Nonprofit · EIN 81-1252189
PHILADELPHIA CONTEMPORARY
Tax-exempt · JAMESTOWN, RI 02835
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $778,622 | $1,021,876 | -$243,254 | $240,649 | $126,322 | $114,327 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $778,584
- of which government grants
- $87,601
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $38
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $39,768
- Other salaries and wages
- $378,322
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $503,637
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,659
- Occupancy
- $5,476
- Travel
- $3,454
- Depreciation
- $669
- Program services (functional)
- $747,813
- Management and general (functional)
- $101,684
- Fundraising (functional)
- $172,379
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $729,494
- Total assets, end of year
- $240,649
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $126,322
- Net assets, end of year
- $114,327
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $24,800
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $89,527
- Gross receipts
- $778,622
- Employees
- 6
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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, 2023, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUDITH THOMAS | CHIEF OF STA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,500 |
| HARRY PHILBRICK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $39,768 |
| JENNY BOGONI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SAMUEL OLSHIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 26 GREEN LN, JAMESTOWN, RI 02835-1208
- In care of
- % HARRY PHILBRICK
- Mailing address (990-N for 2025)
- 26 Green Lane, Jamestown RI 02835
- Principal officer (990 for 2023)
- HARRY PHILBRICK, 1112 N BODINE ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123
- Principal officer (990-N for 2025)
- Harry Philbrick, 26 Green Lane, Jamestown RI 02835
- Signed the 990
- HARRY PHILBRICK, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (203) 482-4706
- Website
- PHILADELPHIACONTEMPORARY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GBB & CO LLP
Mission
WE CONNECT THE PEOPLE AND PLACES OF PHILADELPHIA THROUGH ART AND PARTNERSHIP. THE ORGANIZATION IS A FREE-STANDING PLATFORM THAT ENDEAVORS TO SHOW FORWARD-THINKING, HIGH-QUALITY CONTEMPORARY VISUAL AND PERFORMANCE ART IN THE CITY. THE ORGANIZATION IS A NEXUS FOR EMERGING CULTURAL PRODUCERS, DIVERSE FOUNDATIONS AND SUPPORTERS AS WELL AS DYNAMIC AUDIENCES AND COMMUNITIES IN AND BEYOND THE CITY. RATHER THAN ACQUIRING AND MAINTAINING A PERMANENT COLLECTION, THE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-COLLECTING, MULTI- DISCIPLINARY, AND SUSTAINABLE ART VENUE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.
Program accomplishments
- THROUGH PROGRAMMATIC INNOVATION, THE SPOKEN WORD PROGRAM EXPLORES NOTIONS OF PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE LIBERTY THROUGH THE ACT OF SPEECH AND ELEVATES POETRY, SPOKEN WORD, AND PERFORMANCE TO COEQUAL BRANCHES OF CONTEMPORARY ART.Expenses $237,086
- THE CITYWIDE INITIATIVES PROGRAMMING RECOGNIZES SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AS THE DETERMINING FACTOR IN PROGRAMMING ACROSS COMMUNITIES AND THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CITY. THIS PROGRAM FOREGROUNDS ACCOUNTABILITY, RECIPROCITY, AND LISTENING AS THE VALUES THAT CENTER OUR WORK.Expenses $380,199
- ECOLOGICAL FUTURES PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON OUR SUSTAINED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DELAWARE RIVER AND ADDRESSES ISSUES AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES ESPECIALLY THOSE IMPACTING OUR URBAN COMMUNITY.Expenses $16,642
- LIVED CULTURE THE LIVED CULTURE PROGRAMS CELEBRATE AND PRESENT ART THAT EMBRACES THE BREADTH OF WHAT ART CAN BE BEYOND ITS TRADITIONAL FORMS AND INSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS. EDUCATION THE YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IS A HIGH-IMPACT PLACE-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM CENTERED ON THE ARTS, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH WITH TIES TO THE MANTUA COMMUNITY IN WEST PHILADELPHIA. SPECIAL INITIATIVES OUR COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS AND FLEXIBLE AND NIMBLE APPROACH TO PROGRAMMING HOLDS SPACE FOR PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY ARISE SUCH AS COMMUNITY MURALS AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS TO PRESENT INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTISTS. CURATORIAL PROGRAMS (ALL OF THE ABOVE) THROUGH AN EMPHASIS ON PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION, OUR CURATORIAL PROGRAMMING BRINGS INNOVATIVE CONTEMPORARY ART TO PHILADELPHIA'S COMMUNITIES AND MOUNTS TEMPORARY, ROTATING EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, AND PROJECTS THAT EMPHASIZE RELEVANT, EXPERIMENTAL, AND DYNAMIC WORK FROM LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. PC SPACE PHILADELPHIA CONTEMPORARY IS FOCUSING ON DEVELOPING A LONG-TERM HOME: AN INNOVATIVE, ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, NET-ZERO, FLOATING GALLERY ON THE DELAWARE RIVER.Expenses $113,886
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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-N on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-N on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-1252189
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-N for 2025 Officer: Harry Philbrick | December 31, 2025 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2024 Officer: Harry Philbrick | December 31, 2024 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | December 2023 | $778,622 | $1,021,876 | $240,649 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,233,472 | $2,637,635 | $729,494 | IRS |
| 990 | 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 81-1252189).
Questions about PHILADELPHIA CONTEMPORARY
- What is the EIN of PHILADELPHIA CONTEMPORARY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PHILADELPHIA CONTEMPORARY is 81-1252189.
- Is PHILADELPHIA CONTEMPORARY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to PHILADELPHIA CONTEMPORARY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PHILADELPHIA CONTEMPORARY file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of PHILADELPHIA CONTEMPORARY 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 PHILADELPHIA CONTEMPORARY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-N for 2025 for the year ended December 31, 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PHILADELPHIA CONTEMPORARY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 names HARRY PHILBRICK.
- Who are the officers and directors of PHILADELPHIA CONTEMPORARY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 lists 4 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $102,500 (JUDITH THOMAS, CHIEF OF STA).
- How much revenue does PHILADELPHIA CONTEMPORARY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 it reported revenue of $778,622, expenses of $1,021,876 and total assets of $240,649 at year end.
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