Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1976.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.
Stephen Allan Capus’s $272K as President and CEO is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 53 $100M+ 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Fly | — | $232,284 | $308,491 | $237,271 | $222,259 | $141,702 |
| Stephen Allan Capus | $271,685 | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Landis | $227,537 | $207,458 | — | — | — | — |
| Karen Johnsen | $201,746 | $178,063 | $168,843 | — | — | — |
| Nicola Careem | $201,710 | $85,521 | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Herman | $194,725 | $190,023 | $180,648 | $186,209 | $168,555 | $170,385 |
| Marylin Alma Keating | $178,001 | $174,893 | $185,864 | $193,614 | $188,600 | — |
| Guy Genovese | $190,865 | $177,458 | $179,546 | $183,574 | $185,811 | $179,258 |
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.
See Rfe-Rl INC executive salaries →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
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported 4 findings: a weakness in money controls.
The auditor reported 8 findings: a weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $45.1M | $38.3M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $523K | $2.7M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $113.9M | $226.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $146.4M | $231.1M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | −$32.5M | −$4.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.3M | $186K | $1.2M | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $57.8M | $50.8M | $7.0M | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $2.9M | $2.6M | $344K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $16.1M | $14.0M | $2.2M | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $8.6M | $7.1M | $1.5M | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $862K | $902 | $862K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $691K | $200K | $490K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $28.6M | $23.2M | $5.4M | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $671K | $148K | $523K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2.5M | $1.2M | $1.3M | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $17.8M | $17.5M | $323K | |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $230K | $230K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $18.3M | $3.2M | $15.1M | |
| TravelLn 17 | $2.5M | $2.1M | $428K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $95K | $68K | $27K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $6.6M | $6.3M | $387K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $873K | $873K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.6M | $782K | $822K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $168.2M | $129.5M | $38.7M | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 20, 2026 | $129.0M | $133.1M | −$4.1M | −$3.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2025 | $156.5M | $157.0M | −$442K | −$1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 14, 2024 | $170.9M | $168.2M | $2.7M | −$4.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2023 | $131.9M | $132.8M | −$908K | −$32.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2022 | $127.1M | $129.9M | −$2.8M | −$42.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2021 | $122.4M | $125.8M | −$3.4M | −$67.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $170,863,642 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $170,863,642 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $168,187,198 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $226,230,423 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$4,821,571 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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