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AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS INC (EIN 52-1996467)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-15
IRS object ID
202233199349305628
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Marcum LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line11899 L Street NW Suite 850AddressLine1Txt
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US Address USAddress

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PersonNolen BivensPersonNm
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Preparer PersonAaron M FoxPreparerPersonNm
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Gross Receipts$5,323,160GrossReceiptsAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$3,615,452TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,977,367TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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DescResearch and policy: Research and policy is responsible for national arts policy and arts industry research on the value of the arts to our society. This research is conducted using various methods and is disseminated through meetings, media and publications that are widely distributed. Signature programs in this area include the arts & economic prosperity study, national arts index and studies on various topics such as local arts funding statistics, united arts fundraising local arts salary information, cultural districts and more that provide important case making data to all arts advocates.The creative forces program serves military service members with traumatic brain injuries at military facilities.Desc

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DescGovernment and public affairs: Government and public affairs is responsible for all government affairs work and developing partnerships with government and other non-governmental organizations to promote the value of the arts and mission of AFTA's two key programs, including herein are the annual Nancy Hanks lecture on arts and public policy and arts advocacy day activities. This area also includes our arts education policy work advancing equitable access for arts education across the country.Desc
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Robert L Lynch
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Nolen Bivens
President & CEO - as of 06/2134.503.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$321,186$0$0
Julie C Muraco
Board Chair2.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Abel Lopez
Immediate Past Board Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Spring
Secretary2.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Deborah Jordy
Treasurer2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michelle Boone
Vice Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Haworth
Vice Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edgar L Smith Jr
Vice Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven D Spiess
Vice Chair2.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Floyd W Green III
Board Member At-Large2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Debra Garcia Y Griego
Board Member At-Large2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Glen Howard
Board Member At-Large2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dorothy P McSweeny
Board Member At-Large2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marty Albertson
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sarah Arison
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maria Arena Bell
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Danielle Brazell
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Golden
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan S Goode
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ira Sallen
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nancy Stephens
Director2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ann Stock
Director2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mara Walker
COO - until 06/2134.503.00Yes (X)$195,816$0$0
Nina Ozlu Tunceli Chief
Counsel & Exec. Dir., Action Fund27.5010.00$229,193$0$0Yes (X)
Randy Cohen
VP, Research and Policy37.50$194,116$0$0Yes (X)
Nora Halpern
VP, Leadership Alliances37.50$187,582$0$0Yes (X)
Clayton Lord
VP, Strategic Impact37.50$148,759$0$0Yes (X)
James Davidson
Sr. Dir., Research Services37.50$145,981$0$0Yes (X)
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Proskauer Rose LLP
11 Times SquareNew YorkNY10036Legal$1,714,494
The Hewlin Group LLC
175-20 Wexford Terrace Apt 10ENew YorkNY11432Employee training$400,910
Marcum LLP
1899 L Street NW Suite 850WashingtonDC20036Audit/tax/IT/Software implementation$239,054
Vault
8401 Greensboro Drive Suite 500McLeanVA22102Accounting$232,265
Taoti Creative
507 8th Street SEWashingtonDC20003Web design$206,198
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Membership dues900099$323,222$323,222
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,197,381TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$37,544OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$37,920ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Total$27,000TotalAmt
Program Services$27,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Program Services$213,136ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$2,847,780ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$242,638ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Program Services$3,759,674ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$681,083ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$721,314FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$163,508ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,080ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,209FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$420,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$159,504ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,507FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$301,872ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$114,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,232FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$577,058ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75,053FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$100,891ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,191ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,179FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Management And General$11,029ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$79,867ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,527FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$96,253ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$208,895ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,580ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,119FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$879,432ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$177,245ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,056FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$854,173ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$99,641FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$18,758ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,732ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$924FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$464,927ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,849ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,343FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$40,629ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,226ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,891FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,604TotalAmt
Program Services$47,635ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,219FundraisingAmt

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UBI Tax$44,410$34,879$8,432$1,099
Recruitment$94,737$74,410$17,986$2,341
Miscellaneous$67,634$31,144$27,430$9,060
Dues & subscriptions$56,800$37,051$7,680$12,069

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Program Services$49,494ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,963ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,557FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,947,199TotalAmt
Program Services$14,474,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,394,724ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,078,350FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,342,209BOYAmt
EOY$264,737EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,124BOYAmt
EOY$22,927EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,785,686BOYAmt
EOY$1,667,653EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,955BOYAmt
EOY$2,413,804EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,298BOYAmt
EOY$78,305EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,731BOYAmt
EOY$126,793EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,844,717LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,674,463LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$231,279BOYAmt
EOY$170,254EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,915,268BOYAmt
EOY$104,113,652EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,764,415BOYAmt
EOY$3,424,716EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,544,965BOYAmt
EOY$112,282,841EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,592,372BOYAmt
EOY$810,676EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$488,502BOYAmt
EOY$488,502EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,147,900EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,534,578BOYAmt
EOY$1,530,289EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,615,452BOYAmt
EOY$3,977,367EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,524,368BOYAmt
EOY$102,863,479EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,405,145BOYAmt
EOY$5,441,995EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$120,929,513BOYAmt
EOY$108,305,474EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,544,965BOYAmt
EOY$112,282,841EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$12,624,039ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,746,025CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,752,016CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,541,342CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,941,866CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,085,362CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,066,611TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,746,025CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,752,016CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,541,342CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,941,866CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,085,362CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,066,611TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,122,685SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$26,943,926PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,428,309CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,022,378CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$845,366CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,873CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$376CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,305,302TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,295CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,840CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,358CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$31,281CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,544CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$83,318TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$31,455,231TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$11,788,794GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.85660PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80370PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther Income - 2017 Amount: $ 10,295. 2018 Amount: $ 1,840. 2019 Amount: $ 2,358. 2020 Amount: $ 31,281. 2021 Amount: $ 37,544.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$41,803FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,800FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$45,603FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$17,896,051FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$17,941,654FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$950,813CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,950,813TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$5,926,220LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$300,042CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$281,821CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$162,915CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$45,603CurrentYearAmt
Total$790,381TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$237,703CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$987,703TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,481,555GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$31,203CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$30,852CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$43,310CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$41,803CurrentYearAmt
Total$147,168TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$113,395,213BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$113,395,213EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$110,371,326BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$485,901ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,216,133InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,431OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$6,673,716AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$113,395,213EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$101,187,600BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$590,348ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$15,227,766InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$17,217OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$6,617,171AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$110,371,326EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$114,426,769BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$7,040,394InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$12,164OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$6,186,611AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$101,187,600EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$105,797,683BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$15,133,780InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$482,486OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$6,022,208AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$114,426,769EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.99650BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00350PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,333,053OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,255,683DepreciationAmt
Book Value$77,370BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,281,912OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,210,378DepreciationAmt
Book Value$71,534BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$229,752OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$208,402DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,350BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$170,254TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred compensation obligation$1,250,267
Deferred rent liability$177,727
Due to affiliate$102,295
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,530,289TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:AFTA's collection of art is currently valued at $21,350. The collection represents the exempt purpose of AFTA - an organization that cultivates, promotes, sustains, and supports the arts in America.
Part V, Line 4:The Board designated funds are to support the operations of AFTA and invest in programming priorities when needed as determined by the Board of Directors. The other Permanent funds provide funding for specific programming activities per the documentation when the funds were established.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Americans for the Arts Action FundBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11275 K Street NW Suite 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN201427963RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(4)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$27,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantAnnual contributionPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Awards14$161,136
Intern stipends12$52,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAFTA generally requires that grantees who receive $5,000 or more submit reports detailing the outcomes of the grant projects and the uses of the funds.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Payments For Use Of ResidenceYes (X)PaymentsForUseOfResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Robert L Lynch
President & CEO - until 05/21$1,341,244$0$0$0$1,232,172$0$0$0$0$0$2,573,416$0$0$0
Nolen Bivens
President & CEO - as of 06/21$321,186$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$321,186$0$0$0
Nina Ozlu Tunceli Chief
Counsel & Exec. Dir., Action Fund$229,193$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$229,193$0$0$0
Mara Walker
COO - until 06/21$195,816$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$195,816$0$0$0
Randy Cohen
VP, Research and Policy$194,116$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$194,116$0$0$0
Nora Halpern
VP, Leadership Alliances$187,582$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$187,582$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aUntil his departure in May 2021, Robert L. Lynch was paid $3,000 per month for the use of his apartment in Manhattan in lieu of payment of hotel expenses. These payments were a part of his written employment contract.
Part I, Lines 4a-bRobert Lynch, President and CEO of AFTA until May 2021, was the beneficiary of contributions to a 457(f) non-qualified retirement plan. His separation agreement was activated upon his departure. Under the terms of the agreement, AFTA was obligated to pay $1,232,172, less applicable payroll tax and withholdings, in 2021. Further payments are required in 2022 under the agreement terms. In addition, Mr. Lynch will continue to receive premium payments on disability insurance through 2022.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6AFTA has four classes of members: Community Arts Organization Members, Professional Association Members, Organizational Members, and Individual Members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe Committee on Board Operations and Leadership prepares a slate of candidates for Board of Directors elections, which is submitted to the Board of Directors annually for election by majority vote of the Board of Directors. The Committee on Board Operations is appointed by the Board Chair at the annual fall Board meeting, with Board approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe federal Form 990 is posted on the Board portal of the website. The Board of Directors is notified that it is there for their review prior to filing the Form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service. Board members are encouraged to review the Form 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe conflict of interest form is delivered each January to Board members as part of the Board of Director manual with a memo instructing them to complete and return the form to the VP, Finance. The VP, Finance maintains a spreadsheet annually and follows up with those Board members who do not return the form.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aPresident & CEO and top management: The Chair forms a committee to review President & CEO performance and hires an independent compensation consultant to conduct a survey of CEO compensation packages at similar institutions. This survey forms the basis for determining the compensation of the President & CEO by the Chair and the committee. Other officers and key employees: Every three years, the organization procures and studies several key compensation reports to determine comparable salaries. Employee's performance is reviewed each year to help determine any increases that might be merited based on achievement of predetermined goals.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19All documents required by law are provided upon written request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gTemporary help: Program service expenses 33,624. Management and general expenses 980. Fundraising expenses 178. Total expenses 34,782. Contract labor: Program service expenses 949,126. Management and general expenses 27,660. Fundraising expenses 5,031. Total expenses 981,817. Other professional fees: Program service expenses 1,588,624. Management and general expenses 46,297. Fundraising expenses 8,421. Total expenses 1,643,342. Public relations: Program service expenses 169,173. Management and general expenses 4,930. Fundraising expenses 897. Total expenses 175,000.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Arts & Business Council of New York
1 East 53rd StreetNew YorkNY10022132746599Foster cooperation between business and arts organizationsNY501(c)(3)Line 7Americans for the ArtsYes (1)
Americans for the Arts Foundation
1275 K Street NW Suite 1200WashingtonDC20005260753160Carry out activities and raise funds for Americans for the ArtsDC501(c)(3)Line 7Americans for the ArtsYes (1)
Americans for the Arts Action Fund
1275 K Street NW Suite 1200WashingtonDC20005201427963Seeks to engage citizens in education and advocacy in support of the artsDC501(c)(4)Americans for the ArtsYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Americans for the Arts Action Fund
B$27,000Cash
Americans for the Arts Foundation
C$133,500Cash