2026-07-15T08:23:09-05:00 2025-08-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2024-09-01 237259446 WHITE COLUMNS INC WHIT 2129244212 91 HORATIO STREET NEW YORK NY 10014 MATTHEW HIGGS DIRECTOR/CHIEF CURATOR 2129244212 2026-07-14 1 0 JENNIFER COATES P02247728 2126972299 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MATTHEW HIGGS 91 HORATIO STREET NEW YORK NY 10014 945991 0 X WWW.WHITECOLUMNS.ORG X 1970 NY FOUNDED IN 1970 BY ARTISTS GORDON MATTA-CLARK AND JEFFREY LEW, WHITE COLUMNS IS NEW YORK CITY'S OLDEST ALTERNATIVE ART SPACE. WHITE COLUMNS ORGANIZES AN ONGOING SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONS, ARTISTS' PROJECTS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES LIKE OUR ONLINE CURATED ARTISTS REGISTRY THAT IDENTIFIES SIGNIFICANT EMERGING AND UNDER-REPRESENTED VISUAL ARTISTS AND SERVES AS A DYNAMIC PUBLIC FORUM FOR THE PRESENTATION OF CHALLENGING AND PROVOCATIVE NEW WORK. WE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE, ELEVEN MONTHS PER YEAR. 14 14 8 14 0 0 982590 660400 0 0 81570 65521 168744 123125 1232904 849046 0 0 0 0 710212 716470 0 0 221820 549445 630520 1259657 1346990 -26753 -497944 3405934 2767308 1115687 975005 2290247 1792303 X WHITE COLUMNS IDENTIFIES SIGNIFICANT EMERGING AND UNDER-REPRESENTED VISUAL ARTISTS AND ENCOURAGES THEIR CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF GROUP AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS, AN ONLINE CURATED ARTISTS REGISTRY, AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE DIALOGUE BETWEEN ARTISTS, BETWEEN GENERATIONS OF ARTISTS, AND BETWEEN ARTISTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 0 0 844301 GENERAL EXHIBITIONS: WHITE COLUMNS' SOLO AND THEMATIC GROUP EXHIBITIONS SHOWCASE WORK BY A WIDE RANGE OF EMERGING AND UNDER-RECOGNIZED ARTISTS, OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, WHO HAVE YET TO BENEFIT FROM WIDER CRITICAL, CURATORIAL OR COMMERCIAL SUPPORT. WE ORGANIZED 2 SOLO EXHIBITIONS, 2 LARGE GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND 8 PUBLIC EVENTS (INCLUDING 4 PANEL DISCUSSIONS, 1 SCREENING, 1 CURATOR LEAD WALK THROUGH, AND 2 PERFORMANCES) AS PART OF OUR GENERAL EXHIBITIONS IN FY25.WHITE ROOMS: A CORNERSTONE OF WHITE COLUMNS' EXHIBITION SCHEDULE, THE WHITE ROOMS SERIES GIVES SOLO EXHIBITIONS TO EMERGING ARTISTS. THE SERIES PROVIDES ARTISTS WITH A STRONG BODY OF WORK AN INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO EXHIBIT, FREE FROM THE PRESSURES OF THE COMMERCIAL MARKET. IN FY25, 2 SEPARATE SOLO EXHIBITIONS WERE PRESENTED.CURATED ARTIST REGISTRY: WHITE COLUMNS MAINTAINS A NAVIGABLE DATABASE PRESENTING NEW WORK BY OVER 700 EMERGING ARTISTS WHO DO NOT HAVE COMMERCIAL GALLERY REPRESENTATION IN NEW YORK CITY. THE REGISTRY IS ACCESSIBLE ONLINE AND IS A WIDELY RECOGNIZED RESOURCE, UTILIZED BY INDEPENDENT CURATORS, GALLERISTS, MUSEUM CURATORS, COLLECTORS, AND OTHERS. EACH YEAR THE GALLERY RECEIVES MORE THAN 1,000 SUBMISSIONS, AND THE ARTISTS ARE SELECTED THROUGH A REVIEW PROCESS BY WHITE COLUMNS' CURATORIAL STAFF.WHITE COLUMNS ALSO HAS AN ONGOING SERIES OF ONLINE EXHIBITIONS, WORKING WITH GUEST CURATORS TO PRESENT WORKS DRAWN EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE REGISTRY. THE EXHIBITIONS CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE, DRAWING GREATER ATTENTION TO BOTH THE REGISTRY ITSELF AND THE WORK OF THE 700+ ARTISTS CURRENTLY FEATURED THERE. EACH ONLINE EXHIBITION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A TEXT WHERE THE CURATOR DISCUSSES THE TITLE, THEME, AND RELATIONSHIP OF THE CHOSEN WORKS. IN FY25, 4 ONLINE EXHIBITIONS WERE PRESENTED ONLINE AND REMAINS ACCESSIBLE IN OUR ARCHIVE. 844301 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X THE ORGANIZATION 2129244212 91 HORATIO STREET NEW YORK NY 10014 MATTHEW HIGGS DIRECTOR/CHIEF CURATOR 45.00 X 143864 0 43733 GREGORY MILLER PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN ABRAMSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 POLLY APFELBAUM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAVIN BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC DIEFENBACH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN EISENBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVIDA SCHWABSKY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNE GREENBERG ROHATYN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA HALPERT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARILYN MINTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY SLIFKA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN YAO MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALES ORTUZAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASMIN TSOU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 143864 0 43733 1 0 1 0 0 299509 92855 268036 136800 660400 65521 65521 17641 299509 17641 0 202154 79304 122850 122850 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 275 275 275 849046 122850 0 65796 246426 172498 36964 36964 290547 154059 68244 68244 143221 81559 30831 30831 36276 21766 7255 7255 39079 39079 42572 34839 350 7383 25612 24166 715 731 67372 48352 16419 2601 159804 114092 22856 22856 11115 10036 1079 56880 42660 7110 7110 19314 7704 11610 OTHER EXHIBITION COSTS 94241 68884 10622 14735 INSTALLATION COSTS 32168 31908 260 FRAMING 20043 7436 235 12372 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 17185 4172 11963 1050 45135 20170 16616 8349 1346990 844301 280869 221820 365676 140660 1613392 1378496 10987 52170 91743 62166 49168 8425 587766 332010 310619 255756 964349 869635 3405934 2767308 118628 77779 997059 897226 1115687 975005 X 2280247 1782303 10000 10000 2290247 1792303 3405934 2767308 -497944 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 904985 1230815 1108331 982590 660400 4887121 904985 1230815 1108331 982590 660400 4887121 282664 4604457 52 2292 46079 81570 65521 195514 14890 182 6715 558 275 22620 5105255 2459585 0.90190 0.89260 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 491205 243214 247991 61631 56999 4632 34930 31797 3133 255756 SECURITY DEPOSITS 106628 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 763007 869635 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 897226 897226 951390 23040 79304 102344 849046 0 849046 1449334 23040 79304 102344 1346990 0 1346990 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD AS A PROGRAM EXPENSE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 79,304. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD AS A PROGRAM EXPENSE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 79,304. BENEFIT EVENT 317150 299509 17641 17641 317150 299509 17641 17641 17641 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MATTHEW HIGGS DIRECTOR/CHIEF CURATOR 143864 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43733 0 187597 0 0 0 X 16 136800 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS AND IS REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR REVIEW, THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD FINANCIAL CHAIR ALSO REVIEW THE DRAFT 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY PROTECTS THE INTERESTS OF WHITE COLUMNS WHEN IT IS CONTEMPLATING ENTERING INTO A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT MIGHT BENEFIT THE PRIVATE INTEREST OF AN OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY OR MIGHT RESULT IN A POSSIBLE EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS ARE MADE AT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD LEVEL, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS: THE BOARD PRESIDENT, THE FINANCIAL CHAIR, AND THE LEGAL CONSULT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS MADE, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 STAFF COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, SPECIFICALLY UPON ADVISEMENT FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND BOARD FINANCIAL CHAIR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAY RECOMMEND RAISES IN SALARY FOR OFFICE POSITIONS BESIDES HIS OWN, BUT IT IS ONLY UPON APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND FINANCIAL CHAIR THAT AN INCREASE IN REMUNERATION CAN BE ESTABLISHED FOR STAFF MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATION POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.