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VISUAL ECHO: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
VISUAL ECHO (EIN 87-2497118)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-06-30
IRS object ID
202611819349201106
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-06-30T14:28:32-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
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EIN872497118EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% THIJS BEUMINGInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlVISUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9175741287PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line139 WEST 71ST ST STE BAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHIJS BEUMINGPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone9179123652PhoneNum
Signature2026-06-29SignatureDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone5166946808PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Total Revenue$152,250TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$65,449FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$27,778OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$275PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$34,411OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$127,913TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$24,337ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeSEE SCHEDULE OPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

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Description Program Srvc AccomSEE SCHEDULE ODescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$126,983ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$126,983TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
IRINA KRUZHILINA
PRESIDENT10.00$5,000$0$0
THIJS BEUMING
VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER5.00$0$0$0
ORLANDO PABOTOY
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
JENNIFER HOLMES
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Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
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Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

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Phone9175741287PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
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Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
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Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
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Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$79,406CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$106,962CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$186,368TotalAmt

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Total$186,368TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$70,296SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$116,072PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$186,368TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Description of other expenses Part I line 16Description AmountMATERIALS 5,685COSTUMES 2,219FOOD 11,905GIFTS 778SUBSCRIPTIONS 1,601BANK AND CC FEES 69INSURANCE 1,127TRAVEL AND LODGING 9,037FILING FEES AND TAXES 961RESEARCH AND TICKETS 1,029
Other program services Part III line 31MISSION STATEMENT VISUAL ECHO IS A NEW YORK-BASED PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION FOUNDED DURING THE PANDEMIC BY A SMALL COLLECTIVE OF IMMIGRANT ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS. ROOTED IN OUR CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, WE CREATE BOLD, PARTICIPATORY PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT SPARK DIALOGUE AMONG PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. WE BELIEVE IN THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF CONVERSATION TO BRIDGE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL DIVIDESCHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS, DISMANTLING PREJUDICE, AND BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS THAT DIVIDE US. WE USE INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE- AND ART-BASED PROGRAMS AS CATALYSTS FOR EXCHANGE AROUND CIVIC ISSUES SUCH AS IMMIGRATION, POLARIZATION, CONFLICT, AND PEACE BUILDING. WE CREATE SPACES WHERE MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES AND PRODUCTIVE DISAGREEMENT ARE VITAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, AND ESSENTIAL TO OUR ARTISTIC AND SOCIAL SUCCESS. ****2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS**** IN 2025, OUR FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE SPACEBRIDGE CONTINUED TO REACH NEW AUDIENCES AND EARN NATIONAL RECOGNITION. SPACEBRIDGE IS BOTH A WORKSHOP PROGRAM AND LIVE PERFORMANCE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER RUSSIAN REFUGEE CHILDRENWHO FLED TO THE U.S. DUE TO THEIR FAMILIES ANTI-WAR STANCE AND NOW LIVE IN NYC SHELTERSWITH AMERICAN PEERS, TO BUILD FRIENDSHIPS WHILE CONFRONTING THEIR DIFFERENCES. BASED ON AN ORIGINAL CURRICULUM DESIGNED BY IRINA KRUZHILINA, THE WORKSHOPS FOSTER EMPATHY THROUGH CREATIVE EXPLORATION, COLLABORATIVE ART-MAKING, AND PERFORMANCE DEVISING. SPACEBRIDGE PREMIERED IN JANUARY 2025 AT LA MAMAS ELLEN STEWART THEATRE AS PART OF THE PRESTIGIOUS UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL AND TOURED TO BOSTONS ARTSEMERSON PARAMOUNT CENTER IN NOVEMBER 2025. THE PROJECT RECEIVED EN GARDE ARTS JOAN D. FIRESTONE AWARD FOR SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH THE ARTS AND WAS DESCRIBED BY AMERICAN THEATRE AS ONE OF THE MOST MOVING THEATRE WORKS... EVER WITNESSED. SPACEBRIDGE WAS CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EN GARDE ARTS AND LA MAMA. IN 2025, WE ALSO DEVELOPED SPACEBRIDGE GLOBALA NEW ITERATION OF THE PROGRAM CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PROJECT ROUSSEAU AND LA MAMA, RESPONDING TO THE URGENT NEED FOR BELONGING AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION AMONG NEWLY ARRIVED ASYLUM-SEEKING CHILDREN IN NEW YORK CITY. MANY OF THESE YOUTH FACE LANGUAGE BARRIERS, ISOLATION, AND DISCRIMINATION. THE PROGRAM UNITES REFUGEE YOUTH FROM AROUND THE WORLDINCLUDING PARTICIPANTS FROM ECUADOR, VENEZUELA, GEORGIA, RUSSIA, CHINA, AND THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICTHROUGH WEEKLY SESSIONS OF THEATRE GAMES, COLLAGE-MAKING, DRAWING, LETTER-WRITING, AND STORYTELLING. THE PROGRAM RAN FROM JANUARY TO MARCH 2026 AND CULMINATED IN A PUBLIC PRESENTATION AT LA MAMAS COMMUNITY ARTS SPACE. IN 2025, WE ADVANCED NOTICE TO APPEAR (NTA)A LIVE PERFORMANCE AND PARTICIPATORY INSTALLATION IN DEVELOPMENT (20252027) THAT REVEALS THE HIDDEN DYNAMICS OF U.S. IMMIGRATION COURT HEARINGS AND THE ARBITRARY FORCES SHAPING ASYLUM SEEKERS FATES. BASED ON MONTHS OF FIRST-HAND COURT OBSERVATIONS AND INTERVIEWS WITH IMMIGRATION JUDGES, ICE ATTORNEYS, ASYLUM SEEKERS, LAWYERS, AND INTERPRETERS, NTA TRANSFORMS AN INVISIBLE AND INACCESSIBLE SYSTEM INTO PARTICIPATORY CIVIC THEATER. NTA UNFOLDED ACROSS THREE DEVELOPMENT RESIDENCIES IN 2025: AT THE MERCURY STORE IN MARCH AND JULY, AND AT BARYSHNIKOV ARTS CENTER IN JUNE 2026. THE PROJECT RECEIVED FUNDING FROM EN GARDE ARTS UNCOMMON VOICES, LMCC, THE VENTUROUS THEATRE FUND, AND THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS. ADDITIONAL RESIDENCIES AT MACDOWELL AND NACL ARE PLANNED FOR SUMMER 2026. THE WORLD PREMIERE IS TARGETED FOR SPRING 2027. ALSO IN 2025, WE PRESENTED THE PORTABLE REPUBLIC OF RESISTANCE AT THE BEYOND BORDERS FESTIVAL IN SCOTLANDAN INTERNATIONAL GATHERING OF ARTISTS, ACTIVISTS, AND POLICYMAKERS EXPLORING THEMES OF PEACE AND GLOBAL COOPERATION. CO-CREATED WITH YOUTH FROM PEEBLES HIGH SCHOOL, THE PROJECT CULMINATED IN THE COLLECTIVE WRITING AND PERFORMANCE OF AN INTERGENERATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DECLARATIONA SHARED PROPOSAL FOR HOW DIFFERENT GENERATIONS CAN LIVE TOGETHER WITH GREATER JUSTICE, IMAGINATION, AND MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonIRINA KRUZHILINAPersonNm
Short ExplanationARTISTIC FEES $5000ShortExplanationTxt

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