Since 1995, Chashama has revitalized over 90 properties, providing invaluable opportunities to more than 12,000 artists. Chashama empowers artists at any stage of their career with affordable space to create and present. Chashama also brings vibrant, artistic programming to audiences of all ages and backgrounds by annually presenting over 130 free, public events to diverse neighborhoods throughout new york city. Chashamas workspace program provides low-cost artist studios in a professionally, supportive, creative environment. Our presentation program helps artists fully realize their creative visions through exhibition and performance space. With professional development workshops, visiting curator opportunities, and financial, logistical and marketing support, we invest in artists, increasing their prospects for success.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $218K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
71% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 71% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
-0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
51%
Net assets
$514K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2025-0.4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2025▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$514K
FY2025▼ -42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$684K
FY2021$770K
FY2022$885K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$885K
FY2025$514K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1996.

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Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $1.2M Management & general 31% · $739K Fundraising 18% · $437K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$53,927Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marc Dale’s $54K as Director is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alison Bellucci—$69,033———
Marc Dale$53,927$52,081$46,654$36,119$8,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects artists with property owners for affordable living, working, and exhibition spaces.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Space to present provides free presentation spaces to performers, visual artists, and curators. In FY25 we provided 678 artists with the opportunity to present 266 events in professional, highly visible venues throughout new york.

$613Kprogram expense
02

Space to create gives artists affordable studio space. Its one of the largest subsidized studio residency programs in new york, it also provides artists with annual open studio events and access to materials for the arts.

$367Kprogram expense
03

Space to connect collaborates with social service organizations to create high quality free arts programming for under-resourced communities in the bronx, washington heights, and queens. Last year we provided 89 free classes to 696 participants.

$143Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 17 grants · $376K · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$221,100
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Oneofus Co Julie Atlas MuzFY2022$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$17,280
Lesley WareFY2022$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,800
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,800
The Love ShowFY2021$7,000
The Love ShowFY2021$7,000
Lesley WareFY2021$5,394
Lesley WareFY2021$5,394
Unitemized GrantFY2020$17,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$16,100

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$678K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$425K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$739K
Fundraisingcol D$437K
Owns and owesPt X
$514K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$653K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$282K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$413K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$425K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$678K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$653K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$653K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$190K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$166K
Other assetsLn 15$204K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$514K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$383K$653K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$111K$190K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$74K$166K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$981K$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$576K$514K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$126K$126K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$976K$442K$314K$220K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$103K$47K$33K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$67K$30K$22K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$42K$0$42K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$0$9K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$0$28K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$719$0$719$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$271K$255K$5K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$0$0$15K
Office expensesLn 13$152K$38K$104K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$96K$44K$31K$22K
TravelLn 17$88K$37K$22K$29K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$11K$8K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$80K$36K$26K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$304K$140K$96K$68K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.2M$739K$437K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.3M$2.4M−$63K$514K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$2.9M−$586K$885K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$2.4M$587K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$2.0M$114K$885K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.8M$86K$770K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.5M$176K$684K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,318,289 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,271,617$1,207,209
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $223,864$425,105
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,730$8,231
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $511,454$677,744
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,018,665$2,318,289
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $244,100$126,200
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,545,292$1,146,543
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,126,322$1,108,761
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,915,714$2,381,504
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$897,049−$63,215
Part VI · Governance 11 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,318,289 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$413,356
VIII-1e Government grants$282,067
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$511,786
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,207,209
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$425,105
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,231$8,231
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $826,621$826,621
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$179,580−$179,580
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,703$30,703
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,251,726 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$140,646$2,318,289
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,381,504 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $126,200$126,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $442,471 · Management $313,532 · Fundraising $220,416$976,419
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $46,627 · Management $33,039 · Fundraising $23,227$102,893
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,466 · Management $21,588 · Fundraising $15,177$67,231
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $41,517 · Fundraising $0$41,517
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,800 · Fundraising $0$8,800
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $27,730 · Fundraising $0$27,730
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $719 · Fundraising $0$719
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $254,831 · Management $4,870 · Fundraising $11,070$270,771
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $15,072$15,072
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $37,636 · Management $104,176 · Fundraising $10,425$152,237
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,518 · Management $30,837 · Fundraising $21,679$96,034
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,538 · Management $22,443 · Fundraising $28,658$87,639
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,908 · Management $7,729 · Fundraising $5,434$24,071
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $36,192 · Management $25,645 · Fundraising $18,029$79,866
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $140,017 · Management $96,469 · Fundraising $67,819$304,305
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,205,404 · Management $739,094 · Fundraising $437,006$2,381,504
Part X · Balance sheet $1,762,634 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $382,866$653,442
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $635,866$465,683
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $93,344$55,515
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $35,030$27,044
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $73,758$166,366
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $111,417$190,335
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $224,632$204,249
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,556,913$1,762,634
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $639,351$921,483
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $27,722$18,200
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $314,215$309,159
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $981,288$1,248,842
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $207,283−$16,208
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $368,342$530,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $575,625$513,792
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,556,913$1,762,634
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $513,792 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,318,289
XI-2 Total expenses$2,381,504
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$63,215
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$575,625
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,382
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$513,792

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