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Nonprofit · EIN 13-3258418

THE FOUNDATION FOR A CIVIL SOCIETY LTD

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10028

Financials

$355K$363K2023$280K$302K2024$151K$253K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE FOUNDATION FOR A CIVIL SOCIETY LTD by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$151,478$252,635-$101,157$124,342$1,816$122,526
December 31, 2024990$280,153$302,478-$22,325$225,728$2,045$223,683
December 31, 2023990$354,877$363,071-$8,194$248,031$2,023$246,008
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$151,478
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$27,958
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$60,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$64,859
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$14,250
Occupancy
$14,375
Program services (functional)
$203,240
Management and general (functional)
$49,395

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$225,728
Total assets, end of year
$124,342
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,816
Net assets, end of year
$122,526
Net assets without donor restrictions
$62,467
Net assets with donor restrictions
$60,059
Gross receipts
$151,478
Employees
1
Year formed
1990
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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Wendy LuersPresident
Officer
40$60,000
Carolyn Seely WienerChairman
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Adrian A BarsoraDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Slavka B GlaserDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Pavel OlivaDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Jennifer Lee DelaurentisDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Katia L MeadDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Theodore SedgwickDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Jeanne L HilsingerDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Countess Maria Beatrice ArcoDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Geoffrey HoguetDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Katarina MathernovaDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Charlotta KotikDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Marica VilcekDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
George BiddleDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Rona KileyDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Woodrow CampbellDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Ene Fiisna GreenfieldDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Katrin HansingDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
William LeograndeDirector
Trustee or director
0.1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
WENDY LUERSPRESIDENT
Officer
40$60,000
CAROLYN SEELY WIENERCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
0.1$0
ADRIAN A BASORADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
SLAVKA B GLASERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
PAVEL OLIVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
JENNIFER LEE DELAURENTISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
KATIA L MEADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
THEODORE SEDGWICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
JEANNE L HILSINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
COUNTESS MARIA BEATRICE ARCODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
GEOFFREY HOGUETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
KATARINA MATHERNOVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
CHARLOTTA KOTIKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
MARICA VILCEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
GEORGE BIDDLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
RONA KILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
WOODROW CAMPBELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
ENE RIISNA GREENFIELDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
KATRIN HANSINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
WILLIAM LEOGRANDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
WENDY LUERSPRESIDENT
Officer
40$60,000
CAROLYN SEELY WIENERCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
0.1$0
ADRIAN A BASORADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
SLAVKA B GLASERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
PAVEL OLIVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
JENNIFER LEE DELAURENTISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
KATIA L MEADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
THEODORE SEDGWICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
JEANNE L HILSINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
COUNTESS MARIA BEATRICE ARCODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
GEOFFREY HOGUETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
KATARINA MATHERNOVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
CHARLOTTA KOTIKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
MARICA VILCEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
GEORGE BIDDLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
RONA KILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0
WOODROW CAMPBELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
25 E END AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10028-7052
In care of
% WENDY LUERS
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Wendy Luers, C/O Wendy Luers 25 East End Ave 1B, New York, NY 10028
Signed the 990
Wendy Luers, President
Phone
(212) 980-4584
Return prepared by
NK CPA Advisors

Mission

FOR OVER 30 YEARS, FCS HAS WORKED WITH LEADING NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, STATES, GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO ENGAGE SOCIETIES AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE UNITED STATES THROUGH DIPLOMATIC AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • NCAC - TO PROMOTE CULTURAL DIPLOMACY IN THE CARIBBEAN WITH THREE PROGRAMS: 1) SUPPORT MAJOR AMERICAN ARTISTS TO VISIT AND CELEBRATE THEIR CULTURE. 2) SEND US ART PROFESSIONALS TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION, LECTURE, TEACH WITH VISUAL MATERIAL AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF PHOTOGRAPHY. 3) SUPPORTING ART PROFESSIONALS FROM ABROAD TO VISIT/INTERN AND PURSUE GENERAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT IN THE US WITH MAJOR INSTITUTIONS.
    Expenses $115,104 · grants $27,958 · revenue $25,000
  • IRAN - THE IRAN PROJECT PUBLISHES NUMEROUS REPORTS, BRIEFINGS, ARTICLES AND OP-EDS ON THE DIPLOMATIC TRACK AS THE BEST ALTERNATIVE TO HALTING AND ROLLING BACK IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. BECAUSE THIS IS A VITAL NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES AND THAT OF OUR ALLIES. THE IRAN PROJECT ENGAGES A BROAD RANGE OF FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERTS IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF OUR WORK. THE IRAN PROJECT IS NON-PARTISAN IN NATURE, AND MEETS WITH VARIOUS DECISION MAKERS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, TREASURY AND CONGRESS, TO SHARE INFORMATION ON THE COMPLEX MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN AND PROVIDE EXPERT ANALYSIS.
    Expenses $88,136 · revenue $60,000

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, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-3258418
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
1984
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$124,342
Income (IRS master file)
$151,478

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$151,478$252,635$124,342XML
990December 2024$280,153$302,478$225,728XML
990December 2023$354,877$363,071$248,031XML
990December 2022$313,952$398,619$260,571IRS
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 13-3258418).

Questions about THE FOUNDATION FOR A CIVIL SOCIETY LTD

What is the EIN of THE FOUNDATION FOR A CIVIL SOCIETY LTD?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE FOUNDATION FOR A CIVIL SOCIETY LTD is 13-3258418.
Is THE FOUNDATION FOR A CIVIL SOCIETY LTD tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
Are donations to THE FOUNDATION FOR A CIVIL SOCIETY LTD tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE FOUNDATION FOR A CIVIL SOCIETY LTD 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 THE FOUNDATION FOR A CIVIL SOCIETY LTD due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THE FOUNDATION FOR A CIVIL SOCIETY LTD last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of THE FOUNDATION FOR A CIVIL SOCIETY LTD?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Wendy Luers.
Who are the officers and directors of THE FOUNDATION FOR A CIVIL SOCIETY LTD?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $60,000 (Wendy Luers, President).
How much revenue does THE FOUNDATION FOR A CIVIL SOCIETY LTD have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $151,478, expenses of $252,635 and total assets of $124,342 at year end.

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