NonprofitsAperture Foundation Inc

Arts & Culture

Aperture Foundation Inc

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$6.6M

Total expenses

$7.4M

Net assets

$7.0M

Grants received

$5.8M

133 grants

EIN

133120824

Tax year

2024

Mission

Publication of books, magazines, and maintenance of an art gallery for the purpose of promoting an appreciation of photography & visual arts.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$3.7M
Program service revenue$488K
Investment income$20K
Other revenue$2.5M
Total revenue$6.6M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$3.7M
Fundraising$1.3M
Other expenses$3.7M
Total expenses$7.4M
Total assets$19.6M
Net assets$7.0M

People

31 listed

NameRoleCompensation

SARAH MEISTER

EXECUTIVE DIR.

Board

$274K

40 hrs/wk

MARY COLMAN ST JOHN

CFO

Board

$157K

40 hrs/wk

COLETTE VEASEY-CULLORS

TRUSTEE

Board

0

DAWOUD BEY

TRUSTEE

Board

0

DEBORAH WILLIS

TRUSTEE

Board

0

ELIZABETH KAHANE

TRUSTEE

Board

0

HELEN NITKIN

TRUSTEE

Board

0

JULIE BEDARD

TRUSTEE

Board

0

KATE CORDSEN

TRUSTEE

Board

0

KENNETH MONTAGUE

TRUSTEE

Board

0

KWAME BRATHWAITE

TRUSTEE

Board

0

LINDSAY MCCRUM

TRUSTEE

Board

0

LISA ROSENBLUM

TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR

Board

0

ALLAN CHAPIN

TRUSTEE/SECY

Board

0

MELISSA O'SHAUGHNESSY

TRUSTEE

Board

0

MICHAEL HOEH

TRUSTEE/TREAS

Board

0

PETER BARBUR

TRUSTEE

Board

0

PHILLIPPE LAUMONT

TRUSTEE

Board

0

STEPHEN NICHOLAS

TRUSTEE

Board

0

STUART COOPER

TRUSTEE

Board

0

TOM SCHIFF

TRUSTEE

Board

0

VASANT NAYAK

TRUSTEE

Board

0

ZACHARY DRUCKER

TRUSTEE

Board

0

ROB GIAMPETRO

TRUSTEE

Board

0

BRUCE HALPRYN

TRUSTEE

Board

0

LYLE ASHTON HARRIS

TRUSTEE

Board

0

ANDREW E LEWIN

TRUSTEE

Board

0

CASEY WEYAND

TRUSTEE

Board

0

CATHY KAPLAN

TTEE/CHAIRMAN

Board

0

MICHAEL FAMIGHETTI

EMPLOYEE

Staff

$119K

40 hrs/wk

KELLIE MCLAUGHLIN

EMPLOYEE

Staff

$108K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 133 of 133

FromAmountPurposeYear
$382K
SPONSORSHIP OF THE BOOK CLUB PROJECT AND THE SALLY MANN BOOK
2024
$100K
to provide support for the first three titles in the Vision & Justice Book Series to help cover editorial, production, publicity, overhead, and programming costs
2024
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$100K
CORE SUPPORT FOR ERNEST COLE EXHIBITION
2024
$100K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$56K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$50K
To support theAperture JGS Book Award.The goal of the Award is to support deserving artists whose work holds the potential to shape the fieldof photography.
2024
$16K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$15K
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
2024
$15K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITIBLE PURPOSE
2024
$15K
FUND ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$10K
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$5K
Unrestricted Grant
2024
$4K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2024
$3K
SUPPORT CHARITABLE ACTIVITY
2024
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$150K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$66K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$52K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$50K
to support the Aperture JGS Award to fund book publication
2023
$40K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$38K
GENERAL
2023
$23K
EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE
2023
$20K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$10K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITIBLE PURPOSE
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$8K
PURCHASE OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT.
2023
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
ANNUAL FUND
2023
$5K
TO HELP FUND THE OPERATING BUDGETS OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
2023
$5K
PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH
2023
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$845
TO FUND ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$150K
GENERAL
2022
$120K
SUPPORT OF ERNEST COLE PUBLICATION AND DIGITAL TALK SERIES THE PHOTOBOOK CLUB
2022
$77K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$75K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$74K
SPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD
2022
$50K
GRANT TO SUPPORT PIBLICATION OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK.
2022
$48K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$25K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2022
$24K
EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE
2022
$20K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
$15K
FUND ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$13K
NON-CASH DONATION OF ART FOR DONEE SUPPORT
2022
$13K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$10K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITIBLE PURPOSE
2022
$10K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$8K
PURCHASE OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT.
2022
$7K
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES
2022
$5K
TO FURTHER DONOR'S PURPOSE
2022
$5K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2022
$5K
ANNUAL FUND
2022
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$3K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$3K
TO HELP FUND THE OPERATING BUDGETS OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
2022
$801
PATRON CIRCLE
2022
$135K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$135K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$73K
GENERAL
2021
$25K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2021
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$15K
FUND ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2021
$10K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2021
$9K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$8K
UNRESTRICTED FUNDING FOR APERTURE FOUNDATION
2021
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$5K
TO AID DONEE ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR TAX EXEMPT FUNCTION
2021
$3K
DONATION
2021
$3K
ANNUAL FUND
2021
$3K
TO HELP FUND THE OPERATING BUDGETS OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
2021
$68
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$198K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$172K
GENERAL
2020
$75K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$75K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. ADVISED - FOR APERTURE 20/20: A BOLD VISION.
2020
$75K
Fellowship: The Guggenheim Foundation and the History of American Photography
2020
$47K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$10K
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$10K
PURCHASE OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT.
2020
$8K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE
2020
$5K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITIBLE PURPOSE
2020
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$5K
FUND ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$5K
SUSAN MEISELAS ""EYES OPEN: 41 PHOTOGRAPHY IDEAS FOR CURIOUS KIDS"" EDUCATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK
2020
$3K
TO HELP FUND THE OPERATING BUDGETS OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
2020
$3K
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
2020
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$282K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$135K
IN GENERAL SUPPORT OF APERTURE 20/20: A BOLD VISION. FOR APERTURE 20/20: A BOLD VISION. FOR 2020 BOARD GRANT. FOR DIANA MARKOSIAN "SANTA BARBARA" BOOK.
2019
$10K
Advancement of photograhpy
2019
$10K
Exhibition Support
2019
$5K
For Donee's Exempt Purpose
2019
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2019
$5K
GRANT TO APERTURE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT TIM DAVIS PUBLICATION
2019
$250
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS
2019
$1.2M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$160K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT, FOR THE APERTURE 20/20: A BOLD VISION, FOR THE TRUSTEE GIFT, IN SUPPORT OF THE JUNE 2019 GALA.
2018
$109K
GENERAL
2018
$62K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2018
$7K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$1K
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI DAAP SOCHI EXHIBIT
2018
$25K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2017
$5K
FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2017

Funded by

$5.8M from 61 funders · 133 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$2.1M · 7 grants · 2018–2023

Bessoncooper Fund Inc

$542K · 5 grants · 2018–2023

Thomas R Schiff Foundation

$504K · 3 grants · 2018–2024

The San Francisco Foundation

$460K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation

$400K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

American Endowment Foundation

$154K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Joy Of Giving Something Inc

$150K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The Murthynayak Foundation Inc

$125K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN133120824
NTEE codeA190
Subsection03
Ruling date1982-08
Formed1982
Employees52
Volunteers0
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