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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$528,346
Total expenses
$522,106
Contributions and grants received
$351,641
Grants paid
$16,365
Program service revenue
$158,216
Investment income
$18,489
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$260,429
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,522
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$257,907
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$461,697
Management and general expenses
$35,583
Fundraising expenses
$24,826
Program service expenses (Part III)
$461,697

Program services were 88.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $18,335

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $102,231

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $231,075

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ENTRY FEES

    total $84,761 · related or exempt $84,761

  • 2b · Program service revenue: REGISTRATIONS

    total $67,741 · related or exempt $67,741

  • 2c · Program service revenue: WORKSHOP & OTHER INCOME

    total $5,714 · related or exempt $5,714

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $18,489 · related or exempt $18,489

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $16,365 · program services $16,365

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $93,150 · program services $68,760 · management and general $11,523 · fundraising $12,867

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $61,337 · program services $45,276 · management and general $7,588 · fundraising $8,473

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,000 · management and general $2,000

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $14,485 · program services $9,030 · management and general $3,679 · fundraising $1,776

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,083 · program services $1,083

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,522 · program services $14,882 · management and general $2,640

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $164,628 · program services $158,305 · management and general $6,015 · fundraising $308

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $23,423 · program services $23,423

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $25,580 · program services $25,441 · management and general $139

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $25,917 · program services $25,917

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,095 · program services $4,095

  • 17 · Travel

    total $688 · program services $688

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,443 · program services $3,790 · management and general $653

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT ACCOMODATIONS

    total $19,790 · program services $19,790

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT FOOD & BEVERAGE

    total $12,809 · program services $12,809

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENT TRAVEL

    total $12,582 · program services $12,582

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK SERVICE CHARGES

    total $6,802 · program services $5,410 · management and general $137 · fundraising $1,255

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,407 · program services $14,051 · management and general $1,209 · fundraising $147

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $80,747 · end of year $72,571

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $100,601 · end of year $45,698

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $1,207

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,575

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,552

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $23

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $76,984

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $77,360 · end of year $63,946

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,023 · end of year $2,522

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,018

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $188,422 · end of year $189,829

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $63,245 · end of year $68,078

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CENTER SUPPORTS SOCIALLY & ENVIRONMENTALLY ENGAGED LENS-BASED PROJECTS THROUGH EDUCATION, FUNDING, PUBLIC PLATFORMS & PARTNERSHIPS. THROUGH OUR ADVANCEMENT OF ARTISTS, AND THEIR WORK, CENTER SERVES TO DEEPEN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF LENS-BASED MEDIA'S HISTORY AND ONGOING CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. BY ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS, STUDENTS, AND THE ART WORLD, WE ADVANCE PROJECTS THAT RESPECT ALL PEOPLE, OPEN MINDS, AND ENGAGE OUR SHARED HUMANITY.

  • ARTIST SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM - CENTER SERVED AS A SPONSOR FOR VISUAL STORYTELLERS AND PROJECT BASED INITIATIVES. ATTORNEY AND VISUAL STORYTELLER DEBBIE ESPINOSA'S PROJECT "LIVING WITH CONVICTION" LEVERAGED LEGAL EMPOWERMENT TO ADVOCATE FOR AN END TO COURT IMPOSED DEBT FOR THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED. KURT MARKUS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OFFERED A HANDS ON WORKSHOP AND TRAVEL EXPENSES TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

    Expenses $53,901

  • REVIEW SANTA FE PHOTO SYMPOSIUM IS A CONFERENCE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER PHOTOGRAPHERS & INDUSTRY LEADERS FOR A WEEKEND OF PORTFOLIO REVIEWS, NETWORKING, CAREER ADVANCEMENT, & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE EVENT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 1000 PORTFOLIO REVIEWS WITH ESTEEMED CURATORS, PUBLISHERS, GALLERY DIRECTORS & EDITORS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDE PORTFOLIO WALK & BOOK FAIR, PRESENTATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS. OVER 80,000 IN SCHOLARHIPS HAVE BEEN AWARDED SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2001. NUMBER OF PEOPLE BENEFITED: 150. NUMBER OF VISITORS: 700.

    Expenses $142,340 · Revenue $86,231

  • THE CENTER AWARDS (ONLINE). THE CENTER AWARDS HIGHLIGHTED OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHERS WORKING IN ALL PROCESSES IN 4 CATEGORIES. ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD, SOCIAL AWARD, PERSONAL AWARD, AND THE EXCELLENCE IN MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING AWARD. AN OUTSIDE JURY SELECTS A FIRST PLACE FOR EACH CATEGORY. ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 7,000 IMAGES REPRESENTING UP TO 25 COUNTRIES ENTER THE ANNUAL AWARDS. WINNERS RECEIVE REVIEW SANTA FE ADMISSION AND PRESENTATION OF WINNING PROJECT, MENTORSHIP, EXHIBITION AT THE TURCHIN CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS IN 2023, PUBLICATION WITH LENSCRATCH AND AN ONLINE EXHIBITION AT VISITCENTER.ORG. NUMBER OF PRESENTATION ATTENDEES = 462. NUMBER OF PEOPLE BENEFITTED: 6 PHOTOGRAPHERS. NUMBER OF EXHIBITION ATTENDEES = APPROXIMATELY 13,000 VISITORS.

    Expenses $8,330 · Revenue $22,240

  • OTHER SPONORSHIP PROGRAMS

    Expenses $257,126 · Grants $16,365 · Revenue $54,145

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Laura Pressley

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $93,150
    From this org
    $93,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Dyanna Taylor

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Evan Anderman

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75
  • Reid Callanan

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roland Pabst

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75
  • Tony Chirinos

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Stuart Cohen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Beverly Martin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Peter Ogilvie

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Kymberly Pinder

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Mary Sloane

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Will Wilson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202413199349318161

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