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Screen a listNew England Foundation for the Arts Incorporated
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$10Mrevenue
FY2025 · −46% in 3 yrs28staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−32.9%
Months of reserve5.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−2.1%
Middle half of peersMedianNew England Foundation for the Arts
Where the money goes FY2025 · $14M spent
Programs$11M81%Management and general$2.3M17%Fundraising$328k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$4.5M in FY2023 and −$3.4M in FY2025. Cash covers 5.8 months, above the peer median of 3.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
13 of 13 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 24% of revenue in FY2025. $20M is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending27funders
$9.3Ma year, last 3 years
29%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Andrew W Mellon FoundationEvery year since FY2017$3.8M$3.8M$2.2M$3.5M$2.0M$2.1M$2.2MDoris Duke Charitable Foundation IncSince FY2020$2.1M$2.0M$2.1M$2.7MBarr FoundationSince FY2020$1.1M$1.4M$1.2M$900kThe Wallace FoundationSince FY2022$2.0M$1.0MFidelity Non-Profit Management FoundationOn and off$250kSeedlings FoundationStopped after FY2022$20k$20k$20k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$45k$220k$67k$166k$8.1M$89k$79k12 other fundersUp to $30k a year each$26k$30k$6k$21k$4k$10k$33k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped