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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,086,974
Total expenses
$15,580,055
Contributions and grants received
$13,111,811
Grants paid
$11,487,062
Program service revenue
$1,908,918
Investment income
$36,785
Other revenue
$29,460
Total assets, end of year
$14,671,798
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,881,896
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,789,902
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,303,345
Management and general expenses
$713,090
Fundraising expenses
$563,620
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,303,345

Program services were 91.8% 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

    $222,217

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,868,621

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,020,973

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $1,361,853 · related or exempt $1,361,853

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

    total $507,563 · related or exempt $507,563

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MIRLF INTEREST

    total $39,502 · related or exempt $39,502

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $28,578 · excluded $28,578

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $22,845

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $22,845

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $22,845 · excluded $22,845

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $93,902

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

    securities $85,695

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $8,207

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $8,207 · excluded $8,207

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $140,968

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

    $222,217

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $134,353

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $6,615 · excluded $6,615

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $739,761 · program services $739,761

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $10,747,301 · program services $10,747,301

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $645,208 · program services $190,989 · management and general $210,781 · fundraising $243,438

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,657,548 · program services $1,272,509 · management and general $207,756 · fundraising $177,283

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $27,125 · program services $25,148 · management and general $1,977

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $198,336 · program services $141,650 · management and general $33,359 · fundraising $23,327

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $158,986 · program services $107,435 · management and general $31,059 · fundraising $20,492

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $37,040 · program services $23,240 · management and general $6,400 · fundraising $7,400

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $339,338 · program services $300,212 · management and general $27,970 · fundraising $11,156

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $20,808 · program services $20,808

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $115,349 · program services $71,221 · management and general $30,775 · fundraising $13,353

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $190,737 · program services $190,581 · fundraising $156

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $343,613 · program services $231,556 · management and general $76,189 · fundraising $35,868

  • 17 · Travel

    total $33,854 · program services $17,958 · management and general $15,896

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $253 · management and general $253

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $69,939 · program services $45,810 · management and general $11,190 · fundraising $12,939

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,394 · program services $13,950 · management and general $3,970 · fundraising $4,474

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROJECT PRODUCTION

    total $125,735 · program services $119,190 · management and general $6,545

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $49,824 · program services $29,549 · management and general $9,403 · fundraising $10,872

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $21,654 · program services $6,159 · management and general $14,513 · fundraising $982

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $17,617 · program services $465 · management and general $16,849 · fundraising $303

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $17,635 · program services $7,853 · management and general $8,205 · fundraising $1,577

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,909,962 · end of year $5,608,564

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,557,538 · end of year $2,596,158

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $302,612 · end of year $381,202

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $28,647 · end of year $2,628

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $52,283 · end of year $89,087

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

    $1,889,026

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

    $1,819,063

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $69,963 · end of year $69,963

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,456,370 · end of year $3,208,609

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $868,384 · end of year $907,232

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,192 · end of year $1,808,355

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $187,633 · end of year $183,783

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $731,000

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,545,304 · end of year $2,917,994

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,393,354 · end of year $3,049,119

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,518,381 · end of year $2,638,251

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,607,279 · end of year $5,151,651

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS' (NYFA) MISSION IS TO EMPOWER ARTISTS AT CRITICAL STAGES IN THEIR CREATIVE LIVES. NYFA ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY OFFERING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION TO ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT DIRECTLY SERVE ARTISTS, BY SUPPORTING ARTS PROGRAMMING IN THE COMMUNITY, AND BY BUILDING COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS WHO ADVOCATE FOR THE ARTS IN NEW YORK STATE AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. EACH YEAR NYFA AWARDS $1 MILLION PLUS TO INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS THROUGH ITS FELLOWSHIP AND OTHER GRANTING PROGRAMS. NYFA'S LEARNING PROGRAMS SERVE THOUSANDS OF ARTISTS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL MENTORING ON TOPICS RANGING FROM GRANT WRITING AND BUDGETING TO CREATING AN ARTIST PORTFOLIO AND AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT. THE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST ESTABLISHED IN THE COUNTRY AND HELPS ARTISTS AND EMERGING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS RAISE AND MANAGE OVER $3 MILLION ANNUALLY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO EMPOWER ARTISTS AT CRITICAL STAGES IN THEIR CREATIVE LIVES

  • FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS: SINCE 1976, NYFA HAS PROVIDED FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS TO INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND EMERGING ORGANIZATIONS, MAKING IT THE OLDEST PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY. IT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHOUT NOT-FOR-PROFIT STATUS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR UPCOMING FILMS, THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, ART INSTALLATIONS AND OTHER PROJECTS.

    Expenses $6,177,223 · Grants $5,762,051 · Revenue $507,563

  • NYC MADE IN NY WOMEN'S FILM: THE NYC WOMEN'S FUND FOR MEDIA, MUSIC AND THEATRE ("WOMEN'S FUND"), ADMINISTERED BY THE NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS (NYFA) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF NEW YORK MAYOR'S OFFICE OF MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT (MOME), IS PART OF A GROUNDBREAKING SERIES OF INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS THE UNDERREPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN FILM, MUSIC, TELEVISION AND THEATRE. THE FUND PROVIDES GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE CREATION OF CONTENT THAT REFLECT THE VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES OF ALL WHO IDENTIFY AS WOMEN.

    Expenses $2,116,943 · Grants $1,951,340

  • FELLOWSHIP GRANTS: THE NYSCA NYFA FELLOWSHIP AWARDS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR OVER 30 YEARS. THE GRANT PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS PROVIDES ROUGHLY 100 INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS ANNUALLY RESIDING IN THE NEW YORK STATE WITH FUNDS TO BE USED FOR THEIR CREATIVE PRACTICE.

    Expenses $1,137,786 · Grants $730,000

  • OTHER PROGRAMS: OTHER PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDATION INCLUDE NYFA LEARNING, THE RAUSCHENBERG MEDICAL RELIEF GRANTS TO ARTISTS AND DANCERS, AND ARTIST FUNDS SUCH AS THE LATINX FELLOWSHIP FUNDED TO THE MELLON AND FORD FOUNDATIONS.

    Expenses $4,871,393 · Grants $3,043,671 · Revenue $1,401,355

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Marc J Jason

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • J Wesley McDade

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • J Whitney Stevens

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Myrna Chao

    TREASURER EFF. JUN 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lorin Gu

    TREASURER THRU MAR 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Judith K Brodsky

    PAST IMMEDIATE CHAIR THRU JAN 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Federico Acuna

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joe Baker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Caroline Black

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kerrie Buitrago

    BOARD MEMBER THRU JAN 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alexandra Chasin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anna Deavere Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christopher Donini

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kim Estes McCarty

    BOARD MEMBER THRU JAN 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Findlay

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lesley-Anne Gliedman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Charmaine Green-Forde

    BOARD MEMBER THRU JAN 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Grace Angela Henry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Eunbi Kim

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mary Lang

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ricardo Alberto Maldonado

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christopher Rudd

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Said Sayrefiezadeh

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Justin Tobin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carmelita Tropicana

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Luis H Valderas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elizabeth Von Habsburg

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sarah Young O'Donnell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael L Royce

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $439,493
    From this org
    $415,735
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,758
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $297,811
    Bonus
    $117,500
    Other
    $424
    Deferred
    $11,929
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,829
    Filer's total
    $439,493
  • Sebi Vitale Director Of

    FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $193,578
    From this org
    $156,429
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,149
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,505
    Bonus
    $24,500
    Other
    $424
    Deferred
    $5,277
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,872
    Filer's total
    $193,578
  • Melanie Martin

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $158,293
    From this org
    $145,367
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,926
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $81,392
    Bonus
    $63,551
    Other
    $424
    Deferred
    $3,273
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,653
    Filer's total
    $158,293
  • Mary Grohoski

    SALES MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $132,075
    From this org
    $117,017
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,058
    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. 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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION AWARDED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS, BASED ON PERFORMANCE, TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION, AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AS REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN B(II).

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

  • FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO ALLOW EMERGING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO FUNDRAISE UNDER NYFA AND ACCOMPLISH THEIR ART PROJECTS

  • FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO ALLOW EMERGING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO FUNDRAISE UNDER NYFA AND ACCOMPLISH THEIR ART PROJECTS

  • FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO ALLOW EMERGING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO FUNDRAISE UNDER NYFA AND ACCOMPLISH THEIR ART PROJECTS

  • DRUMSONGS PRODUCTIONS INC

    $85,328

    FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO ALLOW EMERGING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO FUNDRAISE UNDER NYFA AND ACCOMPLISH THEIR ART PROJECTS

  • FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO ALLOW EMERGING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO FUNDRAISE UNDER NYFA AND ACCOMPLISH THEIR ART PROJECTS

  • PARTHENIA

    $16,454

    FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO ALLOW EMERGING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO FUNDRAISE UNDER NYFA AND ACCOMPLISH THEIR ART PROJECTS

  • ASIFA-EAST

    $12,551

    FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO ALLOW EMERGING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO FUNDRAISE UNDER NYFA AND ACCOMPLISH THEIR ART PROJECTS

  • MINERVA FOUNDATION FOR FIGURE DRAWING

    $8,677

    FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO ALLOW EMERGING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO FUNDRAISE UNDER NYFA AND ACCOMPLISH THEIR ART PROJECTS

  • URBAN ART BEAT

    $6,762

    FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO ALLOW EMERGING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO FUNDRAISE UNDER NYFA AND ACCOMPLISH THEIR ART PROJECTS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202411369349309251

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