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The Limen Foundation INC

New York, NYUnknown exempt organizationEIN 99-3605931Revenue $250K in FY2024

On file with the IRS1270 Avenue of the Americas · New York, NY

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A. The primary purpose of the Limen Foundation INC. (Limen) is to champion public education of the culinary arts through programs which will seek to bring chefs of diverse backgrounds together to participate in public events that celebrate cuisines from around the world.b. Limen's culinary arts programs will be conducted by a small and dynamic team that will be appointed by the Limen board of directors.c. This activity will be conducted in the united states at festivals, conferences, companies, culinary trade associations and at public events atfood service establishments.d. Limen's culinary arts programs are estimated to comprise of 90 percent of limen's overall activities.e. The fundraising for Limen will consist mainly of solicitations during Limen events. Limen will also conduct fundraising through its directors, officers, employees, and volunteers making personal solicitations to contacts within the culinary industry throughout the united states.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
170 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 169.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$250K
Spent
$16K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$234K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $16K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Arani Bose
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shumita Bose
Director
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Celebrates global cuisines by bringing diverse chefs together for public culinary arts education events.

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1 program · $16K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Limen initiated renovations of its presenting facilities as part of launching its nonprofit programming. These renovations are essential to creating accessible, functional spaces for future community-based arts programming, including performances, listening sessions, culinary and wellness experiences, and administrative operations.

$16Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Plus 91 FoundationFY2024$250K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $16K · 2024–2024
Tate Americas FoundationNY · FY2024$16,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$250K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Money outPt IX
$16K
Ln 25
Programscol B$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$234K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$234K
Total assetsLn 16$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Total revenueLn 12$250K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$234K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$234K
Total assetsLn 16$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$234K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$234K
Total assetsLn 16$0$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$234K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$16K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16K$16K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $250K$16K$234K$234K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $250,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$250,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$250,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$16,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$0
I-18 Total expenses$16,500
I-19 Revenue less expenses$233,500
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $250,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$250,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$250,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$250,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,500 across 1 line filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $16,500$16,500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,500
Part X · Balance sheet $233,500 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$233,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$233,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$233,500
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$233,500
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $233,500 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$250,000
XI-2 Total expenses$16,500
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$233,500
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$233,500

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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