AMERICAN FRIENDS OF FONDATION BEYELER Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF FONDATION BEYELER

EIN 56-2396274 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A115)

What they do

to PROMOTE and SUPPORT PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING and APPRECIATION of ART and ARTS EDUCATION. IN FURTHERANCE of SUCH PURPOSES, THE ORGANIZATION MAY (A) RAISE and GRANT FUNDS to SUPPORT ACQUISITIONS, EXHIBITIONS, CONSERVATION, and ARTS EDUCATION PROJECTS of or RELATED to FONDATION BEYELER, A MUSEUM ORGANIZED and OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY for CHARITABLE and EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES and RECOGNIZED AS A CHARITABLE ENTITY UNDER THE LAWS of SWITZERLAND, IN SUCH MANNER AS, IN THE JUDGMENT of THE DIRECTORS of THE ORGANIZATION SHALL BEST FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS PURPOSES; and (B) CULTIVATE and ADVANCE GREATER APPRECIATION for and INTEREST IN FONDATION BEYELER IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH A VARIETY of MEANS, INCLUDING (I) ORGANIZING and CONDUCTING IN THE UNITED STATES ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SUCH AS SYMPOSIA and LECTURES, CENTERED AROUND FONDATION BEYELER and OTHER MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES and (II) PROMOTING and SUPPORTING JOINT PROJECTS BY FONDATION BEYELER and AMERICAN ARTS INSTITUTIONS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $72.20 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 leaders9 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

78.38%of revenue went to mission work72.2% of expenses · Program services

6.63%of revenue went to fundraising6.1% of expenses

$23.68spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

23.48%of revenue went to management and office costs21.6% of expenses

$4.44in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

21.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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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$173,508

Mission workProgram services$136,00078.38% of revenue72.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$40,73623.48% of revenue21.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$11,5006.63% of revenue6.1% of expenses

Total expenses$188,236108.49% 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: 72.2% mission · 21.6% management · 6.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.49% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.2% mission · 13.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.20% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 69.4% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 288.11% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 58.8% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 132.63% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 89.8% mission · 10.0% management · 0.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 147.53% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 81.0% management · 19.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 18.31% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 79.5% mission · 20.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.70% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$795,000

Expenses$188,236

Annual surplus $606,764 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)$136,000 · 72.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$40,736 · 21.6% of expenses

Fundraising$11,500 · 6.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$795,000

Expenses$188,236

Assets$835,462

Income$795,000

Contributions$170,000

Mission work (program services)$136,000

Fundraising$11,500

Management and general$40,736

Accounting fees$32,318

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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 (9)

CARYL ENGLANDERDIRECTOR

CRAIG ROBINSPRESIDENT

ELIZABETH BELFERDIRECTOR

HANS-JORG WYSSDIRECTOR

LAUREN TASCHENDIRECTOR

NICOLAS BERGGRUENDIRECTOR

RICHARD ARMSTRONGDIRECTOR

SARA FITZMAURICEASSISTANT SECRETARY

TIMOTHY RUBDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2003
Location: CO LUTZ CARR 551 FIFTH AVE 40, NEW YORK, NY 10176-0000
County: New York
In care of: % FITZ & CO
Primary officer: CRAIG ROBINS, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

Phone(212) 627-1455

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A115)
IRS tax category: Other Grantmaking and Giving Services