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National Yiddish Book Center

EIN 04-2708878Arts, Culture, Humanities Massachusetts Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Rescuing books, inspiring readers

The Yiddish Book Center is a non-profit organization working to recover Yiddish books and other Jewish treasures and to advance understanding of the history, literature and culture they represent. Our major initiatives include onsite and online education; an online library to make Yiddish books, audio and video freely available to all; and publications and outreach, including a visitors center, exhibitions, public programs, translation, oral history, an English-language magazine, social media and campus events.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.91Overall score
out of 100

76.03Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,213,487

Total expenses · USD$5,587,913

Program expenses

$3,559,500.58 recorded amount

63.7%

Fundraising expenses

$1,296,395.82 recorded amount

23.2%

Administrative expenses

$720,840.78 recorded amount

12.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.21 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Susan Bronson
Recorded compensation: $210,700.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.77%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for National Yiddish Book Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Yiddish Book Center is a non-profit organization working to recover Yiddish books and other Jewish treasures and to advance understanding of the history, literature and culture they represent. Our major initiatives include onsite and online education; an online library to make Yiddish books, audio and video freely available to all; and publications and outreach, including a visitors center, exhibitions, public programs, translation, oral history, an English-language magazine, social media and campus events.
`ein` EIN	04-2708878
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5587913.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.129
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.21
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.23199999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.637
`fscore` Financial score	76.03
`leader` Recorded leader	Susan Bronson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	210700.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0377
`motto` Tagline	Rescuing books, inspiring readers
`name` Charity name	National Yiddish Book Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7213487.0
`score` Overall score	82.91
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3559500.5810000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1296395.8159999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	720840.777

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2708878
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.