rabbi Eli Mayerfeld’s $432K as CEO is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rabbi Eli Mayerfeld$431,770$417,933———
Eli Mayerfeld——$339,477$302,250$222,250
Cheryl Guyer$154,576$143,258$147,575$149,466$153,300
Gabriella Burman$112,315————
Lisa Kravitz$105,218————
Ruth Bergman$77,649————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates about the Holocaust through exhibits, library, programs, and teacher training.

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3 programs · $4.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In 2024, we had 54,000 visitors who learned about the holocaust through our exhibits. Of these, 35,000 were students and adults who visited the HC with their schools, companies or community groups and were educated through guided tours and presentations by holocaust survivors or children of holocaust survivors.

$2.8Mprogram expense
02

We operated our statewide educational outreach program in response to the state mandate that public schools provide six hours of holocaust and genocide education to students in grades 8-12. Since 2018, 2,400 teachers have participated in our holocaust education training seminars for middle and high school teachers.

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

We presented a wide array of public programs on evenings and weekends featuring movies, lectures, author presentations, and talks by holocaust survivors. Topics covered in 2024 included a musical program memorializing a holocaust victim, the story of a wwii-era jewish championship soccer team, a program about antisemitism yesterday and…

$712Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
CulturesourceFY2025$36K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$46K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$488K
Money outPt IX
$7.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.7M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$884K
Owns and owesPt X
$56.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.4M
Total assetsLn 16$57.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$687K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$356K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$488K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$466K
Total revenueLn 12$7.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$774K
SavingsLn 2$5.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21.8M
Total assetsLn 16$57.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$687K
Net assetsLn 32$56.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 6215
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$999K$6.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.2M$17.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21.5M$21.8M
Total assetsLn 16$56.0M$57.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$717K$687K
Net assetsLn 32$55.3M$56.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$979K$568K$245K$167K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$977K$421K$286K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$36K$21K$9K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$622K$361K$156K$106K
Payroll taxesLn 10$339K$196K$85K$58K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$17K$5K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$781K$500K$152K$129K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$247K$162K$54K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$296K$114K$157K$25K
Information technologyLn 14$146K$81K$52K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$339K$303K$23K$14K
TravelLn 17$48K$38K$7K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$852K$816K$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$80K$60K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$585K$534K$27K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.1M$4.7M$1.4M$884K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $7.3M$7.1M$200K$56.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.7M$5.9M$7.8M$55.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.1M$5.2M$4.9M$45.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $21.9M$4.4M$17.5M$44.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.8M$4.0M$725K$26.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,261,736 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $41,563 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,225,004
VIII-1e Government grants$1,843,120
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,267,071
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$355,763
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,335,195
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $487,506$487,506
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $661,395$661,395
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $465,533$465,533
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$734,028
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,572$4,572
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $999,174 · Excluded from tax $661,395$7,261,736
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,061,765 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $568,094 · Management $244,869 · Fundraising $166,510$979,473
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $976,765 · Management $421,019 · Fundraising $286,293$1,684,077
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,604 · Management $8,881 · Fundraising $6,039$35,524
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $360,825 · Management $155,528 · Fundraising $105,759$622,112
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $196,360 · Management $84,638 · Fundraising $57,554$338,552
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,469 · Management $5,407 · Fundraising $4,350$27,226
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $500,424 · Management $151,677 · Fundraising $129,306$781,407
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $162,105 · Management $53,631 · Fundraising $31,471$247,207
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $114,479 · Management $156,625 · Fundraising $25,359$296,463
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $81,024 · Management $52,077 · Fundraising $13,208$146,309
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $302,684 · Management $22,765 · Fundraising $13,763$339,212
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,903 · Management $7,071 · Fundraising $2,741$47,715
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $816,210 · Management $17,726 · Fundraising $17,728$851,664
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $59,846 · Management $19,949$79,795
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $534,083 · Management $27,062 · Fundraising $23,884$585,029
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,748,875 · Management $1,428,925 · Fundraising $883,965$7,061,765
Part X · Balance sheet $57,056,162 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $696,900$774,234
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $302,500$5,619,984
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $17,654,630$11,006,338
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $575,734$323,631
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $36,834$50,214
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $33,727$50,166
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,455,696$21,791,108
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,853,953$15,982,599
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,378,520$1,457,888
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $55,988,494$57,056,162
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $346,518$356,228
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $201,441$331,218
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $716,784$687,446
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $37,132,966$44,538,364
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,138,744$11,830,352
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $55,271,710$56,368,716
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $55,988,494$57,056,162
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,368,716 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,261,736
XI-2 Total expenses$7,061,765
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$199,971
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$55,271,710
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$897,035
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$56,368,716

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