2025-12-22T10:23:24-05:00 2024-12-31 475677171 WALTERS & SKLYAR LLP 21031 VENTURA BLVD STE 401 WOODLAND HILLS CA 91364 990 2024-01-01 954768744 NOAH PURIFOY FOUNDATION NOAH 9494009837 POBOX 962 CULVER CITY CA 90232 DEMETRIO KERRISON TREASURER 9494009837 2025-11-15 true JAMES F WALTERS CPA P00293172 8189752040 2025-12-22 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X DEMETRIO KERRISON PO BOX 962 CULVER CITY CA 90232 214935 false X HTTPS://WWW.NOAHPURIFOY.COM X 2006 CA IN 1998, PURIFOYS REPRESENTATIVE AND COLLEAGUE OF MANY YEARS, SUE A. WELSH, SUGGESTED TO NOAH PURIFOY THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING HIS OUTDOOR DESERT ART MUSEUM OF ASSEMBLAGE SCULPTURE IN JOSHUA TREE. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE NOAH PURIFOY FOUNDATION (NPF) WAS FORMALLY ESTABLISHED AS A 501 (C)(3) NON-PROFIT PRIVATE FOUNDATION.NPFS MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE SITE NOAH PURIFOY DEVELOPED IN JOSHUA TREE, CALIFORNIA AS A PERMANENT CULTURAL CENTER AND SCULPTURE PARK OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; TO PROMOTE PUBLIC RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR THE VALUES THAT NOAH PURIFOYS WORK AS ARTIST AND EDUCATOR HAS EMBODIED; AND TO PURSUE THESE GOALS IN A MANNER THAT PROTECTS NOAH PURIFOYS CONTRIBUTION AS AN ARTIST AND EDUCATOR.THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES OF THE NOAH PURIFOY FOUNDATION ARE TO: PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN NOAH PURIFOY'S EXISTING WORKS OF ART MAINTAIN THE 10-ACRE NOAH PURIFOY DESERT ART MUSEUM OF ASSEMBLAGE SCULPTURE FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, TOURS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE AN ARTS EDUCATIO 8 8 10 10 0 462750 188986 8000 22253 17949 0 485003 214935 0 0 59098 51570 0 4440 97556 356676 156654 408246 328349 -193311 889948 726546 15 0 889933 726546 X IN 1998, PURIFOYS REPRESENTATIVE AND COLLEAGUE OF MANY YEARS, SUE A. WELSH, SUGGESTED TO NOAH PURIFOY THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING HIS OUTDOOR DESERT ART MUSEUM OF ASSEMBLAGE SCULPTURE IN JOSHUA TREE. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE NOAH PURIFOY FOUNDATION (NPF) WAS FORMALLY ESTABLISHED AS A 501 (C)(3) NON-PROFIT PRIVATE FOUNDATION.NPFS MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE SITE NOAH PURIFOY DEVELOPED IN JOSHUA TREE, CALIFORNIA AS A PERMANENT CULTURAL CENTER AND SCULPTURE PARK OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; TO PROMOTE PUBLIC RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR THE VALUES THAT NOAH PURIFOYS WORK AS ARTIST AND EDUCATOR HAS EMBODIED; AND TO PURSUE THESE GOALS IN A MANNER THAT PROTECTS NOAH PURIFOYS CONTRIBUTION AS AN ARTIST AND EDUCATOR.THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES OF THE NOAH PURIFOY FOUNDATION ARE TO: PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN NOAH PURIFOY'S EXISTING WORKS OF ART MAINTAIN THE 10-ACRE NOAH PURIFOY DESERT ART MUSEUM OF ASSEMBLAGE SCULPTURE FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, TOURS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE AN ARTS EDUCATIO true false 361588 8000 (1) UAI URBAN ARTS INITIATIVE SUPPORTED AN ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR FIVE TITLE 1 MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES. (2) COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUILDING TO HOUSE SMALL WORKS BY NOAH PURIFOY AND CREATED A CONSERVATION LABORATORY AND SECURE LOCATION TO HOUSE THE FOUNDATIONS ARCHIVES. COMPLETED CONDITION SURVEY FOR 114 EXTERIOR INSTALLATION ARTWORKS CREATED BY NOAH PURIFOY. 361588 true true false false false false false false false false 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 false false false false false false false false false false false true 21 0 false 10 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false CA X DEMETRIO KERRISON 9494009837 POBOX 1031 CORONA DEL MAR CA 92625 X JOSEPH LEWIS PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN HALLER SECRETARY 7.00 X X 0 0 0 DEMETRIO KERRISON TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN BAKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL MONIZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 IAN WHITE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL RUSCHA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAY DWESTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 188986 188986 LOCATION FEES 713990 8000 8000 8000 17949 17949 214935 8000 17949 51570 51570 98049 88244 9805 5150 5150 2925 2925 23512 23512 18055 18055 10450 10450 6783 6783 CONSERVATION EXP(MELLON) 64438 64438 SIDE STREET PROJECTS(CAM) 46074 46074 SUPPLIES 40709 40709 FACILITIES & SITE MAINTEN 14392 14392 26139 20873 3751 1515 408246 361588 42218 4440 587894 266069 499285 38808 163917 460477 138137 889948 726546 15 15 0 X 889933 726546 889933 726546 889948 726546 -193311 29924 X false false X 188986 188986 188986 188986 188986 17949 17949 206935 8000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 97928 97928 388658 27328 361330 12699 11480 1219 460477 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IN 1998, PURIFOYS REPRESENTATIVE AND COLLEAGUE OF MANY YEARS, SUE A. WELSH, SUGGESTED TO NOAH PURIFOY THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING HIS OUTDOOR DESERT ART MUSEUM OF ASSEMBLAGE SCULPTURE IN JOSHUA TREE. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE NOAH PURIFOY FOUNDATION (NPF) WAS FORMALLY ESTABLISHED AS A 501 (C)(3) NON-PROFIT PRIVATE FOUNDATION.NPFS MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE SITE NOAH PURIFOY DEVELOPED IN JOSHUA TREE, CALIFORNIA AS A PERMANENT CULTURAL CENTER AND SCULPTURE PARK OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; TO PROMOTE PUBLIC RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR THE VALUES THAT NOAH PURIFOYS WORK AS ARTIST AND EDUCATOR HAS EMBODIED; AND TO PURSUE THESE GOALS IN A MANNER THAT PROTECTS NOAH PURIFOYS CONTRIBUTION AS AN ARTIST AND EDUCATOR.THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES OF THE NOAH PURIFOY FOUNDATION ARE TO: PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN NOAH PURIFOY'S EXISTING WORKS OF ART MAINTAIN THE 10-ACRE NOAH PURIFOY DESERT ART MUSEUM OF ASSEMBLAGE SCULPTURE FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, TOURS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE AN ARTS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH OUR URBAN ARTS INITIATIVE PROGRAM PROVIDE CURATORIAL ASSISTANCE, GIVING VISITORS A COHERENT EXPLANATION OF THE DESERT MUSEUM PROJECT, ITS DEVELOPMENT, ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE STORY OF AMERICA DURING NOAH'S LIFETIME, AND THE RECOGNITION OF NOAH PURIFOY AS A WORLD LEADER IN THE GENRE OF ASSEMBLAGE ART ORGANIZE PURIFOYS PAPERS AND DEVELOP RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS TO REVIEW HIS LIFETIME OEUVRE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATIONS STATUS WAS CHANGED FROM A PRIVATE FOUNDATION TO A PUBLIC CHARITY EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024. THE IRS RECLASSIFIED THE ORGANIZATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 507(B)(1)(B) AS A PUBLIC CHARITY DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS A COPY OF THE TAX RETURN BEFORE IT IS FILED. THE AMOUNTS ARE COMPARED TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUALLY PRESENT AT AT THE BOARD MEETING. SIGNED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER ANNUALLY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.