Art 21 INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 13-3920288Revenue $3.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSart21.org231 West 29th Street, 10001-5209 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Jul 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Art21's mission is to increase knowledge of comtemporary Art, ignite discussion and inspire creative thinking by documenting artists at work and in their own words.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$218K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $341K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$218K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
24
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 24 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$9.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$3.6M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.8M
Net assets
$9.1M
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$6.7M
FY2022$6.4M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$9.1M
FY2025$9.1M

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1997.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $3.0M Management & general 7% · $273K Fundraising 14% · $535K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $218K 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
Executive Director
$217,897Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (became President March 2026)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Emerita
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (resigned 9/29/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tina Kukielski’s $218K as Executive Director is at the 88th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tina Kukielski$217,897$257,113$205,005$199,330$181,936$173,977

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

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Documents artists at work and in their own words to increase knowledge and inspire creative thinking.

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1 program · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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ART21 serves artists, students, teachers, and general audiences across the united states, and around the world. ART21S flagship project is the peabody award winning primetime television series, art in the twenty-first century, which is broadcast nationally on PBS.

$3.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$835K
Investment incomeLn 3$292K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$273K
Fundraisingcol D$535K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$450K
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$72K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$835K
Investment incomeLn 3$292K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Gains on assetsLn 7$55K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$450K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$450K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$232K
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$9.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$433K$450K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.1M$8.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$513K$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$9.1M$9.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$513K$289K$96K$129K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$910K$758K$43K$109K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$272K$200K$27K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$103K$76K$10K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$0$59K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.6M$1.4M$8K$204K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$81K$81K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$509$881
Information technologyLn 14$58K$45K$5K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$131K$99K$12K$21K
TravelLn 17$41K$41K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$294$509
InsuranceLn 23$11K$0$11K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$29K$356$617
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$704$916$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$3.0M$273K$535K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.6M$3.8M−$246K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.5M$3.6M−$134K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$3.0M$1.3M$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$2.7M$731K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.6M$621K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$2.1M−$261K$5.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,574,655 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,194,902$2,325,417
I-9 Program service revenue$835,073
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $199,946$292,281
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $85,886$121,884
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,480,734$3,574,655
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,700,963$1,797,830
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,913,939$2,022,864
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,614,902$3,820,694
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$134,168−$246,039
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,574,655 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $57,273 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$29,325
VIII-1e Government grants$71,645
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,224,447
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,325,417
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $835,073$835,073
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $236,908$236,908
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $73,068$73,068
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55,373$55,373
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$8,457−$8,457
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,249,238$3,574,655
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,820,694 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $288,590 · Management $95,905 · Fundraising $128,546$513,041
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $758,318 · Management $43,219 · Fundraising $108,678$910,215
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $199,869 · Management $26,561 · Fundraising $45,289$271,719
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $75,657 · Management $10,054 · Fundraising $17,144$102,855
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $59,394 · Fundraising $0$59,394
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,388,261 · Management $7,704 · Fundraising $204,288$1,600,253
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $81,419 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$81,419
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,094 · Management $509 · Fundraising $881$5,484
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $45,497 · Management $4,642 · Fundraising $8,035$58,174
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $98,746 · Management $11,908 · Fundraising $20,611$131,265
IX-17 TravelPrograms $41,121 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$41,121
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,365 · Management $294 · Fundraising $509$3,168
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $11,187 · Fundraising $0$11,187
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,806 · Management $356 · Fundraising $617$29,779
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $704 · Management $916 · Fundraising $0$1,620
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,013,447 · Management $272,649 · Fundraising $534,598$3,820,694
Part X · Balance sheet $10,316,709 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $433,072$449,560
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $624,102$565,325
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $897$3,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,090$127,010
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,063$8,894
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,144,935$8,898,178
X-14 Intangible assets$33,056
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $320,516$231,686
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,563,675$10,316,709
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $229,818$209,335
X-19 Deferred revenue$802,225
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $283,375$184,636
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $513,193$1,196,196
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,972,669$8,425,513
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,077,813$695,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,050,482$9,120,513
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,563,675$10,316,709
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,120,513 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,574,655
XI-2 Total expenses$3,820,694
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$246,039
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,050,482
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$316,070
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,120,513

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