New York · Nonprofit
MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio
MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio (New York) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $250,425 to it, the largest being THE PIERRE & TANA MATISSE FOUNDATION INC ($78,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $133k
- Funders on record
- 11
- Grants received
- $250k
- Net assets
- $55k
What MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio does
Mission
MGC's principle mission is to provide a printmaking studio in Manhattan that offers professional facilities at a reasonable cost, and an environment where artists can work and learn together. Continued on schedule O.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
PRINTMAKING CLASSES:Classes is one of the foundational programs of Manhattan Graphics. The classes cover basic printmaking techniques such as intaglio, relief, screenprint and lithography as well as specialized, advanced, creative, and innovative approaches. Manhattan Graphics offers classes throughout the year in terms of fall, spring, and summer. The core classes, which are classes that provide extended, advanced instruction in the basic techniques are offered in the fall, spring, and summer terms. The core classes also include shorter workshops that build on these skills. Shorter classes which are more exploratory and reach a wider audience are offered in the summer. During the year ended June 30, 2025, due to the closure for the construction of a new studio, Manhattan Graphics delivered 5 courses in its online and in-person classes with total enrollment of approximately 28 artists. In fiscsl year ended June 30, 2024, Manhattan Graphics delivered 47 courses in its online and in-person classes with total enrollment of approximately 204 artists.
$44,146 spent$6,241 earned by the program55% of program spendingOpen Workshop: Open workshop is Manhattan Graphics founding program. It allows artists to use printmaking studio in a self-directed manner to produce artwork. Prior to fiscal year 2025, some artists were charged on an hourly basis while others were charged based on bundled hours along with class enrollment (the charges were included in tuition). A few of the artists such as volunteer keyholders and scholarship artists (now known as Fellowship Artists) received complimentary open workshop hours. Manhattan Graphics also offered 24/7 studio access to the studio at a higher membership fee. At the end of the year ended June 30, 2024, Manhattan Graphics Centers moved to a new studio which was under construction for most of fiscal year 2025. As a result of the construction, much of the in-person programming was paused and the opportunity was used by the board to configure new offerings in preparation for reopening. During FY25 16 artists used the open workshop. In fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, 417 artists used the open workshop.
$28,468 spent$1,665 earned by the program35% of program spendingOutreach:Outreach consists of several programs (Exhibitions, Artist Talks, Fellowships and Visiting Printmaker Workshop) that reach audiences beyond the studio walls of Manhattan Graphics. Exhibitions -These consist of solo member shows, exchange exhibitions, juried shows, and its annual member show in two gallery spaces. As a result of the ongoing construction in the new space, during the year ended June 30, 2025, Manhattan Graphics Center held 0 exhibitions. In fiscal year 2024, Manhattan Graphics held seven in-person exhibitions with 348 artists participating. There were no online exhibits in fiscal year 2025 or 2024.Artist Talks -These involve the regular invitation of artists to Manhattan Graphics studio to discuss their current practice with the public in gatherings that allow a free exchange of ideas. This program is funded by grants. Manhattan Graphics has temporarily moved the Artist Talks online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. During the year ended June 30, 2025, Manhattan Graphics hosted Artist Talks featuring 4 guest speakers with 20 people participating. In fiscal year 2024, Manhattan Graphics hosted Artist Talks featuring 9 guest speakers, with 152 people…
$7,834 spent10% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $80,448.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $231k to $69k (−70%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 6% · 2018 10% · 2021 6% · 2022 8% · 2025 39%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
93% of MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $25k → $35k.
1 of 11 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 6% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 10 of 11 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio leans on a few funders — its largest provides 31% of grant income and the top three 77%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 61% · 2018 78% · 2019 58% · 2020 51% · 2021 58% · 2022 37% · 2023 29% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 64% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
99% of MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $16k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
65% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio?
- MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio (New York) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $250,425 to it, the largest being THE PIERRE & TANA MATISSE FOUNDATION INC ($78,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio have?
- IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $250,425 in grants to MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio?
- THE PIERRE & TANA MATISSE FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $78,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER INC DBA MGC Community Print Studio find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 11 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing