Nonprofit · EIN 84-2899785
RIVERS INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,105,464 | $836,953 | $268,511 | $885,907 | $164,056 | $721,851 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $931,004 | $820,355 | $110,649 | $472,415 | $19,075 | $453,340 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $777,535 | $684,789 | $92,746 | $350,480 | $7,789 | $342,691 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,099,122
- Program service revenue
- $6,342
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $21,500
- Other salaries and wages
- $395,708
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $471,098
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,550
- Occupancy
- $19,042
- Travel
- $57,660
- Program services (functional)
- $554,935
- Management and general (functional)
- $185,294
- Fundraising (functional)
- $96,724
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $472,415
- Total assets, end of year
- $885,907
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $164,056
- Net assets, end of year
- $721,851
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $721,851
- Gross receipts
- $1,105,464
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2020
- State of legal domicile
- LA
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM HAWF | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA VLOCK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AYESHA WILLIAMS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEN SONTHEIMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARDY ST FLEUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SETH STOLBUN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY TOUSSAINT-BAPTISTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEFAN BENCHOAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE LAURICELLA AINSLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCIA MAHONEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM HAWF | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA VLOCK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AYESHA WILLIAMS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEN SONTHEIMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARDY ST FLEUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SETH STOLBUN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY TOUSSAINT-BAPTISTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW WOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE LAURICELLA AINSLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM HAWF | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA VLOCK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AYESHA WILLIAMS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PIA EHRHARDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN SONTHEIMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARDY ST FLEUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SETH STOLBUN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM SWANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALMA TUQAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY TOUSSAINT-BAPTISTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW WOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5352 CAMP ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115-3046
- In care of
- % ANDREA ANDERSSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ANDREA ANDERSSON, 5352 CAMP STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115
- Signed the 990
- ANDREA ANDERSSON, DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (917) 862-1692
- Website
- HTTPS://RIVERSINSTITUTE.ORG/
- Return prepared by
- HANNIS T BOURGEOIS LLP
Mission
RIVERS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART & THOUGHT COMMITS TO MIGRATIONAL IMAGINATIONS. BASED IN NEW ORLEANS, A PLACE PREDICATED UPON AND CONSIGNED TO FUTURES OF DISPLACEMENT, OUR PROGRAM IS ROOTED IN BOTH THE PRECARITY AND JOY OF LANDSCAPE AND COMMUNITY. WE WELCOME ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD INTO EXTENDED FELLOWSHIP AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. AND THROUGH OUR CAREFULLY CULTIVATED NETWORK OF PARTNERS, WE REALIZE AND SHARE BOOKS, EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES AND EXPLORE NEW FORMS OF DISTRIBUTION WITH COMMUNITITES GLOBALLY. THROUGH MULTI-YEAR COMMITMENTS WITH RIGOROUS AND ADVENTUROUS ARTISTS, WE SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE AND MULTI-PLATFORM WORKS AND SEE TO THEIR WIDE AND DEEP CIRCULATION.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025, RIVERS CONTINUED TO REALIZE ORIGINAL EXHIBITIONS, ARTIST PUBLICATIONS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND EXPLORE NEW FORMS OF GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION, WITH A NETWORK OF PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS. RIVERS' TOURING SOLO RETROSPECTIVE FOR LOUISIANA-BORN ARTIST, TINA GIROUARD, CONCLUDED WITH A FINAL PRESENTATION IN MEXICO CITY AND THE RELEASE OF THE EPONYMOUS PUBLICATION, "TINA GIROUARD: SIGN-IN." COPUBLISHED BY RIVERS AND DANCING FOXES PRESS, THIS IS THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE MONOGRAPH ON THE LATE ARTIST'S INTERDISCIPLINARY OEUVRE. THROUGH 2025, RIVERS CONTINUED TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES OF ARCHIVAL PRACTICES THROUGH AN UNFOLDING STUDY OF WORKS BY THE LATE, PROLIFIC ARTIST BETTINA GROSSMAN. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, RIVERS' TEAM RESEARCHED, ORGANIZED, AND OPENED THE EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION, ORIGINAL ORDER ORDER ORIGINAL: THE ART & ARCHIVES OF BETTINA," ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCH OF A COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE ARCHIVAL DATABASE (OOOO.RIVERSINSTITUTE.ORG) AND SERIES OF PUBLIC PROGRAMSPRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH RUTH FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS IN MILWAUKEE. IN 2025, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING CONTINUED FOR RIVERS FORTHCOMING PRINT PUBLICATION AND EXHIBITION WITH ARTIST ALIA FARID, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SIGLIO PRESS AND CAM-HOUSTON. OTHER NOTABLE COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE "MARRONAGE: MEANING WILD," A 4-HOUR RADIO BROADCAST CO-PRESENTED WITH MONTEZ PRESS RADIO, FEATURING AN AUDIO INDEX DRAWN FROM RIVERS THREE-DAY CONVENING OF ARTISTS AND ACTIVISTS SHARING KNOWLEDGE OF THE PLACES AND PEOPLE IN THE MARSHLANDS OF LOUISIANA AND OTHER MIRRORING ENVIRONMENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE. RIVERS ALSO PARTNERED WITH TRIPLE CANOPY TO LAUNCH "LIVING EQUIPMENT" LED BY TONAL GEOLOGIST RYAN C. CLARKE. THIS EIGHT-PART SERIES IN NEW YORK AND NEW ORLEANS WAS A SEQUENCE OF CONVERSATIONS, LISTENING SESSIONS, AND PERFORMANCES DEVOTED TO BLACK ELECTRONIC MUSIC, WITH ONE SESSION JOINING CLARKE WITH WILL RAWLS, A CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER, AND WRITER AND RIVERS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE.Expenses $554,935 · grants $21,500 · revenue $6,342
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-2899785
- 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
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $885,907
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,105,464
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,105,464 | $836,953 | $885,907 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $931,004 | $820,355 | $472,415 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $777,535 | $684,789 | $350,480 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $553,139 | $540,573 | $261,594 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2021 | – | – | – | 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 84-2899785).
Questions about RIVERS INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of RIVERS INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RIVERS INSTITUTE is 84-2899785.
- Is RIVERS INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to RIVERS INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RIVERS INSTITUTE 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 RIVERS INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RIVERS INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RIVERS INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ANDREA ANDERSSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of RIVERS INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does RIVERS INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,105,464, expenses of $836,953 and total assets of $885,907 at year end.
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