Nonprofit · EIN 11-2478709
JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING INC
Tax-exempt · JAMAICA, NY 11432
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,107,790 | $3,240,878 | -$133,088 | $6,596,368 | $289,310 | $6,307,058 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,541,123 | $2,828,185 | -$287,062 | $8,255,013 | $194,434 | $8,060,579 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,554,564 | $2,993,155 | $561,409 | $2,354,298 | $244,678 | $2,109,620 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,611,723
- of which government grants
- $1,404,601
- Program service revenue
- $92,887
- Investment income
- $7,913
- Net rental income
- $357,027
- Other revenue
- $395,267
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $256,072
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,009,910
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,570,615
- Professional fundraising fees
- $178,505
- Accounting fees
- $163,164
- Occupancy
- $663
- Travel
- $4,026
- Depreciation
- $96,803
- Program services (functional)
- $2,118,922
- Management and general (functional)
- $720,583
- Fundraising (functional)
- $401,373
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,255,013
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,596,368
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $289,310
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,307,058
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $374,877
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $636,035
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,671,023
- Gross receipts
- $3,107,790
- Employees
- 58
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 1981
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEONARD JACOBS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $122,165 | $11,552 |
| COURTNEY FFRENCH | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $102,279 | $4,089 |
| PETER GRISAFI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHID MURAD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID THOMAS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MAHESH CHAUBE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRAINE CHAMBERS LEWIS | GOVERNANCE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FARRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH ROJAS DE LEON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH RUBASHKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA GARCIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA DEL PALACIO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA KIRKLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE STODDART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TYQUANA HENDERSON RIVERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REV CARLA HUNTER RAMSEY | BOARD MEMBER UNTIL 04/25 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KYLE KELLY | BOARD MEMBER AS OF 05/25 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEONARD JACOBS | EXECUTIVE DIR. Officer | 40 | $119,423 | $10,824 |
| PETER GRISAFI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHID MURAD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID THOMAS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MAHESH CHAUBE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA GARCIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FARRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRAINE CHAMBERS LEWIS | GOVERNANCE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA DEL PALACIO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TYQUANA HENDERSON RIVERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REV CARLA HUNTER RAMSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA KIRKLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH ROJAS DE LEON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH RUBASHKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE STODDART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Jacobs | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $96,972 |
| Peter Grisafi | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Rachid Murad | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| David Thomas | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Dawn Cotter-Jenkins | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Mahesh Chaube | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jessica Garcia | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Farrell | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lorraine Chambers Lewis | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Hannibal | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tyquanna Henderson Rivers | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Iris Levitt-Heitt | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Julia del Palacio | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Cameo Boone | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 16104 JAMAICA AVE, JAMAICA, NY 11432-6112
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LEONARD JACOBS, 161-04 JAMAICA AVE, JAMAICA, NY 11432
- Signed the 990
- LEONARD JACOBS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (718) 658-7400
- Website
- WWW.JCAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
Mission
JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING (JCAL) IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ART CENTER THAT CELEBRATES CREATIVE EXPRESSION BY PROMOTING THE WORKS OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTISTS AND PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF QUEENS AND SURROUNDING NEW YORK COUNTIES.
Program accomplishments
- FOUNDED IN 1972, JCAL IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS CENTER SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHEAST QUEENS IN NEW YORK CITY. JCAL IS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS GROUP - THE HISTORIC PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF NEW YORK - LOCATED IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS TO OFFER QUALITY VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, AND TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS. WE DO THIS THROUGH SHOWCASING EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED LOCAL ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS, AND THROUGH PIONEERING MULTICULTURAL INITIATIVES THAT HAVE SERVED FOUR GENERATIONS IN QUEENS - WHERE 2.4 MILLION AFRICAN-AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN, INDO-ASIAN, AFRICAN, LATINX, CAUCASIAN, NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES LIVE, WORK AND LEARN. EACH YEAR, JCAL ENGAGES MORE THAN 53,000 VISITORS THROUGH OFFERING VISUAL ART, DANCE, MUSIC, AND THEATER PROGRAMS.OUR CULTURAL CAMPUS BEGINS AT OUR 45,000 SQUARE-FOOT HEADQUARTERS, THE JAMAICA ARTS CENTER (JAC). LOCATED IN A 19TH CENTURY LANDMARK (THE FORMER QUEENS REGISTRY OF TITLES AND DEEDS), JAC OFFERS TWO ART GALLERIES AND FIVE DANCE STUDIOS; STUDIOS FOR MUSIC, CERAMICS AND ANIMATION; AND A 99-SEAT STUDIO THEATER AND OFFICE SPACES. TWO BLOCKS AWAY IS OUR 400-SEAT JAMAICA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (JPAC). ALSO LOCATED IN A 19TH CENTURY LANDMARK (A FORMER FIRST DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH), JPAC ACCOMMODATES PERFORMANCES, CONFERENCES, AND EVENTS.JCAL'S VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMS INCLUDE VISUAL VOICES, A THREE-YEAR RESIDENCY FOR EMERGING CURATORS; ARTWORKS, A SIX-MONTH FELLOWSHIP FOR EMERGING ARTISTS; AN ANNUAL OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS THAT OFFERS VISIBILITY AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ARTISTS WHO HAVE NEVER SHOWN PROFESSIONALLY (OR HAVEN'T SHOWN AT JCAL IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS); AND A SITE-SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-ENGAGING TRIENNIAL, JAMAICA FLUX. JCAL'S PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS INCLUDE TWO TYPES OF MUSIC CONCERTS, THURSDAY NIGHT JAZZ AND RIDDIM SECTION, EACH WHICH CONNECT EMERGING LOCAL AND ESTABLISHED TALENT; MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT, WHICH SPOTLIGHTS EMERGING WRITERS, DIRECTORS, ACTORS, AND PRODUCERS; AND THE MAKING MOVES DANCE FESTIVAL EVERY SEPTEMBER, NOW ENTERING ITS 15TH YEAR. MMDF IS JUST ONE OF SIX TENTPOLE FESTIVALS ON OUR YEARLY CALENDAR; WE ALSO PRODUCE A WEEKEND OF WEST AFRICAN DANCE EACH FEBRUARY, A WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH EVENT EACH MARCH, THE QUEENS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL EVERY MAY, AND A PRIDE CELEBRATION AND A JUNETEENTH EVENT EVERY JUNE.JCAL'S YEAR-ROUND, ECONOMICALLY ACCESSIBLE ARTS EDUCATION CLASSES COVER ALL OF THE DISCIPLINES DESCRIBED ABOVE.Expenses $2,118,922 · revenue $449,914
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 11-2478709
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1981
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,596,368
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,107,790
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,107,790 | $3,240,878 | $6,596,368 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,541,123 | $2,828,185 | $8,255,013 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,554,564 | $2,993,155 | $2,354,298 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,555,258 | $2,369,482 | $1,674,856 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 11-2478709).
Questions about JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING INC
- What is the EIN of JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING INC is 11-2478709.
- Is JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
- Are donations to JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LEONARD JACOBS.
- Who are the officers and directors of JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $122,165 (LEONARD JACOBS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,107,790, expenses of $3,240,878 and total assets of $6,596,368 at year end.
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