2025-11-18T16:07:41-06:00 2024-12-31 562356978 OGDEN CAP PROPERTIES LLC 545 MADISON AVENUE SUITE 600 NEW YORK NY 10022 990 2024-01-01 522109476 FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION FREN 2025458781 3101 WISCONSIN AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20016 DEBRA DUNN PRESIDENT 2025458781 2025-11-18 0 P01877591 2123392100 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DEBRA DUNN 3101 WISCONSIN AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20016 655993 0 X HTTP://FRENCHAMERICANCULTURAL.ORG X 1998 DC TO FACILITATE CULTURAL EXCHANGES THROUGH CULTURAL EVENTS LINKING FRANCE AND THE U.S. 8 8 2 0 0 0 495460 655311 0 0 1704 682 0 0 497164 655993 25000 44091 0 0 210608 191489 0 0 29321 250546 248838 486154 484418 11010 171575 21151 192726 0 0 21151 192726 X TO IDENTIFY, PROMOTE AND EXPAND ACADEMIC, CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC RELATIONSHIPS LINKING FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES. WE DO THIS THROUGH ARTISTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS, EVENTS, TRIPS AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY BY ENABLING INTRODUCTIONS PERTINENT TO THE FRENCH-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP. 1 0 403615 44091 THE FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION EXTENDED, EXPANDED OUR MISSION OF PROMOTING THE FRENCH-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP THROUGH VARIOUS CULTURAL PROGRAMMING WITH PROMINENT INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES, VERSAILLES SPECTACLES, INSTITUT MARIE CURIE, LYFE INSTITUT, THE HOUSTON BALLET, MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS, THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE, THE US EMBASSY IN PARIS, THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS, AND MOUNT VERNON AMONG OTHERS. THE YEAR'S WORK AND PROGRAMS ENTAILED WORKING WITH EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS, IDENTIFYING NEW PARTNERS AND ELEVATING THE FOUNDATION'S WORK WITH THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE TO ALLOW FOR BROADENING OF OUR AUDIENCES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC. WE WORKED WITH THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LAFAYETTE AND THE CONSUL GENERAL OF FRANCE IN TEXAS TO SUPPORT THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF GEN. LAFAYETTE'S FINAL TOUR OF THE US, CULMINATING IN PLANNING THE PRESENTATION OF THE LAFAYETTE-WASHINGTON AWARD FOR CULTURAL DIPLOMACY TO BE GIVEN IN 2025. THE AWARD WILL BE GIVEN TO BOTH A FRENCHMAN AND AN AMERICAN INSTRUMENTAL IN PRESERVING THE FRANCO-AMERICAN LEGACY. FOR THE 4TH YEAR, F-ACF BROUGHT A GROUP OF 35+ AMERICANS TO PARIS AND VERSAILLES, CULMINATING IN THE ROYAL OPERA OF VERSAILLES ANNUAL GALA. IN RECOGNITION, WE WERE GIVEN A PLACE ON THEIR HONORARY HOST COMMITTEE AND A SPEAKING ROLE. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE INSTITUT CURIE IN THEIR GROUND-BREAKING CANCER RESEACH, AND SUPPORT THEIR FUNDRAISERS IN BOTH WASHINGTON, DC AND NYC BY OUR ESTABLISHED NETWORK. TOGETHER WITH OUR 20 FRANCE BASED PARTNERS AND 20 US PARTNERS, WE IDENTIFY AD THEN DEVELOP PROGRAM CONTENT. OUR ONGOING PROJECTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: PLANNING THE SECOND IN THE SAVOIR FAIRE & INNOVATION SERIES, TO BE PRESENTED IN HOUSTON, WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS, AND IN PARTICULAR, THE FRENCH EMBASSY TO PLAN PROGRAMMING TO CELEBRATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSAY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AND PLAN THE FIRST LAFAYETTE-WASHINGTON AWARD FOR CULTURAL DIPLOMACY DINNER. 403615 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X DEBRA DUNN - FRENCH AMERICAN CULTUR 2025453775 3101 WISCONSIN AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20016 TIMOTHY TOUCHETTE SECRETARY 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAIRE DWOSKIN TREASURER 0.00 X X 0 0 0 AARON LEWIS CHAIRMAN 0.00 X X 0 0 0 HEATHER LARRISON BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SELFRIDGE BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE CHAO FOUNDING CHAIR, FACF TEXAS 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES FOSTER FOUNDING CHAIR, FACF TEXAS 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM SHEARER SENIOR ADVISOR, FACF TEXAS 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA DUNN PRESIDENT 43.00 X 108333 0 0 108333 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 655311 20171 655311 682 682 655993 0 0 682 1560 1560 42531 42531 99878 82215 8930 8733 18959 15606 1695 1658 27550 15044 8666 3840 45102 35298 5489 4315 75726 74095 1407 224 4915 1914 2725 276 1096 11 467 618 10980 10980 19169 19169 88154 86578 1576 3533 3533 930 930 CONSULTING 30404 28702 1702 DEVELOPMENT 11411 803 951 9657 PAYROLL PROCESSING 1349 1349 EDUCATION 1171 89 1082 484418 403615 51482 29321 11768 187100 1000 1000 14143 11412 6264 2731 2119 1895 21151 192726 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 21151 192726 21151 192726 21151 192726 171575 0 X 0 0 0 X 363578 503441 370187 372204 655311 2264721 363578 503441 370187 372204 655311 2264721 1668920 595801 154 29 364 1704 682 2933 270 53 323 2267977 0.26270 0.28550 X THE FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS PROGRAM OF SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN SEVERAL WAYS:BOARD MEMBERS SOLICITATIONS FROM THEIR NETWORK ON BEHALF OF THE F-ACF, FORMER DONORS, THE ORGANIZATION OF TRIPS TO FRANCE THAT PROMOTE OUR SHARED HERITAGE AS WELL AS CURRENT RELATIONSHIPS. WE HAVE RESCHEDULED OUR FORMER MAJOR FUNDRAISING EVENT DUE TO COVID. WE HAVE WORKED ON RELAUNCHING THAT EVENT IN NOVEMBER 2024, THE WORK HAVING BEGUN IN 2022 AND 2023. WE HAVE ALSO SPONSORED SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS BY SEVERAL OF OUR F-ACF PARTNERS - FOR EXAMPLE, THE CURIE INSTITUTE FUNDRAISERS HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC AND NEW YORK CITY, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FRANCE - LES AMIS DE NMWA, THE VERSAILLES SPECTACLES - ROYAL OPERA PROGRAM, THE RICE SPACE INSTITUTE, AND THE ROTHKO CHAPEL. THE PROGRAMS WE PRESENT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE REACH OUT TO LOCAL SECONDARY AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. ALSO IN MARCH 2024, OUR "SAVOIR FAIRE AND INNOVATION" PROGRAM OFFERED A SESSION DEDICATED TO CONVERSATION WITH LOCAL DESIGN STUDENTS.ACCEPTED A GRANT FROM THE LOUNSBERY FOUNDATION TO ADMINISTER FUNDS TO PRODUCE FRENCH FILM COMPANY GALATEE'S 200 DAYS ALONE ON A SECRET ATOLL.THE GOVERNING BOARD REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS AND PROGRAM TOPICS RELATIVE TO THE MISSION OF THE F-ACF. EACH BOARD MEMBER WAS CHOSEN WITH A SELECT AREA OF EXPERTISE - IE. AMERICAN HISTORY, TECHNOLOGY, FRENCH-AMERICAN BUSINESS, FUNDRAISING AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT, FRENCH ART AND DESIGN. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 14143 11412 2731 2731 1 EUROPE PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES 42531 0 0 0 0 0 0 42531 0 42531 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF ROYAL OPERA DE VERSAILLES SPECTACLES (ADOR) 42531 WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION (F-ACF) WILL FROM TIME TO TIME FUND A FOREIGN ORGANIZATION THAT MEETS ITS MISSION CRITERIA. GRANTS ARE USUALLY GIVEN TO AN ORGANIZATION WITH WHOM THE F-ACF HAS AN EXISTING RELATIONSHIP. THE FOUNDATION'S GRANT TO THE ROYAL OPERA DE VERSAILLES SPECTACLES (ADOR) WAS TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 2024 WAS THE CULMINATION AND REALIZATION OF YEARS LONG PLANNING AS WE, ESTABLISHED THE F-ACF CHAPTER TEXAS WITH NAMING LEADERSHIP CO-CHAIRS, AND THEN PRESENTED FIRST PROGRAMS IN HOUSTON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FRENCH CONSUL GENERAL FOR TEXAS AT RICE SPACE INSTITUTE, THE ROTHKO CHAPEL AND AT THE HOME OF ONE OF OUR FOUNDING CO-CHAIRS WE PRESENTED THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO HOUSTON WITH A WELCOME EVENT, IN DC PRESENTED FIRST IN SAVOIR FAIRE AND INNOVATION SERIES DISCUSSION WITH LOUVRE MUSEUM'S OLIVIER GABET, VALERIE MALTAVERNE,YMER & MALTA AND AMERICAN INTERIOR DESIGNER THOMAS PHEASANT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND KEY STAFF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EXPLANATION: A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS ADOPTED IN 2011 AND ALL DIRECTORS ARE AWARE OF THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 EXPLANATION: THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTERST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.