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{{Infobox organization
 
{{Infobox organization
 
| name = Jewish Children's Museum
 
| name = Jewish Children's Museum
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| logo = Jewish Children's Museum logo.png
 
| type = Public charity (files Form 990)
 
| type = Public charity (files Form 990)
 
| founded = IRS ruling July 1997; museum opened 2004
 
| founded = IRS ruling July 1997; museum opened 2004
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| Zalman Chein || Treasurer || 2018 || 2025 || $0
 
| Zalman Chein || Treasurer || 2018 || 2025 || $0
 
|}
 
|}
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== Earlier returns (scanned filings) ==
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The tables in this section are taken from the page images of the organisation's returns for the years ending August 2001 to August 2010, as filed with the Internal Revenue Service and held by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.<ref name="PPJCM" /> Each year's return is cited in the Source column. Figures are as filed, unaudited and unadjusted. A figure that cannot be read on the scan is marked ''not legible''; a dash means that no amount was entered or that the line does not apply.
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''Editor's note: these figures were transcribed by eye from image scans of the returns. Totals were checked against each return's own arithmetic, and uncertain figures were re-checked against the page images, but single figures should still be checked against the scans before being quoted.''
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=== Revenue and assets, 2001–2010 ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ Revenue, expenses and net assets of Jewish Children's Museum as filed (scanned returns)
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! Year ending !! Form !! Contributions !! Total revenue !! Total expenses !! Surplus (deficit) !! Net assets at year end !! Total assets at year end !! Source
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|-
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| August 2001 || 990 || $4,151,186 || $4,164,009 || $424,828 || $3,739,181 || $4,140,986 || $4,897,944 || <ref name="JCMScan200108" />
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|-
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| August 2002 || 990 || $4,593,068 || $4,596,980 || $371,804 || $4,225,176 || $8,366,162 || $10,108,124 || <ref name="JCMScan200208" />
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|-
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| August 2003 || 990 || $7,064,780 || $7,065,773 || $523,519 || $6,542,254 || $14,908,416 || $21,089,976 || <ref name="JCMScan200308" />
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|-
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| August 2004 || 990 || $5,136,896 || $5,142,063 || $823,758 || $4,318,305 || $19,226,721 || $31,599,437 || <ref name="JCMScan200408" />
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|-
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| August 2005 || 990 || $8,181,656 || $8,518,880 || $2,917,125 || $5,601,755 || $24,828,476 || $41,577,740 || <ref name="JCMScan200508" />
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|-
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| August 2006 || 990 || $1,278,607 || $2,114,795 || $5,030,502 || −$2,915,707 || $21,912,769 || $35,477,221 || <ref name="JCMScan200608" />
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|-
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| August 2007 || 990 || $3,040,044 || $3,594,580 || $5,193,929 || −$1,599,349 || $20,313,420 || $33,613,097 || <ref name="JCMScan200708" />
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|-
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| August 2008 || 990 || $2,505,947 || $3,277,981 || $4,685,097 || −$1,407,116 || $18,068,999 || $36,133,077 || <ref name="JCMScan200808" />
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|-
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| August 2009 || 990 || $1,467,727 || $2,119,124 || $4,031,116 || −$1,911,992 || $15,689,281 || $34,051,094 || <ref name="JCMScan200908" />
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|-
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| August 2010 || 990 || $2,104,256 || $2,746,724 || $4,021,693 || −$1,274,969 || $13,971,814 || $31,571,986 || <ref name="JCMScan201008" />
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|}
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Notes to the table:
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* Contributions include government grants: $7,127,738 of the $8,181,656 reported for 2005, and $2,121,000 of the $3,040,044 reported for 2007.<ref name="JCMScan200508" /><ref name="JCMScan200708" />
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* Net assets fell by $442,498 more than the deficit in the year ending August 2010, as filed.<ref name="JCMScan201008" />
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=== Officers, directors and trustees ===
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Names, titles and compensation as filed in Part V-A or Part VII of Form 990 or Part IV of Form 990-EZ. Where one person is filed under more than one spelling, the variants are noted.<ref name="PPJCM" />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ Officers, directors and trustees of Jewish Children's Museum listed in the scanned returns
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! Name as filed !! Title(s) as filed !! Years listed (year ending) !! Highest compensation from the organisation
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|-
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| Y. Benjaminson || Executive Director || 2001–2010 || $0
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|-
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| S. B. Baumgarten || Administrative Director; Director; Administration || 2001–2010 || $61,436
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|-
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| Y. Gordon || Director || 2001–2004 || $27,000
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|-
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| Devorah Halberstam (filed as D. Halberstam 2001–2006) || Program Director; Director of Foundation & Government Services; Director of [title cut off]; Fundraising Director || 2001–2010 || $351,424
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|-
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| Gershon Eichorn (filed as G. Eichorn 2001–2006) || Design Director; Director of Design; Director of [title cut off]; General Manager || 2001–2002, 2004–2009 || $52,643
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|-
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| Y. Frimerman || Director || 2004 || $0
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|-
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| L. Ellberger || Director || 2004 || $0
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|-
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| Robert Questel || Director; Marketing || 2005–2007 || $100,000
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|-
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| Nissen Brenenson || Director || 2005–2006 || $64,707
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|}
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''Editor's note: the returns for 2001 to 2006 give only the initial "D. Halberstam" (programme director 2001–2003, then director of foundation and government services). This person is treated here as Devorah Halberstam, who is named in full as fundraising director from 2007; the returns themselves do not confirm this. Some titles in 2005 and 2006 are cut off on the scan. The 2009 return also lists four highest-compensated employees who were not officers or directors; they are not named here.''
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=== Korf and Laber grants compared with contributions ===
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The table compares each grant reported by the [[Korf Family Foundation]] or the [[Laber Foundation]] with the total contributions that Jewish Children's Museum reported for the nearest year in the scanned returns.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ Foundation grants to Jewish Children's Museum as a share of its reported contributions
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! Foundation year ending !! Foundation !! Grant !! Recipient year compared !! Contributions reported by recipient !! Grant as share of contributions !! Source
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|-
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| November 2007 || Laber Foundation || $1,856 || August 2007 || $3,040,044 || 0.1% || <ref name="LF990PF200711" /><ref name="JCMScan200708" />
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|-
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| November 2008 || Laber Foundation || $3,668 || August 2008 || $2,505,947 || 0.1% || <ref name="LF990PF200811" /><ref name="JCMScan200808" />
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|}
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''Editor's note: both foundations' tax years end on 30 November and do not coincide with the recipient's year, so the percentages are approximate. The comparison shows proportion only; it does not show how any grant was used.''
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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<ref name="KFF990PF200611orig">The Korf Family Foundation Inc (EIN 20-3942766), original Form 990-PF for the tax year ending 30 November 2006 (2005 form), received by the IRS in October 2007 and later superseded by the amended return, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=2007_11_PF%2F20-3942766_990PF_200611.pdf PDF via ProPublica]. Read from the page images. Primary source (filed by the foundation).</ref>
 
<ref name="KFF990PF200611orig">The Korf Family Foundation Inc (EIN 20-3942766), original Form 990-PF for the tax year ending 30 November 2006 (2005 form), received by the IRS in October 2007 and later superseded by the amended return, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=2007_11_PF%2F20-3942766_990PF_200611.pdf PDF via ProPublica]. Read from the page images. Primary source (filed by the foundation).</ref>
 
<ref name="LF990PF200611orig">The Laber Foundation Inc (EIN 20-3925774), original Form 990-PF for the tax year ending 30 November 2006 (2005 form), received by the IRS in October 2007 and later superseded by the amended return, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=2007_11_PF%2F20-3925774_990PF_200611.pdf PDF via ProPublica]. Read from the page images. Primary source (filed by the foundation).</ref>
 
<ref name="LF990PF200611orig">The Laber Foundation Inc (EIN 20-3925774), original Form 990-PF for the tax year ending 30 November 2006 (2005 form), received by the IRS in October 2007 and later superseded by the amended return, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=2007_11_PF%2F20-3925774_990PF_200611.pdf PDF via ProPublica]. Read from the page images. Primary source (filed by the foundation).</ref>
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<ref name="PPJCM">Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/133798344 Form 990 filings and scanned returns], ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', accessed 22 October 2026. Location of the IRS filings.</ref>
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<ref name="JCMScan200108">Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=2002_09_EO%2F13-3798344_990_200108.pdf Form 990 for the year ending August 2001], scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).</ref>
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<ref name="JCMScan200208">Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=2003_07_EO%2F13-3798344_990_200208.pdf Form 990 for the year ending August 2002], scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).</ref>
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<ref name="JCMScan200308">Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=2004_07_EO%2F13-3798344_990_200308.pdf Form 990 for the year ending August 2003], scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).</ref>
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<ref name="JCMScan200408">Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=2005_08_EO%2F13-3798344_990_200408.pdf Form 990 for the year ending August 2004], scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).</ref>
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<ref name="JCMScan200508">Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=2006_08_EO%2F13-3798344_990_200508.pdf Form 990 for the year ending August 2005], scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).</ref>
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<ref name="JCMScan200608">Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=2007_08_EO%2F13-3798344_990_200608.pdf Form 990 for the year ending August 2006], scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).</ref>
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<ref name="JCMScan200708">Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=2008_07_EO%2F13-3798344_990_200708.pdf Form 990 for the year ending August 2007], scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).</ref>
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<ref name="JCMScan200808">Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=2009_08_EO%2F13-3798344_990_200808.pdf Form 990 for the year ending August 2008], scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).</ref>
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<ref name="JCMScan200908">Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=2010_08_EO%2F13-3798344_990_200908.pdf Form 990 for the year ending August 2009], scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).</ref>
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<ref name="JCMScan201008">Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=2011_07_EO%2F13-3798344_990_201008.pdf Form 990 for the year ending August 2010], scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  

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Chabad-Lubavitch children's museum on Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

Jewish Children's Museum

Logo Jewish Children's Museum logo.png
Type Public charity (files Form 990)
Founded IRS ruling July 1997; museum opened 2004
Registration ID EIN 13-3798344
Location 792 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Services Children's museum of Jewish history and tradition
Key people Yerachmiel Benjaminson (executive director)
Website jcm.museum

The Jewish Children's Museum is a hands-on museum at 792 Eastern Parkway, Crown Heights, Brooklyn. It grew out of Tzivos Hashem, the Chabad-Lubavitch children's organisation.[1] The Laber Foundation reported grants of $5,524 to it in 2007 and 2008.[2][3]

History

The museum's own account (Chabad-side) traces it to Tzivos Hashem ("founded" in 1980) and to Jewish Children's Expos held at the Javits Center from 1986. It says the museum "opened in 2004 on Brooklyn's Museum Row", in a "50,000 square foot, $35 million facility" designed by Gwathmey Siegel Architects, who were engaged by the executive director, Yerachmiel Benjaminson.[1]

The IRS lists the museum care of Newman & Berger at 792 Eastern Parkway, as a public charity with a ruling date of July 1997, and assets of $15,753,798 in its return for the year ending August 2025.[4]

Funding from the Laber Foundation

Status: allegation. In 2020 the US Department of Justice filed civil forfeiture complaints alleging that Ihor Kolomoisky and Gennadiy Bogolyubov defrauded PrivatBank in Ukraine, and that their associates Mordechai Korf and Uriel Laber "created a web of entities, usually under some variation of the name 'Optima,' to further launder the misappropriated funds".[5] Korf and Laber are claimants in those cases, not defendants. They deny any wrongdoing, and no criminal charge against either man has been found. The Forward reported in 2020 that "there is no evidence that any of the recipients were aware of the two men's connection to the laundering".[6] This page has found no authority that accuses the Jewish Children's Museum of wrongdoing, and no source that traces any of the alleged proceeds to it. The grants below are lawful grants as the Korf Family Foundation and the Laber Foundation reported them to the Internal Revenue Service. They are not evidence of tracing. The full account is on Chabad and Ukraine.

Every grant to the Jewish Children's Museum listed on the 990-PF returns of the two foundations is set out below, year by year. Tax years end on 30 November. The figures for the tax year ending November 2006 are those on the amended returns, which the foundation pages cite; the original returns gave slightly different amounts.[7][8] No grants from the Korf Family Foundation have been found.

Grants to the Jewish Children's Museum reported by the Laber Foundation
Tax year ending Laber Foundation Year total Payee name(s) and place as filed Source
Nov 2007 $1,856 $1,856 Jewish Children's Museum (Brooklyn, NY) [2]
Nov 2008 $3,668 $3,668 Jewish Children's Museum (Brooklyn, NY) [3]
Total $5,524 $5,524

Revenue and expenses as filed

Basis column: e-file = IRS e-file XML; summary = ProPublica's summary of IRS Statistics of Income data (the return itself not held); scan = figures read by eye from the return's page images on ProPublica (not yet second-checked). Schedule B: a public charity must attach its list of large donors, but the names are not open to public inspection; a private foundation's are.

Revenue and expenses of the Jewish Children's Museum as filed
Year ending Form Contributions Programme service revenue Total revenue Grants paid Total expenses Net assets at year end Schedule B Basis
Aug 2011 990 $4,209,734 $307,853 $4,899,230 $0 $3,833,590 $15,037,454 attached (names not public) e-file
Aug 2012 990 $1,820,971 $365,672 $2,553,012 $0 $4,032,961 $13,557,505 attached (names not public) e-file
Aug 2013 990 $1,133,218 $426,687 $1,976,052 $0 $3,869,611 $11,663,946 attached (names not public) e-file
Aug 2014 990 $839,079 $434,300 $1,821,141 $0 $4,053,209 $9,258,045 attached (names not public) e-file
Aug 2015 990 $2,389,399 $468,800 $8,790,684 $0 $3,324,323 $14,724,406 attached (names not public) e-file
Aug 2016 990 $984,752 $495,201 $2,313,182 $0 $3,287,779 $14,623,413 attached (names not public) e-file
Aug 2017 990 $2,367,218 $460,473 $3,494,602 $0 $3,334,024 $14,783,991 attached (names not public) e-file
Aug 2018 990 $1,140,757 $541,602 $2,306,466 $0 $3,439,412 $13,651,045 attached (names not public) e-file
Aug 2019 990 $1,215,366 $489,159 $2,320,336 $0 $3,414,691 $12,556,690 attached (names not public) e-file
Aug 2020 990 $952,368 $264,429 $1,543,657 $0 $2,924,443 $11,175,904 attached (names not public) e-file
Aug 2021 990 $1,629,892 $392,434 $2,597,494 $0 $2,963,074 $10,810,324 attached (names not public) e-file
Aug 2022 990 $985,765 $475,023 $2,123,832 $0 $3,249,788 $9,684,368 attached (names not public) e-file
Aug 2023 990 $1,877,729 $581,713 $2,995,868 $0 $2,969,070 $9,711,166 attached (names not public) e-file
Aug 2024 990 $1,324,198 $565,114 $2,484,535 $0 $3,328,014 $8,867,687 attached (names not public) e-file
Aug 2025 990 $1,203,573 $593,200 $2,332,689 $0 $3,307,355 $7,893,021 attached (names not public) e-file

Officers and directors

Names and titles as filed in Part VII of the e-filed returns (spellings as filed; one person may appear under more than one spelling).

Officers and directors of the Jewish Children's Museum listed on Form 990 Part VII (e-filed years)
Name as filed Title as filed First e-filed year listed Last e-filed year listed Highest reported compensation
Devorah Halberstam Fundraising Dir 2011 2013 $275,050
Rabbi Benjaminson Executive Direc 2011 2012 $0
Sb Baumgarten Administration 2011 2013 $54,992
Rabbi Benjaminson Executive Dir. 2013 2013 $0
Devorah Halberstam Director 2014 2017 $281,793
Sb Baumgarten Foundation Mgr. 2014 2025 $58,658
Yerachmiel Benjaminson Executive Dir. 2014 2025 $48,986
Ari Chitrik Director 2018 2025 $0
David Smetana Director 2018 2025 $0
Devorah Halberstam Grant Director 2018 2025 $250,000
Jacob Pinson Director 2018 2025 $0
Joseph Frimerman Director 2018 2025 $0
Joseph Rivkin Chairman 2018 2025 $0
Lipa Lieberman Director 2018 2025 $0
Zalman Chein Treasurer 2018 2025 $0

Earlier returns (scanned filings)

The tables in this section are taken from the page images of the organisation's returns for the years ending August 2001 to August 2010, as filed with the Internal Revenue Service and held by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.[9] Each year's return is cited in the Source column. Figures are as filed, unaudited and unadjusted. A figure that cannot be read on the scan is marked not legible; a dash means that no amount was entered or that the line does not apply.

Editor's note: these figures were transcribed by eye from image scans of the returns. Totals were checked against each return's own arithmetic, and uncertain figures were re-checked against the page images, but single figures should still be checked against the scans before being quoted.

Revenue and assets, 2001–2010

Revenue, expenses and net assets of Jewish Children's Museum as filed (scanned returns)
Year ending Form Contributions Total revenue Total expenses Surplus (deficit) Net assets at year end Total assets at year end Source
August 2001 990 $4,151,186 $4,164,009 $424,828 $3,739,181 $4,140,986 $4,897,944 [10]
August 2002 990 $4,593,068 $4,596,980 $371,804 $4,225,176 $8,366,162 $10,108,124 [11]
August 2003 990 $7,064,780 $7,065,773 $523,519 $6,542,254 $14,908,416 $21,089,976 [12]
August 2004 990 $5,136,896 $5,142,063 $823,758 $4,318,305 $19,226,721 $31,599,437 [13]
August 2005 990 $8,181,656 $8,518,880 $2,917,125 $5,601,755 $24,828,476 $41,577,740 [14]
August 2006 990 $1,278,607 $2,114,795 $5,030,502 −$2,915,707 $21,912,769 $35,477,221 [15]
August 2007 990 $3,040,044 $3,594,580 $5,193,929 −$1,599,349 $20,313,420 $33,613,097 [16]
August 2008 990 $2,505,947 $3,277,981 $4,685,097 −$1,407,116 $18,068,999 $36,133,077 [17]
August 2009 990 $1,467,727 $2,119,124 $4,031,116 −$1,911,992 $15,689,281 $34,051,094 [18]
August 2010 990 $2,104,256 $2,746,724 $4,021,693 −$1,274,969 $13,971,814 $31,571,986 [19]

Notes to the table:

  • Contributions include government grants: $7,127,738 of the $8,181,656 reported for 2005, and $2,121,000 of the $3,040,044 reported for 2007.[14][16]
  • Net assets fell by $442,498 more than the deficit in the year ending August 2010, as filed.[19]

Officers, directors and trustees

Names, titles and compensation as filed in Part V-A or Part VII of Form 990 or Part IV of Form 990-EZ. Where one person is filed under more than one spelling, the variants are noted.[9]

Officers, directors and trustees of Jewish Children's Museum listed in the scanned returns
Name as filed Title(s) as filed Years listed (year ending) Highest compensation from the organisation
Y. Benjaminson Executive Director 2001–2010 $0
S. B. Baumgarten Administrative Director; Director; Administration 2001–2010 $61,436
Y. Gordon Director 2001–2004 $27,000
Devorah Halberstam (filed as D. Halberstam 2001–2006) Program Director; Director of Foundation & Government Services; Director of [title cut off]; Fundraising Director 2001–2010 $351,424
Gershon Eichorn (filed as G. Eichorn 2001–2006) Design Director; Director of Design; Director of [title cut off]; General Manager 2001–2002, 2004–2009 $52,643
Y. Frimerman Director 2004 $0
L. Ellberger Director 2004 $0
Robert Questel Director; Marketing 2005–2007 $100,000
Nissen Brenenson Director 2005–2006 $64,707

Editor's note: the returns for 2001 to 2006 give only the initial "D. Halberstam" (programme director 2001–2003, then director of foundation and government services). This person is treated here as Devorah Halberstam, who is named in full as fundraising director from 2007; the returns themselves do not confirm this. Some titles in 2005 and 2006 are cut off on the scan. The 2009 return also lists four highest-compensated employees who were not officers or directors; they are not named here.

Korf and Laber grants compared with contributions

The table compares each grant reported by the Korf Family Foundation or the Laber Foundation with the total contributions that Jewish Children's Museum reported for the nearest year in the scanned returns.

Foundation grants to Jewish Children's Museum as a share of its reported contributions
Foundation year ending Foundation Grant Recipient year compared Contributions reported by recipient Grant as share of contributions Source
November 2007 Laber Foundation $1,856 August 2007 $3,040,044 0.1% [2][16]
November 2008 Laber Foundation $3,668 August 2008 $2,505,947 0.1% [3][17]

Editor's note: both foundations' tax years end on 30 November and do not coincide with the recipient's year, so the percentages are approximate. The comparison shows proportion only; it does not show how any grant was used.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jewish Children's Museum, "About Us", jcm.museum, checked 20 October 2026. Chabad-side.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Laber Foundation Inc (EIN 20-3925774), Form 990-PF for the tax year ending 30 November 2007 (2006 form), paper or printed return as scanned for the IRS public-inspection set, PDF via ProPublica. Read from the page images. Primary source (filed by the foundation).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Laber Foundation Inc (EIN 20-3925774), Form 990-PF for the tax year ending 30 November 2008 (2007 form), paper or printed return as scanned for the IRS public-inspection set, PDF via ProPublica. Read from the page images. Primary source (filed by the foundation).
  4. ↑ Internal Revenue Service, Exempt Organizations Business Master File extract for New York (eo_ny.csv), irs.gov, downloaded 20 October 2026, row for EIN 13-3798344 (care of Newman & Berger; foundation code 15 (public charity); assets $15,753,798, tax period August 2025). Primary source (IRS).
  5. ↑ "Justice Department Seeks Forfeiture of Two Commercial Properties Purchased with Funds Misappropriated from PrivatBank in Ukraine", US Department of Justice, 6 August 2020. Primary source (allegations).
  6. ↑ Molly Boigon, "Two Florida Chabad donors implicated in Optima schemes", The Forward, 21 February 2020 (with later corrections). Critical.
  7. ↑ The Korf Family Foundation Inc (EIN 20-3942766), original Form 990-PF for the tax year ending 30 November 2006 (2005 form), received by the IRS in October 2007 and later superseded by the amended return, PDF via ProPublica. Read from the page images. Primary source (filed by the foundation).
  8. ↑ The Laber Foundation Inc (EIN 20-3925774), original Form 990-PF for the tax year ending 30 November 2006 (2005 form), received by the IRS in October 2007 and later superseded by the amended return, PDF via ProPublica. Read from the page images. Primary source (filed by the foundation).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), Form 990 filings and scanned returns, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, accessed 22 October 2026. Location of the IRS filings.
  10. ↑ Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), Form 990 for the year ending August 2001, scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).
  11. ↑ Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), Form 990 for the year ending August 2002, scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).
  12. ↑ Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), Form 990 for the year ending August 2003, scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).
  13. ↑ Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), Form 990 for the year ending August 2004, scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), Form 990 for the year ending August 2005, scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).
  15. ↑ Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), Form 990 for the year ending August 2006, scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), Form 990 for the year ending August 2007, scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), Form 990 for the year ending August 2008, scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).
  18. ↑ Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), Form 990 for the year ending August 2009, scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Jewish Children's Museum (EIN 13-3798344), Form 990 for the year ending August 2010, scanned return filed with the Internal Revenue Service, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, accessed 22 October 2026. Primary source (filed by the organisation).
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