Friends of the Jewish Museum Berlin in the U.S.
Legal name: Friends of the Jewish Museum Berlin
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 223626368
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Berlin, NJ, Germany
- Phone
- T +49 (0)30 259 93 305
- Rating
- 55
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Single Organization Support
- Affiliation
- Judaism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $432,225
- Expenses
- $33,997
- Assets
- $10,982,208
- Liabilities
- $1,324,846
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- W MICHAEL BLUMENTHAL (DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- W MICHAEL BLUMENTHAL (DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT)
- MARIE SANTOS (SECY/TREAS (RETIRED 5/2025))
- DAVID DREYFUSS (DIRECTOR)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Jewish Museum Berlin offers a vibrant place for dialogue and reflection on Jewish past and present in Germany, with a special focus on educational work and programs aimed at children, young people, and adults. This free offer is made possible through the support of the Friends of the Jewish Museum Berlin. The programs shown correspond to the filter “School group” and “Visit to the museum”. Select other categories to see more offers. Filter programs based on your interests. Vision, Mission and Values of the Jewish Museums Berlin All About…. Vision, Mission and Values of the Jewish Museums Berlin All About… View of a living room model. A special focus is educational work – the extensive education program, the research opportunities in the library and archive, and the program of events are aimed at children, young people, and adults. In addition to guided tours and workshops, there...
What it reported doing in 2024
Funds provided to the u.s. Holocaust memorial museum, the jewish museum of New York, the leo baeck institute and the museum of jewish heritage for the purpose of collecting vital documentation and to display cultural exhibits that dispel prejudice against german-jewry and to convey the timeless values and ongoing contributions of german-jewry.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Investment-supported. 72% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 10
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 82
- Sustainability: 87
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 2.4%; rating input score 2
- Program expense ratio: 26.5%; rating input score 26
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 92.1%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 323.03; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
- Where the money goes: 2.4% of revenue deployed · 26.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $9K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 2/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 26/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.