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CHILDRENS INSTITUTE OF FASHION ARTS INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $82K · expenses $79K · assets $22K

EIN
81-3435129
Address
80 HAVEN AVE APT 3A, NEW YORK, NY 10032-2617
Website
www.theCIFA.org
NTEE code
A20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
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Mission

THE CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE OF FASHION ARTS IS A NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE CULTURAL ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO THE EXPANSIVE EDUCATION IN THE CULTURE AND CRAFT OF CLOTHING. OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER CHILDREN'S AUTHENTIC SELVES THROUGH CREATIVE INQUIRY, AND TO INSPIRE CHILDREN TO BE INDUSTRIOUS, PERSISTENT PROBLEM-SOLVERS. WE SERVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING IMMERSIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY, HANDS-ON, CREATIVE EDUCATION AND EXHIBITIONS THAT ENLIVEN AND INSPIRE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO THINK, UNDERSTAND, AND INNOVATE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Britta B Wheeler SECRETARY2019-2024 $1,500$45,525 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
Mary Grieco TREASURER2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
William John Powell CHAIR2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
John Powell (former) CHAIRMAN2023 2 $0 reported 1
Dawn Marcos (former) BOARD MEMBER2023 1 $0 reported 1
Stephanie Taylor (former) BOARD MEMBER2022 1 $0 reported 1
Stephanie Taylot (former) BOARD MEMBER2021 1 $0 reported 1
Kathryn Littlefield (former) BOARD MEMBER2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRITTA B WHEELER SECRETARY10 $1,500-$0 $1,5001
WILLIAM JOHN POWELL CHAIR2 $0-$0 $01
MARY GRIECO TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN POWELL CHAIRMAN2 $0-$0 $01
MARY LEE GRIECO TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DAWN MARCOS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
BRITTA B WHEELER SECRETARY30 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRITTA B WHEELER BOARD SECRETARY20 $5,500-$0 $5,5001
WILLIAM JOHN POWELL BOARD CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
MARY LEE GRIECO BOARD TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
STEPHANIE TAYLOR BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $13K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRITTA B WHEELER BOARD SECRETARY35 $13,000-- $13,0001
WILLIAM JOHN POWELL BOARD CHAIR1 $0-- $01
MARY L GRIECO BOARD TREASURER1 $0-- $01
STEPHANIE TAYLOT BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2020 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $13K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRITTA WHEELER BOARD SECRETARY30 $13,000-$0 $13,0001
WILLIAM JOHN POWELL BOARD CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
MARY GRIECO BOARD TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
KATHRYN LITTLEFIELD BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $13K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Britta Wheeler Board Secretary25 $12,525-$0 $12,5251
William John Powell Board Chair1 $0-$0 $01
Mary Grieco Board Treasurer1 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$82,363$78,972 $21,668$21,668 $25,437$56,926 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$62,478$73,274 $18,277$18,277 $10,843$50,124 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,118$91,049 $29,073$29,073 $15,879$50,406 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$112,129$82,291 $52,004$52,004 $41,829$70,300 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,348$59,000 $22,166$22,166 $17,999$35,323 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,043$48,304 $28,528$27,818 $10,506$54,537 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $38,513 in all, tax years 2016 to 2024. 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
LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC Public charity Exact 2019-2020 2$13,800 2020$7,500
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FRACTURED ATLAS INC Public charity Exact 2016 1$10,004 2016$10,004
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$9,585 2024$9,585
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CAUSECAST FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$5,000 2018$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHILDRENS INSTITUTE OF FASHION ARTS INC” 2020-2023 4$124 2023$28
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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $78,972 spent · pay $4,202 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $50,132 63.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,114 29.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $4,202 5.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,314 1.7%
Printing, publications, postage $210 0.3%
Total$78,972100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $73,274 spent · pay $6,171 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $48,056 65.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,430 22.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $6,171 8.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,417 3.3%
Printing, publications, postage $200 0.3%
Total$73,274100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $91,049 spent · pay $4,230 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $58,194 63.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,199 25.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,056 5.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $4,230 4.6%
Printing, publications, postage $370 0.4%
Total$91,049100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $82,291 spent · pay $11,037 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $54,796 66.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,100 19.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $11,037 13.4%
Printing, publications, postage $358 0.4%
Total$82,291100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $59,000 spent · pay $16,765 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $29,641 50.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $16,765 28.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,099 20.5%
Printing, publications, postage $495 0.8%
Total$59,000100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $48,304 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $40,358 83.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,514 15.6%
Printing, publications, postage $432 0.9%
Total$48,304100%

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