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HUDSON VALLEY PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION

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2020 · Form 990EZ · revenue $2K · expenses $7K · assets $20K

Also known as
ATTN DAN CHESTER
EIN
11-3785488
Address
PO BOX 246, WARWICK, NY 10990-0246
Website
WWW.HVPAF.ORG
NTEE code
A12
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2008
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

CONDUCT ACTIVIIES THAT SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE CULTURAL AND PERFORMING ARTS IN THE HUDSON VALLEY REGION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kathryn Bisaro SECRETARY2015-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Kevin Kern TRUSTEE2015-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Daniel Chester PRESIDENT2015-2020 10 $0 reported 1
Tom Herceg VICE PRESIDENT2015-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Erich Tusch TREASURER2015-2020 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHRYN BISARO SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN KERN TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL CHESTER PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
TOM HERCEG VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
ERICH TUSCH TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHRYN BISARO SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN KERN TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL CHESTER PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
TOM HERCEG VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
ERICH TUSCH TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHRYN BISARO SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN KERN TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL CHESTER PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
TOM HERCEG VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
ERICH TUSCH TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHRYN BISARO SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN KERN TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL CHESTER PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
TOM HERCEG VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
ERICH TUSCH TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHRYN BISARO SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN KERN TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL CHESTER PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
TOM HERCEG VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
ERICH TUSCH TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHRYN BISARO SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN KERN TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL CHESTER PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
TOM HERCEG VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
ERICH TUSCH TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,655$7,107 $20,134$20,134 $1,655- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,743$19,110 $25,586$25,586 $17,983$11,760 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$54,713$49,413 $14,953$14,953 $28,912$25,801 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,265$77,470 $9,653$9,653 $33,534$32,481 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,397$72,289 $20,858$20,858 $42,585$35,812 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$75,506$60,929 $14,750$14,750 $58,107$17,399 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $25,026 in all, tax years 2013 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2013, 2016-2018 4$25,000 2018$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HUDSON VALLEY PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$26 2023$11
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2020 · Form 990EZ · $7,107 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,132 86.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $622 8.8%
Printing, publications, postage $353 5.0%
Total$7,107100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $19,110 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,763 61.6%
Fees to independent contractors $4,500 23.5%
Printing, publications, postage $2,225 11.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $622 3.3%
Total$19,110100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $49,413 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $21,450 43.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,214 42.9%
Printing, publications, postage $6,127 12.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $622 1.3%
Total$49,413100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $77,470 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $450
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,502 42.0%
Fees to independent contractors $30,690 39.6%
Printing, publications, postage $13,656 17.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $622 0.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$450reported apart
Total$77,470100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $72,289 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,263 43.2%
Fees to independent contractors $25,425 35.2%
Printing, publications, postage $12,592 17.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $2,500 3.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $509 0.7%
Total$72,289100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $60,929 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,500 · events $0
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,729 30.7%
Printing, publications, postage $7,008 11.5%
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