NonprofitsPrimary Information Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Primary Information Inc

BROOKLYN, NY

Total revenue

$439K

Total expenses

$483K

Net assets

$212K

Grants received

$703K

49 grants

EIN

680655296

Tax year

2023

Mission

Primary Information is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 to publish artists books and artists writings. The organizations programming advances the often-intertwined relationship between artists books and arts activism, creating a platform for historically marginalized artistic communities and practices. Primary Information facilitates intergenerational dialogue through the simultaneous publication of new and archival books, providing a new audience for out-of-print works and historical context for contemporary artists.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$380K
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue$60K
Total revenue$439K

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$270K
Fundraising$19K
Other expenses$213K
Total expenses$483K
Total assets$460K
Net assets$212K

People

12 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JAMES HOFF

Director

Board

$64K

40 hrs/wk

JORDAN CARTER

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

BARRY ROSEN

Vice President

Board

2 hrs/wk

HOWIE CHEN

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

LIA GANGITANO

Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

HANNAH HIGGINS

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

MIRIAM KATZEFF

Treasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

ALEXANDER LAU

President

Board

20 hrs/wk

JOHN MILLER

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

BRIAN FRYE

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

ANN GOLDSTEIN

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

MATTHEW WALKER

Executive Director

Staff

$81K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 49 of 49

FromAmountPurposeYear
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$15K
Support of the Torrington Book Project
2024
$8K
2024 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2024
$3K
TO PUBLISH ARTISTS' BOOKS AND ARTISTS' WRITINGS.
2024
$50K
PROGRAM SUPPORT (OVER 2 YEARS)
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$40K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$30K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$7K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$6K
DAVID WOJNAROWICZS DEAR JEAN PIERRE
2023
$5K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT 2023
2023
$3K
TO PUBLISH ARTISTS' BOOKS AND ARTISTS' WRITINGS.
2023
$3K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
2023
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT - HANNAH/JESSICA
2023
$50K
PROGRAM SUPPORT (OVER 2 YEARS)
2022
$30K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$10K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$10K
Steve Lawrence "Newspaper" Publication
2022
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2022
$4K
GENERAL - 2022 GRANT - HIGGINS / NUL
2022
$3K
SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS
2022
$1K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION, GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
2022
$20K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$10K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION
2021
$2K
SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS
2021
$1K
2021 GRANT - HIGGINS NULL (HANNAH)
2021
$50K
PROGRAM SUPPORT (OVER 2 YEARS)
2020
$50K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$14K
VIA GRANTEE RELIEF FUND GRANT
2020
$8K
ARTISTS BOOK PUBLISHING
2020
$2K
SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS
2020
$1K
2020 GIFT HIGGINS NULL (HANNAH)
2020
$50K
PROGRAM SUPPORT (OVER 2 YEARS)
2019
$19K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$15K
THE COLLECTED WRITINGS OF TONY CONRAD
2018
$5K
SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS
2018
$2K
SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS
2018
$2K
SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS
2018

Funded by

$703K from 19 funders · 49 grants · 2018–2024

The Andy Warhol Foundation For The

$200K · 4 grants · 2019–2023

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$130K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

The Ford Foundation

$100K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

$40K · 1 grant · 2023

Patrick And Aimee Butler Family

$30K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Via Art Fund Inc

$29K · 2 grants · 2018–2020

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$29K · 2 grants · 2018–2022

The Fox Aarons Foundation

$25K · 2 grants · 2022–2024

Details

EIN680655296
NTEE codeA33
Subsection03
Ruling date2008-12
Formed2007
Employees4