Nonprofit · EIN 27-3849760
FORUM ON LIFE CULTURE & SOCIETY INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10038
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $215,607 | $122,383 | $93,224 | $481,383 | $789 | $480,594 |
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $263,028 | $243,599 | $19,429 | $388,380 | $1,010 | $387,370 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $228,198 | $228,455 | -$257 | $369,034 | $1,093 | $367,941 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $213,269
- Program service revenue
- $2,000
- Investment income
- $338
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $67,500
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $72,712
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,000
- Occupancy
- $2,394
- Travel
- $25
- Program services (functional)
- $106,690
- Management and general (functional)
- $15,693
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $388,380
- Total assets, end of year
- $481,383
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $789
- Net assets, end of year
- $480,594
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $480,594
- Gross receipts
- $215,607
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 2010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARREN BLOOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HUGO BARRECA ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRETT FEDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOSEPH FESHBACH | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AMANDA HALTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAMES LEITNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEFF LENOBEL | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHAREEF MALNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAY NEWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRETT PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| VERONICA RELEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD ROFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DIANE SAPIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOEL SIMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THANE ROSENBAUM | PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARREN BLOOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HUGO BARRECA ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRETT FEDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOSEPH FESHBACH | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AMANDA HALTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAMES LEITNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEFF LENOBEL | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHAREEF MALNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAY NEWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRETT PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| VERONICA RELEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD ROFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DIANE SAPIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOEL SIMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| THANE ROSENBAUM | PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARREN BLOOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HUGO BARRECA ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRETT FEDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOSEPH FESHBACH | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AMANDA HALTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAMES LEITNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEFF LENOBEL | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHAREEF MALNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAY NEWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRETT PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| VERONICA RELEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DIANE SAPIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOEL SIMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| THANE ROSENBAUM | PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 200 BROADWAY FL 3, NEW YORK, NY 10038-2595
- In care of
- % THANE ROSENBAUM
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- THANE ROSENBAUM, 308 ECKFORD STREET, APT 6C, BROOKLYN, NY 11222
- Signed the 990
- THANE ROSENBAUM, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (212) 992-6152
- Return prepared by
- FREEDMAN & PETITO PC
Mission
PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH A FORUM TO EXPLORE IDEAS AND DISCUSSIONS AROUND CULTURE, SOCIETY, POLITICS, JUSTICE, ETHICS AND THE ARTS.
Program accomplishments
- ORGANIZING AND HOSTING PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN PERSON AND ONLINE WITH INFLUENTIAL PUBLIC FIGURES TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF CULTURE AND SOCIETYExpenses $106,690
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 | Check at the IRS |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-3849760
- 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
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $481,383
- Income (IRS master file)
- $215,607
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $215,607 | $122,383 | $481,383 | XML |
| 990 | June 2025 | $263,028 | $243,599 | $388,380 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $228,198 | $228,455 | $369,034 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $221,155 | $201,451 | $371,273 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 27-3849760).
Questions about FORUM ON LIFE CULTURE & SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of FORUM ON LIFE CULTURE & SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FORUM ON LIFE CULTURE & SOCIETY INC is 27-3849760.
- Is FORUM ON LIFE CULTURE & SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to FORUM ON LIFE CULTURE & SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FORUM ON LIFE CULTURE & SOCIETY 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 FORUM ON LIFE CULTURE & SOCIETY INC 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 FORUM ON LIFE CULTURE & SOCIETY INC 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 FORUM ON LIFE CULTURE & SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names THANE ROSENBAUM.
- Who are the officers and directors of FORUM ON LIFE CULTURE & SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FORUM ON LIFE CULTURE & SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $215,607, expenses of $122,383 and total assets of $481,383 at year end.
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