American Society for Yad Vashem Inc

Analysis

American Society for Yad Vashem Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Society for Yad Vashem Inc reported income of $13.3m and spending of $18.4m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $16.5m to $13.3m (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Society for Yad Vashem Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ogunquit Playhouse Foundation ($13.3m), Kualii Foundation ($13.3m) and Drum Corps International Inc ($13.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.8m (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. It paid $616k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $101.9m against liabilities of $4.6m, net assets of $97.2m. It reported 16 employees.