THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC

EIN 13-1669334 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A030)

What they do

THE AMERICAN FEDERATION of ARTS INITIATES and ORGANIZES A NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM of ART EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, and EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES to BENEFIT THE MUSEUM COMMUNITY and ENRICH THE PUBLICS EXPERIENCE and UNDERSTANDING of ART and CULTURE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $60.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders35 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

63.82%of revenue went to mission work60.0% of expenses · Program services

13.04%of revenue went to fundraising12.3% of expenses

$106.38spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

29.52%of revenue went to management and office costs27.7% of expenses

$4.53in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

26.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $264,554 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $279,741 for PAULINE WILLIS (DIRECTOR AND CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$4,147,060

Mission workProgram services$2,646,77763.82% of revenue60.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,224,07629.52% of revenue27.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$540,76113.04% of revenue12.3% of expenses

Total expenses$4,411,614106.38% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 60.0% mission · 27.7% management · 12.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.38% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 55.9% mission · 30.5% management · 13.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 124.23% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 54.7% mission · 29.9% management · 15.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 124.79% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 58.1% mission · 30.4% management · 11.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 120.65% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 61.5% mission · 28.8% management · 9.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.06% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 60.5% mission · 29.8% management · 9.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.72% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 63.4% mission · 25.8% management · 10.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.64% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 54.2% mission · 34.4% management · 11.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 128.75% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,147,060

Expenses$4,411,614

Annual shortfall $264,554 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$2,646,777 · 60.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,224,076 · 27.7% of expenses

Fundraising$540,761 · 12.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,147,060

Expenses$4,411,614

Assets$19,997,209

Income$7,172,704

Contributions$1,103,779

Mission work (program services)$2,646,777

Fundraising$540,761

Management and general$1,224,076

Executive compensation (total)$359,400

Stocks and bonds$7,685,875

Accounting fees$60,000

Investing fees$51,527

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

PAULINE WILLISDIRECTOR AND CEO · 35 hrs/week $279,741Base $262,416 · Other $17,325

CAROLINE CHINASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND CFO · 35 hrs/week $173,237Base $153,867 · Other $19,370

NICHOLAS MARINOFF COHNDIR. OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT · 35 hrs/week $139,625Base $121,009 · Other $18,616

RUSSELL LORDDIR. OF EXHIB. & CURATORIAL INITIATI · 35 hrs/week $105,270Base $96,910 · Other $8,360

SYDNEY LESTIN BRIGGSDIRECTOR OF REGISTRATION · 35 hrs/week $33,174Base $25,696 · Other $7,478

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (35)

PAULINE WILLISDIRECTOR AND CEO

CAROLINE CHINASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND CFO

NICHOLAS MARINOFF COHNDIR. OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

RUSSELL LORDDIR. OF EXHIB. & CURATORIAL INITIATI

SYDNEY LESTIN BRIGGSDIRECTOR OF REGISTRATION

RICHARD S LANESECRETARY

JULIAN ZUGAZAGOITIATRUSTEE

KIMERLY RORSCHACHPRESIDENT

LEE WHITE GALVISTRUSTEE

MARTHA MACMILLANCHAIR EMERITA

MARY LAPIDESTRUSTEE

MONIQUE WARSHAWTRUSTEE

JEFFREY M LOEWYTRUSTEE

SANDRA WARSHAWSKYTRUSTEE

STEPHEN REILYTRUSTEE

SUSAN TAYLORTRUSTEE

TOM L FREUDENHEIMVICE PRESIDENT

TYLER ROLLINSTRUSTEE

CLARE MCKEONTRUSTEE

ANTHONY HIRSCHELVICE PRESIDENT

ARNOLD L LEHMANTRUSTEE

BELINDA TATETRUSTEE

BETSY PINOVER SCHIFFTRUSTEE

BETSY SHACK BARBARNELLTRUSTEE

BRIAN J FERRISOTRUSTEE

CAPERA RYANVICE PRESIDENT

CLAIRE MARMIONTRUSTEE

JONATHAN BINSTOCKTRUSTEE

DANIEL WEISSTRUSTEE

ELIZABETH BELFERCHAIRMAN

ELIZABETH MADIGAN JOSTTRUSTEE

ELLEN GRIMESTRUSTEE

IAN TAYLORTREASURER

JAMES S SNYDERTRUSTEE

ALLISON WHITINGTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2003
Location: 305 EAST 47TH STREET 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10017-2312
County: New York
In care of: % CAROLINE CHIN
Primary officer: PAULINE FORLENZA, DIRECTOR AND CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@amfedarts.org Phone(212) 998-7700

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MITCHELL & TITUS LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A030)
IRS tax category: Professional Organizations