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PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON CURRENCY TRANSLATION -60,928. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD -13,911. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 13,911. BENEFIT 1512623 1435404 77219 54626 63155 2000 1512623 1435404 77219 54626 63155 2000 119781 -42562 0 ARTISTS SPACE INC 11 COURTLANDT ALY NEW YORK NY 10013 132749632 501(C)(3) 144279 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. CREATIVE TIME INC 59 EAST 4TH ST 6TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10003 132835847 501(C)(3) 150554 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN DIASPORAN ARTS 80 HANSON PL BROOKLYN NY 11217 113526774 501(C)(3) 141363 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. PERFORMANCE SPACE NEW YORK 150 FIRST AVENUE 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10009 133522283 501(C)(3) 147599 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. 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THE EYEBEAM ATELIER INC 199 COOK ST SUITE 104 BROOKLYN NY 11206 133952075 501(C)(3) 134590 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. HALEAKALA INC 512 WEST 19TH ST NEW YORK NY 10011 132829756 501(C)(3) 161128 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. THE LAUNDROMAT PROJECT INC 1476 FULTON STREET BROOKLYN NY 11216 870753479 501(C)(3) 149530 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. WHITE COLUMNS INC 91 HORATIO ST NEW YORK NY 10014 237259446 501(C)(3) 124557 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. 14 0 PART I, LINE 2: ONCE GRANT FUNDS ARE DISBURSED, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS, AS ALL MONITORING AND REPORTING IS PERFORMED BY COLLABORATIVE ARTS NETWORK NEW YORK (CANNY). CANNY IS A GROUP OF FIFTEEN SMALL TO MID-SIZED MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS NONPROFITS COMMITTED TO SUSTAINING AND ADVANCING OUR DIVERSE INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES THROUGH COLLECTIVE EFFORTS. TOGETHER, WE UNDERTAKE FUNDRAISING, ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES, AND PROMOTION TO GROW AND EVOLVE OUR WORK, AND TO ENSURE THAT THROUGH OUR UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS FIELD, OUR ARTISTS, STAFF MEMBERS, AND PUBLICS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE ART AS A PLACE OF FLEXIBILITY, EXPERIMENTATION, AND ARTISTIC COMMUNITY. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEFANIE HESSLER DIRECTOR 174271 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 16546 0 200817 0 0 0 MAJA HOFFMANN OFFICER OPERATIONAL SUPPORT UNTIL SI RECEIVES REIMBURSEMENT FROM LANDLORD X 100000 100000 0 1 1 100000 PART III, LINE 4A EXHIBITIONS IN 2024, SI PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, ITS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, PUBLIC PROGRAM SERIES INCLUDING THESE SEASONS, AND ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM. TSCHABALALA SELF: "BODEGA RUN" JAN 11 - JAN 13, 2024 SWISS INSTITUTE PRESENTED A BOOK LAUNCH AND INSTALLATION BY TSCHABALALA SELF TO CELEBRATE THE CULMINATION OF THE ARTIST'S LONG-TERM PROJECT, "BODEGA RUN". LORENZA LONGHI: "WORLD OF YUM YUM" JAN 25 - APR 14, 2024 "WORLD OF YUM YUM", WAS THE FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION IN THE US BY ARTIST LORENZA LONGHI, FEATURING NEWLY COMMISSIONED PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES IN A SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION. RAVEN CHACON: "A WORM'S EYE VIEW FROM A BIRD'S BEAK" JAN 25 - APR 14, 2024 "A WORM'S EYE VIEW FROM A BIRD'S BEAK", RAVEN CHACON'S FIRST MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL SOLO EXHIBITION, WAS ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORDNORSK KUNSTMUSEUM IN TROMSO. THE SHOW BROUGHT TOGETHER GROUNDBREAKING WORKS FROM THE LAST 25 YEARS WITH A NEWLY COMMISSIONED SOUND AND VIDEO INSTALLATION, NOVEL ITERATIONS OF PIONEERING WORKS, AND A MAJOR PUBLIC ART MURAL ON SI'S BUILDING. SI OFFSITE | JAMES BANTONE: "202420242024" MAR 15 - MAY 05, 2024 "202420242024", WAS THE FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION IN THE US BY ARTIST JAMES BANTONE, FEATURING A SUITE OF NEWLY COMMISSIONED WORKS. SHUANG LI: "I'M NOT" MAY 01 - AUG 25, 2024 "I'M NOT", WAS THE FIRST INSTITUTIONAL SOLO EXHIBITION BY ARTIST SHUANG LI, FEATURING NEWLY COMMISSIONED SCULPTURE AND VIDEO INSTALLATIONS. KOBBY ADI: "CLOISTERS & INSTRUMENTS" MAY 01 - AUG 25, 2024 "CLOISTERS & INSTRUMENTS", WAS THE FIRST INSTITUTIONAL SOLO EXHIBITION IN THE US BY LONDON-BASED ARTIST KOBBY ADI. THE EXHIBITION BROUGHT TOGETHER A FOCUSED SELECTION OF NEWLY COMMISSIONED WORKS IN THE EXPANDED FIELD OF FILM AND SCULPTURE. "ENERGIES" SEP 11, 2024 - JAN 05 2025 "ENERGIES", AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITION UNFOLDED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING AT 38 ST MARKS PL AND EXPANDED INTO NUMEROUS PARTNER LOCATIONS IN THE SURROUNDING EAST VILLAGE COMMUNITY. EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS SI IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND OFFERS MULTIGENERATIONAL ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS, HOSTED IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE. SI'S PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE "ENERGIES SYMPOSIUM", PERFORMANCES, ARTIST TALKS AND THE FIFTH INSTALLMENT OF "THESE SEASONS" SERIES FOR LEARNING AND CONVERSATIONS. SI PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED "WALTER PFEIFFER: VIS--VIS", THE FIRST EVER OVERVIEW OF PFEIFFER'S ARTISTIC OUTPUT ACROSS MEDIUMS FROM THE 1970S TO THE PRESENT. SI ALSO PUBLISHED "SWEAT SHAME ETC"., A PUBLICATION ON CALLY SPOONER THAT SURVEYS SPOONER'S ARTISTIC OUTPUT OF THE LAST TEN YEARS. "A WORM'S EYE VIEW FROM A BIRD'S BEAK", THE FIRST-EVER MONOGRAPH ON RAVEN CHACON, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORDNORSK KUNSTMUSEUM AND STERNBERG PRESS, WAS PUBLISHED ON THE OCCASION OF CHACON'S FIRST MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL SOLO EXHIBITION, ALSO TITLED "A WORM'S EYE VIEW FROM A BIRD'S BEAK". SI'S ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM HOSTED LATEFA WIERSCH AND TIPHANIE KIM MALL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PROHELVETIA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANT, AND A FINAL DRAFT IS EMAILED TO THE SWISS INSTITUTES'S BOOKKEEPER FOR A PRELIMINARY REVIEW. UPON COMPLETION, THE BOOKKEEPER THEN FORWARDS AN ELECTRONIC COPY TO THE DIRECTOR, TREASURER AND THE REST OF THE TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE BOOKKEEPER NOTIFIES THE EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANT THAT THE FORM 990 IS APPROVED AND READY TO BE FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PRIOR TO ANY PARTY'S ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR AS AN OFFICER, SUCH PARTY, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EACH OFFICER SHALL DISCLOSE IN WRITING ANY INTEREST, AS DEFINED BELOW, IN ANY CORPORATION OR OTHER ORGANIZATION, WHICH PROVIDES GOODS OR SERVICES TO SWISS INSTITUTE FOR A FEE OR OTHER COMPENSATION. A COPY OF EACH DISCLOSURE STATEMENT SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO ANY TRUSTEE ON REQUEST. IF AT ANY TIME DURING HIS OR HER TERM OF SERVICE, A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER HAS ANY INTEREST, HE OR SHE SHALL PROMPTLY DISCLOSE THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THAT INTEREST IN WRITING TO THE BOARD. WHEN ANY MATTER IN WHICH A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER HAS AN INTEREST COMES BEFORE THE BOARD OR ANY COMMITTEE THEREOF FOR DECISION OR APPROVAL, THAT INTEREST SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE BY THAT TRUSTEE OR OFFICER. A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AN "INTEREST" IN A MATTER IF THAT TRUSTEE OR OFFICER OR A RELATED PARTY HAS A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC INTEREST IN A DECISION ON THE MATTER BY THE BOARD OR ANY COMMITTEE. AS TO ANY TRUSTEE OR OFFICER, A "RELATED PARTY" SHALL MEAN ANY RELATIVE THEREOF OR AN ENTITY IN WHICH ANY OF THE FOREGOING PERSONS IN A SHAREHOLDER, DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR THE EQUIVALENT. NO TRUSTEES SHALL VOTE ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH SUCH TRUSTEE HAS AN INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE DIRECTOR. COMPARABLE COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR INDUSTRIES ARE EXPLORED BY EXPERTS IN THE INDUSTRY, AND DISCUSSED AT THE BOARD MEETING TO DETERMINE TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR THE DIRECTOR. ALL COMPENSATION DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE DIRECTOR IS PROVIDED WITH AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT THAT OUTLINES THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE AS IT IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, FORMS 990 AND 1023, AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS, ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE ORGANIZATION AT 117 SECOND AVE, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10003 OR BY CALLING (212) 925-2035. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON CURRENCY TRANSLATION -60,928.