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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by VAN ALEN INSTITUTE PROJECTS IN PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,432,541
Total expenses
$2,490,251
Contributions and grants received
$601,204
Grants paid
$146,405
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$788,127
Other revenue
$43,210
Total assets, end of year
$39,887,285
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,268,782
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$35,618,503
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,901,708
Management and general expenses
$325,378
Fundraising expenses
$263,165
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,901,708

Program services were 76.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $256,280

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $344,924

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $788,127 · excluded $788,127

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $41,710 · related or exempt $41,710

  • 11b · Other revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $1,500 · excluded $1,500

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $43,210

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $146,405 · program services $146,405

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $304,335 · program services $219,121 · management and general $21,304 · fundraising $63,910

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $780,020 · program services $647,529 · management and general $47,072 · fundraising $85,419

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $24,872 · program services $20,227 · management and general $1,537 · fundraising $3,108

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $95,627 · program services $77,807 · management and general $5,910 · fundraising $11,910

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $73,114 · program services $58,540 · management and general $4,601 · fundraising $9,973

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $809 · program services $582 · management and general $57 · fundraising $170

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $96,385 · management and general $96,385

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $219,058 · program services $186,532 · management and general $7,010 · fundraising $25,516

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $29,369 · program services $21,121 · management and general $2,011 · fundraising $6,237

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $56,970 · program services $23,434 · management and general $21,821 · fundraising $11,715

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $45,070 · program services $36,056 · management and general $6,760 · fundraising $2,254

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,229 · program services $2,159 · management and general $1,836 · fundraising $7,234

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,988 · program services $1,047 · management and general $1,215 · fundraising $2,726

  • 20 · Interest

    total $279,693 · program services $223,755 · management and general $41,953 · fundraising $13,985

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $145,721 · program services $116,577 · management and general $21,858 · fundraising $7,286

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $47,794 · program services $34,373 · management and general $3,272 · fundraising $10,149

  • 24a · Other expenses: MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

    total $63,494 · program services $63,494

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $32,578 · management and general $32,578

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTALS

    total $31,954 · program services $22,775 · management and general $7,606 · fundraising $1,573

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $766 · program services $174 · management and general $592

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $558,769 · end of year $304,540

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $146,300 · end of year $314,726

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $119,545 · end of year $111,361

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

    $4,950,927

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

    $560,161

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,536,487 · end of year $4,390,766

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $32,242,993 · end of year $34,765,892

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $140,424 · end of year $314,860

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $4,203,922 · end of year $3,953,922

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $32,583,756 · end of year $34,875,978

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $675,992 · end of year $742,525

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

VAN ALEN INSTITUTE HELPS CREATE EQUITABLE CITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY-LED INCLUSIVE DESIGN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

VAN ALEN INSTITUTE HELPS CREATE EQUITABLE CITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY-LED INCLUSIVE DESIGN. IN AN EQUITABLE CITY, COMMUNITIES ARE ENGAGED IN THE CONCEPTION AND CREATION OF THEIR BUILT ENVIRONMENT, REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING BUILDS RESILIENCE, SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ULTIMATELY, MORE JUST CITIES. WE PARTNER WITH LEADERS OF HISTORICALLY DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND LONG TERM VISIONS WITH OUR NETWORK, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCES. WE SHAPE DIVERSE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS, BUILD CROSS-SECTOR PUBLIC/PRIVATE COALITIONS, AND INVEST OUR OWN FUNDS TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD PRIORITIES. BY CENTERING COMMUNITY IN EVERYTHING WE DO, OUR INCLUSIVE DESIGN METHOD RESPONDS TO THE URGENT NEED FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN CITYMAKING. FOR 130 YEARS, OUR PURPOSEFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, CONVENING CAPACITY, AND GLOBAL NETWORK HAVE PRODUCED PROFOUND TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE PUBLIC REALM OF NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND. WITH AN INTERDISCIPLINAR

  • THE VAN ALEN PROGRAM SOLVES FOR THE POWER IMBALANCE PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM SHAPING THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES BY FORMING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND DESIGNERS, CO-CREATING WORKSHOPS AND BUILT PROJECTS THAT MEET NEIGHBORHOODS SPECIFIC NEEDS, AND EQUIPPING RESIDENTS WITH TOOLS AND SKILLS TO LEAD MORE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2023, THE VAN ALEN PROGRAM INCLUDED INITIATIVES SUCH AS NEIGHBORHOODS NOW, LUCID PROJECT, GOWANUS ACTION,- AND "PUBLIC REALM R&D."

    Expenses $1,901,708 · Grants $146,405

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Deborah Marton

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $304,335
    From this org
    $285,052
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,283
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $285,052
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,878
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,405
    Filer's total
    $304,335

  • Kathleen E Overbeck

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $139,256
    From this org
    $126,888
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,368
    Hours/week
    40

  • R May Lee

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carla Swickerath

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kia Weatherspoon

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jennifer L Gustetic

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Bednark

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert Bernstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark Gardner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Casey Jones

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Latoya Nelson Kamdang

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Hana Kassem

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sandy Lee Thru 923

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nnenna Lynch

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Daniel Maldonado

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mitch McEwen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carlos Menchaca

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Raymond Quinn

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carol E Rosenthal

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katie Swenson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Allison Freedman Weisberg

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Claire Weisz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Thomas Yu

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • 303 BB GOWANUS LLC

    REAL ESTAT · NY · income $12 · assets $3,351,350

    Directly controlled by VAN ALEN INSTITUTE PROJECTS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202433209349309748

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