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Nonprofit · EIN 13-2548780

QUEEN SOFIA SPANISH INSTITUTE INC

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10022

Financials

$1.5M$1.2M2023$1.6M$1.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of QUEEN SOFIA SPANISH INSTITUTE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,632,452$1,446,649$185,803$27,903,377$120,345$27,783,032
December 31, 2023990$1,495,228$1,234,638$260,590$26,713,798$44,575$26,669,223
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$700,136
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,062,969
Net gain from sales of assets
$87,772
Net income from fundraising events
-$130,865
Net income from sales of inventory
$212
Other revenue
-$130,653

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$94,027
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$294,091
Other salaries and wages
$277,321
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$754,072
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$36,775
Occupancy
$46,509
Travel
$3,381
Program services (functional)
$1,168,907
Management and general (functional)
$222,075
Fundraising (functional)
$55,667

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$26,713,798
Total assets, end of year
$27,903,377
Total liabilities, end of year
$120,345
Net assets, end of year
$27,783,032
Land, buildings and equipment
$20,000
Publicly traded securities
$27,736,475
Net assets without donor restrictions
$27,783,032
Gross receipts
$14,166,962
Employees
5
Volunteers
16
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARIA BEGONIA SANTOSPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$222,600$61,091
PEGGY HOLDER-JONESDIR. ADMIN & ACCOUNTING
Highest-paid employee
40$133,300$45,072
PILAR LLADO ARBURUACHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JOSE PEPE FANJULVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JOAN TRANTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
PATRICE DEGNAN ERQUICIASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
ALICIA ALCOCER KOPLOWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID ASKRENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARIA LUISA CANOVASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
DR CARLOS CORDON-CARDODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DIXIE DE LUCADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
20$0$0
BEGONA DE ROS RAVENTOSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARISA FALCO DE GODODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANTONIO GARRIGUES WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PROFESSOR RICHARD KAGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
30$0$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NANCY KISSINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CARMEN REVIRIEGODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ISABEL STUDE LUMMISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARIA BEGONIA SANTOSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & COO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$205,000$67,496
PEGGY HOLDER-JONESDIR. ADMIN & ACCOUNTING
Highest-paid employee
40$121,000$41,521
PILAR LLADO ARBURUACHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JOSE PEPE FANJULVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
PATRICE DEGNANPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
JOAN TRANTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
GABRIEL COOPERMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALICIA ALCOCER KOPLOWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID ASKRENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MARIA LUISA CANOVASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
30$0$0
DR CARLOS CORDON-CARDODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DIXIE DE LUCADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
30$0$0
MARISA FALCO DE GODODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ANTONIO GARRIGUES WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PROFESSOR RICHARD KAGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
30$0$0
NANCY KISSINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CARMEN REVIRIEGODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
445 PARK AVE FL 9, NEW YORK, NY 10022-8606
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOAN TRANT, 445 PARK AVENUE 9TH FLOOR 903, NEW YORK, NY 10022
Signed the 990
JOAN TRANT, TREASURER
Phone
(212) 628-0420
Return prepared by
CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP

Mission

TO FURTHER, IN THE UNITED STATES, AN INTEREST IN THE CULTURE, LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, ART, MUSIC, HISTORY AND CUSTOMS OF SPAIN AND ITS HERITAGE. (SEE SCHEDULE O)

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • WEBPAGE: SEE SCHEDULE O.
    Expenses $45,696
  • ANNUAL TRANSLATION PRIZE: SEE SCHEDULE O.
    Expenses $27,406
  • ANALOGUES SITES EXHIBITION: SEE SCHEDULE O.
    Expenses $34,772 · grants $10,000
  • QSSI IN MADRID (PRIMERAS JORNADOS):TO ENSURE THAT SPAIN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES IS DULY RECOGNIZED IN THE OFFICIAL CELEBRATIONS TO BE HELD IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2026, THE QUEEN SOFA SPANISH INSTITUTE, AS PART OF ITS "AMERICA&SPAIN250" INITIATIVE, AND THE RAMN ARECES FOUNDATION PRESENT THE FIRST CONFERENCE ON 250 YEARS OF RELATIONS BETWEEN SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. SUNSET GALA AT THE ALHAMBRA: THE SUNSET GALA AT THE ALHAMBRA SUPPORTED RESEARCH ON ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES. THE QSSI AND ITS FRIENDS ARE PROUD SUPPORTERS OF THIS CAUSE. THE GALA TOOK PLACE AT THE PARADOR DE GRANADA, FOLLOWED BY A DANCE PERFORMANCE BY THE NATIONAL BALLET OF SPAIN AT THE IMPRESSIVE GENERALIFE THEATER OF THE ALHAMBRA PALACE IN GRANADA.(1) AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM: A SPECIAL PRESENTATION FRANCESC TOSQUELLES: AVANT-GARDE PSYCHIATRY AND THE BIRTH OF ART BRUTTHIS SPECIAL EVENT PRESENTED AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE NEW EXHIBITION ABOUT THE SPANISH PSYCHIATRIST FRANCESC TOSQUELLES AND FEATURED A CONVERSATION ABOUT ADVANCES IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH FOLLOWED BY PRIVATE TOURS OF THE EXHIBITION. GUESTS JOINED THE QUEEN SOFA SPANISH INSTITUTE AND THE AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM FOR AN AFTER-HOURS EVENT WITH UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES ON THE NEW EXHIBITION, PRIVATE TOURS, AND LIGHT REFRESHMENTS.(2) 15TH EDITION OF THE CONFERENCIA MBA ESPANA: THE QUEEN SOFA SPANISH INSTITUTE IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE CONFERENCE AND OPENING EVENT OF THE 15TH EDITION OF CONFERENCIA MBA ESPAA HELD THIS YEAR AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. CONFERENCIA MBA ESPAA WAS A TWO-DAY EVENT OF LECTURES AND NETWORKING EVENTS WHERE SPANISH LEADERS IN BUSINESS SHARED THEIR EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES WITH MBA STUDENTS FROM TOP AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES.(3) (3) JUNIOR COMMITTEE EVENTS(4) (4) ANNIVERSARY VIDEO(5) (5) MECUSA: THE QUEEN SOFA SPANISH INSTITUTE IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE EXHIBITION AND OPENING OF ELLAS SON CIENCIA/ WOMEN ARE SCIENCE BY MECUSA & SPANISH ILLUSTRATOR QUAN ZHOU HELD AT NYU-KJCC.USA(6) (6) TALIA AWARD: "THE RED ROSE" BY PRTT WINS THE 2024 AWARD(7) QUIZSTORY PODCAST(8) GENERAL PROGRAM EXPENSES.
    Expenses $1,061,033 · grants $84,027

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-2548780
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
1955
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$27,903,377
Income (IRS master file)
$14,166,962

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,632,452$1,446,649$27,903,377XML
990December 2023$1,495,228$1,234,638$26,713,798XML
990December 2022$1,136,483$1,193,719$25,473,020IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 13-2548780).

Questions about QUEEN SOFIA SPANISH INSTITUTE INC

What is the EIN of QUEEN SOFIA SPANISH INSTITUTE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of QUEEN SOFIA SPANISH INSTITUTE INC is 13-2548780.
Is QUEEN SOFIA SPANISH INSTITUTE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1955.
Are donations to QUEEN SOFIA SPANISH INSTITUTE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does QUEEN SOFIA SPANISH INSTITUTE 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 QUEEN SOFIA SPANISH INSTITUTE INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did QUEEN SOFIA SPANISH INSTITUTE INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of QUEEN SOFIA SPANISH INSTITUTE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JOAN TRANT.
Who are the officers and directors of QUEEN SOFIA SPANISH INSTITUTE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $222,600 (MARIA BEGONIA SANTOS, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does QUEEN SOFIA SPANISH INSTITUTE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,632,452, expenses of $1,446,649 and total assets of $27,903,377 at year end.

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