AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LE SOUVENIR FRANCAIS INC
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $101K · expenses $43K · assets $75K
- Also known as
- FRANCAIS INC
- EIN
- 13-3757125
- Address
- 500 E 77TH ST APT 2017, NEW YORK, NY 10162-0008
- Website
- WWW.SOUVENIRFRANCAISUSA.ORG
- NTEE code
- A80
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- November 1994 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Thierry Chaunu (its 2022 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
L' AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LE SOUVENIR FRANAIS INC.'S MISSIONS : TO HONOR AND PRESERVE THE MEMORY OF FRENCH SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND AIRMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM, AND WHO ARE BURIED IN THE UNITED STATES, TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION FOR FRENCH CULTURE AND HERITAGE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THE IDEALS THAT UNITE OUR TWO NATIONS. TO STRENGTHEN THE HISTORIC LONG-STANDING BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP SINCE 1778 BETWEEN THE AMERICAN AND FRENCH PEOPLES, AND TO THIS END: ERECT OR MAINTAIN MEMORIALS AND MONUMENTS AND ENCOURAGE HISTORICAL RESEARCH, PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS IN THE MEDIA.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
3 people 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierry Chaunu | PRESIDENT | 2023-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mathias Maisonnier | TREASURER | 2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Yvves De Ternay (former) | TREASURER | 2023-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIERRY CHAUNU | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MATHIAS MAISONNIER | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIERRY CHAUNU | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| YVVES DE TERNAY | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIERRY CHAUNU | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| YVVES DE TERNAY | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $100,741 | $42,535 | $75,279 | $75,279 | $90,046 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $24,355 | $25,024 | $17,073 | $17,073 | $18,500 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| -$19,594 | $3,435 | $0 | $0 | $2,592 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $23 in all, tax years 2022 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LE SOUVENIR FRANCAIS INC” | 2022-2023 | 2 | $23 | 2023 | $17 | show |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| PERKINS MANSION INC | NY | A80 | $135,478 | $123,899 | Director (through 10/11/24) | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
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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.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $42,535 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $41,696 | 98.0% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $550 | 1.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $289 | 0.7% | |
| Total | $42,535 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $25,024 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $22,171 | 88.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,893 | 7.6% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $960 | 3.8% | |
| Total | $25,024 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $3,435 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $124,556
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,953 | 56.9% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $1,016 | 29.6% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $466 | 13.6% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $124,556 | reported apart |
| Total | $3,435 | 100% |
State business registration
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LE SOUVENIR FRANCAIS, INC. NY, DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, Active, formed 1994-01-25
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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