Nonprofit · EIN 56-2630951
JONAH BOKAER ARTS FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11206
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,040,035 | $898,326 | $141,709 | $822,494 | $444,906 | $377,588 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $833,822 | $966,146 | -$132,324 | $562,818 | $326,939 | $235,879 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $907,427
- of which government grants
- $76,100
- Program service revenue
- $16,939
- Investment income
- $0
- Net rental income
- $79,680
- Net income from fundraising events
- $30,053
- Other revenue
- $115,669
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $40,236
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $48,933
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $411,160
- Depreciation
- $17,566
- Program services (functional)
- $712,422
- Management and general (functional)
- $137,638
- Fundraising (functional)
- $48,266
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $562,818
- Total assets, end of year
- $822,494
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $444,906
- Net assets, end of year
- $377,588
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $329,341
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $201,988
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $175,600
- Gross receipts
- $1,044,732
- Employees
- 1
- Year formed
- 2006
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONAH BOKAER | FOUNDING DIR Trustee or director | 40 | $30,131 |
| SAMIR BITAR | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELE GERBER KLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRENT SIKKEMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATSY TARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIOMBE TALLIE CARTER ESQ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PEGGY POLENBERG | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFREY H JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN COFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AARON LEVI GARVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRANDON MCNAMEE ESQ | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE MOSS ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONAH BOKAER | FOUNDING DIR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $30,000 |
| PAUL MCCANN | DIRECTOR Officer | – | $0 |
| SAMIR BITAR | TREASURER Officer | – | $0 |
| HELEN ALLEN SMITH | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
| MICHELE GERBER KLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RACHEL LIBESKIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HELEN Y LITTLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRENT SIKKEMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PATSY TARR | CHAIR EMERIT Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TIOMBE TALLIE CARTER ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PEGGY POLENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DOROTHY TAPPER GOLDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JEFFREY H JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ASPASIA ZOUMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 304 BOERUM ST APT 23, BROOKLYN, NY 11206-3542
- In care of
- % CHEZ BUSHWICK INC
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JONAH BOKAER, 304 BOERUM STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 112063542
- Signed the 990
- JONAH BOKAER, FOUNDING DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (718) 418-4405
- Website
- WWW.CHEZBUSHWICK.NET
- Return prepared by
- LEHMAN FLYNN VOLLARO NY CPAS PLLC
Mission
AN ARTISTIC/CULTURAL ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC DANCE PERFORMANCES AND FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION OF NEW MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE WORKS.
Program accomplishments
- 4A) JONAH BOKAER CHOREOGRAPHY JONAH BOKAER CHOREOGRAPHY HAS AUTHORED 67 ORIGINAL WORKS, PRODUCED IN 34 NATIONS, 27 OF THE UNITED STATES, AND 292 CITIES - INCLUDING 41 MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS WORLDWIDE SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED IN 2002. PROGRAM SERVICES IN 2022 INCLUDED A WORLD PREMIERE AT FIAF, IN COLLABORATION WITH ARCHITECT CHARLES RENFRO, INCLUDING LIVE MUSIC BY ISANG YUN, A SPECIAL COLLABORATION WITH MUSICIANS JENNIFER & ANGELA CHUN. DANCERS OF JONAH BOKAER CHOREOGRAPHY ALSO BECAME CERTIFIED IN D.E.L. (DANCE EDUCATION LABORATORY), AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING MORE THAN DOUBLED. TOURS AND PROGRAMS WERE ALSO INCREASED INCLUDING PREMIERES IN HUDSON, NY; STORRS, CT; MIAMI, FL; PLOVDIV, BULGARIA; JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA; AND THE MUSE D'ORSAY IN PARIS, FRANCE.Expenses $712,422 · revenue $16,939
- 4B) CHEZ BUSHWICK STUDIO CHEZ BUSHWICK, OUR FIRST OF MANY AFFORDABLE ARTSPACES (2002), IS SITUATED AT 304 BOERUM STREET 23, IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT. THE SPACE REMAINS CONSISTENTLY, SUSTAINABLY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE LOCAL DANCE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED REHEARSAL RENTALS STARTING AT 8/HOUR, MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS FUNDING FROM: ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION , FORD FOUNDATION, NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS & DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS (DCA) CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND IN 2022, 15 ARTISTS WERE OFFERED 14-WEEK RESIDENCIES DEDICATED TO FOSTERING THE CREATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND PERFORMANCE OF NEW WORK BY BOTH EMERGING AND MID-CAREER CHOREOGRAPHERS. OUR ORGANIZATION, WITH PEER PANEL SELECTION,PROVIDES ARTISTS UP TO 100 HOURS OF REHEARSAL SPACE DURING OFF- PEAK HOURS 7-11AM AND 7PM-12AM, MONTHLY PEER FORUMS, FEEDBACK, AND A PRESENTATION OF THE NEW WORK DEVELOPED DURING THE RESIDENCY. THIS NEW WORK MAY BE PRESENTED IN ANY FORM, AT ANY STAGE OF PROGRESS AT THE FINAL SHOWING. ANNUAL ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE ARE CURATED THROUGH AN OPEN APPLICATION PROCESS, AND FINAL SELECTIONS ARE CHOSEN BY AN INDEPENDENT PANEL OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. APPLICATIONS WERE ASSESSED BASED ON EXISTING EXPOSURE OF THE ARTIST, THE QUALITY OF THE APPLICATION, THE WORK SAMPLE AND THE PROJECT PROPOSED.
- 4C) CPR - CENTER FOR PERFORMANCE RESEARCH CPR, OUR SECOND OF MANY AFFORDABLE ART SPACES (2008), IS SITUATED AT 361 MANHATTAN AVENUE 1, IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT. THE SPACE REMAINS CONSISTENTLY, SUSTAINABLY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE LOCAL DANCE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED REHEARSAL RENTALS, MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS FUNDING FROM: ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION, NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS (DCA) CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND CPR WAS CO-FOUNDED BY JONAH BOKAER AND JOHN JASPERSE IN 2008, AND BOKAER AND JASPERSE'S NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CO-OWN 361 MANHATTAN AVENUE 1. ALSO IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT, AND DOWN THE STREET FROM CHEZ BUSHWICK, CPR'S SUBSIDIZED RENTAL ECONOMICS WERE DESIGNED BY JONAH BOKAER, WHO SERVED AS ITS FOUNDING PRESIDENT, SIGNATORY, AND GENERATOR OF AN ANNUAL SPRING BENEFIT. AN ACHIEVEMENT OF NOTE INCLUDES THE SUCCESSFUL PAYOFF OF THE MORTGAGE IN FULL FOR 361 MANHATTAN AVENUE 1.
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
- 56-2630951
- 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
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $822,494
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,044,732
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,040,035 | $898,326 | $822,494 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $833,822 | $966,146 | $562,818 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $550,355 | $502,088 | $661,232 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 56-2630951).
Questions about JONAH BOKAER ARTS FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of JONAH BOKAER ARTS FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JONAH BOKAER ARTS FOUNDATION INC is 56-2630951.
- Is JONAH BOKAER ARTS FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to JONAH BOKAER ARTS FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JONAH BOKAER ARTS FOUNDATION 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 JONAH BOKAER ARTS FOUNDATION INC 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 JONAH BOKAER ARTS FOUNDATION INC 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 JONAH BOKAER ARTS FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JONAH BOKAER.
- Who are the officers and directors of JONAH BOKAER ARTS FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $30,131 (JONAH BOKAER, FOUNDING DIR).
- How much revenue does JONAH BOKAER ARTS FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,040,035, expenses of $898,326 and total assets of $822,494 at year end.
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