Klezmer Institute Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
KLEZMER INSTITUTE INC. IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, MORE SPECIFICALLY TO PROMOTE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE OF ASHKENAZIC JEWISH EXPRESSIVE CULTURE.
- Income
- $184,021
- Spending
- $150,140
- Reserves
- 4.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Highest pay
- $19,656, secretary, executive director
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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)
- $45,112 spent. THE KLEZMER ARCHIVE PROJECT RECEIVED AN NEH DHAG GRANT FOR 2023-2025FOR PROTOTYPING AND TESTING DEVELOPMENT FOR THE KLEZMER ARCHIVE PROJECT,(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
- $2,773 spent. THE KISELGOF-MAKONOVETSKY DIGITAL MANUSCRIPT PROJECT (KMDMP) IS AN ONGOING EFFORT TO DIGITALLY NOTATE AND TRANSLATE MUSIC AND TEXT FOUND IN FACSIMILES OF A (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
- $53,838 spent. KMDMP SCHOLARLY EDITIONS PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WAS AWARDED AN NEH SCHOLARLY TRANSLATIONS GRANT FOR 2021-2024. THE PROJECT IS PLANNING A(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
- $7,383 spent. TRAMPLED MANUSCRIPTS CONCERTS AND VISITING ARTIST RESIDENCIES FURTHER THE WORK OF THE KISELGOF-MAKONOVETSKY DIGITAL MANUSCRIPT PROJECT (KMDMP) BY BRINGING MUSIC, SONG, AND DANCE TO COMMUNITIES AROUND NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE. CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER PROGRAMMING BRING LOCAL MUSICIANS TOGETHER, AND INVITE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE OF ASHKENAZIC JEWISH HERITAGE AND CULTURE THAT REFERENCES THE PAST BUT IS GROUNDED IN CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE AND TEACHING METHODS. CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS, AND RESIDENCIES IN 2024 REACHED ABOUT 500 PEOPLE BETWEEN WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS, PERFORMING MUSICIANS, AND AUDIENCES.
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
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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