THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE LUDWIG FOUNDATION OF CUBA Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE LUDWIG FOUNDATION OF CUBA

EIN 13-4100310 · Cultural & Ethnic Awareness (A23)

What they do

BUILD CULTURAL BRIDGES BETWEEN THE U.S. and CUBA THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES for THE EXCHANGE of ARTISTIC IDEAS and INFORMATION.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $66.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders16 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

82.64%of revenue went to mission work66.0% of expenses · Program services

$125.18spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

42.54%of revenue went to management and office costs34.0% of expenses

$1.65in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

53.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$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$215,263

Mission workProgram services$177,88582.64% of revenue66.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$91,57942.54% of revenue34.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$269,464125.18% 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

2025CurrentExpense mix: 66.0% mission · 34.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 125.18% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 57.4% mission · 41.6% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 157.03% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 30.1% mission · 56.0% management · 13.9% fundraisingRevenue comparison unavailable

2022Expense mix: 54.0% mission · 34.2% management · 11.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.56% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 58.0% mission · 39.4% management · 2.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 196.49% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 30.0% mission · 61.8% management · 8.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 149.10% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 69.3% mission · 19.7% management · 11.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.40% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 72.0% mission · 24.4% management · 3.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 141.91% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$215,263

Expenses$269,464

Annual shortfall $54,201 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)$177,885 · 66.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$91,579 · 34.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$215,263

Expenses$269,464

Assets$444,762

Income$305,352

Contributions$114,256

Mission work (program services)$177,885

Management and general$91,579

Accounting fees$2,000

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (16)

ANN MARIE STOCKDIRECTOR

BARBARA ZANDDIRECTOR

BENNET GRUTMANCHAIRMAN

CAROLE ROSENBERGPRESIDENT

DENISE BERNARDODIRECTOR

ERICA HARTMAN-HORVITZDIRECTOR

HELENA VIDALDIRECTOR

HELMO HERNANDEZDIRECTOR

JAMES DURKINDIRECTOR

JENNIFER FREEMANSECRETARY

KYLE ROSENBERGTREASURER

MADALENA SHEEHANDIRECTOR

ROSA TEJADADIRECTOR

SUSAN KESSLERDIRECTOR

TERESITA ZUCKERDIRECTOR

WILLIAM D ZABELDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2000
Location: 3 EAST 69TH, NEW YORK, NY 10021-4918
County: New York
In care of: % C ROSENBERG
Primary officer: CAROLE ROSENBERG, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@AFLFC.org Phone(212) 628-3494

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PRAGER METIS CPAS LLC
NTEE classification: Cultural & Ethnic Awareness (A23)
IRS tax category: Cultural & Ethnic Awareness