Center for Jewish History, Inc.

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ACTIVITY OR MISSION: The center is home to 5 members, (ajhs, asf, lbi, yivo, & yum), it makes available jewish history and culture through exhibits, digitization, library, and public programs.

GOVERNANCE

PRINCIPAL OFFICER

BERNARD MICHAEL

President/CEO, Center for Jewish History

Policies and Practices T=True F=False
Board Meeting Minutes. Minutes are taken at each board meeting.

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Committee Meeting Minutes. Minutes are taken at meetings of committees acting on the board’s behalf.

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Internal Review of Form 990. Copy of Form 990 is provided to each board member prior to filing.

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Conflict of Interest Policy. The organization has a conflict of interest policy. T
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest. Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees are required to disclose annually interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest policy. T
Enforcement of Conflict of Interest Policy. The organization regularly and consistently enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy.

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Whistleblower Policy. The organization has a written whistleblower policy.

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Document Retention and Destruction Policy. The organization has a written document retention and destruction policy. T
Process for Setting Salary of Senior Staff, Parts A. and B.:

Part A. Process for Setting Salary of Top Management Official. The process for determining compensation of the CEO, Executive Director or other top management official includes a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. T
Part B. Process for Setting Salaries of Senior Employees. The process for determining compensation of senior officials includes a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. F
Disclosure of Documents. Disclose how the organization made governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public during the tax year.

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PERSONNEL

SENIOR STAFF COMPENSATION
End of fiscal year Name Title Base salary Comp. from related org. Additional compensation
2019-12-31BERNARD MICHAELPRESIDENT & CEO240,732021,459
2019-12-31RIO DANIELCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER154,49100
2019-12-31LOUIS PINZONDIRECTOR OF IT102,311033,211
2019-12-31MELSSA MINAYADIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS105,280023,319
2019-12-31IVANE PHILLIPSCONTROLLER110,766013,849
2019-12-31RACHEL MILLERDIR ARCHIVE & LIBRARY SRVCS108,68205,640
2018-12-31BERNARD MICHAELPRESIDENT & CEO(AS OF SEPT 18)83,33300
2018-12-31PETER MARICONDOCOO (THRU SEPT. 2018)158,3290360
2018-12-31DAVID MEYERSPRESIDENT & CEO (THRU SEPT 18)106,37100
2018-12-31JODI WATERMANCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER100,83703,959
2018-12-31RACHEL MILLERDIR ARCHIVE & LIBRARY SRVCS101,02705,010
2018-12-31LOUIS PINZONDIRECTOR OF IT102,363029,182
2017-12-31DAVID MYERSPRES AND CEO (AS OF JULY 2017)54,21400
2017-12-31JOEL LEVYPRES AND CEO (THRU JUNE 2017)198,25807,800
2017-12-31PETER MARICONDOCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER154,4000372
2017-12-31STEPHEN PAULDIR. OF FINANCE164,192032,567
2017-12-31LOUIS PINZONDIRECTOR OF IT96,424029,707
The following sources of information helped establish the compensation of the organization’s CEO/Executive Director:
  • Compensation committee
  • Form 990 of other organizations
  • Written employment contract
  • Approval of the board or compensation committee.
STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS
End of fiscal year Number of board members Number of paid staff Number of volunteers
2019-12-31256966
2018-12-31237466
2017-12-31257756

PLEASE NOTE: This is a profile only of the US charity, Center for Jewish History, Inc.. Information on this profile is from the Center for Jewish History, Inc.’s Forms 990 filed with the Internal Revenue Service or the organization’s inernet website. A small amount of contact information may be from other sources. Tzedakah, Inc does not verify data provided by the listed charities.

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