Nonprofit · EIN 13-1787503
RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10016
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,156,350 | $1,360,894 | -$204,544 | $3,957,338 | $182,932 | $3,774,406 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,049,093 | $1,288,197 | -$239,104 | $3,775,892 | $174,239 | $3,601,653 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $940,220 | $1,264,028 | -$323,808 | $3,551,823 | $144,369 | $3,407,454 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $438,521
- Membership dues
- $392,348
- Program service revenue
- $640,122
- Investment income
- $77,688
- Other revenue
- $19
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $85,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $181,956
- Other salaries and wages
- $291,809
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $594,726
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,444
- Accounting fees
- $30,000
- Program services (functional)
- $1,047,479
- Management and general (functional)
- $284,418
- Fundraising (functional)
- $28,997
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,775,892
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,957,338
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $182,932
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,774,406
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,565,722
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,352,899
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $421,507
- Gross receipts
- $1,156,350
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 19
- Year formed
- 1954
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARLA ZECHER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $141,140 | $15,316 |
| JOHN DECKER THRU 1224 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $12,000 | $0 |
| BRIAN MAXSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $4,000 | $0 |
| MARJORIE RUBRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $4,000 | $0 |
| BARBARA FUCHS | OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $2,000 | $0 |
| ANGELICA DURAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $2,000 | $0 |
| CECILE FROMONT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $1,500 | $0 |
| HERMAN BENNETT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES SHULMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS TERPSTRA | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| OWEN WILLIAMS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRONWEN WILSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SUREKHA DAVIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER DESILVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERA KELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICARDO PADRN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH PENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAY SIEMENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA TOMASSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORNESHA TWEEDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARLA ZECHER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $133,462 | $15,764 |
| JOHN DECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $12,000 | $0 |
| ANGELICA DURAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $2,000 | $0 |
| CECILE FROMONT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $2,000 | $0 |
| MIHOKO SUZUKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $2,000 | $0 |
| MARA WADE | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS TERPSTRA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| HERMAN BENNETT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| OWEN WILLIAMS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES SHULMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HILAIRE KALLENDORF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY KIRCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD FREEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMAR HERZIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICARDO PADRON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FARAH BAZZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY SIEMENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH PENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARLA ZECHER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $129,280 | $21,485 |
| JOHN DECKER | DIRECTOR Officer | 8 | $12,000 | $0 |
| MIHOKO SUZUKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $3,000 | $0 |
| ANGELICA DURAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $2,500 | $0 |
| DAVID MARSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $2,000 | $0 |
| CECILE FROMONT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $2,000 | $0 |
| SUREKHA DAVIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $2,000 | $0 |
| MARA WADE | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS TERPSTRA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| HERMAN BENNETT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| OWEN WILLIAMS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES SHULMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HILAIRE KALLENDORF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY KIRCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD FREEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMAR HERZIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICARDO PADRN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W DAVID MYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FARAH BAZZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 365 FIFTH AVENUE 5405, NEW YORK, NY 10016-4309
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CARLA ZECHER, 365 FIFTH AVENUE 5405, NEW YORK, NY 10016
- Signed the 990
- CARLA ZECHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (201) 429-5076
- Website
- WWW.RSA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DERMODY BURKE & BROWN CPAS LLC
Mission
THE RSA FOSTERS INITIATIVES THAT FEATURE INNOVATIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES WITH WELL-ESTABLISHED METHODOLOGIES. IT SPONSORS DIGITAL AND PRINT PUBLICATIONS TO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE, ORGANIZES IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS TO BRING TOGETHER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF INQUIRY AND PRACTICE, AND PROMOTES THE WORKS OF ITS MEMBERS IN THE FIELD OF RENAISSANCE STUDIES.
Program accomplishments
- BRINGS TOGETHER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF INQUIRY AND PRACTICE, AND PROMOTES THE WORKS OF ITS MEMBERS IN THE FIELD OF RENAISSANCE STUDIES.Expenses $1,047,479 · grants $85,500 · revenue $640,122
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
- 13-1787503
- 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
- 1959
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,957,338
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,156,350
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,156,350 | $1,360,894 | $3,957,338 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,049,093 | $1,288,197 | $3,775,892 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $940,220 | $1,264,028 | $3,551,823 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,015,670 | $1,516,046 | $3,727,340 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 13-1787503).
Questions about RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC
- What is the EIN of RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC is 13-1787503.
- Is RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1959.
- Are donations to RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA 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 RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA 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 RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA 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 RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CARLA ZECHER.
- Who are the officers and directors of RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $141,140 (CARLA ZECHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,156,350, expenses of $1,360,894 and total assets of $3,957,338 at year end.
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