Nonprofit · EIN 95-2977109
FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $911,951 | $809,833 | $102,118 | $841,533 | $108 | $841,425 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $769,744 | $595,854 | $173,890 | $740,073 | $748 | $739,325 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $273,303
- Membership dues
- $124,795
- Program service revenue
- $621,504
- Investment income
- $17,144
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,179
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $61,196
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $51,246
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $57,980
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,172
- Occupancy
- $30,715
- Travel
- $568,164
- Program services (functional)
- $722,201
- Management and general (functional)
- $87,632
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $740,073
- Total assets, end of year
- $841,533
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $108
- Net assets, end of year
- $841,425
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $830,675
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,750
- Gross receipts
- $949,687
- Employees
- 2
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAM SMITH | Chair Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| LINDA MAGGARD | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NORIKO FUJINAMI | Treasurer Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| ANNE BRILLIANT | Secretary Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT EDELSTEIN | ENDOWMENT CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL WIESELMANN | CURATOR'S AWARD Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| LUCY SUN | CURATOR'S AWARD Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| FREYA IVENER | Fellowship Chai Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CANDACE LEE | CURATORS LAB CH Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LYNN DEEGAN | CURATORS LAB CH Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LINDA ROSENBAUM | MEMBERSHIP CHAI Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| MORGAN SCHOONHOVEN | MEMBERSHIP CO-C Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIN MIN | Member at Large Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LINNEA SPRANSY | LOCAL TOURS CO- Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| REGINA MAMOU | ART CONVERSATIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERESA MILLER | Member at Large Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SANDRA NICHOLS | TRAVEL CHAIR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| JOAN OLIVER | TRAVEL CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GINA POSALSKI | SPECIAL EVENTS Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PERI ELLEN BERNE | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LAUDE FREED | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARA LEWIS | CURATORS LAB CH Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Vicki Scheele | Membership Co-C Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAM SMITH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| LINDA MAGGARD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| NORIKO FUJINAMI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| ANNE BRILLIANT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ROBERT EDELSTEIN | ENDOWMENT CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL WIESELMANN | CURATOR'S AWARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LUCY SUN | CURATOR'S AWARD CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| FREYA IVENER | FOCA FELLOWSHIPS CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CANDACE LEE | FOCA FELLOWSHIPS CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CARA LEWIS | CURATORS LAB CHAIR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| LYNN DEEGAN | CURATOR'S LAB CO CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LINDA ROSENBAUM | MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| MORGAN SCHOONHOVEN | MEMBERSHIP CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| NICK HUNT | TOURS CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LINNEA SPRANSY | LOCAL TOURS CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| REGINA MAMOU | ART CONVERSATIONS Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| JEFF MARINUCCI | ART CONVERSATIONS CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SANDRA NICHOLS | TRAVEL CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOAN OLIVER | TRAVEL CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GINA POSALSKI | SPECIAL EVENTS CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PERI ELLEN BERNE | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LAUDE FREED | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 970 N BROADWAY STE 208, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-1784
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- NORIKO FUJINAMI, 970 N BROADWAY 208, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
- Signed the 990
- NORIKO FUJINAMI, Treasurer
- Phone
- (213) 808-1008
- Website
- WWW.FOCALA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WES CPA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2977109 or by the name FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
FUNDING AND PROMOTING CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, EXHIBITIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS BY EMERGING AND ORGANIZE EXHIBITIONS, WITH ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUES AND VIDEOS, ATTAX-EXEMPT MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES THAT HAVE FOCUS IN CONTEMPORATY ART. ORGANIZE LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURS OF COLLECTIONS AND EXHITBITIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - IN ADDITION TO OUR EXHIBITIONS, WE PROVIDE OUR MEMBERS WITH EXTENSIVE INFORMATIVE ACTIVITIES THROUGH VISITS TO ARTISTS' STUDIOS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS, LECTURES AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS. WE KEEP IN TOUCH WITH CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY ART. COMPLEMENTING THESE PROGRAMS, FELLOWS OF CONTEMPRARYART (FOCA) ALSO ORGANIZES NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURS OF ART COMMUNITIES AND SIGNIFICANT EXHIBITS.Expenses $617,201 · revenue $898,255
- EXHIBITIONS - OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT AND FOSTER INTEREST IN CONTEMPORARY ART. WE HAVE THREE ONGOING PROGRAMS TO ACHIEVE THIS: UNDERWRITING EXHIBITIONS AT NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PROVIDING DIRECT SUPPORT TO ARTISTS IN THE FORM OF UNRESTRICTED GRANTS AND BY INVITING YOUNG CURATORS TO USE OUR OFFICE SPACE IN CHINATOWN TO PUBLICLY PRESENT THEIR IDEAS IN A SETTING THAT ENCOURAGES EXPLORATION AND DIALOGUE. TO ENSURE A LASTING RECORD OF EACH ARTISTS AND CURATORS WORK AT A CRITICAL POINT IN THEIR CAREER, THE FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART PUBLISHES A SCHOLARLY CATALOG OR PAMPHLET TO ACCOMPANY EACH EXHIBITION AND GRANT. SINCE OUR INCORPORATION IN 1975, FOCA HAS SPONSORED MORE THAN FORTY EXHIBITS AT VENUES NATIONWIDE, INCLUDING IN THE CHINATOWN DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES.Expenses $105,000 · grants $61,196 · revenue $7,500
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 | Not 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
- 95-2977109
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1976
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A400)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $841,533
- Income (IRS master file)
- $949,687
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $911,951 | $809,833 | $841,533 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $769,744 | $595,854 | $740,073 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $780,766 | $734,157 | $562,491 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 95-2977109).
Questions about FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART
- What is the EIN of FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART is 95-2977109.
- Is FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.
- Are donations to FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART 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 FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names NORIKO FUJINAMI.
- Who are the officers and directors of FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 23 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ART have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $911,951, expenses of $809,833 and total assets of $841,533 at year end.
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