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Nonprofit · EIN 23-7348782

LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10038

Financials

$5M$5.4M2022$6.1M$5.5M2023$4.2M$4.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$4,206,254$4,842,523-$636,269$9,356,332$1,313,063$8,043,269
June 30, 2024990$6,081,156$5,483,675$597,481$10,552,637$1,873,099$8,679,538
June 30, 2023990$5,022,154$5,415,486-$393,332$9,170,086$1,088,029$8,082,057
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,956,379
of which government grants
$2,343,000
Program service revenue
$279,871
Investment income
$37
Net income from fundraising events
-$30,033
Other revenue
-$30,033

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,775,750
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$377,272
Other salaries and wages
$666,361
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,198,236
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$5,741
Accounting fees
$31,700
Occupancy
$385,655
Travel
$6,003
Depreciation
$283,295
Program services (functional)
$4,131,729
Management and general (functional)
$455,942
Fundraising (functional)
$254,852

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$10,552,637
Total assets, end of year
$9,356,332
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,313,063
Net assets, end of year
$8,043,269
Land, buildings and equipment
$7,057,786
Net assets without donor restrictions
$6,581,617
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,461,652
Gross receipts
$4,435,533
Employees
23
Volunteers
21
Year formed
1973
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CRAIG PETERSONPRESIDENT & CEO (TO 12/2024)
Officer
35$191,795$19,507
MOHAMMAD YOUSUFPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
35$121,667$8,597
EMMA S MONTAYA HILLSCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
35$32,083$722
CRAIG SCHWITTERBOARD CHAIR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
ERIC MUNSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
SHARON ULLMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
GEOFFREY BOULTERMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
BENNET DUNKLEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
BRUCE EHRMANNMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
EKENE EZULIKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
FRANCIS GREENBURGERMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
TERRY HUDAKMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ANITA LAREMONTMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JOHN MCGINLEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ADAM MEISTERMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
9 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
EDDIE OPARAMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
NAZLI PARVIZIMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
DAVID QUENEMOENMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
ANNA RAGINSKAYAMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
R SARAH RICHARDSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
HAL STEINMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
SUJOHN SARKARMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
MATTHEW VAN BURENMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
JOLENE YEATSMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 34 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CRAIG PETERSONFORMER PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
35$199,840$16,062
MOHAMMAD YOUSUFINTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO (FRM VP OF IA)
Officer
35$111,780$7,238
CRAIG SCHWITTERBOARD CHAIR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
SUJOHN SARKARVICE CHAIR,
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
FRANCIS GREENBURGERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
BRUCE EHRMANNMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
EKENE EZULIKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ADAM MEISTERMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
R SARAH RICHARDSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MATTHEW VAN BURENMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JAMES DONAGHYMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
BENNET DUNKLEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
TERRY HUDAKMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ANITA LAREMONTMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
HAL STEINMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
GEOFFREY BOULTERMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
EDDIE OPARAMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SHARON ULLMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JOLENE YEATSMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ERIC MUNSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ANNA RAGINSKAYAMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JOHN MCGINLEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
TIMUR GALENFORMER CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
KIMBERLY BROWN BLACKLOWFORMER VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MARCIA CABANAFORMER MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MICHAEL ASHWORTHFORMER MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JAY BERMANFORMER MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SUSAN BOYLEFORMER MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SHARI HYMANFORMER MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
DAVID JANSENFORMER MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MEREDIT KANEFORMER MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
RICHARD MINESFORMER MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
BRIAN SALUZZOFORMER MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ALEJANDRO PEREZFORMER MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CRAIG PETERSONPRESIDENT
Officer
35$199,840$3,835
TIMUR GALENCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
KIMBERLY BLACKLOWVICE CHAIR, SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
FRANCIS GREENBURGERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MICHAEL ASHWORTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JAY BERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SUSAN BOYLEDIRECTOR (ENDED)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MARCIA CABANADIRECTOR (ENDED)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
BRUCE EHRMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
EKENE EZULIKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SHARI HYMANDIRECTOR (ENDED)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
DAVID JANSENDIRECTOR (ENDED)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MEREDIT KANEDIRECTOR (ENDED)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ADAM MEISTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
RICHARD MINESDIRECTOR (ENDED)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
R SARAH RICHARDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
BRIAN SALUZZODIRECTOR (ENDED)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SUJOHN SARKARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
CRAIG SCHWITTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MATTHEW VAN BURENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ALEJANDRO PEREZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JAMES DONAGHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
BENNET DUNKLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
TERRY HUDAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ANITA LAREMONTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
HAL STEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
125 MAIDEN LANE 2ND FL, NEW YORK, NY 10038-4768
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MOHAMMAD YOUSUF, 125 MAIDEN LANE 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 100384912
Signed the 990
MOHAMMAD YOUSUF, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(212) 219-9401
Return prepared by
CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • GRANTS & SERVICES: SEE SCHEDULE O.
    Expenses $2,857,611 · grants $1,775,750
  • ARTIST RESIDENCIES:STUDIO RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ARTISTS, WRITERS AND ART GROUPS WORKING IN DIVERSE MEDIA AND GENRES WITH FREE WORKSPACE AND ACCESS TO OTHER RESOURCES AND SERVICES.
    Expenses $759,842
  • PROGRAMS:A VARIETY OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS (SYMPOSIA, CONFERENCES, PUBLIC ART EXHIBITS, PERFORMANCES, AND FILM SCREENINGS) PRODUCED TO STIMULATE INNOVATIVE ART AND DIALOGUE ON CONTEMPORARY URBAN ISSUES, AND TO BRING ART TO DOWNTOWN AUDIENCES.
    Expenses $514,276 · revenue $279,871

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-7348782
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
1974
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$9,356,332
Income (IRS master file)
$4,435,533

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$4,206,254$4,842,523$9,356,332XML
990June 2024$6,081,156$5,483,675$10,552,637IRS
990June 2023$5,022,154$5,415,486$9,170,086XML
990June 2022$4,461,109$4,961,913$9,889,448IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 23-7348782).

Questions about LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC

What is the EIN of LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC is 23-7348782.
Is LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1974.
Are donations to LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL 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 LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL 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 LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL 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 LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MOHAMMAD YOUSUF.
Who are the officers and directors of LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $191,795 (CRAIG PETERSON, PRESIDENT & CEO (TO 12/2024)).
How much revenue does LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,206,254, expenses of $4,842,523 and total assets of $9,356,332 at year end.

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