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← PRINTED MATTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PRINTED MATTER INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 5 August 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$2,734,804 changed to $2,709,029
Total expenses
$3,357,657 changed to $3,323,448
Contributions and grants received
$1,478,812 changed to $1,494,533
Program service revenue
$479,230 changed to $464,230
Investment income
$33,494 changed to $33,648
Other revenue
$743,268 changed to $716,618
Total assets, end of year
$2,874,441 changed to $2,935,444
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,760,909 changed to $1,813,604
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,113,532 changed to $1,121,840
Program services expenses
$2,389,963 changed to $2,389,964
Management and general expenses
$514,157 changed to $514,184
Fundraising expenses
$453,537 changed to $419,300
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,389,963 changed to $2,389,964

Totals

Total revenue
$2,734,804
Total expenses
$3,357,657
Contributions and grants received
$1,478,812
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$479,230
Investment income
$33,494
Other revenue
$743,268
Total assets, end of year
$2,874,441
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,760,909
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,113,532
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,389,963
Management and general expenses
$514,157
Fundraising expenses
$453,537
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,389,963

Program services were 71.2% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $390,670

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $85,930

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,002,212

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $171,298

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EXHIBITOR FEES

    total $456,585 · related or exempt $456,585

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $22,645 · related or exempt $22,645

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $29,035 · excluded $29,035

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $499,869

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $495,410

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,459

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,459 · excluded $4,459

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $17,603

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $390,670

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $17,603

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,331,321

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $600,755

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $730,566 · related or exempt $730,566

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $12,702 · excluded $12,702

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $12,702

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $289,131 · program services $68,531 · management and general $92,092 · fundraising $128,508

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $949,383 · program services $691,987 · management and general $194,568 · fundraising $62,828

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $120,075 · program services $81,632 · management and general $27,476 · fundraising $10,967

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $109,117 · program services $67,639 · management and general $25,230 · fundraising $16,248

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,950 · program services $6,168 · management and general $2,301 · fundraising $1,481

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $116,192 · program services $72,024 · management and general $26,866 · fundraising $17,302

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $7,834 · management and general $7,834

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $143,771 · program services $89,119 · management and general $33,243 · fundraising $21,409

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,020 · program services $9,020

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $52,230 · program services $41,783 · management and general $5,247 · fundraising $5,200

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $37,065 · program services $22,976 · management and general $8,570 · fundraising $5,519

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $335,053 · program services $268,043 · management and general $33,505 · fundraising $33,505

  • 17 · Travel

    total $32,471 · program services $13,851 · management and general $18,620

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $640,530 · program services $640,530

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $149,028 · program services $119,223 · management and general $14,902 · fundraising $14,903

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $25,477 · program services $20,381 · management and general $2,548 · fundraising $2,548

  • 24a · Other expenses: INDIRECT BENEFIT EXPENS

    total $130,564 · fundraising $130,564

  • 24b · Other expenses: ARTIST FEES

    total $55,750 · program services $55,750

  • 24c · Other expenses: DESIGN AND PRINTING

    total $53,729 · program services $53,729

  • 24d · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD PROCESSING

    total $35,021 · program services $35,021

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $56,266 · program services $32,556 · management and general $21,155 · fundraising $2,555

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $823,584 · end of year $349,066

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $176 · end of year $39,052

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $155,385 · end of year $257,989

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $99,485 · end of year $170,768

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $206,913 · end of year $196,226

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $214,091 · end of year $11,422

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

    $1,506,013

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

    $1,395,082

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $249,119 · end of year $110,931

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,185,875 · end of year $906,625

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,073,302 · end of year $832,362

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $710,821 · end of year $851,643

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $458,386

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,165,963 · end of year $909,266

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,391,797 · end of year $947,535

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $280,963 · end of year $165,997

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO FOSTER THE APPRECIATION, DISSEMINATION, AND UNDERSTANDING OF ARTISTS' PUBLICATIONS, DEFINED AS BOOKS OR OTHER EDITIONED PUBLICATIONS CONCEIVED BY ARTISTS AS ART WORKS, OR, MORE SUCCINCTLY, AS "ARTWORK FOR THE PAGE."

Activities or mission (Part I)

PRINTED MATTER PROVIDES FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF IDEAS EMANATING FROM THE VISUAL ARTS FIELD IN THE FORM OF ARTISTS' BOOKS, EXHIBITIONS, SPECIAL EVENTS, INSTALLATIONS, AND OTHER FORMS.

  • PRINTED MATTER IS THE WORLD'S LEADING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF ARTISTS' BOOKS AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS. IN FY24, PRINTED MATTER OFFERED A UNIQUE VENUE FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE WITH MORE THAN 15,000 ARTISTS' BOOKS BY ARTISTS AND PUBLISHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD; PRODUCED EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS; RELEASED A SERIES OF ARTISTS' BOOKS THROUGH ITS PUBLISHING PROGRAM; OFFERED BIBLIOGRAPHIC SERVICES; PROVIDED COLLECTION CONSULTATIONS FOR MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES; WELCOMED CLASS VISITS FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES; AND LAUNCHED A NEW PRINTED MATTER PUBLISHER WORK GRANT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WAGNER FOUNDATION THAT OFFERS SIGNIFICANT CAPACITY-BUILDING FUNDS TO ARTIST-PUBLISHERS. IN FY24, PRINTED MATTER ALSO PRESENTED ITS NY ART BOOK FAIR-WHICH OFFERED NEARLY 300 EXHIBITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AN UNPARALLELED PLATFORM TO CONNECT IN PERSONAL AND IMMEDIATE WAYS WITH THOUSANDS OF VISITORS, BOTH AT THEIR EXHIBITOR BOOTHS AND THROUGH MORE THAN 200 CONVERSATIONS, BOOK SIGNINGS, AND PERFORMANCES. DURING THIS PERIOD, PRINTED MATTER ALSO PRODUCED THE FOURTH EDITION OF THE EAST VILLAGE ZINE FAIR, A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN EVENT FEATURING NEARLY 100 NEW YORK-BASED ARTISTS AND PUBLISHERS WHO SHOWCASED THEIR WORK THROUGH AN ARRAY OF CREATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL ARTISTS' ZINES AND PUBLICATIONS.

    Expenses $2,389,963 · Revenue $1,209,796

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Philip Aarons

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Tauba Auerbach

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Timothy Peterson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Cossu

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elyse Benenson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ashley Carr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Raymond Cha

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catherine Chermayeff

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brendan Dugan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Harris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jon Hendricks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Kiehl

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Leiber

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gregory Miller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nontsikelelo Mutiti

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carolina Nitsch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kameelah Janan Rasheed

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Mpagi Sepuya

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lucas Zwirner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lesley Martin

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF JAN. 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Max Schumann

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TO SEPT. 2023)

    Total calculated
    $92,778
    From this org
    $85,449
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,329
    Hours/week
    40

  • Krista Manrique

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $117,875
    From this org
    $107,160
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,715
    Hours/week
    40

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
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521349349305687

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