Nars Foundation INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)Since 2006Arts & CultureEIN 20-5292405

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Supporting artists and curators on an international level as well engaging the local community in brooklyn and the greater new york area. Nars provides an array of creative support services and professional development opportunities for emerging and mid-careerbrooklyn and NY.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K 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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FY2021 · 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 deficit $8K a year · 3% 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
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $27
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$368K
91% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 91% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$150K
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$183K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$36K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$150K
FY2021▲ +31%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$114K
FY2021$150K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$355K
FY2024$356K
FY2025$371K
Expenses
$183K
FY2021▼ -2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$183K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$343K
FY2025$395K
Net assets
$36K
FY2021▲ +72%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$36K
FY2022$44K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$117K
FY2025$93K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2009.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $127K Management & general 31% · $56K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founding Director
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Junho Lee’s $67K as Founding Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Junho Lee$67,346$50,004$43,002$36,000$36,000$36,000

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

Supports artists and curators globally, while engaging Brooklyn and New York communities with creative services and development.

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1 program · $127K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Studio program provides a creative and supportive work environment foremerging and mid-career artists by providing affordable, long-term workspaces that are designed to foster multicultural dialogue and dynamiccross pollination of ideas among the artists in the studio program andwith the professional artist community at large.

$127Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$27

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$150K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$108K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$35
Money outPt IX
$183K
Ln 25
Programscol B$127K
Managementcol C$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$36K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$393K
Total assetsLn 16$404K
LiabilitiesLn 26$368K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$108K
Investment incomeLn 3$35
Total revenueLn 12$150K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$233K
SavingsLn 2$161K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$393K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$404K
LiabilitiesLn 26$368K
Net assetsLn 32$36K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K$393K
Total assetsLn 16$154K$404K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K$368K
Net assetsLn 32$21K$36K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$63K$44K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$116
OccupancyLn 16$83K$58K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$1K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$183K$127K$56K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $371K$395K−$24K$93K 990 PDF
FY2024 $356K$343K$13K$117K 990 PDF
FY2023 $355K$296K$60K$104K 990 PDF
FY2022 $286K$278K$8K$44K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $150K$183K−$33K$36K 990 PDF
FY2020 $114K$187K−$72K$21K 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $150,209 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$41,857
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$41,857
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $108,317$108,317
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $35$35
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $108,317 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $35$150,209
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $183,366 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $43,835 · Management $18,786$62,621
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,389 · Management $2,310$7,699
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,600$4,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,576$13,576
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,010$2,010
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,188 · Management $116$3,304
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $58,010 · Management $24,862$82,872
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,288$2,288
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,205 · Management $3,191$4,396
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $127,213 · Management $56,153 · Fundraising $0$183,366
Part X · Balance sheet $403,596 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,479$232,644
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $110,771$160,807
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,145$10,145
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $154,395$403,596
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $17,838$181
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $115,659$367,467
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $133,497$367,648
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $20,898$35,948
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,898$35,948
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $154,395$403,596
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,948 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$150,209
XI-2 Total expenses$183,366
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,157
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,898
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$48,207
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,948

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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