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PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GAIN ON CURRENCY TRANSLATION 57,486. 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 1325122 1253102 72020 157645 14376 5000 1325122 1253102 72020 157645 14376 5000 177021 -105001 0 ARTISTS SPACE INC 11 COURTLANDT ALY NEW YORK NY 10013 132749632 501(C)(3) 21667 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) 21667 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) 21667 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) 21667 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. PRINTED MATTER INC 195 TENTH AVENUE GROUND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10011 132947412 501(C)(3) 21667 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. RECESS ACTIVITIES INC 46 WASHINGTON AVE BROOKLYN NY 11205 271109399 501(C)(3) 21667 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. SCULPTURE CENTER INC 44-19 PURVES STREET LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 131669204 501(C)(3) 21667 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK INC 32-01 VERNON BOULEVARD LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11106 113066597 501(C)(3) 21667 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. STOREFRONT FOR ART AND ARCHITECTURE INC 97 KENMARE ST NEW YORK NY 10012 133525743 501(C)(3) 21667 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. THE DRAWING CENTER INC 35 WOOSTER ST NEW YORK NY 10013 132887872 501(C)(3) 21666 0 COALITION EFFORT OF MID-SIZED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. THE EYEBEAM ATELIER INC 199 COOK ST SUITE 104 BROOKLYN NY 11206 133952075 501(C)(3) 21666 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) 21666 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) 21666 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) 21666 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 189156 0 20000 0 0 0 0 0 16776 0 225932 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 2025, SWISS INSTITUTE (SI) PRESENTED EXHIBITIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, PUBLIC PROGRAM SERIES INCLUDING "THESE SEASONS", AND ITS ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM. NOLAN OSWALD DENNIS: "OVERTURNS" JAN 22 - APR 20 2025 SI PRESENTED "OVERTURNS", THE FIRST INSTITUTIONAL SOLO EXHIBITION IN THE US BY NOLAN OSWALD DENNIS. ON THE OCCASION OF THE EXHIBITION, SI TOGETHER WITH ZEITZ MOCAA, CAPE TOWN AND KOENIG WILL PUBLISH THE FIRST EVER MONOGRAPH ON DENNIS'S PRACTICE. DEBORAH-JOYCE HOLMAN: "CLOSE-UP" JAN 22 - APR 20 2025 "CLOSE-UP" IS THE FIRST INSTITUTIONAL EXHIBITION IN THE US BY DEBORAH-JOYCE HOLMAN, ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KUNSTVEREIN FREIBURG. LOUISE BONNET AND ELIZABETH KING: "DE ANIMA" MAY 7 - SEP 7 2025 "DE ANIMA" BROUGHT TOGETHER, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE WORK OF LOUISE BONNET AND ELIZABETH KING. LOUISE BONNET'S NEW PAINTINGS, ALL MADE ON THE OCCASION OF THE EXHIBITION, FOLLOWED THE ARTIST'S DIALOGUE WITH KING ON GESTURE, EMBODIMENT, AND ART HISTORICAL SOURCES. K ALLADO-MCDOWELL: "THE KNOWN LOST" MAY 7 - SEP 7 2025 "THE KNOWN LOST" IS THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF THE WORK OF WRITER, ARTIST, AND MUSICIAN K ALLADO-MCDOWELL. BAGUS PANDEGA: "DAYA BENDA" SEP 30 2025 - JAN 4 2026 "DAYA BENDA" IS THE FIRST INSTITUTIONAL EXHIBITION OF INDONESIAN ARTIST BAGUS PANDEGA, ORGANIZED IN COLLABORATION WITH KUNSTHALLE BASEL. MONA FILLEUL: "SISSY INSTITUTE" SEP 30 2025 - JAN 4 2026 SI PRESENTED SISSY INSTITUTE, THE FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION BY ARTIST MONA FILLEUL IN THE US. SI READING ROOM | COSTANZA CANDELORO AND LICIT ILLICIT BOOKSHOP: "NO PLOT, JUST STREET" SEP 30 2025 - JAN 4 2026 SI PRESENTED "NO PLOT, JUST STREET", A READING ROOM INSTALLATION BY ARTIST COSTANZA CANDELORO IN COLLABORATION WITH LICIT ILLICIT BOOKSHOP, A MOBILE PLATFORM CO-FOUNDED IN 2020 WITH FRANCESCA CICCONE. "SPORA" THE THIRD SEASON OF "SPORA", THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ARTIST-LED ENVIRONMENTALLY FOCUSED INSTITUTIONAL CRITIQUE CONTINUED ON LONG-TERM VIEW WITH NEWLY COMMISSIONED PROJECTS. EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS AS A CRUCIAL PART OF ITS MISSION, SI PROVIDES ARTIST-LED AND ARTIST-DRIVEN EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES FROM CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS TO TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS, ADULTS, AND SENIORS. THROUGH MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SI'S PROGRAMS ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS DIRECTLY WITH CONTEMPORARY ART AND ARTISTS, FOSTER DIALOGUE THROUGH COLLABORATION AND EXPERIENCES IN ARTMAKING, AND CONNECT URGENT ISSUES WITH CREATIVE EXPLORATION BY REFLECTING ON PROCESS AND PLACE. SI IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND OFFERS MULTIGENERATIONAL ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS, HOSTED IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE INCLUDING: BLOOMBERG ARTS INTERNSHIP / STUDIO INSTITUTE, CHELSEA MUSIC FESTIVAL, EAST VILLAGE INDEPENDENT MERCHANT ASSOCIATION, EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE, FOURTH ARTS BLOCK, FREE ARTS NYC, LSA FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE, NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SOHO ARTS NETWORK, SIROVICH CENTER FOR BALANCED LIVING, AND WYRM FARM SHARE AND WYRM MAGAZINE. EACH YEAR, SI ENGAGES 2,000+ NEW YORK CITY YOUTH, TEENS, FAMILIES, ADULTS, AND SENIORS THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING INCLUDING: TEEN INITIATIVES, THE TEEN COUNCIL (SITC) (A PAID OPPORTUNITY FOR TEEN PROGRAM GRADUATES TO BE INVOLVED IN SI PROGRAMMING YEAR-ROUND), FAMILY HOURS, YOUTH PROGRAM, AND CONTEMPORARY ART TOPICS. "THESE SEASONS", A COMPLIMENTARY AND ONGOING PROGRAM SERIES, GATHERED ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND SCHOLARS TO DEVELOP THEORIES OF NATURE, LANDSCAPE, AND CLIMATE ACTION WITH SEVERAL "SPORA" ARTISTS PARTICIPATING THROUGH TALKS OR PERFORMANCES. SI'S ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM HOSTED ROMAN SELIM KHEREDDINE AND JOSEPH BAAN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PRO HELVETIA. PUBLICATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASPEN MUSEUM, SI PUBLISHED SHUANG LI: "I'M NOT", THE FIRST EVER MONOGRAPH OF SWISS ARTIST SHUANG LI. IN 2025, SI PUBLISHED JAN VORISEK: "PRIVATE FICTIONS", JILL MULLEADY: "FIGHT OR FLIGHT", AND IRENA HAIDUK: "NULA". FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO ADD THE BOARD CHAIR OFFICER POSITION. 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: GAIN ON CURRENCY TRANSLATION 57,486.