White Columns INC: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 23-7259446)

Matthew Higgs’s $144K as Director/Chief Curator is at the 98th 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Matthew Higgs	$143,864	$208,933	$215,333	$168,663	$152,000	$157,203

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Showcases challenging new art and emerging artists through exhibitions and public programs.

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1 program · $744K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

General Exhibitions

White columns' solo and thematic group exhibitions showcase work by a wide range of emerging and under-recognized artists, of all backgrounds, who have yet to benefit from wider critical, curatorial or commercial support.

$744Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Swiss InstituteFY2024$125K

Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg FoundaFY2024$15K

Lls FoundationFY2024$10K

Daniel Graham and Mieko Graham Foundation INCFY2024$10K

The New York Community TrustFY2024$10K

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$8K

Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$5K

Marta Heflin FoundationFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 15 funders$193K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.4M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Other incomeLn 4–11$269K

Investment incomeLn 3$46K

Money outPt IX

$1.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$744K

Managementcol C$237K

Fundraisingcol D$214K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M

Total assetsLn 16$3.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Government grantsLn 1e$50K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$611K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$643K

Investment incomeLn 3$46K

Other incomeLn 4–11$269K

Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$466K

SavingsLn 2$1.5M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$347K

Other assetsLn 15$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$3.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M

Net assetsLn 32$2.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 58

VolunteersI 614

Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.8M	$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$376K	$347K
Total assetsLn 16	$2.4M	$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$359K	$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32	$2.1M	$2.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$245K	$171K	$37K	$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$282K	$149K	$67K	$67K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$104K	$58K	$23K	$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$33K	$20K	$7K	$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$22K		$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$45K	$28K	$13K	$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$24K	$22K	$537	$507
Office expensesLn 13	$54K	$41K	$9K	$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$160K	$120K	$20K	$20K
TravelLn 17	$14K	$13K	$167	$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$38K	$28K	$5K	$5K
InsuranceLn 23	$12K	$1K	$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$136K	$83K	$10K	$44K
All other expensesLn 24e	$26K	$9K	$14K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.2M	$744K	$237K	$214K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$849K	$1.3M	−$498K	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.2M	$1.3M	−$27K	$2.3M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$1.4M	$1.2M	$229K	$2.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.7M	$1.1M	$583K	$2.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.1M	$823K	$308K	$1.5M	990 PDF
FY2020	$823K	$808K	$15K	$1.2M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,423,649 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,230,815$1,108,331

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,292$46,079

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $493,254$269,239

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,726,361$1,423,649

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $577,765$664,212

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $561,037$530,284

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,143,802$1,194,496

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $582,559$229,153

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 $1,423,649 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $262,524 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$643,336

VIII-1e Government grants$49,500

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$415,495

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$610,560

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,108,331

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $46,079$46,079

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,715$6,715

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $262,524 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $52,794$1,423,649

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,194,496 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $171,430 · Management $36,735 · Fundraising $36,735$244,900

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $149,065 · Management $66,646 · Fundraising $66,646$282,357

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $58,266 · Management $22,872 · Fundraising $22,872$104,010

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,767 · Management $6,589 · Fundraising $6,589$32,945

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,233$22,233

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,856 · Management $12,564 · Fundraising $4,200$44,620

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,482 · Management $537 · Fundraising $507$23,526

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $40,510 · Management $9,054 · Fundraising $4,473$54,037

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $119,823 · Management $19,971 · Fundraising $19,970$159,764

IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,946 · Management $167 · Fundraising $1,014$14,127

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,359 · Management $4,726 · Fundraising $4,726$37,811

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,324 · Management $10,481$11,805

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,539 · Management $9,707 · Fundraising $43,892$136,138

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,289 · Management $14,446 · Fundraising $2,488$26,223

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $743,656 · Management $236,728 · Fundraising $214,112$1,194,496

Part X · Balance sheet $3,570,548 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $890,463$465,592

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $868,743$1,531,822

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $72,125$67,347

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $103,390$74,838

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,843$27,379

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $376,096$347,227

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $106,211$1,056,343

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,446,871$3,570,548

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $221,101$163,292

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $137,923$1,090,256

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $359,024$1,253,548

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,077,847$2,257,000

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,000$60,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,087,847$2,317,000

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,446,871$3,570,548

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,317,000 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,423,649

XI-2 Total expenses$1,194,496

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$229,153

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,087,847

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,317,000

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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