2024-07-12T08:39:35-05:00 2023-08-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2022-09-01 237259446 WHITE COLUMNS INC WHIT 2129244212 91 HORATIO STREET NEW YORK NY 10014 MATTHEW HIGGS DIRECTOR/CHIEF CURATOR 2129244212 2024-07-11 1 MATTHEW HIGGS 999009999 0 JENNIFER COATES P02247728 2126972299 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MATTHEW HIGGS 91 HORATIO STREET NEW YORK NY 10014 1741682 0 X WWW.WHITECOLUMNS.ORG X 1970 NY FOUNDED IN 1970 BY ARTISTS GORDON MATTA-CLARK AND JEFFREY LEW, WHITE COLUMNS IS NEW YORK CITY'S OLDEST ALTERNATIVE ART SPACE. WHITE COLUMNS ORGANIZES AN ONGOING SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONS, ARTISTS' PROJECTS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES LIKE OUR ONLINE CURATED ARTISTS REGISTRY THAT IDENTIFIES SIGNIFICANT EMERGING AND UNDER-REPRESENTED VISUAL ARTISTS AND SERVES AS A DYNAMIC PUBLIC FORUM FOR THE PRESENTATION OF CHALLENGING AND PROVOCATIVE NEW WORK. WE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE, ELEVEN MONTHS PER YEAR. 14 14 7 14 0 0 1230815 1108331 0 0 2292 46079 493254 269239 1726361 1423649 5000 0 0 0 577765 664212 0 0 214112 561037 530284 1143802 1194496 582559 229153 2446871 3570548 359024 1253548 2087847 2317000 X WHITE COLUMNS IDENTIFIES SIGNIFICANT EMERGING AND UNDER-REPRESENTED VISUAL ARTISTS AND ENCOURAGES THEIR CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF GROUP AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS, AN ONLINE CURATED ARTISTS REGISTRY, AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE DIALOGUE BETWEEN ARTISTS, BETWEEN GENERATIONS OF ARTISTS, AND BETWEEN ARTISTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 0 0 743656 GENERAL EXHIBITIONS: WHITE COLUMNS' SOLO AND THEMATIC GROUP EXHIBITIONS SHOWCASE WORK BY A WIDE RANGE OF EMERGING AND UNDER-RECOGNIZED ARTISTS, OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, WHO HAVE YET TO BENEFIT FROM WIDER CRITICAL, CURATORIAL OR COMMERCIAL SUPPORT. WE ORGANIZED 4 SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND 1 GROUP EXHIBITION AS PART OF OUR GENERAL EXHIBITIONS IN FY23.WHITE ROOMS: A CORNERSTONE OF WHITE COLUMNS' EXHIBITION SCHEDULE, THE WHITE ROOMS SERIES GIVES SOLO EXHIBITIONS TO EMERGING AND UNDER-RECOGNIZED ARTISTS WHO ARE UNAFFILIATED WITH A NEW YORK CITY GALLERY. THE SERIES PROVIDES ARTISTS WITH A STRONG BODY OF WORK AN INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO EXHIBIT, FREE FROM THE PRESSURES OF THE COMMERCIAL MARKET. IN FY23, 9 SEPARATE SOLO EXHIBITIONS WERE PRESENTED ALONGSIDE THE MAIN GALLERY (GENERAL EXHIBITIONS).CURATED ARTIST REGISTRY: WHITE COLUMNS MAINTAINS A NAVIGABLE DATABASE PRESENTING NEW WORK BY OVER 600 EMERGING ARTISTS WHO DO NOT HAVE COMMERCIAL GALLERY REPRESENTATION IN NEW YORK CITY. THE REGISTRY IS ACCESSIBLE ONLINE AND IS A WIDELY RECOGNIZED RESOURCE, UTILIZED BY INDEPENDENT CURATORS, GALLERISTS, MUSEUM CURATORS, COLLECTORS, AND OTHERS. THE ARTISTS ARE SELECTED THROUGH AN ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS BY WHITE COLUMNS' CURATORIAL STAFF AND EACH YEAR THE GALLERY RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 1,000 SUBMISSIONS.WHITE COLUMNS ALSO HAS AN ONGOING SERIES OF ONLINE EXHIBITIONS, WORKING WITH GUEST CURATORS TO SHOW WORKS DRAWN EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE REGISTRY. THE EXHIBITIONS CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE, DRAWING GREATER ATTENTION TO BOTH THE REGISTRY ITSELF AND THE WORK OF THE 600+ ARTISTS CURRENTLY FEATURED THERE. EACH ONLINE EXHIBITION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A TEXT WHERE THE CURATOR DISCUSSES THE TITLE, THEME, AND RELATIONSHIP OF THE CHOSEN WORKS. IN FY23, 4 ONLINE EXHIBITIONS WERE PRESENTED ONLINE AND REMAIN ACCESSIBLE IN OUR ARCHIVE. 743656 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X ANNE LAI 2129244212 91 HORATIO STREET NEW YORK NY 10014 GREGORY MILLER PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN ABRAMSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 POLLY APFELBAUM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAVIN BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC DIEFENBACH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN EISENBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 YVONNE FORCE VILLAREAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNE GREENBERG ROHATYN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA HALPERT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARILYN MINTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY SLIFKA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN YAO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALES ORTUZAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASMIN TSOU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW HIGGS DIRECTOR/CHIEF CURATOR 45.00 X 215333 0 39789 215333 0 39789 1 0 1 0 0 643336 49500 415495 610560 1108331 46079 46079 13274 643336 13274 0 567283 304759 262524 262524 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 6715 6715 6715 1423649 262524 0 52794 244900 171430 36735 36735 282357 149065 66646 66646 104010 58266 22872 22872 32945 19767 6589 6589 22233 22233 44620 27856 12564 4200 23526 22482 537 507 54037 40510 9054 4473 159764 119823 19971 19970 14127 12946 167 1014 37811 28359 4726 4726 11805 1324 10481 OTHER EXHIBITION COSTS 84003 59326 8296 16381 CREDIT CARD FEES 21171 6207 1411 13553 FRAMING 17005 5202 11803 INSTALLATION COSTS 13959 11804 2155 26223 9289 14446 2488 1194496 743656 236728 214112 890463 465592 868743 1531822 72125 67347 103390 74838 29843 27379 584262 237035 376096 347227 106211 1056343 2446871 3570548 221101 163292 137923 1090256 359024 1253548 X 2077847 2257000 10000 60000 2087847 2317000 2446871 3570548 229153 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 541504 502581 904985 1230815 1108331 4288216 541504 502581 904985 1230815 1108331 4288216 362208 3926008 4111 3060 52 2292 46079 55594 452 577 14890 182 6715 22816 4366626 3245097 0.89910 0.88290 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 491205 177720 313485 59377 52660 6717 33680 6655 27025 347227 SECURITY DEPOSITS 106211 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 950132 1056343 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 1090256 1090256 1741908 13500 304759 318259 1423649 0 1423649 1512755 13500 304759 318259 1194496 0 1194496 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD AS A PROGRAM EXPENSE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 304,759. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD AS A PROGRAM EXPENSE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 304,759. BENEFIT EVENT 656610 643336 13274 13274 656610 643336 13274 13274 13274 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MATTHEW HIGGS DIRECTOR/CHIEF CURATOR 165333 0 50000 0 0 0 0 0 39789 0 255122 0 0 0 X 144 610560 AUCTION PROCEEDS 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS AND IS REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR REVIEW, THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD FINANCIAL CHAIR ALSO REVIEW THE DRAFT 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY PROTECTS THE INTERESTS OF WHITE COLUMNS WHEN IT IS CONTEMPLATING ENTERING INTO A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT MIGHT BENEFIT THE PRIVATE INTEREST OF AN OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY OR MIGHT RESULT IN A POSSIBLE EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS ARE MADE AT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD LEVEL, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS: THE BOARD PRESIDENT, THE FINANCIAL CHAIR, AND THE LEGAL CONSULT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS MADE, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 STAFF COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, SPECIFICALLY UPON ADVISEMENT FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND BOARD FINANCIAL CHAIR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAY RECOMMEND RAISES IN SALARY FOR OFFICE POSITIONS BESIDES HIS OWN, BUT IT IS ONLY UPON APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND FINANCIAL CHAIR THAT AN INCREASE IN REMUNERATION CAN BE ESTABLISHED FOR STAFF MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATION POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.