Mela Foundation INC EIN 13-3352195

Mela Foundation INC

EIN  13-3352195 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY Founded 1985
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports and presents innovative art, music, and media, expanding boundaries through exhibitions, performances, and archives.
Leadership
Jung Hee Choi · Vice President · $65K
Money in and out
$238K revenue, $249K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

Supports and presents innovative art, music, and media, expanding boundaries through exhibitions, performances, and archives. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $238K in revenue, $249K in expenses, and $-686K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$238K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$249K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-686K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$11K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -69% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +46% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$238K
FY2024▼ -30%
Expenses
$249K
FY2024▼ -33%
Total assets
$21K
FY2024▼ -61%
Total liabilities
$707K
FY2024▼ -3%
Total revenue
$238K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$249K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-686K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$11K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$21K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $201K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The foundation is dedicated to creative work in music, visual arts and other media and to the presentation of major extended installations that expand traditional boundaries of the arts. The foundations activities include performances, exhibitions, film, video and radio presentations, teaching, research and publications.

$201Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMela Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D13-3352195
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jmelafoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1985
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A200)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1987

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$64,600Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jung Hee Choi’s $65K as Vice President is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2212 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jung Hee Choi$64,600$71,400$88,400$93,350$85,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$144K · 60%
Program service revenue$94K · 39%
Contributions & grants60%$144K
Program service revenue39%$94K
Investment income$200
Other revenue$300
Total revenueLn 12$238K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20
Program services80%$201K
Management & general20%$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$249K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$9K
Total assetsLn 16$21K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$707K
Total net assetsLn 32$-686K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $9K · Operating expenses/yr $249K
0.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $201K · Total expenses $249K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $49K · Total expenses $249K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $249K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $175K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $144K · Total revenue $238K
60%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $238K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $94K · Total revenue $238K
39%
Investment reliance
Investment income $200 · Total revenue $238K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $94K · Total expenses $249K
38%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $238K · Prior year $341K
-30%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $213K · FY2024 $238K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-686K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $238K · Expenses $249K
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $21K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-686K · Total assets $21K
-3260%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $21K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jung Hee Choi · Reported title Vice President · Highest reported compensation $65K · Total expenses $249K
26%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $127K · Total expenses $249K
51%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 20%
Revenue growth -30%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$341K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$183K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$251K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$174K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$213K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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