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LEAGUE FOR YIDDISH INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 131502317 · Form 990 · FY2025 · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$306K
expenses
$283K
net assets
$4.6M
employees
1
program ratio
82%
mission · from form 990

1) TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SPEAK YIDDISH IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. 2) TO ENHANCE THE PRESTIGE OF YIDDISH AS A LIVING LANGUAGE AND TO PROMOTE ITS MODERNIZATION AND STANDARDIZATION. 3) TO PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE APPROPRIATE STUDY MATERIALS FOR THE STUDY OF AND INSTRUCTION IN, THE YIDDISH LANGUAGE. ALL GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ARE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE ABOVE STATED OBJECTIVES. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS BENEFIT NOT ONLY THOSE WHOE PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY BUT ALSO ENRICH OUR NATION'S MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE.

profile · synthesized from sources

Nonprofit organization based in New York dedicated to promoting Yiddish as a living language. Focuses on encouraging young people to speak Yiddish daily, advancing its modernization and standardization, and producing educational materials for learning and teaching the language. Activities aim to preserve and enrich Yiddish cultural heritage within the United States.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Study Materials Production
Creates and distributes educational resources for the study and instruction of the Yiddish language.
Yiddish Language Promotion
Encourages daily use of Yiddish among young people and works to enhance the language’s prestige as a living, modernized, and standardized language.
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Jewish Textual and Educational Publishing 1 activity
    • Produces and distributes Yiddish language study materials
      Creates and distributes educational resources to support the study and instruction of the Yiddish language.
financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$306K
Contributions & grants$76K25%
Program service revenue$27K9%
Investment income$202K66%
Other revenue$1K
expenses
Total expenses$283K
Program expenses82%
Admin / overhead17%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$51K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$4.63M
Cash$153K
Investments$4.47M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$4.63M
Liquid reserves196.1 mo
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue -84.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ADAM WHITEMAN FIN SECY/ACT 12 $24K
GITL SCHAECHTER VISWANATH CHAIR-BOARD 6 $12K
strategies · 2

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