Nonprofit · EIN 13-2869113
HOUSE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10013
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $736,591 | $941,897 | -$205,306 | $641,932 | $120,345 | $521,587 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,122,586 | $863,570 | $259,016 | $854,473 | $153,192 | $701,281 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $804,592 | $919,504 | -$114,912 | $658,205 | $215,940 | $442,265 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $355,813
- of which government grants
- $98,490
- Program service revenue
- $315,704
- Investment income
- $10,442
- Royalties
- $24,294
- Net rental income
- $27,000
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $2,913
- Other revenue
- $54,632
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $190,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $302,201
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $571,158
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $418
- Accounting fees
- $56,920
- Occupancy
- $66,920
- Travel
- $66,096
- Depreciation
- $1,064
- Program services (functional)
- $786,740
- Management and general (functional)
- $102,618
- Fundraising (functional)
- $52,539
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $854,473
- Total assets, end of year
- $641,932
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $120,345
- Net assets, end of year
- $521,587
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,669
- Publicly traded securities
- $279
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $271,587
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $250,000
- Gross receipts
- $775,187
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1968
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH LERNER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $102,300 | $9,329 |
| MEREDITH MONK | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $88,000 | $5,365 |
| SEVERN TAYLOR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SWATI DESAI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KERI CHRIST | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SEBASTIAAN BREMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZIZI MUELLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MCNEILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CORINNA DURLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE CHARLES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAJA CHEECK | BOARD MMEBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHIEN YUEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH LERNER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $94,470 | $10,202 |
| MEREDITH MONK | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $88,000 | $0 |
| SEVERN TAYLOR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SWATI DESAI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KERI CHRIST | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SEBASTIAAN BREMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZIZI MUELLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MCNEILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CORINNA DURLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE CHARLES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAJA CHEECK | BOARD MMEBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHIEN YUEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRSTIN KAPUSTIK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (resigned March 2023) Officer | 40 | $95,355 | $2,438 |
| MEREDITH MONK | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $84,908 | $5,184 |
| SARAH LERNER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (from March 2023 to present) Officer | 40 | $68,045 | $9,753 |
| SEVERN TAYLOR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SWATI DESAI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KERI CHRIST | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SEBASTIAAN BREMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBIE FOSHAY | BOARD MEMBER (resigned February 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZIZI MUELLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STUART MORRISON | BOARD MEMBER (resigned February 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MCNEILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CORINNA DURLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE CHARLES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAJA CHEECK | BOARD MMEBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHIEN YUEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 260 W BROADWAY STE 2, NEW YORK, NY 10013-2260
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SEVERN TAYLOR, 260 WEST BROADWAY 2, NEW YORK, NY 10013
- Signed the 990
- SEVERN TAYLOR, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (212) 904-1330
- Website
- www.meredithmonk.org
- Return prepared by
- RICH AND BANDER LLP
Mission
FOUNDED IN 1971, THE HOUSE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, INC. (THE HOUSE) IS A NONPROFIT PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO PROMOTE, DISSEMINATE AND CELEBRATE THE WORK OF THE ICONIC AMERICAN ARTIST MEREDITH MONK. FOR THE PAST 46 YEARS, THE HOUSE HAS SERVED AS A VEHICLE TO SHARE MONKS WORK WITH THE WORLD. THE HOUSE PROVIDES DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT, PRODUCTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR MONK AND MEREDITH MONK & VOCAL ENSEMBLE. THE HOUSES CORE PROGRAMMING INCLUDES LIVE PERFORMANCES, FILM SCREENINGS, ARTIST TALKS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND WORKSHOPS FOR PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. THE HOUSE IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING A LEGACY FOR MONK AND TO SHARING HER PROLIFIC BODY OF WORK WITH FUTURE GENERATIONS OF ARTISTS, SCHOLARS AND THE PUBLIC.
Program accomplishments
- In fiscal year 2025, The House Foundation for the Arts, Inc. celebrated Merediths 60th Performance Season and her artistic legacy NYC. Programmatic accomplishments include a sold-out, 10-performance run of Indras Net at the Park Avenue Armory. Performances of Meredith Monk with Katie Geissinger and Allison Sniffin in Concert were done in Houston, Texas and Claremont, CA. Performances of Duet Behavior with Meredith Monk and John Hollenbeck were done at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, and in Lisbon, Porto and Budapest. Meredith was Artist in Residence at the Kaufman School of Music and Juilliard. In addition, The House Foundation offered a fall online workshop series and a Summer 2024/Spring 2025 in-person workshop Series led by current and past members of Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble to interested participants around the world.Expenses $786,740 · revenue $315,704
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
- 13-2869113
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A026)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $641,932
- Income (IRS master file)
- $775,187
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $736,591 | $941,897 | $641,932 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,122,586 | $863,570 | $854,473 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $804,592 | $919,504 | $658,205 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,012,293 | $861,523 | $629,706 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 13-2869113).
Questions about HOUSE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC
- What is the EIN of HOUSE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOUSE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC is 13-2869113.
- Is HOUSE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to HOUSE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOUSE FOUNDATION FOR THE 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 HOUSE FOUNDATION FOR THE 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 HOUSE FOUNDATION FOR THE 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 HOUSE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SEVERN TAYLOR.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOUSE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $102,300 (SARAH LERNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HOUSE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $736,591, expenses of $941,897 and total assets of $641,932 at year end.
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