TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE; MAKE AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND FOSTER RESEARCH; AND TO EDUCATE DIVERSE CONSTITUENCIES THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OPENED IN 2000, THE CENTER IS THE COLLABORATIVE HOME OF FIVE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING JEWISH HISTORY: THE AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AMERICAN SEPHARDI FEDERATION, LEO BAECK INSTITUTE, YESHIVA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM, AND YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH. TOGETHER, THE PARTNERS' ARCHIVE, MUSEUM, AND LIBRARY HOLDINGS MAKE UP THE LARGEST REPOSITORY FOR JEWISH HISTORY AND CULTURE HELD OUTSIDE ISRAEL.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $270k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $6k
- Base
- $223k
- Bonus
- $30k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $5k
- Base
- $218k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $32k
- Base
- $168k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CEO | $270k | $10k | — | $6k | $298k $322k |
President | $223k | $30k | — | $5k | $258k $278k |
Chief Advancement Officer highest compensated employee | $218k | — | — | $32k | $256k $277k |
Director of Finance | $168k | — | — | $17k | $192k $208k |
Director of Operations | — | — | — | — | $139k $150k |
Director of IT chief information officer | — | — | — | — | $136k $147k |
Institutional Giving Manager highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $126k $136k |
Vice President (thru 8/2024) vice president | — | — | — | — | $116k $126k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 26 unpaid individuals.
Up 4%
from 2023
From $287k in 2023 to $298k in 2024.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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