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Klezcalifornia Inc

EIN 55-0824193 · El Cerrito, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Education

Income
$119,481
Spending
$73,088
Reserves
24.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 90%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 24.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 4% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 39% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (4)
  1. $50,084 spent. Supports "KLEZCADIA, A Safer Shtetl for Klezmer Music & Yiddish Culture," a fully-hybrid festival and learning retreat that prioritizes the safe experience of immunocompromised and medically high-risk participants held in Victoria, Canada. U.S. Friends of KLEZCADIA pays the U.S. expenses of the event and a $20,000 grant to Congregation Emanuel, which hosts the Festival. The inaugural season was June 4-9, 2024 in Victoria, Canada, and served over 300 in-person participants, as well as 487 virtual attendees in 14 countries.
  2. $13,660 spent. The Yiddish Culture Fund provides grants twice a year to projects that help develop the next generation of Yiddish culture leaders and producers in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Seven grants totaling $11,090 were awarded in 2024.
  3. $2,787 spent. Yiddish Theatre Ensemble (YTE), a fiscally-sponsored project. Produces plays and musicals from the rich, rarely performed Yiddish theatre repertory as well as new and original works by living artists. In 2024, YTE hosted a series of informal private readings of plays by contemporary playwrights including The Last Yiddish Speaker and Yiddish literature translated into English, to explore these plays for possible future production.
  4. $1,352 spent. Other programs: Produced eleven online Yiddish conversation Salons. Co-presented and publicized dozens of events presented by other groups. Updated and continued to add content to website to connect individuals and communities to Yiddish culture. Published ten newsletters to 2,700 subscribers. Provided fiscal sponsorship for six projects.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.

    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 July 2003.

    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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