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Memory Project Productions Inc

EIN 26-2475359 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair69 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO USE THE EXPERIENCES OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS TO COMBAT IGNORANCE, APATHY AND HATRED AND TO HELP BUILD A MORE JUST SOCIETY. OUR MAIN PROGRAM AREAS ARE EXHIBITS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS, AND FILM AND NEW MEDIA.

Income
$70,394
Spending
$105,868
Reserves
8.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 84%
Highest pay
$50,000, board member

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 8.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 13% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 50% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)
  1. $66,697 spent. EXHIBITS AND EDUCATION-THE FINDING KALMAN EXHIBIT WAS DISPLAYED AT THE MUSEO EBRAICO DI VENEZIA (JEWISH MUSEUM IN VENICE, ITALY)-PARTNERED WITH THE MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE (MJH) TO RUN THE MJH SUMMER INSTITUTE - A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE. WE HAVE RUN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES FOR DOCENTS AND EDUCATORS FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MJH. -PRESENTED MESSAGES FROM SURVIVORS AT THE ANNUAL NEW YORK LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY. AS A RESULT, WE WERE INVITED TO PRESENT THE PROGRAM IN THE NEW YORK STATE PRISON SYSTEM IN 2026. -THE HOLOCAUST EDUCATION RESOURCE COUNCIL IN TALLAHASSEE, FL DISPLAYED THE MESSAGES FROM SURVIVORS EXHIBIT AT THEIR HEADQUARTERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.- MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA PARTICIPATED IN THE MEMORY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS ART WORKSHOPS AS PART OF THE INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION'S "ART AND THE HOLOCAUST" PROGRAM. THE ARTWORK WAS DISPLAYED IN A PUBLIC EXHIBITION.-CONDUCTED TARGETED MARKETING AND OUTREACH TO, AND ENTERED INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH, LIBRARY AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN STATES WE HAVEN'T WORKED WITH BEFORE IN ORDER TO BRING MESSAGES FROM SURVIVORS TO NEW AUDIENCES.- PARTNERED WITH THE UPPER HUDSON LIBRARY SYSTEM (UHLS) TO BRING MESSAGES FROM SURVIVORS TO 11 LIBRARIES IN THE UPPER HUDSON REGION OF NEW YORK STATE IN 2025.- PARTNERED WITH THE CENTRAL NEW YORK LIBRARY RESOURCES COUNCIL (CLRC) TO BRING MESSAGES FROM SURVIVORS TO 14 LIBRARIES IN THE CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION IN 2025.-EXTENDED PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTHERN ADIRONDACK LIBRARY SYSTEM (SALS) WITH EXHIBITS AT SEVERAL LIBRARIES IN THE REGION.-DISTRIBUTED TURNKEY MEMORY PROJECT ART & HISTORY CURRICULUM KITS FREE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AT CALKINS ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL IN PITTSFORD, NY PARTICIPATE ANNUALLY IN FACE-TO-FACE WORKSHOPS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THEIR ART TEACHER.
  2. $22,232 spent. FILM AND MEDIAFINDING KALMAN DOCUMENTARY-AVAILABLE STREAMING ON THIRTEEN.ORG, A PBS WEBSITE.FINDING KALMAN THE BOOK-THE BOOK FINDING KALMAN IS AVAILABLE AS A FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ON OUR WEBSITE.MESSAGES FROM SURVIVORS (MFS)-THE MFS SHORT FILMS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO HAS ATTENDED AN IN-PERSON MFS EXHIBIT. EVERY VISITOR HAS ACCESS TO A TAKE-HOME CARD WITH A QR CODE LINKING TO THE EXHIBIT FILMS. IN 2025, THERE WERE MORE THAN 13,400 IMPRESSIONS OF THE VIDEOS.SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA-ENGAGED USERS THROUGH VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS. ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS IS PORTRAIT OF THE MONTH. EACH MONTH WE SELECT A PORTRAIT TO FEATURE, ADDING QUOTES FROM THE STUDENT WHO CREATED IT AND OUR THOUGHTS ON THE WORKSHOP OR THE SUBJECT. WE POST THE PORTRAIT OF THE MONTH, TAGGING THE INVOLVED SCHOOL AND TEACHER, IF APPLICABLE.OUR PORTRAIT OF THE MONTH POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA GARNERED MORE THAN 2,880 VIEWS THIS YEAR. -THE MEMORY PROJECT ART LESSON: MOVEMENT OF LIGHT AND SHADOW HAS BEEN VIEWED 13,398 TIMES ON YOUTUBE. -CREATED COMMUNITY PAGES AND ENGAGED WITH SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS BY TAGGING THEM IN OUR POSTS AND PHOTOS. THIS IS PART OF OUR INITIATIVE TO SPREAD OUR REACH BY EMPOWERING TEACHERS TO RUN WORKSHOPS ON THEIR OWN. TEACHERS SEND US THEIR PORTRAITS AND PHOTOS TO ADD TO OUR GALLERY AND POST ACROSS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. - SENT REGULAR NEWSLETTERS TO OUR 2,000+ EMAIL SUBSCRIBER LIST.-REACHED NEW AUDIENCES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH TARGETED MARKETING EMAILS.REACH-EXHIBITS WERE INSTALLED AT MORE THAN 25 VENUES IN 2025 REACHING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS. MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS. -FINDING KALMAN FILM HAS BEEN VIEWED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH AT LEAST 65 BROADCASTS. -WE HAVE 982 PAGE FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK AND 235 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS. FACEBOOK HAS HAD MORE THAN 4,500 POST VIEWS AND INSTAGRAM HAD MORE THAN 1,120 POST VIEWS.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2008.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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