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ARAB AMERICAN ARTS INSTITUTE INC

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2019 · Form 990 · revenue $112K · expenses $116K · assets $0

EIN
11-3483211
Address
PO BOX 90370, Brooklyn, NY 112090370
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary
Ruling date
-
IRS status
Exemption revoked May 15, 2023 for not filing a return three years in a row (automatic revocation; posted February 12, 2024) IRS data ↗
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Mission

To foster, study and research Middle Eastern music, dance and performances by encouraging the performance and arranging literary, music and dance programs for the advancement of the culture and the arts.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Simon Shaheen EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2011-2019 $17,100$244,480 1
Kay Campbell OFFICER2016-2019 $1,900$6,900 1
Najib Shaheen OFFICER2011-2019 $0$5,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Alfonso F Ramos Esq ATTORNEY2016-2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2019 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $19K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SIMON SHAHEEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $17,100$0$0 $17,1001
KAY CAMPBELL OFFICER1 $1,900$0$0 $1,9001
NAJIB SHAHEEN OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
ALFONSO F RAMOS ESQ ATTORNEY1 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $24K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SIMON SHAHEEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $21,819$0$0 $21,8191
KAY CAMPBELL OFFICER1 $1,700$0$0 $1,7001
NAJIB SHAHEEN OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
ALFONSO F RAMOS ESQ ATTORNEY1 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $16K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SIMON SHAHEEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $14,751$0$0 $14,7511
KAY CAMPBELL OFFICER1 $1,700$0$0 $1,7001
NAJIB SHAHEEN OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
ALFONSO F RAMOS ESQ ATTORNEY1 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $30K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SIMON SHAHEEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $28,800$0$0 $28,8001
KAY CAMPBELL OFFICER1 $1,600$0$0 $1,6001
NAJIB SHAHEEN OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
ALFONSO F RAMOS ESQ ATTORNEY1 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $29K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SIMON SHAHEEN OFFICER40 $29,095$0$0 $29,0951
NAJIB SHAHEEN OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $24K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SIMON SHAHEEN OFFICER40 $23,600$0$0 $23,6001
NAJIB SHAHEEN OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
2013 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $22K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SIMON SHAHEEN OFFICER40 $22,500$0$0 $22,5001
NAJIB SHAHEEN OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
2012 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $35K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SIMON SHAHEEN OFFICER40 $35,400$0$0 $35,4001
NAJIB SHAHEEN OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
2011 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $56K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SIMON SHAHEEN OFFICER40 $51,415$0$0 $51,4151
NAJIB SHAHEEN OFFICER3 $5,000$0$0 $5,0001

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$111,843$115,561 $0$0 $0$111,317 $19,00002
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$128,807$121,815 $0$0 $0$128,342 $23,51902
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$259,621$121,229 $272,298$272,298 $125,000$134,197 $16,45102
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$272,276$233,143 $134,913$134,913 $111,672$160,208 $30,40002
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$131,882$137,356 $98,814$94,614 $0$131,538 $29,09502
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$136,401$135,289 $110,003$103,848 $8,850$127,211 $23,60002
2013 · Form 990 period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$160,263$144,758 $119,252$114,619 $8,500$151,451 $22,50002
2012 · Form 990 period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$138,847$150,699 $108,272$99,114 $6,750$131,810 $35,40002
2011 · Form 990 period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$181,343$172,147 $124,366$110,966 $3,250$159,680 $56,41502
2011 · Form 990 period ending 2011-12-31 · amended · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$181,343$172,147 $124,366$110,966 $3,250$159,680 $56,41502

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $191,400 in all, tax years 2016 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
LEVANT FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ARAB AMERICAN ARTS INSTITUTE” 2017 1$125,000 2017$125,000
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ACCESS DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$50,000 2016$50,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2023 2$16,400 2023$10,000
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
PROTEUS FUND INC DAF sponsor$522,844,30617 22010–2024 THE ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOUNDATION; AMERICAN INDIAN INSTITUTE
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$12,379,09757 122016–2024 UNITE AMERICA INSTITUTE INC; AMERICAN PRESS INSTITUTE INC; AMERICAN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE INC; AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTE and 8 more
QUADRIVIUM Private foundation$8,798,00010 22019–2024 UNITE AMERICA INSTITUTE INC; AMERICAN PRESS INSTITUTE INC
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$4,189,21749 112014–2024 UNITE AMERICA INSTITUTE INC; AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS; ARICA INSTITUTE INC; AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE INC and 7 more
THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$3,120,0006 22021–2024 UNITE AMERICA INSTITUTE INC; AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE INC
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,821,9305 22014–2024 UNITE AMERICA INSTITUTE INC; AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE INC
THE ARTHUR M BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,648,0002 12023–2024 UNITE AMERICA INSTITUTE INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$2,515,54017 62019–2024 AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE INC; AMERICAN PRESS INSTITUTE INC; SPANISH AMERICAN INSTITUTE; AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS and 2 more
BREYER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,250,0009 12016–2023 AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE INC
DEMOCRACY FUND INC Private foundation$2,245,23014 22018–2022 AMERICAN PRESS INSTITUTE INC; THE ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2019 · Form 990 · $115,561 spent · pay $19,000 · grants $0 · events $78,465
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventRetreat Costs $78,465$78,465$0$0 67.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $19,000$17,100$1,900$0 16.4%
Other (as described)MUSICIANS' FEES $10,550$10,550$0$0 9.1%
Other (as described)Administrative $7,546$7,546$0$0 6.5%
Total$115,561100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $121,815 spent · pay $23,519 · grants $0 · events $73,926
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventRetreat Costs $70,426$70,426$0$0 57.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $23,519$23,519$0$0 19.3%
Other (as described)MUSICIANS' FEES $11,400$11,400$0$0 9.4%
Travel $9,308$9,308$0$0 7.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,500$3,500$0$0 2.9%
Other (as described)Administrative $2,715$0$2,715$0 2.2%
Office expenses $947$947$0$0 0.8%
Total$121,815100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $121,229 spent · pay $16,451 · grants $0 · events $71,722
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventRetreat Costs $71,722$71,722$0$0 59.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $16,451$16,451$0$0 13.6%
Other (as described)MUSICIANS' FEES $16,200$16,200$0$0 13.4%
Travel $10,434$10,434$0$0 8.6%
Other (as described)Administrative $4,844$0$4,844$0 4.0%
Office expenses $1,578$1,578$0$0 1.3%
Total$121,229100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $233,143 spent · pay $30,400 · grants $0 · events $147,412
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventRetreat Costs $81,125$81,125$0$0 34.8%
Other (as described) EventRetreat Gala Harvard Club $66,287$0$0$66,287 28.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $30,400$30,400$0$0 13.0%
Travel $27,141$27,141$0$0 11.6%
Other (as described)MUSICIANS' FEES $20,558$20,558$0$0 8.8%
Other (as described)Administrative $5,551$0$5,551$0 2.4%
Office expenses $2,081$2,081$0$0 0.9%
Total$233,143100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $137,356 spent · pay $29,095 · grants $0 · events $66,574
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventRetreat Costs $63,738$63,738$0$0 46.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $29,095$29,095$0$0 21.2%
Other (as described)MUSICIANS' FEES $21,659$21,659$0$0 15.8%
Travel $13,610$13,610$0$0 9.9%
Other (as described)Administrative $5,825$0$5,825$0 4.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,836$2,836$0$0 2.1%
Office expenses $593$0$593$0 0.4%
Total$137,356100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $135,289 spent · pay $23,600 · grants $0 · events $61,398
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventRetreat Costs $61,398$61,398$0$0 45.4%
Other (as described)MUSICIANS' FEES $24,800$24,800$0$0 18.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $23,600$23,600$0$0 17.4%
Travel $19,675$19,675$0$0 14.5%
Other (as described)Administrative $4,834$0$4,834$0 3.6%
Office expenses $982$0$982$0 0.7%
Total$135,289100%

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2013 · Form 990 · $144,758 spent · pay $22,500 · grants $0 · events $56,900
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventRetreat Costs $56,900$56,900$0$0 39.3%
Other (as described)MUSICIANS' FEES $32,245$32,245$0$0 22.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $22,500$22,500$0$0 15.5%
Travel $18,804$18,804$0$0 13.0%
Other (as described)Administrative $12,004$0$12,004$0 8.3%
Other (as described)SRO COMMISSION (witheld) $1,425$1,425$0$0 1.0%
Office expenses $880$0$880$0 0.6%
Total$144,758100%

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2012 · Form 990 · $150,699 spent · pay $35,400 · grants $0 · events $60,034
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventRetreat Costs $60,034$60,034$0$0 39.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $35,400$35,400$0$0 23.5%
Other (as described)MUSICIANS' FEES $32,900$32,900$0$0 21.8%
Travel $15,359$15,359$0$0 10.2%
Other (as described)Administrative $6,229$0$6,229$0 4.1%
Office expenses $777$0$777$0 0.5%
Total$150,699100%

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2011 · Form 990 · $172,147 spent · pay $56,415 · grants $0 · events $58,518
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventRetreat Costs $58,518$58,518$0$0 34.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $56,415$56,415$0$0 32.8%
Other (as described)MUSICIANS' FEES $32,550$32,550$0$0 18.9%
Travel $16,072$16,072$0$0 9.3%
Other (as described)Administrative $5,292$0$5,292$0 3.1%
Other (as described)SRO COMMISSION (witheld) $3,300$3,300$0$0 1.9%
Total$172,147100%

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