Holocaust Documentation & Education Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CENTER'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND PERPETUATE THE AUTHENTIC MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST, BY CREATING A PERMANENT AND IRREFUTABLE RECORD OF THE TESTIMONIES OF SURVIVORS, LIBERATORS AND RESCUERS. THE HOLOCAUST CENTER CREATES A LIVING MEMORIAL THROUGH EDUCATION.
- Income
- $1.4 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 52%
- Reserves
- -8.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 57%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 350
- Highest pay
- $203,519, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 24 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 40% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 54% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1552% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 40 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2529 of 29 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (3)
- $233,935 spent. RAILCAR PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION, THE HOLOCAUST DOCUMENTATION AND EDUCATION CENTER, INC, HAS ACQUIRED ITS ANCHOR ARTIFACT, AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY RAILCAR WHICH WAS IN USE DURING WORLD WAR II TRANSPORTING JEWS, POLES AND OTHER VICTIMS OF THE THIRD REICH TO THE NAZI CONCENTRATION AND DEATH CAMPS.
- $758,054 spent. THE HOLOCAUST CENTER SEEKS TO COMBAT PREJUDICE IN OUR MULTICULTURAL, ETHNICALLY DIVERSIFIED COMMUNITY BY EDUCATING THE STUDENTS AND ALERTING THEM TO THE DANGERS OF PREJUDICE. BECAUSE OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE AUTHENTIC MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST, OUR STUDENT AWARENESS DAYS ARE A VEHICLE TOWARD THIS END. THE STUDENT AWARENESS DAYS ARE PREJUDICE REDUCTION SYMPOSIA WHEREBY 250-750 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT EACH PROGRAM LEARN THE DANGERS OF BULLYING, RACISM, HATRED, AND BIGOTRY THROUGH VIDEOS, LECTURES, AND ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS WITH SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST. THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM EDUCATES THE FUTURE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF HATRED, TERROR, AND THE THREATS AGAINST OUR DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND FREEDOMS. BY RELATING TO THE TRAGIC, (SEE SCHED. O) PERSONAL STORIES OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, STUDENTS BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO THE EVIL AND DISCRIMINATION BESTOWED UPON THEM BY OTHERS. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM LOCAL PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS IN MIAMI DADE, BROWARD, PALM BEACH, AND MONROE COUNTIES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. BECAUSE OF ALL THE BULLYING THAT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE SCHOOLS TODAY AND BECAUSE CHARACTER EDUCATION AND LEARNING TO RESPECT ONE ANOTHER IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT OUR SCHOOLS TEACH, THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH US TO ENSURE THAT AS MANY OF THEIR STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE ATTEND THE STUDENT AWARENESS DAYS. THE CENTER ENCOURAGES STUDENTS FROM ALL SCHOOLS AND BACKGROUNDS TO PARTICIPATE. THE HOLOCAUST CENTER SEEKS TO COMBAT PREJUDICE IN OUR MULTICULTURAL, ETHNICALLY DIVERSIFIED COMMUNITY BY EDUCATING THE STUDENTS AND ALERTING THEM TO THE DANGERS OF PREJUDICE. BECAUSE OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE AUTHENTIC MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST, OUR STUDENT AWARENESS DAYS ARE A VEHICLE TOWARD THIS END. THE STUDENT AWARENESS DAYS ARE PREJUDICE REDUCTION SYMPOSIA WHEREBY 250-750 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT EACH PROGRAM LEARN THE DANGERS OF BULLYING, RACISM, HATRED, AND BIGOTRY THROUGH VIDEOS, LECTURES, AND ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS WITH SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST. THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM EDUCATES THE FUTURE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF HATRED, TERROR, AND THE THREATS AGAINST OUR DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND FREEDOMS. BY RELATING TO THE TRAGIC, (SEE SCHED. O) PERSONAL STORIES OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, STUDENTS BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO THE EVIL AND DISCRIMINATION BESTOWED UPON THEM BY OTHERS. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM LOCAL PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS IN MIAMI DADE, BROWARD, PALM BEACH, AND MONROE COUNTIES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. BECAUSE OF ALL THE BULLYING THAT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE SCHOOLS TODAY AND BECAUSE CHARACTER EDUCATION AND LEARNING TO RESPECT ONE ANOTHER IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT OUR SCHOOLS TEACH, THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH US TO ENSURE THAT AS MANY OF THEIR STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE ATTEND THE STUDENT AWARENESS DAYS. THE CENTER ENCOURAGES STUDENTS FROM ALL SCHOOLS AND BACKGROUNDS TO PARTICIPATE.
- $1,780 spent. LIBRARY OUR LIBRARY IS A MAJOR RESEARCH DESTINATION FOR SCHOLARS, HISTORIANS, AND RESEARCHERS TO HELP DOCUMENT FACTS AND REFUTE THOSE WHO SEEK TO DENY THAT IT HAPPENED AS WELL AS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PROFESSORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE HDEC COLLECTION INCLUDES: APPROXIMATELY 6,000 VOLUMES OF LIBRARY BOOKS, SEVERAL HUNDRED DVDS AND VHS TAPES IN MORE THAN 15 LANGUAGES, THE LARGEST SELF-PRODUCED ORAL HISTORY LIBRARY COLLECTION OF THOUSANDS OF HOLOCAUST EYEWITNESS TESTIMONIES. OUR LIBRARY IS A MAJOR RESEARCH DESTINATION FOR SCHOLARS, HISTORIANS, AND RESEARCHERS TO HELP DOCUMENT FACTS AND REFUTE THOSE WHO SEEK TO DENY THAT IT HAPPENED AS WELL AS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE (SEE SCHED. O) FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PROFESSORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE HDEC COLLECTION INCLUDES: APPROXIMATELY 6,000 VOLUMES OF LIBRARY BOOKS, SEVERAL HUNDRED DVDS AND VHS TAPES IN MORE THAN 15 LANGUAGES, THE LARGEST SELF- PRODUCED ORAL HISTORY LIBRARY COLLECTION OF THOUSANDS OF HOLOCAUST EYEWITNESS TESTIMONIES. IN 2010, WE BEGAN THE DIGITIZATION PROCESS OF OUR 2,400 ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS. IN ADDITION TO THE DIGITIZATION OUR ORAL HISTORY LIBRARY COLLECTION, WE ALSO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON DIGITIZING ALL OF THE ARTIFACTS IN OUR PHOTOGRAPH, DOCUMENTATION AND NEWSPAPER COLLECTIONS SO THAT THESE IMPORTANT AND UNIQUE ITEMS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE CENTER IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN DEVELOPMENT OF AN ONLINE DIGITAL LIBRARY. ONCE COMPLETED, VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO SEARCH AND BROWSE THROUGH OUR ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND LETTERS, FROM ANY COMPUTER AROUND THE GLOBE. HDEC MAINTAINS THE LARGEST, SELF-PRODUCED, STANDARDIZED ORAL HISTORY LIBRARY COLLECTION CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 2,400 INTERVIEWS WITH HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, RESCUERS, LIBERATORS AND OTHER EYEWITNESSES. EYEWITNESS TESTIMONIES ARE AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THE INTERVIEWEES ARE NO LONGER ALIVE. HOWEVER THEIR TESTIMONY AND LEGACY LIVE ON TO ENSURE THAT PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL REMEMBER AND WILL LEARN THE UNIVERSAL LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST OF WHAT PREJUDICE AND HATRED CAN LEAD TO. THESE LESSONS ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE FOR EVERYONE, AND ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT WE LOSE TEN PERCENT OF OUR SURVIVOR POPULATION EACH YEAR. SOON YOUNGER GENERATIONS WILL NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THEM, SPEAK WITH THEM, AND HEAR THEIR STORIES. LIBRARY OUR LIBRARY IS A MAJOR RESEARCH DESTINATION FOR SCHOLARS, HISTORIANS, AND RESEARCHERS TO HELP DOCUMENT FACTS AND REFUTE THOSE WHO SEEK TO DENY THAT IT HAPPENED AS WELL AS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PROFESSORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE HDEC COLLECTION INCLUDES: APPROXIMATELY 6,000 VOLUMES OF LIBRARY BOOKS, SEVERAL HUNDRED DVDS AND VHS TAPES IN MORE THAN 15 LANGUAGES, THE LARGEST SELF-PRODUCED ORAL HISTORY LIBRARY COLLECTION OF THOUSANDS OF HOLOCAUST EYEWITNESS TESTIMONIES. OUR LIBRARY IS A MAJOR RESEARCH DESTINATION FOR SCHOLARS, HISTORIANS, AND RESEARCHERS TO HELP DOCUMENT FACTS AND REFUTE THOSE WHO SEEK TO DENY THAT IT HAPPENED AS WELL AS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE (SEE SCHED. O) FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PROFESSORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE HDEC COLLECTION INCLUDES: APPROXIMATELY 6,000 VOLUMES OF LIBRARY BOOKS, SEVERAL HUNDRED DVDS AND VHS TAPES IN MORE THAN 15 LANGUAGES, THE LARGEST SELF- PRODUCED ORAL HISTORY LIBRARY COLLECTION OF THOUSANDS OF HOLOCAUST EYEWITNESS TESTIMONIES. IN 2010, WE BEGAN THE DIGITIZATION PROCESS OF OUR 2,400 ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS. IN ADDITION TO THE DIGITIZATION OUR ORAL HISTORY LIBRARY COLLECTION, WE ALSO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON DIGITIZING ALL OF THE ARTIFACTS IN OUR PHOTOGRAPH, DOCUMENTATION AND NEWSPAPER COLLECTIONS SO THAT THESE IMPORTANT AND UNIQUE ITEMS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE CENTER IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN DEVELOPMENT OF AN ONLINE DIGITAL LIBRARY. ONCE COMPLETED, VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO SEARCH AND BROWSE THROUGH OUR ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND LETTERS, FROM ANY COMPUTER AROUND THE GLOBE. HDEC MAINTAINS THE LARGEST, SELF-PRODUCED, STANDARDIZED ORAL HISTORY LIBRARY COLLECTION CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 2,400 INTERVIEWS WITH HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, RESCUERS, LIBERATORS AND OTHER EYEWITNESSES. EYEWITNESS TESTIMONIES ARE AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THE INTERVIEWEES ARE NO LONGER ALIVE. HOWEVER THEIR TESTIMONY AND LEGACY LIVE ON TO ENSURE THAT PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL REMEMBER AND WILL LEARN THE UNIVERSAL LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST OF WHAT PREJUDICE AND HATRED CAN LEAD TO. THESE LESSONS ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE FOR EVERYONE, AND ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT WE LOSE TEN PERCENT OF OUR SURVIVOR POPULATION EACH YEAR. SOON YOUNGER GENERATIONS WILL NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THEM, SPEAK WITH THEM, AND HEAR THEIR STORIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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 October 13, 2026.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1980.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 October 21, 2026.
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