PHOTOWORK FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization: PHOTOWORK FOUNDATION (EIN 32-0705228)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-05-06
IRS object ID: 202431279349201838
Schema version: 2023v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-05-06T12:14:54+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	350921680	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CROWE LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	575 Market Street Suite 3300	AddressLine1Txt
City	San Francisco	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	941055829	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	320705228	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Photowork Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PHOT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2129250025	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 1360	AddressLine1Txt
City	Woodstock	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12498	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Alexandra Wolf	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director and Board Member	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2129250025	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-05-06	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Alexandra	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Wolf	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Diane Kirmaci	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01578407	PTIN
Phone	4155761100	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Address	www.photowork.foundation	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$135,450	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$130,691	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income	$43	InvestmentIncomeAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets	$0	GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss	$0	SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry	$0	GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total	$4,716	OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue	$135,450	TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid	$0	GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft	$90,495	SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$16,743	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$1,173	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$5,674	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$114,085	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$21,365	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,207	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$23,572	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,207	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,301	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,207	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,301	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,729	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,207	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,572	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	PhotoWork Foundation advances photography and supports the education of photographers working in the post-documentary tradition through events, digital media, and grantmaking.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
The PhotoWork Fellowship is a six-month mentoring program that pairs successful applicants with highly accomplished photographers who serve as mentors. Its aim is to support the development of individual artists and their work, and to build a cohort of Fellows whose reach will have a broad and cumulative impact on the photography community.	$44,485
THE PHOTOWORK PODCAST IS A BI-MONTHLY SERIES OF INTERVIEWS WITH INFLUENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS, CURATORS, COLLECTORS, AND PUBLISHERS THAT REVEALS VALUABLE INSIGHTS ON THEIR PROCESS AND PRACTICE TO OUR WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY OF LISTENERS.	$47,352

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$91,837	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Peter Kayafas
Chairman and Secretary	3.000	$0	$0	$0
Jeffery Horwitz
Treasurer	3.000	$0	$0	$0
Alexandra Wolf
Executive Director and Board Member	40.000	$54,997	$0	$0
Thomas Dunn
Board Member	2.000	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend	$0	DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Susie Page	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 1360	AddressLine1Txt
City	Woodstock	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12498	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2129959027	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Other Employee Paid Over100k	0	OtherEmployeePaidOver100kCnt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$130,691	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$133,271	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$130,691	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$133,271	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$109,335	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$23,936	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$43	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$43	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$133,314	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$4,716	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Other Revenue	Program Application Fees - 4716;
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Other Expenses	Fundraising Expenses - 3473; Software - 1434; Travel - 767;
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26b Total Liabilities	Current Liabilities - BOY:0,EOY:1729;
Form 990-EZ, Part III, Exempt Purpose PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE	PhotoWork Foundation advances photography and supports the education of photographers working in the post-documentary tradition through events, digital media, and grantmaking.
Form 990EZ, Part III, Line 29 DESCRIPTION OF OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES	The PhotoWork Fellowship is a six-month mentoring program that pairs successful applicants with highly accomplished photographers who serve as mentors. Its aim is to support the development of individual artists and their work, and to build a cohort of Fellows whose reach will have a broad and cumulative impact on the photography community.