2025-08-22T13:10:05-05:00 2024-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2024-01-01 113066597 SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK INC SOCR 7189561819 32-01 VERNON BOULEVARD LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11106 KATIE DIXON CO-DIRECTOR 7189561819 2025-08-21 1 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KATIE DIXON 32-01 VERNON BOULEVARD LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11106 4099718 0 X WWW.SOCRATESSCULPTUREPARK.ORG X 1986 NY SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK IS A COMMUNITY ENGAGED NEW YORK CITY WATERFRONT PARK DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING ARTISTS IN THE PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC ART. 9 9 60 191 0 0 1485106 1533371 46318 12841 66381 57673 0 0 1597805 1603885 50801 66753 0 0 1160824 1486110 0 0 378974 679739 1186647 1891364 2739510 -293559 -1135625 2926273 1802868 101246 123171 2825027 1679697 X SOCRATES IS THE ONLY SITE IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ARTISTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE AND EXHIBIT LARGE-SCALE SCULPTURE AND MULTI-MEDIA INSTALLATIONS IN A UNIQUE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT THAT INVITES INTERACTION BETWEEN ARTISTS, ARTWORKS AND THE PUBLIC. THE PARK'S EXISTENCE IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT RECLAMATION, REVITALIZATION AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SURVIVAL, HUMANITY AND IMPROVEMENT OF OUR URBAN ENVIRONMENT.OPEN FREE OF CHARGE, EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, SOCRATES IS AN EXEMPLARY MODEL OF URBAN RENEWAL THAT SERVES AS AN INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED CULTURAL VENUE, AS WELL AS A SOURCE OF LOCAL COMMUNITY PRIDE. IN ADDITION TO VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMMING, SOCRATES PRESENTS FREE ART MAKING WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN; FITNESS CLASSES; AND NUMEROUS MULTICULTURAL MUSIC, DANCE, AND THEATRICAL PRESENTATIONS. 0 0 1966707 66753 12841 EXHIBITIONSSOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK IS COMMITTED TO SERVING ARTISTS - FROM EARLY-CAREER TO INTERNATIONAL RENOWN - BY PROVIDING AN OPEN PLATFORM FOR PUBLIC ART AND ENCOURAGING UNFETTERED AMBITION IN SCALE AND SUBJECT MATTER. MOST ARTWORKS EXHIBITED AT SOCRATES ARE BUILT ON-SITE IN THE OUTDOOR ARTIST STUDIO SPACE. THIS GIVES PARK VISITORS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS THE OFTEN LABOR-INTENSIVE ART-MAKING PROCESS. THE PARK ALSO REMAINS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING EXHIBITION INSTALLATION AND DE-INSTALLATION. THE SOCRATES ANNUAL 2024OUR PROGRAMMING EXPANDED WITH A LARGER AND MORE AMBITIOUS VERSION OF OUR LONGSTANDING ARTIST FELLOWSHIP AND EXHIBITION PROGRAM, THE SOCRATES ANNUAL, WHICH GUIDED TWO COHORTS OF EARLY CAREER ARTISTS (ONE IN THE SPRING AND ONE IN THE SUMMER/FALL) TO COMPLETE INSTALLATIONS FIRST WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON HORTICULTURAL INTERVENTION, AND LATER WITH A COHORT CREATING LARGESCALE SCULPTURAL WORKS. WITH THIS NEW APPROACH, EACH COHORT RECEIVED MORE INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION FROM OUR CURATOR AND ARTISTS WERE ABLE TO WORK WITHIN A SEASON THAT MOST MATCHED THEIR PROJECTS (HORTICULTURE PROJECTS IN THE SPRING DURING PLANTING SEASON, AND SCULPTURE IN THE SUMMER AND FALL). VISITORS TO THE PARK WERE ALSO ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE FELLOWS' WORKS YEAR-ROUND, AMPLIFYING THEIR ACCESS TO PUBLIC ART AND INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT.EACH ARTIST FELLOW WAS AWARDED A $8,000 PRODUCTION GRANT, $2,000 HONORARIUM, AND THREE MONTHS OF SEVEN-DAYS-A-WEEK ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES AND FABRICATION FACILITIES OF THE PARK'S OUTDOOR ARTIST STUDIO TO REALIZE THEIR PROPOSED PROJECT. THE 2024 ARTIST FELLOWS WERE SELECTED FROM OVER 250 APPLICANTS BY A SELECTION COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDED ERIC BOOKER, ASSOCIATE CURATOR AT STORM KING ART CENTER; CARLOS JIMNEZ CAHUA, SOCRATES FELLOW, 2018; PATRICK COSTELLO, SOCRATES FELLOW, 2020; AND BRENDAN PARKER, SENIOR FARM MANAGER AT RED HOOK FARMS, ALONG WITH SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK STAFF MEMBERS KAITLIN GARCIA-MAESTAS, CURATOR & DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITIONS; EWART LOUIE JORDAN, GROUNDS MANAGER; ERIC MATHEWS, FORMER DIRECTOR OF GROUNDS & HORTICULTURE; TERRENCE MCCUTCHEN, GROUNDS MANAGER; MARISA PREFER, FORMER SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PARK OPERATIONS. IN TOTAL, NINE ARTIST FELLOWS PARTICIPATED IN THE SOCRATES ANNUAL 2024. IN JUNE, SOCRATES UNVEILED FOUR PROJECTS BY KIMBERLY CHOU TSUN AN, LANDON NEWTON, MAMOUN NUKUMANU, AND VICK QUEZADA. THIS NEW ECOLOGY-FOCUSED COHORT OF ARTISTS HARNESSED THE PEAK SPRING AND SUMMER GROWING SEASONS TO CREATE "LIVING" INSTALLATIONS THAT ENGAGED WITH THE PARK'S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE INHABITANTS WITHIN ITS FORMER INDUSTRIAL WETLAND LANDSCAPE. INCORPORATING AND COLLABORATING WITH DOZENS OF NATIVE AND INTRODUCED PLANT SPECIES, THESE ECOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS HAVE FLOURISHED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND HAVE CONTINUED TO EVOLVE WITH THE CHANGING SEASONS. THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, ARTISTS JILL COHEN-NUEZ, UTSA HAZARIKA, JUAN MANUEL-PINZON, PETRA SZILAGYI, AND NALA C. TURNER FABRICATED SITE-SPECIFIC SCULPTURES IN THE PARK'S OPEN-AIR STUDIO. UTILIZING A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS-MUD, CLAMSHELLS, METAL, CLAY, STONE, AND FOUND WOOD-THESE FIVE PROJECTS DELVED INTO NOTIONS OF DIASPORA, DISPLACEMENT, CONTAINMENT AND ASSIMILATION, LINKING HUMAN ADAPTABILITY WITH THAT OF OTHER LIVING SPECIES. ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2024, THE WORKS OF BOTH COHORTS WERE OFFICIALLY OPENED TO THE PUBLIC WITH AN OPENING CELEBRATION THAT INCLUDED ACTIVATIONS AND PERFORMANCES INITIATED BY ARTIST FELLOWS.SUCHITRA MATTAI: WE ARE NOMADS, WE ARE DREAMERSTHIS SOLO EXHIBITION OF NEWLY COMMISSIONED WORKS BY SUCHITRA MATTAI OPENED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE PARK ON MAY 11, 2024 AND WAS ON VIEW THROUGH AUGUST 25, 2024. THESE WORKS CELEBRATED THE MIGRATORY OCEANIC JOURNEYS OF DIASPORIC COMMUNITIES AND WERE INSPIRED BY THE PARK'S POSITION ALONG THE EAST RIVER, WHICH FLOWS INTO THE VAST EXPANSE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. AT THE CENTER OF THE PARK, SIX FUTURISTIC PODS, REMINISCENT OF CONTINENTAL FORMS, EMERGED FROM THE LANDSCAPE, REFLECTING THE DYNAMIC INTERPLAY OF THE SHIFTING SKY AND ECOLOGY. DRAPED IN VIBRANTLY COLORED SARIS, METICULOUSLY HAND-WOVEN TOGETHER, THESE MONUMENTAL FORMS TRANSCENDED STATIC EXISTENCE, SUBTLY EVOLVING AND ADAPTING WITHIN THEIR WATERFRONT ECOSYSTEM. NEARBY, A SERIES OF SEVEN HANGING SCULPTURES ADORNED THE GROVE OF TREES, REFLECTING ON NOTIONS OF FEMININITY AND FERTILITY. ADDITIONALLY, AT THE SOUTH ENTRANCE OF THE PARK, THE BROADWAY BILLBOARD FEATURED A THIRTY-FOOT COLLAGE BY MATTAI. IN COLLABORATION WITH BARKHA DANCE COMPANY, DANCE PERFORMANCES ACTIVATED THE WORKS IN THE EXHIBITION ON JUNE 12, JULY 18, AND AUGUST 25, 2024.PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMINGAS AN ARTIST-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION, WE SUPPORT ARTISTS IN THE CREATION OF AMBITIOUS CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC ART PROJECTS WHILE ALSO STRIVING TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY. CENTRAL TO OUR APPROACH IS AN EXTENSIVE ROSTER OF INCLUSIVE PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT IN 2024 SERVED OVER 8,000 INDIVIDUALS. EVENTS AND LIVE PERFORMANCES, KAYAKING, YOGA CLASSES AND MEDITATION SESSIONS, OUR PUBLIC PROGRAMS CREATE A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL. EDUCATION PROGRAMS INVITE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, ESPECIALLY FROM OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, TO ENGAGE WITH ART AND THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE. PLEASE SEE MORE DETAIL ON SOME OF OUR 2024 OFFERINGS BELOW:ARTS EDUCATIONIN 2024, THE PARK CONTINUED TO OFFER ITS CORE FOUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: 1) FIELD GUIDE: ART, ECOLOGY & MINDFULNESS WORKSHOPS - ALL-LEVEL WORKSHOPS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC SATURDAYS FROM MAY-OCTOBER AND TO LOCAL SUMMER CAMPS IN JULY AND AUGUST; 2) SCULPTURE STUDIO - A THREE-SESSION IN- SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; 3) SOCRATEENS - A BY-APPLICATION TEEN MENTORING PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; AND 4) SOCRATEENS RESILIENCE LAB (FORMERLY AH-YES) - A PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR GROUNDS DEPARTMENT ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN NYCHA PROPERTIES IN WESTERN QUEENS TO LEARN ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.IN 2024, SOCRATES' EDUCATION PROGRAMMING CONTINUED TO GROW IN BOTH PARTICIPATION AND SCOPE, WITH A RECENT RESTRUCTURING ENABLING THE SCULPTURE STUDIO, SOCRATEENS, AND SOCRATEENS RESILIENCE LAB (FORMERLY AH-YES) PROGRAMS TO SERVE AS A SEQUENCED ROUTE THROUGH THE PARK'S EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. THE FIELD GUIDE PROGRAM WELCOMED A RECORD NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AND PARTNERED WITH THE NOGUCHI MUSEUM, AURORA COMMONS/WE-LAB, AND ANNA POASTER OF HELLGATE FARMS. IN ADDITION, SOCRATES ALSO CREATED A NEW FARMSTAND TO FILL THE GAP OF HELLGATE FARMS' DECISION TO DISCONTINUE THEIR POPULAR WEEKEND FARMERS MARKET AT THE PARK. OVERALL, INTEGRATING PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING PARTICIPANTS, SOCRATES SERVED OVER 200,000 VISITORS TOTAL THROUGHOUT 2024, WHICH REMAINS FREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.PUBLIC PROGRAMMINGADDITIONALLY, OUR 2024 ANNUAL SEASON OF PUBLIC ARTS PROGRAMS FEATURED PARTNERSHIPS WITH MANY CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT REFLECT AND ENGAGE WITH QUEENS' DIVERSITY, AND OFFER ARTS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. OUR 2024 PARTNER COLLABORATIONS INCLUDED BALLET FOLKLRICO DE NUEVA YORK, THE METROPOLITAN OPERA, THE FORTUNE SOCIETY, LIC BOATHOUSE, COASTAL CLASSROOM AND MINDFUL ASTORIA, AMONG MANY OTHERS. 1966707 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 57 0 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X THE ORGANIZATION 7189561819 32-01 VERNON BOULEVARD LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11106 IVANA MESTROVIC PRESIDENT/TREASURER 7.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE COFFEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZY DELVALLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY HAU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATTON HINDLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MALAIKA LANGA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEIDREA MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAT OPPENHEIMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALISON SAAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY STRONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STUART MATCH SUNA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE DIXON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 175000 0 40628 SHAUN LEONARDO CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 32.00 X 20000 0 0 195000 0 40628 1 0 1 0 0 171252 113120 1248999 1533371 PROGRAM FEES 713990 12841 12841 12841 35383 35383 2495893 2473603 22290 22290 22290 22230 171252 22230 0 1603885 12841 0 57673 X 66753 66753 240174 91399 84777 63998 1012753 881114 68156 63483 17940 13925 2190 1825 91701 71178 11193 9330 123542 95892 15080 12570 3143 3143 114603 114603 653 653 370794 177051 54434 139309 115378 110768 898 3712 130147 121181 4890 4076 45680 35456 5576 4648 14918 2984 10442 1492 22356 22356 73910 57368 9022 7520 EXHIBITION EXPENSES 148040 148040 EVENT EXPENSES 66515 66515 GROUNDS MAINTENANCE 31556 31556 EQUIPMENT RENTAL/MAINT 27897 27897 21057 11789 8772 496 2739510 1966707 393829 378974 64798 149064 721194 162159 456179 188920 28608 44488 775279 294641 16368 480638 997700 622799 641426 154800 2926273 1802868 101246 123171 101246 123171 X 2096452 1418181 728575 261516 2825027 1679697 2926273 1802868 -1135625 -9705 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1173171 2559388 1313074 1485106 1533371 8064110 1173171 2559388 1313074 1485106 1533371 8064110 2258220 5805890 4293 383 14386 53750 35383 108195 14472 4196 18668 8190973 116888 0.70880 0.76930 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 627807 162295 465512 131123 115997 15126 16349 16349 0 480638 SECURITY DEPOSIT 4800 DONATED ARTWORK 150000 154800 1640035 -9705 46508 36803 1603232 653 653 1603885 2785365 46508 46508 2738857 653 653 2739510 ANNUAL BENEFIT GALA 193482 171252 22230 5164 2402 14664 193482 171252 22230 5164 2402 14664 22230 0 1 ARTIST GRANTS - PROJECT SUPPORT 9 66753 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ARTISTS WITH FUNDING TO CREATE A NEW WORK - OR WILL ASSIST WITH SHIPPING AND RIGGING TO PLACE AN ALREADY EXISTING WORK - TO BE PRESENTED IN ITS EXHIBITIONS. THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO ARTISTS IS CONTINGENT UPON THE REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR PROPOSAL AND THE BUDGET FOR THE EXHIBITION. IF A NEW WORK IS BEING CREATED, SOCRATES MONITORS THE PROGRESS OF THE CREATION OF THE WORK WHETHER AT THE PARK OR OFF SITE AND WHEN THE WORK IS EXHIBITED. EMERGING ARTIST FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE GRANTED FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,500, A RESIDENCY IN THE OUTDOOR STUDIO AND ACCESS TO FACILITIES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CREATE A WORK FOR THE ANNUAL EMERGING ARTIST FELLOWSHIP EXHIBITION. THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE PROGRESS OF THE CREATION OF THE WORK WHETHER AT THE PARK OR OFF SITE AND WHEN THE WORK IS EXHIBITED. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KATHERINE DIXON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 175000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40628 0 215628 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AFTER IT IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS, A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE TREASURER. PRIOR TO FILING, THE FINAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVITIES FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AND DISCLOSE ANY EXCEPTIONS. A TRUSTEE WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD RELATING TO THE CONFLICT. TRUSTEES MUST NOTIFY THE BOARD IMMEDIATELY IF ANY CONFLICTS ARRISE DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORIGINAL BASE SALARIES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ADMINISTRATION WERE DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF INITIAL HIRE BY BUDGET ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF COMPARABILITY DATA AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S PRACTICE TO MAKE PERIODIC COMPARISONS WITH OTHER EQUIVALENT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, IN CONNECTION WITH DETERMINING COMPENSATION INCREASES. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY OTHER COMPENSATED OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAIALABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 33,773. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 33,773. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 54,434. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 139,309. TOTAL EXPENSES 193,743. ARTISTIC AND TEACHING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 143,278. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 143,278.