Form 990 for tax year 2023

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

• 1c · Fundraising events

  $954,745

• 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

  $43,358,773

• 1g · Noncash contributions included above

  $2,083,711

• 3 · Investment income

  total $11,062,952 · unrelated business -$311,742 · excluded $11,374,694

• 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

  securities $273,995,338

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

  securities $255,104,582

• 7c · Gain or loss

  securities $18,890,756

• 7d · Net gain or loss

  total $18,890,756 · excluded $18,890,756

• 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

  $88,320

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

  $954,745

• 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

  $391,377

• 8c · Net income from fundraising events

  total -$303,057 · excluded -$303,057

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

• 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

  total $55,060,907 · program services $55,060,907

• 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

  total $1,213,469 · program services $409,856 · management and general $482,907 · fundraising $320,706

• 7 · Other salaries and wages

  total $4,732,438 · program services $1,509,190 · management and general $1,347,164 · fundraising $1,876,084

• 8 · Pension plan contributions

  total $247,708 · program services $78,995 · management and general $70,514 · fundraising $98,199

• 9 · Other employee benefits

  total $606,441 · program services $193,396 · management and general $172,633 · fundraising $240,412

• 10 · Payroll taxes

  total $379,849 · program services $121,135 · management and general $108,130 · fundraising $150,584

• 11a · Fees: management

  total $645,225 · management and general $603,711 · fundraising $41,514

• 11b · Fees: legal

  total $202,625 · program services $32,821 · management and general $169,804

• 11c · Fees: accounting

  total $190,000 · program services $29,450 · management and general $160,550

• 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

  total $36,000 · fundraising $36,000

• 11f · Fees: investment management

  total $2,671,377 · program services $2,391,838 · management and general $279,539

• 12 · Advertising and promotion

  total $649,309 · program services $219,299 · management and general $171,327 · fundraising $258,683

• 13 · Office expenses

  total $154,901 · program services $23,235 · management and general $116,176 · fundraising $15,490

• 14 · Information technology

  total $242,073 · program services $19,366 · management and general $193,658 · fundraising $29,049

• 16 · Occupancy

  total $563,567 · program services $56,357 · management and general $422,675 · fundraising $84,535

• 17 · Travel

  total $366,881 · program services $68,968 · management and general $48,778 · fundraising $249,135

• 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

  total $746,211 · program services $307,149 · management and general $86,410 · fundraising $352,652

• 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  total $79,880 · management and general $79,880

• 23 · Insurance

  total $74,139 · management and general $74,139

• 24a · Other expenses: TELECOMMUNICATIONS

  total $76,303 · program services $6,867 · management and general $61,043 · fundraising $8,393

• 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES

  total $53,018 · management and general $53,018

• 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

  total $45,934 · management and general $45,934

• 24d · Other expenses: DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION

  total $4,128 · program services $825 · fundraising $3,303

• 24e · All other expenses

  total $4,071 · management and general $4,071

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

• 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

  beginning of year $63 · end of year $120

• 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

  beginning of year $8,378,699 · end of year $13,082,046

• 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

  beginning of year $39,686,614 · end of year $45,073,317

• 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

  beginning of year $349,484 · end of year $193,848

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

  $722,150

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

  $690,316

• 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

  beginning of year $61,551 · end of year $31,834

• 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

  beginning of year $159,842,943 · end of year $216,668,678

• 12 · Investments: other securities

  beginning of year $553,221,724 · end of year $598,572,054

• 14 · Intangible assets

  beginning of year $260,660 · end of year $221,561

• 15 · Other assets

  beginning of year $2,849,560 · end of year $4,294,660

• 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  beginning of year $1,548,462 · end of year $1,621,691

• 25 · Other liabilities

  beginning of year $32,458,985 · end of year $36,737,262

• 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

  beginning of year $61,803,315 · end of year $73,583,587

• 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

  beginning of year $668,840,536 · end of year $766,195,578

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A

PER THE CEO'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, HE IS ENTITLED TO A MONTHLY HOUSING ALLOWANCE. THE AMOUNT PAID DURING THE YEAR IS INCLUDED IN COLUMN B(III) AND REPORTED ON HIS W-2.

PART I, LINE 4B

THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATED IN A NON-QUALIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN (SERP), WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 457(F) OF THE IRC.: DOUGLAS SESERMAN - CEO THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED THE SERP FOR THE CEO, EFFECTIVE JULY 2022. THE ARRANGEMENT IS A FIVE YEAR ARRANGMENT THAT INCLUDES A SUBSTIANIAL RISK OF FORFEITURE BASED ON THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. NO AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDED 12/31/2023 PERIOD, WERE PAID TO THE CEO.

Disregarded entities

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

• MARCUS GIFT FILM LLC

  DOCUMENTARY · DE · income $1,025 · assets -$32,877

  Directly controlled by A4BGU

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

• CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (6)

  CHARITABLE TRUST · NY · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by A4BGU