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Dieu Donne Paper Mill INC

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Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 22-2814886Revenue $1.3M in FY2025Latest return filed Mar 23, 2026

On file with the IRSdieudonne.org63 Flushing Ave Unit 112, 11205-1069 · Brooklyn, NYTax-exempt since Mar 1988Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization is a nonprofit artist workspace dedicated to the creation, promotion and preservation of contemporary art in the hand Paper making process

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $189K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $166K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$560K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025+0.05%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$755K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Mar 1988.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $1.1M Management & general 21% · $331K Fundraising 12% · $189K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Susan Gosin
Founder & Co
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joan Hall
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jody Saarmaa
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Supports artists making contemporary art using hand paper-making techniques.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provides artists with a professional, fully staffed and equiped handmade paper making facility to train artists through workshops, lectures and apprentice programs. Education programs on paper making are provided to individuals and institutions.

$1.1Mprogram 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
The Adjuvant FoundationFY2024$160K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$166K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$835K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$367K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$331K
Fundraisingcol D$189K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$560K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$835K
Government grantsLn 1e$115K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$367K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$469K
SavingsLn 2$725K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$299K
Other assetsLn 15$518K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$560K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$1.4M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$310K$299K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$605K$560K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$636K$401K$153K$83K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$182K$115K$44K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$36K$14K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$195K$166K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$68K$8K$15K$45K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$5K$2K$986
OccupancyLn 16$170K$107K$41K$22K
TravelLn 17$50K$50K$26
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$7K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$21K$5K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$131K$130K$664$360
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$8K$19K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.1M$331K$189K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 23, 2026 $1.3M$1.6M−$322K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 6, 2025 $1.7M$1.6M$164K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $2.2M$1.9M$270K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 14, 2023 $1.3M$1.0M$259K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 12, 2022 $1.3M$755K$574K$1.1M 990 PDF

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 $1,251,152 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,066,945$834,890
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $653,326$367,039
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,191$29,996
I-11 Other revenue$19,227
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,735,462$1,251,152
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $841,965$875,200
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $729,991$697,578
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,571,956$1,572,778
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $163,506−$321,626
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,251,152 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$114,705
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$720,185
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$834,890
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $367,039$367,039
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $29,996$29,996
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $19,227$19,227
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $416,262$1,251,152
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,572,778 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $400,760 · Management $152,670 · Fundraising $82,697$636,127
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $114,707 · Management $43,698 · Fundraising $23,670$182,075
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,908 · Management $13,680 · Fundraising $7,410$56,998
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,000$8,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $166,408 · Management $28,824$195,232
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,029$2,029
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,936 · Management $14,968 · Fundraising $44,797$67,701
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,777 · Management $1,820 · Fundraising $986$7,583
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $106,957 · Management $40,745 · Fundraising $22,071$169,773
IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,920 · Fundraising $26$49,946
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,622 · Management $2,522 · Fundraising $1,366$10,510
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,761 · Management $4,661 · Fundraising $2,525$27,947
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $130,172 · Management $664 · Fundraising $360$131,196
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,646 · Management $18,607 · Fundraising $1,408$27,661
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,052,574 · Management $330,859 · Fundraising $189,345$1,572,778
Part X · Balance sheet $2,029,770 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $761,381$468,975
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $663,049$725,123
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,638$13,040
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,612$5,704
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $309,510$298,999
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $582,739$517,929
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,351,929$2,029,770
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,065$44,635
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,425$11,428
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $555,644$504,330
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $605,134$560,393
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,511,795$1,369,377
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $235,000$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,746,795$1,469,377
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,351,929$2,029,770
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,469,377 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,251,152
XI-2 Total expenses$1,572,778
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$321,626
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,746,795
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$44,208
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,469,377

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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