Nonprofit · EIN 13-3995725
RHIZOME COMMUNICATIONS INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10002
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $1,422,746 | $1,156,656 | $266,090 | $716,915 | $188,932 | $527,983 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $821,964 | $1,210,294 | -$388,330 | $363,096 | $101,203 | $261,893 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $756,974 | $1,211,908 | -$454,934 | $1,122,646 | $472,423 | $650,223 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,299,109
- of which government grants
- $208,645
- Membership dues
- $35,964
- Program service revenue
- $99,986
- Investment income
- $110
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$43,955
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $5,366
- Other revenue
- $23,541
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $186,159
- Other salaries and wages
- $228,556
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $512,584
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,119
- Occupancy
- $13,440
- Travel
- $23,792
- Depreciation
- $13,107
- Program services (functional)
- $985,583
- Management and general (functional)
- $113,472
- Fundraising (functional)
- $57,601
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $363,096
- Total assets, end of year
- $716,915
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $188,932
- Net assets, end of year
- $527,983
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $266
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$90,915
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $618,898
- Gross receipts
- $1,487,405
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 1998
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL CONNOR | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $117,746 | $12,894 |
| MAKAYLA BAILEY | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $102,737 | $15,833 |
| LINDSAY HOWARD | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG PASS | BOARD CHAIR (LEFT 11/7/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BENENSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA ROUMELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JK BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PALMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK TRIBE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WONG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WOTOWICZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY CHOU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY NEVE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH OBADIKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MENDI OBADIKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TREVOR MCFEDRIES | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 9/18/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON ROSENZWEIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SKAWENNATI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GABRIEL WHALEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOROTHY CHOU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RENNY GLEESON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL CONNOR | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $117,733 | $11,761 |
| MAKAYLA BAILEY | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $109,038 | $11,825 |
| GREG PASS | CHAIR (LEFT NOVEMBER 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BENENSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA ROUMELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JK BROWN | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RENNY GLEESON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PALMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK TRIBE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WONG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WOTOWICZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY CHOU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILLARY NEVE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH OBADIKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MENDI OBADIKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY HOWARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON ROSENZWEIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SKAWENNATI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX CHUNG | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT FEBRUARY 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TREVOR MCFEDRIES | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT SEPTEMBER 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH WOLFE | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT OCTOBER 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAKAYLA BAILEY | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 1 | $107,358 | $9,252 |
| MICHAEL CONNOR | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 1 | $106,072 | $7,455 |
| GREG PASS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BENENSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA ROUMELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JK BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RENNY GLEESON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PALMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK TRIBE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WONG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WOTOWICZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SKAWENNATI | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX CHUNG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH WOLFE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY CHOU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILLARY NEVE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH OBADIKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MENDI OBADIKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY HOWARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TREVOR MCFEDRIES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON ROSENZWEIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 235 BOWERY, NEW YORK, NY 10002-1218
- In care of
- % NEW MUSEUM
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHAEL CONNOR, 235 BOWERY, NEW YORK, NY 10002
- Signed the 990
- MICHAEL CONNOR, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 219-1288
- Website
- www.rhizome.org
- Return prepared by
- RICH AND BANDER LLP
Mission
TO CHAMPION BORN-DIGITAL ART AND CULTURE THROUGH COMMISSIONS, EXHIBITION, CRITICAL PUBLISHING, AND PRESERVATION PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- TO EXPOSE THE PUBLIC TO WORKS OF BOTH EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED MEDIA ARTISTS, THROUGH A WEBSITE, EMAIL LISTS AND PROGRAM EVENTS.Expenses $1,000,702 · revenue $105,352
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
- 13-3995725
- 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
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $716,915
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,422,746
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,422,746 | $1,156,656 | $716,915 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $923,010 | $1,292,390 | $382,563 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $756,974 | $1,211,908 | $1,122,646 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,163,941 | $1,149,266 | $1,209,872 | 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 13-3995725).
Questions about RHIZOME COMMUNICATIONS INC
- What is the EIN of RHIZOME COMMUNICATIONS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RHIZOME COMMUNICATIONS INC is 13-3995725.
- Is RHIZOME COMMUNICATIONS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to RHIZOME COMMUNICATIONS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RHIZOME COMMUNICATIONS 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 RHIZOME COMMUNICATIONS 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 RHIZOME COMMUNICATIONS 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 RHIZOME COMMUNICATIONS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MICHAEL CONNOR.
- Who are the officers and directors of RHIZOME COMMUNICATIONS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $117,746 (MICHAEL CONNOR, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does RHIZOME COMMUNICATIONS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,422,746, expenses of $1,156,656 and total assets of $716,915 at year end.
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