Nonprofit · EIN 52-2109476
FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20016
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $655,993 | $484,418 | $171,575 | $192,726 | $0 | $192,726 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $497,164 | $486,154 | $11,010 | $21,151 | $0 | $21,151 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $655,311
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $682
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $44,091
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $99,878
- Other salaries and wages
- $18,959
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $191,489
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $10,980
- Travel
- $19,169
- Depreciation
- $3,533
- Program services (functional)
- $403,615
- Management and general (functional)
- $51,482
- Fundraising (functional)
- $29,321
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $21,151
- Total assets, end of year
- $192,726
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $192,726
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,731
- Gross receipts
- $655,993
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBRA DUNN | PRESIDENT Officer | 43 | $108,333 |
| TIMOTHY TOUCHETTE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CLAIRE DWOSKIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| AARON LEWIS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| HEATHER LARRISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| PETER SELFRIDGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ANNE CHAO | FOUNDING CHAIR, FACF TEXAS Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHARLES FOSTER | FOUNDING CHAIR, FACF TEXAS Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JIM SHEARER | SENIOR ADVISOR, FACF TEXAS Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBRA DUNN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 43 | $114,325 |
| TIMOTHY TOUCHETTE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CLAIRE DWOSKIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| AARON LEWIS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| HEATHER LARRISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN LUND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE MICHEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| PETER SELFRIDGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3101 WISCONSIN AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20016-5015
- In care of
- % DEBRA DUNN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DEBRA DUNN, 3101 WISCONSIN AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20016
- Signed the 990
- DEBRA DUNN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (202) 545-8781
- Return prepared by
- OGDEN CAP PROPERTIES LLC
Mission
TO IDENTIFY, PROMOTE AND EXPAND ACADEMIC, CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC RELATIONSHIPS LINKING FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES. WE DO THIS THROUGH ARTISTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS, EVENTS, TRIPS AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY BY ENABLING INTRODUCTIONS PERTINENT TO THE FRENCH-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP.
Program accomplishments
- THE FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION EXTENDED, EXPANDED OUR MISSION OF PROMOTING THE FRENCH-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP THROUGH VARIOUS CULTURAL PROGRAMMING WITH PROMINENT INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES, VERSAILLES SPECTACLES, INSTITUT MARIE CURIE, LYFE INSTITUT, THE HOUSTON BALLET, MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS, THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE, THE US EMBASSY IN PARIS, THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS, AND MOUNT VERNON AMONG OTHERS. THE YEAR'S WORK AND PROGRAMS ENTAILED WORKING WITH EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS, IDENTIFYING NEW PARTNERS AND ELEVATING THE FOUNDATION'S WORK WITH THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE TO ALLOW FOR BROADENING OF OUR AUDIENCES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC. WE WORKED WITH THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LAFAYETTE AND THE CONSUL GENERAL OF FRANCE IN TEXAS TO SUPPORT THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF GEN. LAFAYETTE'S FINAL TOUR OF THE US, CULMINATING IN PLANNING THE PRESENTATION OF THE LAFAYETTE-WASHINGTON AWARD FOR CULTURAL DIPLOMACY TO BE GIVEN IN 2025. THE AWARD WILL BE GIVEN TO BOTH A FRENCHMAN AND AN AMERICAN INSTRUMENTAL IN PRESERVING THE FRANCO-AMERICAN LEGACY. FOR THE 4TH YEAR, F-ACF BROUGHT A GROUP OF 35+ AMERICANS TO PARIS AND VERSAILLES, CULMINATING IN THE ROYAL OPERA OF VERSAILLES ANNUAL GALA. IN RECOGNITION, WE WERE GIVEN A PLACE ON THEIR HONORARY HOST COMMITTEE AND A SPEAKING ROLE. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE INSTITUT CURIE IN THEIR GROUND-BREAKING CANCER RESEACH, AND SUPPORT THEIR FUNDRAISERS IN BOTH WASHINGTON, DC AND NYC BY OUR ESTABLISHED NETWORK. TOGETHER WITH OUR 20 FRANCE BASED PARTNERS AND 20 US PARTNERS, WE IDENTIFY AD THEN DEVELOP PROGRAM CONTENT. OUR ONGOING PROJECTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: PLANNING THE SECOND IN THE SAVOIR FAIRE & INNOVATION SERIES, TO BE PRESENTED IN HOUSTON, WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS, AND IN PARTICULAR, THE FRENCH EMBASSY TO PLAN PROGRAMMING TO CELEBRATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSAY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AND PLAN THE FIRST LAFAYETTE-WASHINGTON AWARD FOR CULTURAL DIPLOMACY DINNER.Expenses $403,615 · grants $44,091
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 | Not 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
- 52-2109476
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $192,726
- Income (IRS master file)
- $655,993
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $655,993 | $484,418 | $192,726 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $497,164 | $486,154 | $21,151 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $370,602 | $393,933 | $16,141 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 52-2109476).
Questions about FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION is 52-2109476.
- Is FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION 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 FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DEBRA DUNN.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $108,333 (DEBRA DUNN, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $655,993, expenses of $484,418 and total assets of $192,726 at year end.
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