The center's primary mission is to preserve, protect and perpetuate the authentic memory of the Holocaust. The Holocaust Center creates a living memorial through Education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 400 volunteers and 5 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $553K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$181K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-54% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
52%
Net assets
$6.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$6.5M
FY2024▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$6.5M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1980.

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Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $994K Management & general 20% · $391K Fundraising 28% · $539K

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

52 people listed on the 990; $181K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Hon Rositta E Kenigsberg’s $181K as President is at the 79th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Rositta E Kenigsberg—$189,950——
Hon Rositta E Kenigsberg$180,519—$182,855$174,555

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

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

Programs and updates

Preserves Holocaust memory and educates future generations through a living memorial.

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3 programs · $994K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The holocaust center seeks to combat prejudice in our multicultural, ethnically diversified community by educating the students and alerting them to the dangers of prejudice. Because our mission is to provide educational resources and information regarding the authentic memory of the holocaust, our student awareness days are a vehicle…

$758Kprogram expense
02

Railcar preservation and restoration, the holocaust documentation and education center, inc, has acquired its anchor artifact, an early 20TH century railcar which was in use during world war ii transporting jews, poles and other victims of the third reich to the nazi concentration and death camps.

$234Kprogram expense
03

Library our library is a major research destination for scholars, historians, and researchers to help document facts and refute those who seek to deny that it happened as well as an invaluable resource for students, teachers, professors, and the general public.

$2Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$77
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$994K
Managementcol C$391K
Fundraisingcol D$539K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$594K
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
52
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$548K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$412K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$77
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$594K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$594K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.6M
Other assetsLn 15$93K
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6400
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$696K$594K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.8M$6.6M
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$7.0M$6.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$449K$274K$63K$112K
Accounting feesLn 11c$286K$67K$151K$67K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$2K$305$5K
Office expensesLn 13$58K$6K$41K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$12K$1K$4K
TravelLn 17$7K$2K$2K$3K
InterestLn 20$49K$41K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$237K$62K$174K
InsuranceLn 23$85K$43K$13K$29K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$717K$483K$99K$134K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$971$13K$2
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$994K$391K$539K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.9M−$550K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$1.3M$1.7M$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$1.3M$1.3M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.8M$232K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.1M$138K$4.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,374,604 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,897,534$1,332,871
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $119,793$41,656
I-10 Investment income$77
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,017,327$1,374,604
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $450,041$448,950
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $886,607$1,475,464
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,336,648$1,924,414
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,680,679−$549,810
Part VI · Governance 29 of 29 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members29
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,374,604 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$547,674
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$785,197
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$411,946
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,332,871
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $41,656$41,656
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $77$77
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,656 · Excluded from tax $77$1,374,604
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,924,414 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $273,668 · Management $63,240 · Fundraising $112,042$448,950
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $67,438 · Management $151,274 · Fundraising $67,438$286,150
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,929 · Management $305 · Fundraising $4,554$6,788
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,990 · Management $40,852 · Fundraising $10,712$57,554
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,696 · Management $1,225 · Fundraising $3,675$16,596
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,774 · Management $1,829 · Fundraising $3,118$6,721
IX-20 InterestPrograms $41,260 · Management $7,432$48,692
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $62,451 · Fundraising $174,339$236,790
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $43,317 · Management $12,995 · Fundraising $28,878$85,190
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $483,275 · Management $99,219 · Fundraising $134,496$716,990
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $971 · Management $13,020 · Fundraising $2$13,993
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $993,769 · Management $391,391 · Fundraising $539,254$1,924,414
Part X · Balance sheet $8,014,607 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $695,864$593,878
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,349,998$649,607
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $38,277$55,538
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,795,281$6,622,363
X-15 Other assets$93,221
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,879,420$8,014,607
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $293,943$161,120
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,000$244,039
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,844,191$1,529,188
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,298,213$5,281,157
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,737,016$1,204,262
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,035,229$6,485,419
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,879,420$8,014,607
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,485,419 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,374,604
XI-2 Total expenses$1,924,414
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$549,810
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,035,229
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,485,419

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