Supporting french-american cultural exchange in education and the arts

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 2 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$119K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $90K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$78K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.6M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$4.8M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$8.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.6M
FY2024▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$5.6M
Expenses
$4.8M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$975K
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.8M
Net assets
$8.9M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$7.8M
FY2024$8.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1956.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $4.3M Management & general 6% · $267K Fundraising 3% · $160K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$119,195Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laurent Auffret’s $119K as Executive Director is at the 47th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laurent Auffret$119,195$111,000$105,000$95,000$91,923

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fosters French-American cultural exchange by funding collaborations, partnerships, and exhibitions between French and American artists, educators, curators, and cultural institutions.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Villa Albertine covers over 60 artist residencies taking place across the United States every year. Villa Albertine also features a magazine, States, and a post residency initiative.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

The French Dual Language Fund (Including FDLP-NY) provides high-quality bilingual education to children in public schools across the U.S.

$273Kprogram expense
03

Etant donnes Contemporary Art aims to strengthen ties between France and the U.S. in the field of contemporary art by fostering active collaboration and encouraging long-lasting partnerships between French visual artists, curators, and collectives and American curators and cultural institutions.

$240Kprogram 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 · 351 grants · $4.5M · 2020–2024
Grants 5000FY2024$169,823
Coevent LLC Wanted DesignFY2024$33,000
Wexner Center FoundationOH · FY2024$30,000
Bellevue Schools FoundationWA · FY2024$30,000
Walker Art Center INCMN · FY2024$29,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,500
University of DelawareDE · FY2024$18,000
New York Live Arts INCNY · FY2024$18,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$124K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Money outPt IX
$4.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.3M
Managementcol C$267K
Fundraisingcol D$160K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$124K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$5.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.7M
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
Net assetsLn 32$8.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.8M$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.0M$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M$9.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K$78K
Net assetsLn 32$7.8M$8.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.3M$1.3M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$22K$22K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$929K$929K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$75K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$73K$44K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$5K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$12K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K$15K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$81K$49K$32K
Investment management feesLn 11f$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$0$705$470
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$191$10K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$35K$382$21K$14K
TravelLn 17$8K$2K$4K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$572$1K$887
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$467$5$279$183
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.0M$2.0M
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.8M$4.3M$267K$160K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.6M$4.8M$888K$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.9M$4.5M$2.3M$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$3.2M$26K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.4M$1.9M$2.5M$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$975K$474K$2.8M 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,648,156 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,753,101$5,480,896
I-9 Program service revenue$43,085
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $99,262$124,175
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,852,363$5,648,156
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,960,560$2,284,757
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $210,447$227,253
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,331,820$2,248,491
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,502,827$4,760,501
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,349,536$887,655
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,648,156 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,268,133
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,212,763
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,480,896
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $43,085$43,085
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $118,010$118,010
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $6,165$6,165
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,085 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $124,175$5,648,156
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,760,501 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,333,103$1,333,103
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $22,500$22,500
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $929,154$929,154
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $75,117 · Fundraising $50,078$125,195
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $44,016 · Fundraising $29,344$73,360
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $5,413 · Fundraising $3,609$9,022
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $11,806 · Fundraising $7,870$19,676
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $15,445 · Fundraising $10,297$25,742
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $48,636 · Fundraising $32,424$81,060
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $26,498$26,498
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $705 · Fundraising $470$1,175
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,523$2,523
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $191 · Management $10,402 · Fundraising $6,832$17,425
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $382 · Management $20,787 · Fundraising $13,653$34,822
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,685 · Management $3,919 · Fundraising $2,612$8,216
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $572 · Management $1,330 · Fundraising $887$2,789
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5 · Management $279 · Fundraising $183$467
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,174 · Fundraising $1,450$3,624
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,044,150$2,044,150
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,334,265 · Management $266,527 · Fundraising $159,709$4,760,501
Part X · Balance sheet $8,997,126 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,025,647$2,719,356
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,729,438$1,443,808
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $134,341$771,733
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $39,894$23,861
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,685$23,218
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,755,785$2,809,288
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,286,299$1,205,862
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,995,089$8,997,126
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $179,043$77,733
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $219,043$77,733
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $552,393$1,032,478
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,223,653$7,886,915
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,776,046$8,919,393
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,995,089$8,997,126
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,919,393 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,648,156
XI-2 Total expenses$4,760,501
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$887,655
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,776,046
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$255,692
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,919,393

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