- Revenue 2024
- $368,364
- Expenses 2024
- $461,316
Program services were 75.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- A82Z
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 244 FIFTH AVE
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Other organizations at this address
3 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us
We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.
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CODE FOR LIFE USA INC
EIN 92-1885645
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EMAHOT FOUNDATION INC
EIN 84-3697009
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FOOD SOSPESO INC
EIN 39-4441294
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
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EDUCATION: THE ART OF SELF DISCOVERY IS A TRANSFORMATIVE WORKSHOP SERIES THAT INVITES STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THEIR OWN IDENTITIES AND EXPERIENCES THROUGH THE LENS OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION. DURING THE 6- 10 WEEK COURSE, PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS GUIDE STUDENTS IN A PROCESS OF SELF-REFLECTION TO DISCOVER THEIR VOICES, TALENTS, AND PERSONAL STORIES. BY ENGAGING IN VARIOUS ARTISTIC PRACTICES LIKE PAINTING, WRITING, THEATER, OR MUSIC, STUDENTS REFLECT ON WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY STAND FOR, AND HOW THEY CAN SHAPE THEIR OWN FUTURE. BYSTANDER TO ALLY IS A POWERFUL WORKSHOP SERIES THAT CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO EXAMINE THEIR ROLE IN THEIR SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM. DURING THE 6-10 WEEK COURSE, STUDENTS ENGAGE WITH THE ARTS TO EXPLORE CRITICAL THEMES OF EMPATHY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. THROUGH GUIDED EXERCISES IN VARIOUS CREATIVE MEDIUMS, STUDENTS LEARN TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS EXPERIENCES, DEVELOP A SENSE OF SHARED HUMANITY, AND BECOME ACTIVE ALLIES IN PROMOTING POSITIVE CHANGE.
Expenses $187,622
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Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.
Expenses $92,139
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THE SAPLING PROJECT: THE SAPLING PROJECT AWARDS AND PLANTS CHESTNUT TREES IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S., EACH SAPLING SOURCED FROM THE ORIGINAL CHESTNUT TREE THAT STOOD OUTSIDE OF THE SECRET ANNEX THAT ANNE WROTE ABOUT IN HER JOURNAL-AN ENDURING SYMBOL OF BEAUTY AND HOPE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY. THE TREES ARE GROWN AT A NURSERY IN VALLONIA, INDIANA BY A TEAM OF DEDICATED STAFF. TREES ARE DELIVERED TO THE SITES CHOSEN TO RECEIVE A TREE AND EVENTUALLY PLANTED. A DEDICATION CEREMONY IS HELD AT A TIME DECIDED BY THE TREE RECIPIENT.
Expenses $68,940
As filed on the 2024 return. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.
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.
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Lauren BairnsfatherLAUREN BAIRNSFATHER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $173,077
- From this org
- $173,077
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $173,077
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $173,077
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Jonathan L CohenJONATHAN L COHEN
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Charles GarnerCHARLES GARNER
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sharon R DouglasSHARON R DOUGLAS
SECRETARY(RESIGNED 9/10/2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Anthony PolakANTHONY POLAK
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mark ShemtobMARK SHEMTOB
CFO/TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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George FechterGEORGE FECHTER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Pieter KohnstamPIETER KOHNSTAM
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sally LevineSALLY LEVINE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Irene R GottliebIRENE R GOTTLIEB
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Syndey CaineSYNDEY CAINE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Julie LinhartJULIE LINHART
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $368,364
- Expenses
- $461,316
- Contributions
- $289,337
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $598,413
- Expenses
- $479,750
- Contributions
- $500,472
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $455,390
- Expenses
- $248,444
- Contributions
- $356,529
- Grants paid
- $0
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.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $410,481
- Expenses
- $265,751
- Assets (EOY)
- $159,136
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $273,417
- Expenses
- $383,149
- Assets (EOY)
- $78,309
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $548,469
- Expenses
- $627,475
- Assets (EOY)
- $158,047
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $678,616
- Expenses
- $587,234
- Assets (EOY)
- $210,296
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $732,251
- Expenses
- $825,228
- Assets (EOY)
- $175,377
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $732,251
- Expenses
- $825,228
- Assets (EOY)
- $175,377
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,081,051
- Expenses
- $1,066,292
- Assets (EOY)
- $263,591
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $793,962
- Expenses
- $1,002,841
- Assets (EOY)
- $543,747
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $698,611
- Expenses
- $849,836
- Assets (EOY)
- $726,324
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $753,083
- Assets (EOY)
- $937,029
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
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
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2024 RESEARCH, EDUC & DOC
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2024 EDUCATION
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$14,420
2024 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
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$12,450
2022 IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
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2023 UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
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2022 BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF UPSTANDERS WITHIN THE BUFFALO URBAN AREA THROUGH THE ARTS AND PEER EDUCATION
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$10,000
2023 HUMAN SERVICES
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2022 UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2023 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.