Nonprofit · EIN 13-1669334
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10017
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,147,060 | $4,411,614 | -$264,554 | $19,997,209 | $8,856,688 | $11,140,521 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,066,219 | $3,809,199 | -$742,980 | $18,055,658 | $7,029,366 | $11,026,292 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,808,285 | $3,504,593 | -$696,308 | $19,235,834 | $8,307,892 | $10,927,942 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,103,779
- of which government grants
- $111,795
- Program service revenue
- $2,510,128
- Investment income
- $347,305
- Net rental income
- $328,601
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $95,258
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$142,753
- Other revenue
- $185,848
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $694,143
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,251,163
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,392,234
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,817
- Accounting fees
- $60,000
- Occupancy
- $215,170
- Travel
- $57,951
- Depreciation
- $183,225
- Program services (functional)
- $2,646,777
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,224,076
- Fundraising (functional)
- $540,761
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,055,658
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,997,209
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,856,688
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,140,521
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,838,464
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,685,875
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,024,399
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,116,122
- Gross receipts
- $7,172,704
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 1909
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAULINE WILLIS | DIRECTOR AND CEO Officer | 35 | $262,416 | $17,325 |
| CAROLINE CHIN | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND CFO Officer | 35 | $153,867 | $19,370 |
| NICHOLAS MARINOFF COHN | DIR. OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $121,009 | $18,616 |
| RUSSELL LORD | DIR. OF EXHIB. & CURATORIAL INITIATI Officer | 35 | $96,910 | $8,360 |
| SYDNEY LESTIN BRIGGS | DIRECTOR OF REGISTRATION Officer | 35 | $25,696 | $7,478 |
| MARTHA MACMILLAN | CHAIR EMERITA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BELFER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMERLY RORSCHACH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM L FREUDENHEIM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY HIRSCHEL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAPERA RYAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD S LANE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN TAYLOR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY SHACK BARBARNELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BINSTOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN J FERRISO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEE WHITE GALVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN GRIMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MADIGAN JOST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY LAPIDES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARNOLD L LEHMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY M LOEWY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAIRE MARMION | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARE MCKEON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN REILY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER ROLLINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETSY PINOVER SCHIFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES S SNYDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BELINDA TATE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONIQUE WARSHAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDRA WARSHAWSKY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL WEISS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLISON WHITING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIAN ZUGAZAGOITIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAULINE WILLIS | DIRECTOR AND CEO Officer | 35 | $237,320 | $16,397 |
| CAROLINE CHIN | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND CFO Officer | 35 | $150,397 | $16,975 |
| RUSSELL LORD | DIR. OF EXHIB. & CURATORIAL INITIATIVES Officer | 35 | $94,404 | $8,138 |
| ORIAN NEUMANN | DIR. OF EXHIB. & REG. UNTIL SEPT. 2023 Officer | 35 | $79,164 | $9,631 |
| MARTHA MACMILLAN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEIGH FERNANDEZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM L FREUDENHEIM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY HIRSCHEL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAPERA RYAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD S LANE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN TAYLOR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY SHACK BARBARNELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BELFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BINSTOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS P CAMPBELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BORYNACK CLARK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN J FERRISO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE WHITE GALVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE R LA NASA | TRUSTEE - UNTIL BEG. OF 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARNOLD L LEHMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY M LOEWY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERRILL MAHAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAIRE MARMION | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARE MCKEON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCCRACKEN NEW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMERLY RORSCHACH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY PINOVER SCHIFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES S SNYDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BELINDA TATE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE WARSHAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA WARSHAWSKY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL WEISS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIAN ZUGAZAGOITIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MADIGAN JOST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAULINE FORLENZA | DIRECTOR AND CEO Officer | 35 | $237,463 | $19,450 |
| CAROLINE CHIN | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR & CFO Officer | 35 | $148,984 | $13,912 |
| ORIAN NEUMANN | DIR OF EXHIB. & REGISTRATION Officer | 35 | $104,464 | $13,506 |
| ANDREW ESCHELBACHER | DIR. OF CURATORIAL AFFAIRS Officer | 35 | $69,936 | $8,873 |
| MARTHA MACMILLAN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEIGH FERNANDEZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM L FREUDENHEIM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY HIRSCHEL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAPERA RYAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD S LANE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN TAYLOR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY SHACK BARBARNELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BELFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BINSTOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS P CAMPBELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BORYNACK CLARK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN J FERRISO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE WHITE GALVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPH R LA NASA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARNOLD L LEHMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY M LOEWY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERRILL MAHAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAIRE MARMION | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARE E MCKEON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCCRACKEN NEW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMERLY RORSCHACH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY PINOVER SCHIFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES S SNYDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BELINDA TATE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE WARSHAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA WARSHAWSKY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL WEISS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIAN ZUGAZAGOITIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MADIGAN JOST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL LORD | DIR. OF EXHIB. & CURATORIAL INITIATIVES Officer | 35 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 305 EAST 47TH STREET 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10017-2312
- In care of
- % CAROLINE CHIN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAULINE FORLENZA, 305 EAST 47TH STREET 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10017
- Signed the 990
- PAULINE FORLENZA, DIRECTOR AND CEO
- Phone
- (212) 998-7700
- Website
- WWW.AFAWEB.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MITCHELL & TITUS LLP
Mission
THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INITIATES AND ORGANIZES A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM OF ART EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO BENEFIT THE MUSEUM COMMUNITY AND ENRICH THE PUBLIC'S EXPERIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF ART AND CULTURE.
Program accomplishments
- SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1909, THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS (AFA) HAS BEEN INITIATING AND ORGANIZING EXHIBITIONS OF BOTH CRITICAL AND POPULAR ACCLAIM. AFA EXHIBITIONS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS IN CANADA, LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA.THE AFA'S CURATORS INITIATE CONCEPTS FOR EXHIBITIONS, SELECT THE LEADING SCHOLARS IN THE FIELD TO ACT AS THE GUEST CURATOR FOR EACH PROJECT, AND THEN, TOGETHER WITH PUBLICATIONS, EDUCATION, AND REGISTRARIAL STAFF, ORGANIZE ALL ASPECTS OF THE EXHIBITION AND ITS TOUR, INCLUDING THE PUBLICATION OF THE CATALOG AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE AFA HAS APPROXIMATELY THIRTY EXHIBITIONS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. SINCE THE ORGANIZATION'S INCEPTION, APPROXIMATELY THREE THOUSAND EXHIBITIONS HAVE TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD UNDER ITS AUSPICES. TODAY, AFA EXHIBITIONS ARE SHOWN AT MUSEUMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ABROAD, ATTRACTING AUDIENCES OF MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY-STATISTICS THAT POSITION THE AFA IN LINE WITH THE TEN MOST VISITED ART MUSEUMS IN THE COUNTRY.Expenses $2,646,777 · revenue $2,510,128
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-1669334
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A030)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $19,997,209
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,172,704
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,147,060 | $4,411,614 | $19,997,209 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,066,219 | $3,809,199 | $18,055,658 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,808,285 | $3,504,593 | $19,235,834 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,631,024 | $3,174,442 | $17,315,239 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-1669334).
Questions about AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC is 13-1669334.
- Is AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PAULINE FORLENZA.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 35 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $262,416 (PAULINE WILLIS, DIRECTOR AND CEO).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,147,060, expenses of $4,411,614 and total assets of $19,997,209 at year end.
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