Nonprofit · EIN 13-2947412
PRINTED MATTER INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,004,640 | $2,686,955 | -$682,315 | $2,077,586 | $1,613,537 | $464,049 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $2,709,029 | $3,323,448 | -$614,419 | $2,935,444 | $1,813,604 | $1,121,840 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,110,847
- of which government grants
- $108,625
- Program service revenue
- $277,502
- Investment income
- $25,007
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $5,654
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $590,111
- Other revenue
- $591,284
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $142,604
- Other salaries and wages
- $971,445
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,381,335
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15,791
- Accounting fees
- $153,056
- Occupancy
- $302,653
- Travel
- $62,825
- Depreciation
- $94,114
- Program services (functional)
- $1,754,740
- Management and general (functional)
- $449,891
- Fundraising (functional)
- $482,324
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,935,444
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,077,586
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,613,537
- Net assets, end of year
- $464,049
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,817
- Publicly traded securities
- $638,923
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$48,992
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $513,041
- Gross receipts
- $2,900,489
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 19
- Year formed
- 1976
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LESLEY MARTIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $111,657 | $9,095 |
| KRISTA MANRIQUE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,114 | $10,767 |
| ELYSE BENENSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| TAUBA AUERBACH | CO-VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND CHA | CO-VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY PETERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL COSSU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP AARONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY CARR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE CHERMAYEFF | BOARD MEMBER (TO 12/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDAN DUGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON HENDRICKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KIEHL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LEIBER | BOARD MEMBER (TO 12/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NONTSIKELELO MUTITI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINA NITSCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAMEELAH JANAN RASHEED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL MPAGI SEPUYA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCAS ZWIRNER | BOARD MEMBER (TO 12/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTA MANRIQUE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,160 | $10,715 |
| MAX SCHUMANN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TO SEPT. 2023) Officer | 40 | $85,449 | $7,329 |
| PHILIP AARONS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| TAUBA AUERBACH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY PETERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL COSSU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELYSE BENENSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY CARR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND CHA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE CHERMAYEFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDAN DUGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON HENDRICKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KIEHL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LEIBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NONTSIKELELO MUTITI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINA NITSCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAMEELAH JANAN RASHEED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MPAGI SEPUYA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCAS ZWIRNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLEY MARTIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF JAN. 2024) Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 231 11TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10001-1206
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PHILIP AARONS, 231 11TH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10001
- Signed the 990
- TIMOTHY PETERSON, TREASURER
- Phone
- (212) 925-0325
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
TO FOSTER THE APPRECIATION, DISSEMINATION, AND UNDERSTANDING OF ARTISTS' PUBLICATIONS, DEFINED AS BOOKS OR OTHER EDITIONED PUBLICATIONS CONCEIVED BY ARTISTS AS ART WORKS, OR, MORE SUCCINCTLY, AS "ARTWORK FOR THE PAGE."
Program accomplishments
- PRINTED MATTER IS THE WORLD'S LEADING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF ARTISTS' BOOKS AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS. IN FY25, PRINTED MATTER OFFERED A UNIQUE VENUE FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE WITH MORE THAN 15,000 ARTISTS' BOOKS BY ARTISTS AND PUBLISHERS AT OUR NEW YORK CITY-BASED SPACE; PRODUCED 5 EXHIBITIONS AND 2 WINDOW INSTALLATIONS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH ARTISTS, ARCHIVISTS, AND CURATORS; RELEASED TWO ARTIST BOOKS, "TAYSIR BATNIJI: JUST IN CASE AND "JAGUAR GROUP" BY ISADORA REISNER; PROVIDED COLLECTION CONSULTATIONS FOR MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES; WELCOMED CLASS VISITS FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES; AND LAUNCHED A NEW PRINTED MATTER PUBLISHER WORK GRANT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WAGNER FOUNDATION THAT OFFERS SIGNIFICANT CAPACITY-BUILDING FUNDS TO ARTIST-PUBLISHERS. IN FY25, PRINTED MATTER ALSO PRESENTED A LONG AWAITED RETURN TO THE WEST COAST, WELCOMING OVER 12,000 VISITORS TO OUR LA ART BOOK FAIR. THE FAIR TOOK PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PARTNERSHIP AT ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN IN PASADENA, AND HOSTED 250 EXHIBITORS PARTICIPATING FROM AROUND THE WORLD, PROVIDING AN UNPARALLELED PLATFORM TO CONNECT IN PERSONAL AND IMMEDIATE WAYS WITH THOUSANDS OF VISITORS, BOTH AT THEIR EXHIBITOR BOOTHS AND THROUGH MORE THAN 80 CONVERSATIONS, BOOK SIGNINGS, AND PERFORMANCES.Expenses $1,754,740 · revenue $867,613
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
- 13-2947412
- 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
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A330)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,077,586
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,900,489
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,037,823 | $2,813,819 | $4,007,930 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,451,148 | $2,375,529 | $3,490,140 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about PRINTED MATTER INC
- What is the EIN of PRINTED MATTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PRINTED MATTER INC is 13-2947412.
- Is PRINTED MATTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to PRINTED MATTER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PRINTED MATTER 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 PRINTED MATTER 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 PRINTED MATTER 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 PRINTED MATTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PHILIP AARONS.
- Who are the officers and directors of PRINTED MATTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $111,657 (LESLEY MARTIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PRINTED MATTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,004,640, expenses of $2,686,955 and total assets of $2,077,586 at year end.
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