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TURKISH AMERICAN ARTS SOCIETY OF NEW YORK

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $306K · expenses $319K · assets $18K

Also known as
NEW YORK
EIN
82-1663099
Address
5239 39TH AVE, SUNNYSIDE, NY 11104-1008
Website
WWW.TAASNY.ORG
NTEE code
A23
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
Cross-check
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Mission

TO PROMOTE TURKISH CULTURE THROUGH THE ARTS BY (I) EXPANDING THE PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF TURKISH MUSIC, CINEMA, AND VISUAL AND AUDITORY ARTS; (II) PRESENTING TURKISH ART TO AN EVER EXPANDING AUDIENCE; AND (III)COLLABORATING WITH OTHER CULTURAL GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO INCLUDE TURKISH ART WITHIN THEIR PRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS AND VISE-VERSA.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Ibrahim Yazici FOUNDER & PRESIDENT2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Aysen Darcan VICE PRESIDENT2018-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Kutay Manfurat VICE PRESIDENT2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Nese Demircan Ozbay TREASURER2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Bedirhan Sezer VICE PRESIDENT2024 2 $0 reported 1
Meltem Colak BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Oguzhan Ulutas (former) BOARD MEMBER2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Arda Yusuf Yazici (former) BOARD MEMBER2022 0 $0 reported 1
Dilek Aba (former) TREASURER2018-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Arda Cabaoglu (former) BOARD MEMBER2018-2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 146 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IBRAHIM YAZICI FOUNDER & PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
AYSEN DARCAN VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
BEDIRHAN SEZER VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
KUTAY MANFURAT VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
NESE DEMIRCAN OZBAY TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
MELTEM COLAK BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 102 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IBRAHIM YAZICI FOUNDER & PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
AYSEN DARCAN VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
KUTAY MANFURAT SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
NESE DEMIRCAN OZBAY TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
OGUZHAN ULUTAS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 26 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IBRAHIM YAZICI FOUNDER & PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
AYSEN DARCAN VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
KUTAY MANFURAT SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
NESE DEMIRCAN OZBAY TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
OGUZHAN ULUTAS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
ARDA YUSUF YAZICI BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IBRAHIM YAZICI PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
AYSEN DARCAN VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
DILEK ABA TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
OGUZHAN ULUTAS SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
ARDA CABAOGLU BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IBRAHIM YAZICI PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
AYSEN DARCAN VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
DILEK ABA TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
OGUZHAN ULUTAS SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
ARDA CABAOGLU BOARD MEMEBER1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IBRAHIM YAZICI PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
AYSEN DARCAN VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
DILEK ABA TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
OGUZHAN ULUTAS SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
ARDA CABAOGLU BOARD MEMEBER1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IBRAHIM YAZICI PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
AYSEN DARCAN VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
OGUZHAN ULUTAS SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
DILEK ABA TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
ARDA CABAOGLU BOARD MEMEBER1 $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 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$306,352$318,756 $18,447$3,547 $213,819$92,533 $00146
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$384,554$369,678 $19,646$15,951 $384,554$0 $01102
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$401,871$406,221 $6,648$1,075 $401,871$0 $0026
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$258,403$271,789 $8,532$5,425 $258,403$0 $0020
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,438$80,388 $18,811$18,811 $92,438- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,718$59,579 $6,761$6,761 $53,750$11,968 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,611$20,974 $622$622 $9,111$11,500 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $1,000 in all, tax years 2020 to 2020. 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
BEBA INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TURKISH AMERICAN ARTS SOCIETY OF NEW YORK” 2020 1$1,000 2020$1,000
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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 990 · $318,756 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $205,280$205,280-- 64.4%
Fees: other services $64,431$64,431-- 20.2%
Occupancy $24,900$21,050$3,850- 7.8%
Office expenses $22,369$10,659$11,710- 7.0%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $973-$973- 0.3%
Insurance $460-$460- 0.1%
Other (as described)SUBSCRIPTION EXP. $153-$153- 0.0%
Other (as described)ENTERTAINMENT & MEALS $105$105-- 0.0%
Travel $85$85-- 0.0%
Total$318,756100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $369,678 spent · pay $15,300 · grants $0 · events $36,300
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $191,519$191,519-- 51.8%
Fees: other services $56,548$56,548-- 15.3%
Occupancy $39,290$23,574$15,716- 10.6%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXP. $36,300$36,300-- 9.8%
Travel $16,555-$16,555- 4.5%
Other salaries and wages $12,300$12,300-- 3.3%
Office expenses $5,005-$5,005- 1.4%
Information technology $4,389-$4,389- 1.2%
Payroll taxes $3,000$3,000-- 0.8%
Insurance $2,893-$2,893- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $1,400-$1,400- 0.4%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $413-$413- 0.1%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $66-$66- 0.0%
Total$369,678100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $406,221 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,000 · events $1,812
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $288,062$288,062-- 70.9%
Other (as described)OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES $72,811$61,233$11,578- 17.9%
Occupancy $34,025$34,025-- 8.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $5,000$5,000-- 1.2%
Office expenses $2,196-$2,196- 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,812$1,812-- 0.4%
Travel $783$783-- 0.2%
Other (as described)SUBSCRIPTION $623-$623- 0.2%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $487-$487- 0.1%
Other (as described)TAXES $422-$422- 0.1%
Total$406,221100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $271,789 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $101,963$101,963-- 37.5%
Other (as described)OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES $61,640$61,640-- 22.7%
Occupancy $53,095$53,095-- 19.5%
Other (as described)PETTY CASH $39,200$19,600$19,600- 14.4%
Office expenses $4,250-$4,250- 1.6%
Other (as described)TAXES $3,586-$3,586- 1.3%
Other (as described)ENTERTAINMENT & MEALS $2,452$2,452-- 0.9%
Insurance $2,168$1,084$1,084- 0.8%
All other expenses $2,158$1,841$317- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $750-$750- 0.3%
Travel $527$527-- 0.2%
Total$271,789100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $80,388 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $44,690 55.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $31,468 39.1%
Fees to independent contractors $4,230 5.3%
Total$80,388100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $59,579 spent · pay $19,200 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30,573 51.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $19,200 32.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,773 14.7%
Fees to independent contractors $1,025 1.7%
Printing, publications, postage $8 0.0%
Total$59,579100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $20,974 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,624 60.2%
Fees to independent contractors $5,300 25.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,050 14.5%
Total$20,974100%

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