2024-11-15T18:55:59-06:00 2023-12-31 562356978 OGDEN CAP PROPERTIES LLC 545 MADISON AVENUE SUITE 600 NEW YORK NY 10022 990 2023-01-01 522109476 FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION FREN 2025458781 3101 WISCONSIN AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20016 DEBRA DUNN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2025458781 2024-11-15 0 P01877591 2123392100 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z DEBRA DUNN 3101 WISCONSIN AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20016 497164 0 X HTTP://FRENCHAMERICANCULTURAL.ORG X 1998 DC TO FACILITATE CULTURAL EXCHANGES THROUGH CULTURAL EVENTS LINKING FRANCE AND THE U.S. 8 8 3 0 0 0 370187 495460 0 0 415 1704 0 0 370602 497164 38943 25000 0 0 206583 210608 0 0 64316 148407 250546 393933 486154 -23331 11010 16141 21151 6000 0 10141 21151 X TO IDENTIFY, PROMOTE AND EXPAND ACADEMIC, CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC RELATIONSHIPS LINKING FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES. WE DO THIS THROUGH ARTISTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS, EVENTS, TRIPS AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY BY ENABLING INTRODUCTIONS PERTINENT TO THE FRENCH-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP. 1 0 369114 25000 THE FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION EXTENDED, EXPANDED AND FURTHERED OUR MISSION OF PROMOTING THE FRENCH-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP THROUGH PROGRAMMING WITH PROMINENT INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES, THE ROYAL OPERA OF VERSAILLES/ADOR, INSTITUT CURIE, LYFE INSTITUT, THE MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS, THE HOUSTON BALLET, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS, THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE, THE US EMBASSY IN PARIS, THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS, GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOUNT VERNON, MUSEE MONTMARTRE, OFFICE OF THE FRENCH CONSUL GENERAL FOR TEXAS AND RICE UNIVERSITY GLOBAL CAMPUS PARIS AMONG OTHERS. THE YEAR'S WORK AND PROGRAMS ENTAILED WORKING WITH EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS, IDENTIFYING NEW PARTNERS AND ELEVATING THE FOUNDATION'S WORK WITH THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE TO ALLOW FOR BROADENING OF OUR AUDIENCES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC. WE EXECUTED AN IN-PERSON PROGRAM AT THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE, UNKNOWN COSMIC TIME MACHINE (UPDATE ON WEBB TELESCOPE,) ORGANIZED A BOARD RETREAT WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO DEFINE OUR WORK, EXTENDED OUR SUPPORT OF THE ROYAL OPERA OF VERSAILLES, PROMOTED AND SUPPORTED THE CURIE INSTITUT, AND PLANNED FOR THE RELAUNCH OF AN AWARDS DINNER - TO BE CALLED THE LAFAYETTE-WASHINGTON AWARD FOR CULTURAL DIPLOMACY. WE CONTINUED TO DISTRIBUTE THE BOOK, SOUVENIRS OF THE RIVIERA BY CLARICE SMITH AND DAVID BRUCE SMITH. THE BOOK PROJECT CONTINUES TO LINK US TO MAJOR US ART AND HISTORIC INSTITUTIONS WITH ENDORSEMENTS AS REFERENCED ON OUR WEBSITE. WORKING WITH OUR 21 FRANCE BASED PARTNERS, AND 20 US PARTNERS, WE IDENTIFY AND THEN DEVELOP PROGRAM CONTENT. OUR PARTNERS ARE CRITICAL TO THIS PROCESS OF PROGRAM PRESENTATION.OUR ONGOING PROJECTS 2023-2024 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: SAVOIR FAIRE AND INNOVATION, SPACE AND HEALTH, CUISINE AS SCIENCE, LAFAYETTE - THE MAN, MYTH, ADVENTURE AND INSTITUT CURIE FUTURE DISCOVERIES IN BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY TO TREAT METASTATIC CANCERS. 369114 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 NY X DEBRA DUNN - FRENCH AMERICAN CULTUR 2025453775 3101 WISCONSIN AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20016 TIMOTHY TOUCHETTE SECRETARY 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAIRE DWOSKIN TREASURER 0.00 X X 0 0 0 AARON LEWIS CHAIRMAN 0.00 X X 0 0 0 HEATHER LARRISON TRUSTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN LUND TRUSTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE MICHEL TRUSTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SELFRIDGE TRUSTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA DUNN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 43.00 X 114325 0 0 114325 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 495460 495460 1704 1704 497164 0 0 1704 25000 25000 93162 63798 13998 15366 47747 32698 7174 7875 25750 17634 3869 4247 43949 30096 6604 7249 1590 1590 64527 64527 9758 3437 6321 3113 1039 148 1926 6710 6710 2977 2977 121112 121112 4387 4387 655 655 DEVELOPMENT 27783 114 16 27653 CONSULTING 5105 4317 788 WEBSITE 1064 775 289 EDUCATION 977 977 788 788 486154 369114 52724 64316 1635 11768 268 0 1000 1000 14143 7879 9592 6264 3646 2119 16141 21151 6000 0 6000 0 X 0 0 0 0 10141 21151 10141 21151 16141 21151 11010 0 X 0 0 0 X 507384 363578 503441 370187 372204 2116794 507384 363578 503441 370187 372204 2116794 1511658 605136 194 154 29 364 1704 2445 230 270 53 553 2119792 0.28550 0.31060 X THE FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS PROGRAM FOR SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY SEVERAL WAYS: BOARD MEMBERS SOLICITATIONS FROM THEIR NETWORK ON BEHALF OF THE F-ACF, FORMER DONORS, WORD OF MOUTH, AND WEBSITE DONATIONS.THE ORGANIZATION OF TRIPS TO FRANCE THAT PROMOTE OUR SHARED HERITAGE AS WELL AS CURRENT RELATIONSHIPS, PRESENTATION OF PROGRAMS THAT ATTRACT THE PUBLIC BOTH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE AND ENCOURAGE SPONSORSHIPS. NOW PAST THE COVID SHUTDOWNS, WE ARE WORKING ON RELAUNCHING A MAJOR DONOR AWARDS EVENT IN DECEMBER 2024, THE WORK HAVING BEGUN IN 2022 AND 2023.WE HAVE ALSO SPONSORED SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS GIVEN BY OUR SEVERAL F-ACF PARTNERS - THE NATIONAL MUSEUM FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FRANCE - LES AMIS DE NMWA, VERSAILLES ROYAL SPECTACLES - OPERA PROGRAM, THE INSTITUT CURIE AND THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE.THE PROGRAMS WE PRESENT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE REACH OUT TO LOCAL SECONDARY AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE GOVERNING BOARD REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS AND PROGRAM TOPICS RELATIVE TO THE MISSION OF THE F- ACF. EACH BOARD MEMBER WAS CHOSEN WITH A SELECT AREA OF EXPERTISE AND NETWORK TO REPRESENT - IE. AMERICAN HISTORY, TECHNOLOGY, FRENCH-AMERICAN BUSINESS, FUNDRAISING AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT, FRENCH ART, AND DESIGN. IN ADDITION TO THE BOARD, WE HAVE CREATED A COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES WHICH CONSISTS OF EXPERTS IN AREAS OF INTEREST SHARED BETWEEN AMERICA AND FRANCE. OUR PLAN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE COUNCIL IN 2024. THE TEXAS CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENT IS TARGETED FOR FALL 2024. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 14143 7879 6264 6264 SOUVENIRS OF THE RIVIERA 2119 2119 1 EUROPE PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES 25000 0 0 0 0 0 0 25000 0 25000 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM TO ADVANCE ITS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA OF ONCOLOGY 25000 WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION (F-ACF) WILL FROM TIME TO TIME FUND A FOREIGN ORGANIZATION THAT MEETS ITS MISSION CRITERIA. GRANTS ARE USUALLY GIVEN TO AN ORGANIZATION WITH WHOM THE F-ACF HAS AN EXISTING RELATIONSHIP. THE FOUNDATION'S GRANT TO INSTITUT CURIE IS TO ADVANCE ITS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA OF ONCOLOGY. DEBRA DUNN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXPENSES TO BE REIMBURSED X 268 0 0 1 0 DEBRA DUNN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO COVER CASH SHORTFALL X 6000 0 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 1) WE CONTINUED WORK TO EXTEND THE F-ACF FOOTPRINT, BOTH VIA DONORS AND PROGRAMS, TO TEXAS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FRENCH CONSUL GENERAL. WE SEEK TO BUILD A CHAPTER THERE TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE PRESENTED IN TEXAS, AS WELL AS DC AND PARIS. 2) FINALIZED PLANS WITH THE LOUVRE, THOMAS PHEASANT, VALERIE MALTVERNE AND WINTERTHUR TO CREATE THE SAVOIR FAIRE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM TO BE PRESENTED MARCH 2024, ALSO LAID GROUNDWORK TO AFFILIATE WITH RICE UNIVERSITY GLOBAL CAMPUS IN PARIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND KEY STAFF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EXPLANATION: A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS ADOPTED IN 2011 AND ALL DIRECTORS ARE AWARE OF THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 EXPLANATION: THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTERST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.