2025-11-09T20:39:29-08:00 2024-12-31 810909480 Nechama E Kozlowski CPA 798 Roosevelt Ct Far Rockaway NY 11691 990 2024-01-01 133911845 AMER ASSOC OF ST CATHERINE FND INC AMER 9147153030 94 BROADFIELD ROAD NEW ROCHELLE NY 10804 ANDRE GREGORY Secretary 2025-11-09 true true Nechama Kozlowski P00966693 9175201878 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANDRE GREGORY 94 BROADFIELD ROAD NEW ROCHELLE NY 10804 79472 false X N/A X 1997 NY FUND SPECIFIC PROJECTS FOR THE ST. CATHERINE MONASTERY. 20 0 0 21 0 2400 76211 0 3015 3261 0 5415 79472 9826 28126 0 0 0 0 25674 56295 35500 84421 -30085 -4949 344771 337068 0 344771 337068 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, RESEARCH INTO AND STUDY OF THE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE LIBRARY OF ST. CATHERINE'S MONASTERY IN SINAI, AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. ASSISTING IN THE CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, STORAGE AND DISPLAY OF THE MANUSCRIPTS. false false 42996 26008 THE SAINT CATHERINE FOUNDATION IN LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, A CHARITABLE FOUNDATION WHOSE PURPOSES ARE SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATES OF THE ST. CATHERINE FOUNDATION: THROUGH THEIR INTERCESSION WITH THE MONASTERY AND THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT, THE MONASTERY AGREED TO PARTICIPATE AT THE AFRICAN & BYZANTIUM EXHIBITION AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART IN NEW YORK CITY BY LOANING HISTORIC ICONS AND RARE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT CATHERINE IN SINAI, EGYPT FOR THIS EXHIBITION. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, THE MUSEUM AGREED TO OUR REQUEST TO HOST A FUNDRAISING RECEPTION AT THE MUSEUM TO COINCIDE WITH THIS EXHIBITION. THE BOARD DECIDED TO MAKE A GRANT TO THE SAINT CATHERINE FOUNDATION EQUAL TO HALF TO THE NET PROCEEDS OF THIS FUNDRAISER HELD IN EARLY FEBRUARY OF 2024 IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR EFFORTS. 2118 2118 CONSERVATION: ANNUAL CONSULTATION FEE FOR THE OVERALL COORDINATOR AND CONSERVATOR FOR THE ONGOING CONSERVATION PROJECT WHO GUIDES THE OVERALL CONSERVATION EFFORT OF THE LIBRARY ALONG WITH THE DIGITIZATION PROJECT TO ALLOW FOR THE SCHOLARLY STUDY OF THE ANCIENT, FRAGILE AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANTLY HISTORIC IMPORTANT MANUSCRIPTS REMOTELY 45114 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 20 0 true false false false false false false true true false false true false false true false false false NY X ANDRE GREGORY 9147153030 94 BROADFIELD ROAD NEW ROCHELLE NY 10804 X ANDRE GREGORY Secretary 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 EARLEEN BRUNNER Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DIMITRIS DONDOS Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA EMBIRICOS Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA GEORGAS CARR Vice President 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 THE VERY REV FATHER JUSTIN Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOROTHY LATSIS Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HRH CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE President 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 METROPOLITAN DIMITRIOS OF XANTHOU Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VAGGELIS CHRONIS Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR HELEN EVANS Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN STUDZINSKI Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PROF ELIZABETH BOLMAN Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LADY LULLY GIBBONS Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MANLEY Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LIBERTY ANGELIADES Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PROF ORIANA BADDELEY Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY GREGORY Treasurer 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 HRH CROWN PRINCESS MARIE CHANTAL Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNE K ADAMS Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 76211 76211 0 3261 3261 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79472 3261 0 0 28126 28126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6900 6900 2275 2275 0 0 0 0 0 408 408 0 0 0 1400 1400 0 16000 16000 0 0 0 0 OUTSIDE SERVICES 13148 13148 STORAGE EXPENSES 11008 11008 CREDIT CARD FEES 3460 3460 online invitations 988 988 708 708 84421 45114 39307 0 264153 255947 70158 73414 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10460 7706 0 0 0 1 344771 337068 0 0 X 252821 242118 91950 94950 344771 337068 344771 337068 -4949 -2754 X false false false X 263987 377000 153800 2400 76211 873398 0 0 263987 377000 153800 2400 76211 873398 687410 185988 334 121 791 3015 3261 7522 0 0 880920 0.21110 0.26590 X Current Year Facts and Circumstances: Post pandemic, the organization was unable to hold fundraising events and the public support percentage began to fall below the threshold. In the later part of 2023, the organization was planning to hold a significant fundraising event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to coincide with the Africa & Byzantium Exhibition. Through the indispensable efforts of the Saint Catherine Foundation in London and its Chairman as well as the American Associates of the St. Catherine Foundation the historic Monastery of St Catherine in the Sinai Egypt agreed to loan to the museum some of the more significant items that were to be displayed at this exhibit. These included rare and historic religious icons and priceless manuscripts dating back many centuries, which our foundation makes grants to conserve and preserve. The inclusion of these pieces aided in the success of the Africa and Egypt exhibition. Due to scheduling conflicts with the museum, we were unable to hold this event in 2023 and it ultimately took place in early February 2024. Our fundraising effort at this event at the museum was successful. Due to this success and our re-introduction to past and new donors and participants during this post pandemic period we seek to qualify as a public charity under the so-called 10 percent facts and circumstances test. Because of the unusual circumstances primarily stemming from the unfortunate effects of the pandemic over the past years we needed to re-establish our foundation to the public, which this event helped us to do. Clearly, the pandemic impacted our ability to publicly raise funds with events. Events always proved very successful in the past. Building on the success of this recent fundraising event, we have now scheduled a major fundraising dinner at The Metropolitan Club in New York City in May of 2026. Our organization is operating as a charity and is actively working to get their public support percentage back up to 33 or more. Prior Year Facts and Circumstances: Due to the ongoing effects of the pandemic, the organization was unable to hold fundraising events and the public support percentage began to fall below the threshold. In the latter part of 2023, the organization was planning to hold a significant fundraising event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to coincide with the Africa & Byzantium Exhibition. Through the efforts of the foundation, we were successful in assisting the museum in obtaining some the more important manuscripts and icons of the exhibition that the Saint Catherine Monastery that were ultimately loaned to the museum for this exhibition. Due to scheduling conflicts with the museum, we were unable to hold this event in 2023 and it ultimately took place on February 2024. The organization pivoted to focus on personal outreach to our database of past contributors which did not prove as successful as in-person events. The feedback received indicated donor hesitance due to uncertainty about the economy and donor fatigue receiving numerous donation requests from other organizations. We continued to utilize various communication channels to encourage donations, but still failed to reach its goals. Due to the generous giving of individuals the organization seeks to qualify as a public charity under the so-called 10 percent facts and circumstances test because of the unusual circumstances primarily stemming from the unfortunate effects of the pandemic, which greatly impacted our ability to publicly raise funds with events. Events always proved very successful in the past. The organization is operating as a charity and is actively working to get their public support percentage back up to 33 or more. 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