Supporting french-american cultural exchange in education and the arts

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K 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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FY2020 · 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
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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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
34 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 33.7 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
$60K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$975K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$5.6M
Expenses
$975K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$975K
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.8M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2020
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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 FY2020 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

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $707K Management & general 19% · $182K Fundraising 9% · $86K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$91,923Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (thru 7/28/20)
$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

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  • 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 · $707K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Oui Design, Face Contemporary Theater, Fused

French us exchange in dance, jazz & new music, kid's trail, face contemporary music, french heritage language program, french immersion, french voice, films on the green, night of ideas, partner university fund, partner university FUND/COVID19-TRANSTITIONING virtual exchange, tournes film festival, community college in france, face in…

$504Kprogram expense
02

The thomas jefferson fund supports new collaborations and the most innovative projects between promising young researchers in france and the united states. The thomas jefferson fund aims to foster forward-looking collaborative research in the fields of humanities and social sciences, of science, technology, engineering and mathematics…

$182Kprogram 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.

$21Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$752
Money outPt IX
$975K
Ln 25
Programscol B$707K
Managementcol C$182K
Fundraisingcol D$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$680K
Investment incomeLn 3$752
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$300K
SavingsLn 2$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$819K$60K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$398K$398K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$157K$157K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$59K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$76K$45K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$4K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$8K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$45K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$6K$10K$7K
TravelLn 17$23K$23K$199$133
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$20K$19K$168$111
InsuranceLn 23$4K$717$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$975K$707K$182K$86K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 $1,449,085 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,810,737$1,448,333
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,810$752
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,812,547$1,449,085
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,326,475$559,785
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $189,253$194,744
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $682,251$220,695
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,197,979$975,224
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$385,432$473,861
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,449,085 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$680,239
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$768,094
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,448,333
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $752$752
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $752$1,449,085
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $975,224 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $397,612$397,612
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $157,173$157,173
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $59,474 · Fundraising $39,649$99,123
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $45,380 · Fundraising $30,254$75,634
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $4,301 · Fundraising $2,868$7,169
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,691 · Fundraising $5,127$12,818
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,964$10,964
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $39,646$39,646
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,523 · Management $1,801$46,324
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,425$23,425
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,891 · Management $10,166 · Fundraising $6,777$22,834
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,040 · Management $199 · Fundraising $133$23,372
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,355 · Management $168 · Fundraising $111$19,634
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $717 · Management $2,174 · Fundraising $1,450$4,341
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,155$30,155
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $706,891 · Management $181,964 · Fundraising $86,369$975,224
Part X · Balance sheet $2,821,309 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $283,981$299,814
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,963,940$2,438,887
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $288,375$73,219
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,101$9,389
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,551,397$2,821,309
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $78,646$30,671
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $740,591$29,273
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $819,237$59,944
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $265,519$240,474
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,466,641$2,520,891
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,732,160$2,761,365
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,551,397$2,821,309
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,761,365 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,449,085
XI-2 Total expenses$975,224
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$473,861
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,732,160
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$555,344
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,761,365

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