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Year, State Incorporated
1931, NY
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Stated Purpose
"to empower blind, visually impaired and reading disabled individuals to participate fully in educational, cultural and communal life by providing free access to works of Jewish and general interest through its Braille, large print, and audio libraries."
JBI International global library offers Jewish and general interest materials - fiction, nonfiction, periodicals, cultural and liturgical materials - in accessible formats in English, Russian, Yiddish, Spanish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Romanian, and Polish, serving readers on six continents. The organization enables blind, visually impaired and reading disabled children to obtain a Jewish education alongside their peers by providing customized educational materials in Braille, large print, and audio formats. The JBI Library also helps adults blind from birth as well as those who have become visually impaired later in life. JBI established and supports the Low Vision Clinic in Tel Aviv, Israel, which seeks to maximize the residual vision of those with severe impairment, whether it be the result of congenital disease, aging, or injury.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, JBI International's program expenses were:
Libraries and library development services |
$1,273,100 |
Outreach and library recruitment |
$783,619 |
JBI periodicals |
$304,245 |
Israeli assistance program |
$149,671 |
Educational and cultural programs |
$147,491 |
Outreach to Europe and the former Soviet Union |
$92,274 |
Total Program Expenses: |
$2,750,400 |
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Chief Executive
Dr. Ellen Isler, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Compensation*
$443,534
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Chair of the Board
Steven Polivy and Susan L. Schlechter
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Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Attorney, Akerman LLP and Retired Adjunct Professor
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Board Size
23
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Paid Staff Size
22
*2019 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Invitations to fund raising events, Planned giving arrangements
Fundraising costs were 20% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,961,021, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on JBI International's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Source of Funds |
Investment activity |
$2,117,214 |
Contributions and grants |
$1,489,762 |
Legacies and bequests |
$446,598 |
Change In beneficial interest in trusts |
$159,308 |
Rental income, net |
$84,345 |
Distributions from beneficial interest in trusts |
$59,667 |
Special events revenue, net |
$24,661 |
Sales revenue |
$2,385 |
Total Income |
$4,383,940 |
- Programs: 80%
- Fundraising: 11%
- Administrative: 9%
Total Income |
$4,383,940 |
Program expenses |
$2,750,400 |
Fundraising expenses |
$384,101 |
Administrative expenses |
$314,830 |
Other expenses |
$0 |
Total expenses: |
$3,449,331 |
Income in Excess of Expenses |
$934,609 |
Beginning Net Assets |
$23,514,724 |
Other Changes In Net Assets |
$0 |
Ending Net Assets |
$24,449,333 |
Total Liabilities |
$572,321 |
Total Assets |
$25,021,654 |