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AARON & SONIA FISHMAN FOUNDATION FOR YIDDISH CULTURE INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 133039721 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · Micro (<$100K)
revenue
$9K
expenses
$1K
net assets
$99K
employees
—
profile · synthesized from sources

A private foundation based in New York that supports the preservation and promotion of Yiddish language and culture. The organization funds programs focused on Yiddish education, youth engagement, and cultural continuity through grants to nonprofit organizations across the United States. Activities include support for musical productions, language instruction, and scholarly resources.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Yiddish Arts and Performance
Finances the production of musical plays, literary works, and public performances in Yiddish.
Yiddish Cultural Continuity
Supports camps, community events, and intergenerational programs aimed at sustaining Yiddish language and Ashkenazi Jewish heritage.
Yiddish Education Grants
Funds initiatives that promote Yiddish language learning, including classroom instruction, immersion programs, and teacher training.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Jewish Life and Security Support 3 activities
    • Funding Yiddish language continuity and community-building initiatives
      Awards grants to organizations such as Congress for Jewish Culture Inc. and Yiddish Cafe Trust P Tomlinson to sustain Yiddish language use and foster intergenerational transmission.
    • Funding Yiddish language programs for youth
      Funds organizations such as Yugntruf - Youth for Yiddish Inc. to support Yiddish continuity camps and youth-focused language initiatives.
    • Funding publication and preservation of Yiddish language materials
      Finances the publication of Yiddish books and reference works, including a Russian-Yiddish dictionary and digital publishing efforts by In Geveb.
  • Performing Arts Production Support 1 activity
    • Funding Yiddish cultural productions and arts programming
      Funds institutions like The Educational Alliance to produce artistic works in Yiddish, including musical plays that promote cultural engagement.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Funding Yiddish language education and immersion initiatives
      Supports language learning programs through grantees such as Yiddish Language Nest and the YIVO Institute’s summer teaching program in Yiddish.
    • Funding digital infrastructure for Yiddish programming
      Provides financial support to the Internet Development Fund to expand online resources and programming in Yiddish.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$9K
Contributions & grants$82810%
Program service revenue——
Investment income$4K50%
Other revenue$3K
expenses
Total expenses$1K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits—
Grants paid out$7K
balance sheet
Total assets$99K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$99K
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +202.7%
relationships · 9

Who they work with

  • American Friends of Russian Jewish Partner — Funds publication of a Russian-Yiddish dictionary.
  • Congress for Jewish Culture Inc. Partner — Funds Yiddish language continuity initiatives.
  • In Geveb Partner — Funds publication of a Yiddish book.
  • Internet Development Fund Partner — Funds Yiddish language programming.
  • The Educational Alliance Partner — Funds production of a musical play in Yiddish.
  • YIVO Institute Partner — Funds a summer teaching program in Yiddish.
  • YUGNTRUF Partner — Funds Yiddish language programs for youth.
  • Yiddish Cafe Trust P Tomlinson Partner — Funds Yiddish language continuity initiatives.
  • Yiddish Language Nest Partner — Funds Yiddish language education initiatives.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Intergenerational Yiddish Transmission via Education
    methodology: yiddish_continuity_through_education
    By funding youth camps and educational continuity programs, the foundation promotes the intergenerational transmission of Yiddish language and culture, because immersive, age-appropriate learning environments sustain cultural identity and language fluency among young people.