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ELLEN FRANK ILLUMINATION ARTS FOUNDATION

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2019 · Form 990EZ · revenue $92K · expenses $52K · assets $34K

Also known as
ARTS FOUNDATION
EIN
26-0093201
Address
73 SQUAW RD, EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937-4510
Website
WWW.EFIAF.ORG
NTEE code
A99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2006
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Mission

TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK AND FUNDING FOR THE REVIVAL OF THE ART OF ILLUMINATION THROUGH PRODUCTION OF ART, THE TRAINING OF ARTISTS AND THE EDUCATION OF A BROAD MULTICULTURAL PUBLIC IN THE TRADITIONS AND TECHNIQUES OF ILLUMINATION AS HISTORICALLY AND CURRENTLY PRACTICED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Ellen Frank PRES/ARTISTI2010-2019 $13,584$158,703 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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
Stephen Dickman SECRETARY2010-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Sheri Rosenblatt TREASURER2019 1 $0 reported 1
Patricia Miranda (former) ACTING CHAIR2015-2017 0 $0 reported 1
Valerie Koutmina (former) ACTING TREAS2016-2017 0 $0 reported 1
John Brancati (former) TREASURER2015 1 $0 reported 1
Jon Tullis (former) Board Chair2010-2011 2 $0 reported 1
Annie Huang (former) SECRETARY2010 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2019 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $14K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN FRANK PRES/ARTISTI40 $13,584-- $13,5841
STEPHEN DICKMAN SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
SHERI ROSENBLATT TREASURER1 $0-- $01
2017 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $39K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN FRANK ARTISITC DIR0 $38,900-- $38,9001
PATRICIA MIRANDA ACTING CHAIR0 $0-- $01
VALERIE KOUTMINA ACTING TREAS0 $0-- $01
STEPHEN DICKMAN CO-SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2016 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $11K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN FRANK ARTISITC DIR0 $10,547-- $10,5471
PATRICIA MIRANDA CHAIR0 $0-- $01
VALERIE KOUTMINA TREASURER0 $0-- $01
STEPHEN DICKMAN CO-SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PATRICIA MIRANDA CHAIR1 $0-- $01
JOHN BRANCATI TREASURER1 $0-- $01
2012 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $35K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN FRANK ARTISTIC DIR40 $34,642-- $34,6421
STEPHEN DICKMAN SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
2011 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $29K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN FRANK President40 $29,470-- $29,4701
JON TULLIS Board Chair2 $0-- $01
STEPHEN DICKMAN Secretary2 $0-- $01
2010 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $32K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLEN FRANK PRESIDENT30 $31,560-- $31,5601
STEPHEN DICKMAN VICE PRESIDE5 $0-- $01
ANNIE HUANG SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
JON TULLIS CHAIRMAN5 $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
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,085$52,385 $34,001$18,955 $92,085- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,523$53,616 $7,013$7,013 $33,468$26,055 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,550$15,250 $1,106$1,106 $5,550- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,137$49,769 $21,409$10,806 $12,602$53,535 ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$45,912$59,066 $1,946-$8,657 $43,762$2,150 ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$57,882$45,837 $18,522$4,497 $39,452$18,430 ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$34,595$40,680 $7,085-$7,548 $13,395$21,200 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $20,000 in all, tax years 2017 to 2019. 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
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$10,000 2019$10,000
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CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2017 1$10,000 2017$10,000
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Where the money went

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $52,385 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,183 50.0%
Fees to independent contractors $26,062 49.8%
Printing, publications, postage $140 0.3%
Total$52,385100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $53,616 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $46,825 87.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,724 8.8%
Printing, publications, postage $2,067 3.9%
Total$53,616100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $15,250 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $11,296 74.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,954 25.9%
Total$15,250100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $49,769 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $37,250 74.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,467 25.0%
Printing, publications, postage $52 0.1%
Total$49,769100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $59,066 spent · pay $38,679 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $38,679 65.5%
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Fees to independent contractors $5,808 9.8%
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Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $35 0.1%
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2011 · Form 990EZ · $45,837 spent · pay $29,470 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $29,470 64.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,582 31.8%
Fees to independent contractors $1,785 3.9%
Total$45,837100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $40,680 spent · pay $31,560 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $31,560 77.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,299 20.4%
Printing, publications, postage $821 2.0%
Total$40,680100%

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