Asylum Arts INC FY2020 filing

IRS exemption revoked

Brooklyn, NYUnknown exempt organization EIN 81-1339909Revenue $427K in FY2020

On file with the IRSasylum-arts.org495a Henry Street Suite 142 · Brooklyn, NY

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Asylum Arts supports contemporary Jewish culture on an international scale, bringing greater exposure to artists and cultural initiatives and providing opportunities for new projects and collaborations. Asylum Arts, a global network of Jewish artists, currently with 696 members in the Americas, Israel, Europe, Australia and Africa, engages audiences with Jewish ideas and community through the vibrant Jewish and Israeli cultural landscape. We have created this international network through facilitated gatherings to build community, and by sparking action through small grants. We empower artists and cultural organizations to create experiences to broaden the impact of Jewish culture.

69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 10% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 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
$117K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$427K
Spent
$409K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$147K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$427K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$427K
FY2021$431K
Expenses
$409K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$409K
FY2021$360K
Net assets
$147K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$147K
FY2021$218K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025
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No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $284K Management & general 18% · $75K Fundraising 12% · $50K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder & Director
$116,600Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Rebecca Guber$65,078$116,600

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports global Jewish artists and cultural initiatives, fostering new projects and collaborations.

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1 program · $284K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Asylum Arts supports contemporary Jewish culture on an international scale, bringing greater exposure to artists and cultural initiatives and providing opportunities for new projects and collaborations.

$284Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $74K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$53,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$21,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$427K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$420K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Money outPt IX
$409K
Ln 25
Programscol B$284K
Managementcol C$75K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$147K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K
Total assetsLn 16$197K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$420K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$427K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$196K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$196K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$550
Total assetsLn 16$197K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$147K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K$196K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$135K$197K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$129K$147K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$85K$85K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$63K$63K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$131K$59K$26K$46K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$5K$2K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$0$12K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$8K$22K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$707$7K$236
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$0$2K$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$58K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$409K$284K$75K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest $431K$360K$71K$218K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $427K$409K$18K$147K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $427,070 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $401,976$419,755
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,126$7,315
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $409,102$427,070
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $60,915$148,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $227,602$142,468
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $161,329$118,936
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $449,846$409,404
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$40,744$17,666
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $427,070 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$419,755
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$419,755
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,315 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,315
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,315 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$427,070
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $409,404 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $85,000$85,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $63,000$63,000
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,110 · Management $26,271 · Fundraising $45,975$131,356
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,000 · Management $2,223 · Fundraising $3,889$11,112
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $12,463 · Fundraising $0$12,463
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,877 · Management $21,993 · Fundraising $0$29,870
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,973 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,973
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $707 · Management $7,332 · Fundraising $236$8,275
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $2,260 · Fundraising $0$2,260
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,111 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,111
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,948 · Fundraising $0$2,948
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,036 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$58,036
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $283,814 · Management $75,490 · Fundraising $50,100$409,404
Part X · Balance sheet $197,003 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $106,422$196,453
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $28,500$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$550
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $134,922$197,003
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,589$8,504
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$41,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,589$50,004
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $100,833$146,999
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $28,500$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $129,333$146,999
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $134,922$197,003
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $146,999 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$427,070
XI-2 Total expenses$409,404
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,666
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$129,333
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$146,999

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