- Revenue 2024
- $2,221,076
- Expenses 2024
- $2,381,355
Program services were 74.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- A40
- Classification
- 2000
- Street
- 303 BOND ST
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).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
VAN ALEN INSTITUTE HELPS CREATE EQUITABLE CITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY-LED INCLUSIVE DESIGN.
Activities or mission (Part I)
VAN ALEN INSTITUTE HELPS CREATE EQUITABLE CITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY-LED INCLUSIVE DESIGN. IN AN EQUITABLE CITY, COMMUNITIES ARE ENGAGED IN THE CONCEPTION AND CREATION OF THEIR BUILT ENVIRONMENT, REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING BUILDS RESILIENCE, SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ULTIMATELY, MORE JUST CITIES. WE PARTNER WITH LEADERS OF HISTORICALLY DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND LONG TERM VISIONS WITH OUR NETWORK, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCES. WE SHAPE DIVERSE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS, BUILD CROSS-SECTOR PUBLIC/PRIVATE COALITIONS, AND INVEST OUR OWN FUNDS TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD PRIORITIES. BY CENTERING COMMUNITY IN EVERYTHING WE DO, OUR INCLUSIVE DESIGN METHOD RESPONDS TO THE URGENT NEED FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN CITYMAKING. FOR 130 YEARS, OUR PURPOSEFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, CONVENING CAPACITY, AND GLOBAL NETWORK HAVE PRODUCED PROFOUND TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE PUBLIC REALM OF NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND. WITH AN INTERDISCIPLINAR
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THE VAN ALEN PROGRAM SOLVES FOR THE POWER IMBALANCE PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM SHAPING THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES BY FORMING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND DESIGNERS, CO-CREATING WORKSHOPS AND BUILT PROJECTS THAT MEET NEIGHBORHOODS SPECIFIC NEEDS, AND EQUIPPING RESIDENTS WITH TOOLS AND SKILL TO LEAD MORE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, THE VAN ALEN PROGRAM INCLUDED INITIATIVES SUCH AS NEIGHBORHOODS NOW, LUCID PROJECT, DESIGN SPRINTS,- AND "PUBLIC REALM R&D."
Expenses $1,781,962
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.
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Deborah MartonDEBORAH MARTON
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $197,316
- From this org
- $180,411
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,905
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $180,411
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $5,339
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,566
- Filer's total
- $197,316
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Andrew BrownANDREW BROWN
DIRECTOR OF
- Total calculated
- $128,745
- From this org
- $113,450
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,295
- Hours/week
- 40
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Kathleen E OverbeckKATHLEEN E OVERBECK
DIRECTOR OF
- Total calculated
- $181,698
- From this org
- $167,854
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,844
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $167,854
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $1,885
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,959
- Filer's total
- $181,698
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R May LeeR MAY LEE
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Carla SwickerathCARLA SWICKERATH
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kia WeatherspoonKIA WEATHERSPOON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jennifer L GusteticJENNIFER L GUSTETIC
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Robert BernsteinROBERT BERNSTEIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mark GardnerMARK GARDNER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mark JohnsonMARK JOHNSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Latoya Nelson KamdangLATOYA NELSON KAMDANG
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Hana KassemHANA KASSEM
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Nnenna LynchNNENNA LYNCH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Daniel MaldonadoDANIEL MALDONADO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mitch McEwenMITCH MCEWEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Carlos MenchacaCARLOS MENCHACA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Carol E RosenthalCAROL E ROSENTHAL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Katie SwensonKATIE SWENSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Allison Freedman WeisbergALLISON FREEDMAN WEISBERG
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Claire WeiszCLAIRE WEISZ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Byron BellBYRON BELL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
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Diana ReynaDIANA REYNA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
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Thomas YuTHOMAS YU
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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
- $2,221,076
- Expenses
- $2,381,355
- Contributions
- $535,447
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $1,432,541
- Expenses
- $2,490,251
- Contributions
- $601,204
- Grants paid
- $146,405
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2022
- Revenue
- $1,701,670
- Expenses
- $2,974,777
- Contributions
- $669,422
- Grants paid
- $767,776
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
- $3,072,994
- Expenses
- $2,670,369
- Assets (EOY)
- $44,490,814
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,512,175
- Expenses
- $2,476,161
- Assets (EOY)
- $42,107,811
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,788,331
- Expenses
- $2,730,630
- Assets (EOY)
- $34,403,083
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $30,324,174
- Expenses
- $2,345,777
- Assets (EOY)
- $34,765,162
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,441,608
- Expenses
- $2,213,178
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,264,896
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,441,608
- Expenses
- $2,213,114
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,264,896
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,698,139
- Expenses
- $1,905,558
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,060,157
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,587,357
- Expenses
- $1,432,283
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,939,073
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,107,417
- Expenses
- $1,551,266
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,005,872
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,320,599
- Expenses
- $1,157,130
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,290,839
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
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$180,358
2022 REGRANTS WERE MADE T
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$100,000
2023 REGRANTS
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2022 REGRANTS WERE MADE T
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2022 REGRANTS WERE MADE T
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2022 REGRANTS WERE MADE T
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FOURTH ARTS BLOCK (FABNYC)
$80,357
2022 REGRANTS WERE MADE T
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2022 REGRANTS WERE MADE T
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WELLS FARGO DRAWDOWN
$78,695
2022
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$45,905
2023 REGRANTS
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2022 REGRANTS WERE MADE T
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Grants received
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$75,000
2024 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$40,000
2023 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$15,000
2022 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
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$10,000
2024 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
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$10,000
2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$10,000
2022 IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
Taxable family
From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.
Disregarded entities on its 2024 return
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303 BB GOWANUS LLC
REAL ESTAT · NY · income $131,967 · assets $3,172,932
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.