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FRIENDS OF POSITIONAL PROJECTS

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Plain text FRIENDS OF POSITIONAL PROJECTS. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2025. https://strategystudio.org/org/333670601. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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MLA “FRIENDS OF POSITIONAL PROJECTS.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2025, https://strategystudio.org/org/333670601. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2025. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $36K · expenses $23K · assets $13K

EIN
33-3670601
Address
17234 PEARBLOSSOM HWY 231, LLANO, CA 93544-1100
NTEE code
A20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2025
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Mission

Friends of Positional Projects builds empathy of place in community where Mojave Desert landmarks are at risk reimagining public memory through art history stewardship and technology.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Karyl Newman President2025 15 $0 reported 1
Ann Vanino Vice-President2025 1 $0 reported 1
Amy Zhuang Secretary2025 1 $0 reported 1
Deborah McAfee Treasurer2025 1 $0 reported 1
Gloria Putnam Director2025 1 $0 reported 1
Damien Gossett Director2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Karyl Newman President15 $0-$0 $01
Ann Vanino Vice-President1 $0-$0 $01
Amy Zhuang Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Deborah McAfee Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Gloria Putnam Director1 $0-$0 $01
Damien Gossett Director1 $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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,569$22,965 $12,604$12,604 $35,569- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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LOMPOC MURAL AND PUBLIC ARTS COALITIONCAA20 $32,968$25,117 Director$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
HOUSE OF PACIFIC RELATIONS INTERNATIONAL COTTAGES INCCAA20 $33,786$32,908 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
SILICON VALLEY CULTURAL ASSOCIATIONCAA20 $48,028$47,991 Secretary$28,032 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
SOLDIERS OF THE LORD PRODUCTIONSCAA20 $45,601$15,563 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
PEDAL PRESSCAA20 $39,253$27,135 BOARD CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
MALAYA FILIPINO AMERICAN DANCE ARTSCAA20 $48,253$40,418 Director$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
VIRGIE GILES FOUNDATIONCAA20 $37,461$41,169 VP/Secretary$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ART CENTER OF RAMONACAA20 $30,041$15,493 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
BUDDHIST FILM FOUNDATION INCCAA20 $31,025$124,438 BOARD MEMBER$71,500 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
REVIVED ORGANIZATIONCAA20 $48,705$48,998 Program Coordinator$15,200 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
VISION ACADEMY OF THE ARTSCAA20 $33,311$31,255 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
SPICA GLOBAL ARTSCAA20 $25,978$14,022 Chef Executive Officer$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
FORECAST FOUNDATIONCAA20 $48,000$47,619 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
RAFU SHIMPO FOUNDATION INCCAA20 $47,579$37,404 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
CATALINA COWBOY HERITAGE FOUNDATIONCAA20 $31,322$30,021 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
EAST LA SOCIETY OF FILM & ARTSCAA20 $31,840$55,952 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
AMERICAN HELLENIC COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA CHARITABLE FUNDCAA20 $48,758$3,655 TREASURER & EVENT CO-ORGANIZER$8,000 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
NAKAYOSHI GAKKOCAA20 $47,920$47,564 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
JOSHUA TREE HIGHLANDS ARTIST RESIDENCY CORPCAA20 $29,870$47,836 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
CAMBRIA SCARECROW FESTIVAL INCCAA20 $47,602$47,482 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION Private foundation$450,0002 12022–2024 MEXICALI BIENNIAL INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$424,88316 62019–2024 BAY AREA CHINESE MUSICIAN ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN CHINESE YOUTH PIONEER; VIETNAMESE EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL ASST; KANNADA ACADEMY and 2 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$271,0004 32014–2023 BUDDHIST FILM FOUNDATION INC; RAVI SHANKAR FOUNDATION; IMMERSIVE ARTS ALLIANCE
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$193,25017 92017–2024 TWOCULTURESUNITED; ART AIDS ART; INGLEWOOD OPEN STUDIOS; SALMAST HERITAGE ASSOCIATION and 5 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$117,10010 72020–2023 IMMERSIVE ARTS ALLIANCE; YOUNHEE PAIKS STUDIO FOR ART AND MUSIC; BUDDHIST FILM FOUNDATION INC; NORTH CAROLINA VETERANS WRITING ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC and 3 more
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor$100,0001 12015–2015 BUDDHIST FILM FOUNDATION INC
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$84,0003 32012–2024 AHAANA; HOUSE OF PACIFIC RELATIONS INTERNATIONAL COTTAGES INC; JOSHUA TREE HIGHLANDS ARTIST RESIDENCY CORP
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$78,2756 42017–2024 BUDDHIST FILM FOUNDATION INC; RAFU SHIMPO FOUNDATION INC; JOSHUA TREE HIGHLANDS ARTIST RESIDENCY CORP; MALAYA FILIPINO AMERICAN DANCE ARTS
SALLY AND DICK ROBERTS COYOTEFOUNDATION Private foundation$75,1003 12022–2025 ART AIDS ART
TF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Private foundation$70,0005 12020–2024 NOR OR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$64,0004 22020–2024 ART AIDS ART; VIRGIE GILES FOUNDATION
BETSY GORDON FOUNDATION Private foundation$60,0001 12013–2013 BUDDHIST FILM FOUNDATION INC
PLACER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$52,9002 12023–2024 PLACER ARTISTS TOUR
LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$50,0001 12023–2023 REGIONAL ORGANIZATION OF OAXACA
THE WOMENS FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA DAF sponsor$40,0001 12017–2017 BUDDHIST FILM FOUNDATION INC

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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.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $22,965 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,095 91.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,870 8.1%
Total$22,965100%

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