ART RADIO INTERNATIONAL INC Charity Report

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ART RADIO INTERNATIONAL INC

EIN 26-3922982 · Media, Communications Organizations

What they do

ART RADIO INTERNATIONAL, INC. (dba: CLOCKTOWER PRODUCTIONS) is A NON-PROFIT ART INSTITUTION WORKING IN THE VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMANCE, MUSIC, and RADIO. FOUNDED IN 1972 IN LOWER MANHATTAN BY MOMA PS1 FOUNDER ALANNA HEISS, CLOCKTOWER is THE OLDEST ALTERNATIVE ART PROJECT IN NEW YORK, and ITS RADIO STATION, CLOCKTOWER RADIO, WAS FOUNDED IN 2003 AS ONE of THE FIRST ALL-ART ONLIN MUSEUM RADIO STATIONS IN THE WORLD. THE INSTITUTION FUNCTIONS AS A LABORATORY for EXPERIMENTATION, WORKING CLOSELY and COLLABORATIVELY WITH ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, CURATORS, WRITERS and PRODUCERS to DEVELOP, REALIZE and PRESENT INNOVATIVE and CHALLENGING WORK IN ALL MEDIA, RANGING FROM INSTALLATION to PERFORMANCE and FROM EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC to RADIO THEATER. BY ENGAGING BOTH THE PHYSICAL RESOURCES of ITS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS and CLOCKTOWER RADIOS ACCESS to A BROAD and INTERNATIONAL ONLINE AUDIENCE, CLOCKTOWER DISSEMINATES EXPERIMENTAL WORK to NUMEROUS COMMUNITIES, and PROMOTES A RICH CULTURAL and SOCIAL DIALOGUE BETWE

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54.40%of revenue went to mission work81.8% of expenses · Program services

1.07%of revenue went to fundraising1.6% of expenses

$66.49spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

11.01%of revenue went to management and office costs16.6% of expenses

$2.13in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

17.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2018

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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$99,947

Mission workProgram services$54,37354.40% of revenue81.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$11,00811.01% of revenue16.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,0721.07% of revenue1.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$33,49433.51% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$66,45366.49% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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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

2018CurrentExpense mix: 81.8% mission · 16.6% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.49% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 82.5% mission · 15.2% management · 2.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.68% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 88.0% mission · 10.5% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.32% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$99,947

Expenses$66,453

Annual surplus $33,494 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$54,373 · 81.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$11,008 · 16.6% of expenses

Fundraising$1,072 · 1.6% of expenses

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Revenue$99,947

Expenses$66,453

Assets$141,546

Income$99,947

Contributions$17,388

Mission work (program services)$54,373

Fundraising$1,072

Management and general$11,008

Accounting fees$2,027

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2018

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 (8)

ALANNA HEISSSECRETARY

DAVID WEINSTEINTREASURER

LAWTON W FITTCHAIRMAN

LYBESS SWEEZYBOARD MEMBER

MARIA ROSA SANDRETTOBOARD MEMBER

MARINA ABRAMOVICBOARD MEMBER

RUFUS WAINWRIGHTBOARD MEMBER

SANFORD KRIEGERBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Location: 1449 BROADWAY, BROOKLYN, NY 11221
County: Kings
In care of: ALANNA HEISS
Primary officer: ALANNA HEISS, SECRETARY

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 233-1096

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2018
Tax period began: January 1, 2018
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: RICH AND BANDER LLP
IRS tax category: Media, Communications Organizations
Revocation date: May 15, 2022