FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SIGNS

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

T30

Classification

1000

Street

708 1ST ST NW

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Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

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• DOWNTOWNABQ MAINSTREET INITIATIVE

  EIN 46-4750143

Mission and programs · 2024

• New Iconic Signs Design Charrette. In 2024 Friends of the Orphan Signs partnered with Risolana and the City of Albuquerques Public Art Program to launch the New Iconic Signs Design Charrette. This project invited local artists to reimagine Albuquerques empty signs as rich cultural symbols:Services Provided: Workshops were held where 15 selected artists engaged in collaborative design thinking and brainstorming around themes of cultural identity storytelling community care and resistance. Each artist then produced an original risograph print expressing their vision of a modern "iconic sign." These prints were compiled into a portfolio and curated into an exhibition at Gallery One in City Hall. Beneficiaries:15 participating artists received professional development stipends of $500 each mentorship and public exposure.The general public benefited from a free Gallery One exhibition Dec 2024Feb 14 2025 which displayed prints to an estimated 2,000+ visitors offering accessible engagement with community art. Relevant Outcomes: Established four guiding design principles: culture history storytelling and resistance that anchored subsequent initiatives Signal & Turn and ID Park Art. Produced a signed printed portfolio of 15 artworks that were added to the City of Albuquerques public art collection ensuring long-term cultural impact. Elevated the professional profiles of local artists and forged new collaborations between creatives public agencies and community print studios.

  Expenses $27,463 · Grants $27,200

• Signal & TurnTemporary Sign Art Installations: This program transformed designs generated during the charrettes into temporary public artworks installed on five unused signs throughout Albuquerque. Services Provided: Commissioned artists to adapt their conceptual designs into large-format printed artworks which were then mounted onto existing vacant signage structures. Beneficiaries: Although there was no formal public programming the installations were publicly visible and estimated to have reached 200,000+ residents and commuters over a six-month display period. Relevant Outcomes:Activated neglected signage infrastructure with vibrant site-specific temporary artworks. Extended the reach of charrette-generated ideas into the public sphere. Elevated visibility for local artists working at the intersection of design storytelling and place-based cultural expression.

  Expenses $18,317 · Grants $16,667

• International District Park Art Project: This ongoing project brings together four artists with four distinct communities in Albuquerques International District to co-create a permanent public artwork inspired by roadside signs. Services Provided: Facilitated a structured community-engaged design process where each artist was paired with a different cultural or geographic community to develop concept proposals. Beneficiaries: Engaged over 200 residents through in-person workshops interviews and outreach activities. The final installation expected in 2025 will serve an estimated 5,000+ park users annually. Relevant Outcomes: Co-developed culturally resonant design proposals rooted in the lived experiences of the IDs diverse populations. Built a collaborative model for public art creation grounded in community participation. Advanced a long-term vision for signage as both infrastructure and cultural monument.

  Expenses $11,175 · Grants $25,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $108,846

  Expenses

  $109,815

  Contributions

  $108,836

  Grants paid

  — not reported

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2023

Tax period

1 February 2023 to 31 January 2024

Principal officer

Lindsey Fromm

Mailing address

708 1st Street NWAlbuquerque NM 87112

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• ALBUQUERQUE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU INC

  $25,000

  2023 · CONTINUING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CURRENT MOMENTUM IN THE CITY TO RESTORE, REHABILITATE, AND RENOVATE EMPTY AND ABANDONED LOCAL ROAD SIGNAGE FOR THE ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS.

• ALBUQUERQUE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU INC

  $25,000

  2022 · HISTORIC SIGN PRESERVATION, REFURBISING, AND ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS ALBUQUERQUE.

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