Nonprofit · EIN 13-3414346
SWISS INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10003
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,198,232 | $5,011,921 | -$813,689 | $2,842,222 | $3,090,872 | -$248,650 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,894,615 | $7,458,618 | -$2,564,003 | $4,915,620 | $4,408,067 | $507,553 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,224,196 | $5,509,686 | $714,510 | $8,412,980 | $5,296,039 | $3,116,941 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,193,659
- of which government grants
- $713,565
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $9,695
- Net rental income
- $17,000
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$253
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$105,001
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $13,001
- Other revenue
- -$5,122
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $303,333
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $225,932
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,052,874
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,505,380
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,008
- Accounting fees
- $125,800
- Occupancy
- $1,259,366
- Travel
- $233,077
- Depreciation
- $288,605
- Program services (functional)
- $3,618,653
- Management and general (functional)
- $652,398
- Fundraising (functional)
- $740,870
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,915,620
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,842,222
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,090,872
- Net assets, end of year
- -$248,650
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $106,400
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$1,016,658
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $768,008
- Gross receipts
- $5,504,817
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1986
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEFANIE HESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $209,156 | $16,776 |
| THYMAYA PAYNE | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,156 | $15,926 |
| MALAIKA LANGA | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,130 | $15,976 |
| MOJDEH PISHYAR | DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,525 | $16,607 |
| MAJA HOFFMANN | PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL RINGIER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ALLEMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLIVIER AUDEMARS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL BAUMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIPPE BERTHERAT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCESCO BONAMI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE BURGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIMON CASTETS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BICE CURIGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YAN DU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATIFA ECHAKHCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA ECONOMOU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN GARCIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FLORIAN GUTZWILLER | TRUSTEE (THRU JULY) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM KELLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE LEVY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN MARCLAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD PHILLIPS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IWAN WIRTH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEGGY YEOH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLAS PARTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEFANIE HESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $184,271 | $16,546 |
| MOJDEH CUTTER | DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,656 | $16,559 |
| MALAIKA LANGA | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,632 | $16,556 |
| THYMAYA PAYNE | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,348 | $15,559 |
| MAJA HOFFMANN | PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL RINGIER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ALLEMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLIVIER AUDEMARS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL BAUMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIPPE BERTHERAT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCESCO BONAMI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE BURGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIMON CASTETS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BICE CURIGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YAN DU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LATIFA ECHAKHCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA ECONOMOU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GARCIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLORIAN GUTZWILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM KELLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE LEVY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN MARCLAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD PHILLIPS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IWAN WIRTH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY YEOH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEFANIE HESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $164,941 | $14,801 |
| MOJDEH CUTTER | DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIP & TIMEFORART Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,441 | $15,856 |
| MAJA HOFFMANN | PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL RINGIER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ALLEMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLIVIER AUDEMARS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL BAUMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIPPE BERTHERAT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCESCO BONAMI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE BURGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIMON CASTETS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BICE CURIGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YAN DU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LATIFA ECHAKHCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA ECONOMOU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GARCIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLORIAN GUTZWILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM KELLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE LEVY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN MARCLAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD PHILLIPS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IWAN WIRTH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY YEOH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 117 2ND AVE APT 2, NEW YORK, NY 10003-8355
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- STEFANIE HESSLER, 117 SECOND AVE 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10003
- Signed the 990
- STEFANIE HESSLER, DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 925-2035
- Website
- SWISSINSTITUTE.NET
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
SWISS INSTITUTE (SI) IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT CONTEMPORARY ART INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING FORWARD-THINKING AND EXPERIMENTAL ART MAKING THROUGH INNOVATIVE EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION, AND PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTING FORWARD-THINKING AND EXPERIMENTAL ART MAKING THROUGH INNOVATIVE EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ACTIVITY DETAIL)Expenses $3,618,653 · grants $303,333
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3414346
- 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
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A230)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,842,222
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,504,817
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $4,198,232 | $5,011,921 | $2,842,222 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,894,615 | $7,458,618 | $4,915,620 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,224,196 | $5,509,686 | $8,412,980 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,410,246 | $4,958,168 | $8,646,516 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 13-3414346).
Questions about SWISS INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of SWISS INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SWISS INSTITUTE is 13-3414346.
- Is SWISS INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to SWISS INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SWISS INSTITUTE 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 SWISS INSTITUTE 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 SWISS INSTITUTE 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 SWISS INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names STEFANIE HESSLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of SWISS INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 26 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $209,156 (STEFANIE HESSLER, DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SWISS INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,198,232, expenses of $5,011,921 and total assets of $2,842,222 at year end.
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