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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,541,123
Total expenses
$2,828,185
Contributions and grants received
$2,015,798
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$91,404
Investment income
$20,964
Other revenue
$412,957
Total assets, end of year
$8,255,013
Total liabilities, end of year
$194,434
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,060,579
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,003,734
Management and general expenses
$522,313
Fundraising expenses
$302,138
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,003,734

Program services were 70.8% 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

    $33,125

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,417,982

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $564,691

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCES AND EXHIB

    total $72,797 · related or exempt $72,797

  • 2b · Program service revenue: WORKSHOPS

    total $18,607 · related or exempt $18,607

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $20,964 · excluded $20,964

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $401,455

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $401,455

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $401,455 · related or exempt $401,455

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $28,609

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

    $33,125

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $27,544

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $1,065 · excluded $1,065

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $10,437 · excluded $10,437

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,437

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $104,452 · program services $78,339 · management and general $26,113

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,128,250 · program services $915,600 · management and general $111,271 · fundraising $101,379

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,941 · program services $3,329 · fundraising $612

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $204,872 · program services $165,093 · management and general $23,140 · fundraising $16,639

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $124,576 · program services $100,359 · management and general $14,099 · fundraising $10,118

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $101,082 · program services $48,598 · management and general $33,576 · fundraising $18,908

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $414,678 · program services $199,370 · management and general $137,742 · fundraising $77,566

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $47,293 · program services $20,829 · management and general $152 · fundraising $26,312

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $95,249 · program services $56,000 · management and general $33,700 · fundraising $5,549

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $26,691 · program services $12,025 · management and general $9,899 · fundraising $4,767

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,151 · program services $1,732 · management and general $244 · fundraising $175

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,352 · program services $1,081 · management and general $7,162 · fundraising $109

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $113,334 · program services $91,288 · management and general $12,843 · fundraising $9,203

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $40,631 · program services $24,102 · management and general $14,395 · fundraising $2,134

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $346,110 · program services $279,363 · management and general $39,304 · fundraising $27,443

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $59,829 · program services $6,492 · management and general $52,502 · fundraising $835

  • 24c · Other expenses: LICENSES AND OTHER FEES

    total $6,694 · program services $134 · management and general $6,171 · fundraising $389

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,223,528

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $871,808

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $6,831,815

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $676,411 · end of year $110,942

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,460 · end of year $22,083

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

    $1,305,913

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

    $887,548

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $433,899 · end of year $418,365

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $244,678 · end of year $194,434

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,512,331 · end of year $1,105,531

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $597,289 · end of year $6,955,048

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING (JCAL) IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ART CENTER THAT CELEBRATES CREATIVE EXPRESSION BY PROMOTING THE WORKS OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTISTS AND PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF QUEENS AND SURROUNDING NEW YORK COUNTIES.

  • FOUNDED IN 1972, JCAL IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS CENTER SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHEAST QUEENS IN NEW YORK CITY. JCAL IS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS GROUP - THE HISTORIC PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF NEW YORK - LOCATED IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS TO OFFER QUALITY VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, AND TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS. WE DO THIS THROUGH SHOWCASING EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED LOCAL ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS, AND THROUGH PIONEERING MULTICULTURAL INITIATIVES THAT HAVE SERVED FOUR GENERATIONS IN QUEENS - WHERE 2.4 MILLION AFRICAN-AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN, INDO-ASIAN, AFRICAN, LATINX, CAUCASIAN, NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES LIVE, WORK AND LEARN. EACH YEAR, JCAL ENGAGES MORE THAN 53,000 VISITORS THROUGH OFFERING VISUAL ART, DANCE, MUSIC, AND THEATER PROGRAMS.OUR CULTURAL CAMPUS BEGINS AT OUR 45,000 SQUARE-FOOT HEADQUARTERS, THE JAMAICA ARTS CENTER (JAC). LOCATED IN A 19TH CENTURY LANDMARK (THE FORMER QUEENS REGISTRY OF TITLES AND DEEDS), JAC OFFERS TWO ART GALLERIES AND FIVE DANCE STUDIOS; STUDIOS FOR MUSIC, CERAMICS AND ANIMATION; AND A 99-SEAT STUDIO THEATER AND OFFICE SPACES. TWO BLOCKS AWAY IS OUR 400-SEAT JAMAICA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (JPAC). ALSO LOCATED IN A 19TH CENTURY LANDMARK (A FORMER FIRST DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH), JPAC ACCOMMODATES PERFORMANCES, CONFERENCES, AND EVENTS.JCAL'S VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMS INCLUDE VISUAL VOICES, A THREE-YEAR RESIDENCY FOR EMERGING CURATORS; ARTWORKS, A SIX-MONTH FELLOWSHIP FOR EMERGING ARTISTS; AN ANNUAL OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS THAT OFFERS VISIBILITY AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ARTISTS WHO HAVE NEVER SHOWN PROFESSIONALLY (OR HAVEN'T SHOWN AT JCAL IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS); AND A SITE-SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-ENGAGING TRIENNIAL, JAMAICA FLUX. JCAL'S PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS INCLUDE TWO TYPES OF MUSIC CONCERTS, THURSDAY NIGHT JAZZ AND RIDDIM SECTION, EACH WHICH CONNECT EMERGING LOCAL AND ESTABLISHED TALENT; MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT, WHICH SPOTLIGHTS EMERGING WRITERS, DIRECTORS, ACTORS, AND PRODUCERS; AND THE MAKING MOVES DANCE FESTIVAL EVERY SEPTEMBER, NOW ENTERING ITS 15TH YEAR. MMDF IS JUST ONE OF SIX TENTPOLE FESTIVALS ON OUR YEARLY CALENDAR; WE ALSO PRODUCE A WEEKEND OF WEST AFRICAN DANCE EACH FEBRUARY, A WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH EVENT EACH MARCH, THE QUEENS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL EVERY MAY, AND A PRIDE CELEBRATION AND A JUNETEENTH EVENT EVERY JUNE.JCAL'S YEAR-ROUND, ECONOMICALLY ACCESSIBLE ARTS EDUCATION CLASSES COVER ALL OF THE DISCIPLINES DESCRIBED ABOVE.

    Expenses $2,003,734 · Revenue $492,859

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Peter Grisafi

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Rachid Murad

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • David Thomas

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Mahesh Chaube

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jessica Garcia

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Farrell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lorraine Chambers Lewis

    GOVERNANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Julia Del Palacio

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tyquana Henderson Rivers

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rev Carla Hunter Ramsey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lisa Kirkland

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Deborah Rojas De Leon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Hannah Rubashkin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michelle Stoddart

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Leonard Jacobs

    EXECUTIVE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $130,247
    From this org
    $119,423
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,824
    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
22 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541129349301809

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