Blank Forms INC EIN 81-1440050

Blank Forms INC FY2021 filing

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Presents and preserves time-based performance art. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $820K in revenue, $847K in expenses, and $516K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Website
www.blankforms.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$820KFY2021
Expenses
$847K
Net assets
$516K
People
13
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  81-1440050 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Brooklyn, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Presents and preserves time-based performance art.
Leadership
Lawrence Kumpf · Artistic Dir. · $85K
Money in and out
$820K revenue, $847K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$820K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$847K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$516K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$28K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.18
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-3%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$820K
FY2021▼ -31%
Expenses
$847K
FY2021▲ +10%
Total assets
$731K
FY2021▼ -24%
Total liabilities
$215K
FY2021▼ -49%
Total revenue
$820K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$847K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$516K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$28K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$731K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $604K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Blank Forms was created to serve as a comprehensive support structure for emerging and unrepresented artists and archives and to provide resources and outlets for their work, particularly by creating in-depth public programs and educational materials.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBlank Forms INC
EINHdr · item D81-1440050
Principal addressHdr · item CBrooklyn, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.blankforms.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Artistic Dir.
$85,247Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vicechair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lawrence Kumpf’s $106K as Executive Dir. is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lawrence Kumpf$105,731$95,000$84,542$85,247$76,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$579K · 71%
Other revenue$198K · 24%
Program service revenue$42K · 5%
Contributions & grants71%$579K
Other revenue24%$198K
Program service revenue5%$42K
Investment income$240
— government grantsLn 1e$169K
Total revenueLn 12$820K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.18
Program services71%$604K
Management & general10%$87K
Fundraising18%$156K
Total functional expensesLn 25$847K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$147K
Total assetsLn 16$731K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$215K
Total net assetsLn 32$516K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $147K · Operating expenses/yr $847K
2.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $604K · Total expenses $847K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $87K · Total expenses $847K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $156K · Total expenses $847K
18%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $131K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $425K
$0.31 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $579K · Total revenue $820K
71%
Government reliance
Government grants $169K · Total revenue $820K
21%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $42K · Total revenue $820K
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $240 · Total revenue $820K
+0.03%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $42K · Total expenses $847K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $820K · Prior year $1.2M
-31%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $516K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $820K · Expenses $847K
-3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $731K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $516K · Total assets $731K
71%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $731K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lawrence Kumpf · Reported title Artistic Dir. · Highest reported compensation $85K · Total expenses $847K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $312K · Total expenses $847K
37%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 27%
Revenue growth -31%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$813K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$925K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$820K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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