ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART

Financials

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 October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1528 WALNUT ST STE 500, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102-3606

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

CHARLOTTE COHEN, 1528 WALNUT STREET SUITE 500, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102

Signed the 990

CHARLOTTE COHEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(215) 546-7550

Website

WWW.ASSOCIATIONFORPUBLICART.ORG

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TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLP

Mission

THE ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART (APA) COLLABORATES WITH ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES TO MAKE PUBLIC ART ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AND CREATE AN ENDURING LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. DEDICATED TO CREATING A MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS THAT INSPIRES DIVERSE AUDIENCES, THE APA COMMISSIONS, PRESERVES, INTERPRETS AND PROMOTES PUBLIC ART IN PHILADELPHIA. SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1872 AS THE NATION'S FIRST PRIVATE NON-PROFIT PUBLIC ART ORGANIZATION, THE APA HAS BEEN A MODEL OF PUBLIC ART CREATION, CONSERVATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT THRIVES ON CONTINUITY DISTINGUISHED BY A COMMITMENT TO PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY ARTWORKS. THE APA SUPPORTS THE INTEGRATION OF PUBLIC ART AND URBAN DESIGN THROUGH EXEMPLARY PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, DIGITAL CONTENT, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PUBLIC ART.

Program accomplishments

• ACQUIRE AND COMMISSION PUBLIC ART: THE ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART (APA) IS DEDICATED TO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS TO RESPOND TO THE ISSUES OF OUR TIME, WHILE REDEFINING PUBLIC SPACE AND ENCOURAGING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND INTERACTION. A RECIPIENT OF THE NATIONAL PUBLIC ART NETWORK AWARD FROM THE AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS (AFTA), THE APA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS INNOVATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS, ENDURING COMMITMENT, AND LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC ART.FY 2025 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED AN EXHIBITION OF EDWARD H. SCHWARTZ'S COLLECTION OF PUBLIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE IMAGES AT THE PHOTOLOUNGE, AND THE SECOND YEAR OF "ART ON THE PARKWAY" FEATURING AN OPEN CALL, JURY ARTIST SELECTION, AND INSTALLATION OF NICOLO GENTILE'S "BAR NONE" IN MAJA PARK. DEVELOPMENTS ADVANCED REGARDING BRINGING PAUL RAMIREZ JONAS' "LET FREEDOM RING" TO PHILADELPHIA, AND ON A STRATEGIC PLAN INCORPORATING IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE DIRECTION FOR THE APA.THE APA'S AWARD WINNING OUTDOOR SCULPTURE CONSERVATION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM CELEBRATED FORTY-THREE YEARS OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION FOR 30+ ARTWORKS AROUND THE CITY IN FY 2025. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS INCLUDED THE SURFACE PASSIVATION OF ROXY PAINE'S "SYMBIOSIS" (2011), A STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT OF MARTIN PURYEAR'S "PAVILION IN THE TREES" (1993), AND PLANNING FOR THE EXHIBITION AND REPATRIATION OF A KWAKWAKA'WAKA KWAKU'L "HOUSE POST" (C. 1850) TO THE U'MISTA CULTURAL CENTRE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.INTERPRETIVE EFFORTS INCLUDED THE LAUNCH OF THE "PUBLIC ART DECODED" IN-PERSON WALKING TOUR SERIES, "MATERIAL MATTERS" BEHIND-THE-SCENES CONSERVATION SERIES, AN ARTIST TALK AND PANEL DISCUSSION FOR "BAR NONE, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS AROUND PHILADELPHIA, INCLUDING SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF THE PARKWAY COUNCIL."ART ON THE PARKWAY": 2025 WAS THE SECOND YEAR FOR "ART ON THE PARKWAY," A PUBLIC ART COMPETITION CO-ORGANIZED BY THE APA AND THE PARKWAY COUNCIL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PHILADELPHIA PARKS AND RECREATION (PPR). THE OPEN CALL INVITED PHILADELPHIA-AREA ARTISTS, DESIGNERS, AND OTHER CREATIVES TO PROPOSE A TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION IN MAJA PARK ON THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY AS PART OF THE OVAL ANNUAL SUMMER FESTIVAL. "BAR NONE" BY PHILADELPHIA-BASED ARTIST NICOLO GENTILE WAS SELECTED BY A JURY OF THREE LOCAL PUBLIC ART RELATED PROFESSIONALS, AND WAS ON VIEW FROM JULY TO OCTOBER, 2025. "BAR NONE" HONORED THE PARKWAY'S LEGACY AS A SITE OF COLLECTIVE ASSEMBLY, ACTION, OVERLAPPING MOVEMENTS, AND VOICES IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE, CELEBRATION, AND CHANGE. COLORED ACRYLIC PANELS ETCHED WITH IMAGES SOURCED FROM HISTORIC ARCHIVES REFLECTED MOMENTS OF PROTEST, PRIDE, AND PUBLIC GATHERING. "LET FREEDOM RING": PLANNING EFFORTS CONTINUED TO BRING PAUL RAMIREZ JONAS' SCULPTURE "LET FREEDOM RING" TO PHILADELPHIA, INITIALLY EXHIBITED BY MONUMENT LAB IN 2023 ON THE NATIONAL MALL IN WASHINGTON, DC. IN 2025 THE APA MET WITH THE ARTIST AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AT VARIOUS POTENTIAL SITES, AND IDENTIFIED THE CHERRY STREET PIER AS THE LOCATION FOR THE INSTALLATION. ADDITIONALLY, APA RECEIVED GRANT AWARDS FOR THIS 250TH SEMI-QUINCENTENNIAL PROJECT, ARRANGED CONTRACTS WITH THE ARTIST AND FABRICATOR/INSTALLER, AND MET WITH PROGRAMMING PARTNERS FOR THE 2026 PHILADELPHIA INSTALLATION. "PUBLIC ART DECODED" TOURS: IN FY 2025 APA LAUNCHED ITS FIRST ANNUAL SERIES OF WALKING TOURS THAT PROVIDE IN-DEPTH PERSPECTIVES ON SCULPTURES AND INSTALLATIONS SITED IN POPULAR PHILADELPHIA LOCATIONS. "PUBLIC ART DECODED" EXPLORES ARTWORK BACKGROUNDS, ARTISTS, AND UNTOLD STORIES WITHIN A HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT. IN FY 2025 THE SERIES INCLUDED "HORTICULTURE CENTER: ART MEETS NATURE IN AN URBAN PARK" WITH THE SHOFUSO JAPANESE CULTURAL CENTER, "ELLEN PHILLIPS SAMUEL MEMORIAL: ICONS & MYTHS" LED BY CURATOR BRITTANY WEBB, "RITTENHOUSE SQUARE: URBAN DESIGN & VISUAL ART" WITH THE FRIENDS OF RITTENHOUSE SQUARE, AND "OLD CITY: PUBLIC ART IN THE BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICA" WITH OLD CITY DISTRICT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOB ITZKOWITZ."MATERIAL MATTERS": THE APA'S POPULAR "COFFEE WITH A CONSERVATOR" MEMBER'S EVENT SERIES EVOLVED INTO A NEW PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM "MATERIAL MATTERS" CENTERED AROUND CONSERVATION AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT ISSUES. IN FY 2025 ON-SITE PROGRAMS INCLUDED ONE ON WOOD RELATED TO "PAVILION IN THE TREES" WITH THE FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY, AND "SYMBIOSIS AND STEEL" WITH CONSERVATOR ADAM JENKINS."SYMBIOSIS" PASSIVATION: IN FY 2025 WITH FUNDING FROM THE DANIEL W. DIETRICH II FOUNDATION, APA ENGAGED BIG MESA PRODUCTIONS LLC TO UNDERTAKE A SURFACE PASSIVATION OF ROXY PAINE'S 34' TALL STAINLESS-STEEL SCULPTURE "SYMBIOSIS" (2011). THE CHEMICAL PASSIVATION PROCESS INVOLVED PRESSURE WASHING THE SCULPTURE WITH WATER AND A NON-TOXIC CITRIC-ACID BASED SOLUTION, FOLLOWED BY SURFACE REFINISHING AND AN INSPECTION. "SYMBIOSIS" INITIALLY RECEIVED SURFACE PASSIVATION IN 2015 AS PART OF ITS PHILADELPHIA INSTALLATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO RENEW THE PROCESS EVERY TEN YEARS TO HELP RESTORE THE PROTECTIVE OXIDE BARRIER FOR IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE, AN ENHANCED APPEARANCE, AND MATERIAL LONGEVITY."PAVILION IN THE TREES" STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT: IN EARLY FY 2025 APA MET WITH FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY (FPC) CONSERVATOR ANDREW STAPLES AND TINY WPA FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT CONSERVATION. THEN, IN SPRING 2025 APA CLOSED "PAVILION IN THE TREES" TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO STRUCTURAL INSTABILITY AND ENGAGED J&M PRESERVATION STUDIO ENGINEERS TO UNDERTAKE A STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT. A UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA GRADUATE PRESERVATION CLASS USED THE ARTWORK AS A CASE-STUDY, PROVIDING ON-SITE DATA USED FOR THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ANALYSIS BY J&M PRESERVATION STUDIO AND THEIR CONSULTING CONSERVATORS, HERITAGE CONSERVATION COLLABORATIVE. PHOTOLOUNGE EXHIBIT: IN SPRING 2025 APA PARTICIPATED IN AN EXHIBITION FEATURING IMAGES OF PUBLIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE BY EDWARD H. SCHWARTZ FROM APA'S ARCHIVES AT THE PHOTOLOUNGE PL130 GALLERY."HOUSE POST" REPATRIATION AND EXHIBITION: THE APA WILL BE RETURNING A KWAKWAKA'WAKW KWAGU'L FIRST NATION 12'6" HIGH,1,000-POUND HOUSE POST, ACQUIRED BY THE ORGANIZATION IN 1978, TO ITS ANCESTRAL TERRITORY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. BEFORE MAKING ITS JOURNEY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE HOUSE POST WILL BE PUBLICLY SHOWN AT ATELIER GALLERY AS PART OF THE EXHIBITION "HOMECOMING: THE JOURNEY OF A KWAKWAKA'WAKW KWAGU'L HOUSE POST" DETAILING THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ARTWORK. PLANNING FOR THE EXHIBITION AND REPATRIATION OF THE "HOUSE POST" WITH THE PARTNERSHIP AND GUIDANCE OF THE U'MISTA CULTURAL CENTRE CONTINUED THROUGH FY 2025 IN PREPARATION FOR ITS 2026 RETURN.CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: THE APA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF ADVOCATING FOR THE SAFETY OF PUBLIC ARTWORKS AND CONTRIBUTING TO PUBLIC DISCOURSE ABOUT ART IN PUBLIC SPACES. THE APA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATED IN A PANEL FOR THE MURAL ARTS INSTITUTE SPRING ARTIST FORUM; ADDITIONALLY, APA CONVENES THE PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ART FORUM, COMPRISED OF LOCAL PUBLIC ART PROFESSIONALS WHO MEET REGULARLY TO DISCUSS RELATED ISSUES AND SITES. THE APA STAFF ALSO SERVES ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND BOARDS AROUND PHILADELPHIA, INCLUDING THE PARKWAY COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, GPCA ADVOCACY, MURAL ARTS ARTIST SELECTION, AND HISTORIC COLLECTIVE COMMITTEES. STRATEGIC PLAN: WITH THE TRANSITION TO NEW LEADERSHIP AND FUNDING FROM THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION, THE APA WAS FULLY IMMERSED IN A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS DURING FY 2025. DRAGONFLY PARTNERS WAS ENGAGED TO LEAD THE PROGRAM, WHICH BEGAN WITH DISCOVERY AND LEARNING (FIELD ANALYSIS, DOCUMENT REVIEW, INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS WITH KEY INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS), AND MEETINGS WITH THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE AND FULL BOARD AND STAFF. THE NEW PLAN WILL INCLUDE A NEW VISION STATEMENT AND SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN APA'S HISTORY, WITH AN UPDATED MISSION STATEMENT. DIGITAL ARCHIVES: THE APA CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN THE DIGITAL ARCHIVE (SEARCHABLE HISTORIC MINUTE BOOKS, ANNUAL REPORTS, AND IMAGES DATING FROM 1871 - 1981) THROUGH FY 2025. THE DIGITIZED MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE THROUGH A SPECIALLY DESIGNED PORTAL ON APA'S WEBSITE. AS THE ONLY SOURCE OF ITS KIND, THE APA'S HISTORIC MINUTE BOOK AND ANNUAL REPORT COLLECTION IS THE FIRST DIGITAL ARCHIVE TO OFFER A SEARCHABLE HISTORY OF THE BEGINNINGS OF THE PUBLIC ART FIELD IN THE U.S. THE ORIGINAL HISTORIC MINUTE BOOKS ARE PART OF THE APA'S ARCHIVES AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
  Expenses $274,347
• PRESERVE PUBLIC ART: THE APA'S COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT AGENDA FOR 2025 CELEBRATED FORTY-THREE YEARS OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION, AND INCLUDED OUTDOOR SCULPTURE CONSERVATION, SPECIAL CONSERVATION TREATMENTS, LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION, DONATIONS AND DEACCESSIONS, AND THE DIGITIZATION OF APA'S HISTORIC ARCHIVES.OUTDOOR SCULPTURE CONSERVATION: THE APA'S ANNUAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE CONSERVATION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IS THE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING OUTDOOR SCULPTURE CONSERVATION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IN THE NATION. DURING FY 2025 OVER THIRTY BRONZE, METAL, STONE, MOSAIC, AND WOOD SCULPTURES OF HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE RECEIVED TREATMENT. THE SCULPTURES WERE INSPECTED, CLEANED, AND STABILIZED TO PROTECT THEM FROM FURTHER DETERIORATION. THE APA'S PARTNERS IN THIS WORK INCLUDE THE FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA'S PUBLIC ART OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA PARKS & RECREATION, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND NUMEROUS CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS. IN RECENT YEARS THE APA RECEIVED THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL STEWARDSHIP OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES FROM THE PHILADELPHIA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE.SPECIAL CONSERVATION TREATMENTS: AS PART OF OUR STEWARDSHIP AND ONGOING MAINTENANCE EFFORTS, EMERGENCIES (INCLUDING STORM DAMAGE, VANDALISM, AND GRAFFITI REMOVAL) WERE ALSO ADDRESSED. ADDITIONAL TREATMENT WORK IN 2025 INCLUDED CONTINUING DEFERRED MAINTENANCE OF JO DAVIDSON'S "WALT WHITMAN" (1939, CAST 1957), A NEW GRANITE BASE FOR EDWARD STAUCH'S "NIGHT" (1872 APA'S FIRST GIFT), AND THE SURFACE PASSIVATION OF ROXY PAINE'S "SYMBIOSIS" (2011).LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE: THE APA OVERSEES ONGOING LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION AT THE "ELLEN PHILLIPS SAMUEL MEMORIAL SCULPTURE GARDEN" IN FAIRMOUNT PARK. DONATIONS & DEACCESSIONS: IN 2025 OUTREACH CONTINUED REGARDING THE REPATRIATION, DONATION AND DEACCESSION OF VARIOUS ARTWORKS FROM APA'S DECOMMISSIONED INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE GARDEN, INCLUDING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN AND U'MISTA CULTURAL CENTRE, KWAKWAKA'WAKW FIRST NATION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA REGARDING THE REPATRIATION OF A 19TH CENTURY "HOUSE POST." OVERALL PRESERVATION CONCERNS ARE BROADCAST THROUGH THE MEDIA, BUILDING INTEREST AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC ART CONSERVATION THROUGH CONTRIBUTORS TO APA'S CONSERVATION SOCIETY. THE APA ALSO ADVISES AND COLLABORATES WITH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING PHILADELPHIA PARKS & RECREATION, THE CITY'S PUBLIC ART OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE, FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY, AND PARKWAY COUNCIL TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND THE NEED FOR ONGOING CARE OF THE CITY'S HISTORIC TREASURES.
  Expenses $486,885
• INTERPRET AND PROMOTE PUBLIC ART: PUBLIC ART IS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DAILY LIVES, AND APA'S "MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS" IS OPEN ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT. BY THIS VERY DEFINITION OUR AUDIENCE IS LARGE AND DIVERSE AND INCLUDES ALL AGE GROUPS, AS WELL AS PEDESTRIANS, MOTORISTS, BICYCLISTS AND RUNNERS.INTERPRETATION: TO INTERPRET AND PROMOTE PUBLIC ART, APA'S MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS: AUDIO PROGRAM FEATURES PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, INCLUDING ARTISTS, RELATIVES, SCHOLARS, CURATORS, HISTORIANS, CIVIC LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS CONTENT-RICH PROGRAM WAS FURTHER DEVELOPED IN FY 2025, AND NOW INCLUDES MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE STOPS (MOST WITH INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE) AND OVER 200 DIVERSE VOICES. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND WITH AUDIO FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS AND HISTORIC WORKS, AS FUNDING ALLOWS. AUDIO SEGMENTS ARE PRODUCED IN-HOUSE IN COLLABORATION WITH ROWHOUSE PRODUCTIONS, AND ARE ACCESSIBLE ON APA'S WEBSITE THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE MAP, THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS ARTS AND CULTURE APP, A DIAL-IN AUDIO SYSTEM PAIRED WITH A PRINTED PUBLIC ART MAP, AND AS A SLIDE SHOW ON YOUTUBE AND VIMEO. PUBLIC PROGRAMS & EVENTS: THE APA OFFERS PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE APA CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ITS ROBUST OFFERING OF "DEEP-DIVE" MATERIAL, CROSS PROMOTE PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDE PUBLIC ART TOURS AND TALKS.THE APA PRODUCED A VARIETY OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS RELATED TO "ART ON THE PARKWAY." THESE INCLUDED AN ARTIST TALK BY ARTIST NICOLO GENTILE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FREE LIBRARY AT THEIR MAIN BRANCH ON THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY. THE PRESENTATION INCLUDED A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THE ARTIST, CURATOR SUZANNA URMINSKA FROM THE LIBRARY, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVIST JOHN PETITT, AND APA'S CHARLOTTE COHEN. ADDITIONALLY, A FREE PUBLIC COLLAGE WORKSHOP "ASSEMBLAGE: EXPLORING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH COLLAGE" WAS PRESENTED BY COLLAGE PHILADELPHIA AT THE LIBRARY.OTHER FY 2025 PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDED PARTICIPATION IN THE HORTICULTURE CENTER'S CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL THROUGH A BRANDED INFORMATIONAL TABLE, AND EXPANDING PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL BLOOMBERG CONNECTS PROGRAM WITH TARGETED MAILINGS TO SPECIFIC PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS. SOCIAL MEDIA: THE APA LEVERAGES DIGITAL MEDIA TO ENHANCE OUR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS AND CONTINUES TO UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE ITS ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY. THE APA HAS DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY AND MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, AND VIMEO. THROUGH INTERACTIVE POSTS, APA ENCOURAGES DISCUSSIONS AND ENGAGEMENT AROUND PUBLIC ART, SHARING EXCLUSIVE CONTENT, INCLUDING HISTORIC IMAGES AND INFORMATION FROM ITS ARCHIVES, LESSER-KNOWN PUBLIC ART STORIES, AND EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ABOUT ART CONSERVATION. PLANS PROGRESSED IN 2025 FOR AN UPDATE AND REFRESH OF THE APA'S AWARD-WINNING RESPONSIVE WEBSITE. FY 2025 ALSO MARKED APA'S SECOND YEAR OF INCLUSION IN BLOOMBERG CONNECTS, THE FREE ARTS AND CULTURE APP HIGHLIGHTING 450+ CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE, WITH OVER 533 APP USERS ACCESSING APA'S MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS PROGRAM IN FY 2025.
  Expenses $295,665

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 October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

23-1367631

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Supporting organization (509(a)(3))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Supporting organization of unknown type

Exempt since

1952

Accounting year ends

October

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A400)

Assets (IRS master file)

$28,461,452

Income (IRS master file)

$3,250,558

Filing history

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 23-1367631).

Questions about ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART

What is the EIN of ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART?

The employer identification number (EIN) of ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART is 23-1367631.

Is ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1952.

Are donations to ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).

Which annual return does ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART 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 ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.

Who is the principal officer of ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART?

The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names CHARLOTTE COHEN.

Who are the officers and directors of ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART?

The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $190,900 (CHARLOTTE COHEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ART have?

On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,327,218, expenses of $1,429,779 and total assets of $28,461,452 at year end.

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