AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE UMM EL-FAHEM MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY AR
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $182K · expenses $178K · assets $16K
- Also known as
- CONTEMPORARY ART INC
- EIN
- 45-2683393
- Address
- 7 TIMES SQ FL 40, NEW YORK, NY 10036-6570
- NTEE code
- Q33
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- September 2012 (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
- Ronald Shechtman (its 2020 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2020 (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
To provide financial support to the Umm el Fahem Gallery in Israel to make necessary renovations to achieve Museum status.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald H Shechtman | President | 2021-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Susan Dessel | Treasurer | 2022-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Evi Musher | Board Member | 2021-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tzili Charney | Board Member | 2021-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Debby Ugoretz | Board Member | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Caron Tabb | Board Member | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jerry Goodman (former) | Board Member | 2021-2023 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lilly Rivlin (former) | Board Member | 2022-2023 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Susan Desel (former) | Treasurer | 2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lily Rivlin (former) | Board Member | 2021 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Eugene Lemay (former) | Board Member | 2021 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald H Shechtman | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Dessel | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Evi Musher | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tzili Charney | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Debby Ugoretz | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Caron Tabb | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald H Shechtman | President | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Dessel | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Evi Musher | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tzili Charney | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Debby Ugoretz | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Caron Tabb | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald H Shechtman | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Dessel | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jerry Goodman | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Evi Musher | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tzili Charney | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lilly Rivlin | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald H Shechtman | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Dessel | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jerry Goodman | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Evi Musher | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tzili Charney | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lilly Rivlin | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Shechtman | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Susan Desel | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jerry Goodman | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lily Rivlin | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Evi Musher | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eugene Lemay | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tzili Charney | Board Member | 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 | ||||||||
| $181,865 | $177,638 | $15,693 | $15,693 | $164,346 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $163,812 | $168,392 | $11,466 | $11,466 | $163,812 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $170,599 | $175,818 | $16,046 | $16,046 | $170,599 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $92,182 | $89,282 | $21,265 | $21,265 | $92,182 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $68,696 | $75,493 | $18,365 | $18,365 | $68,696 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $165,562 in all, tax years 2016 to 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIANE & NORMAN BERNSTEIN FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “American Friends of the Umm El-Fahem Museum of Contemporary Art” | 2016-2018 | 3 | $60,000 | 2018 | $20,000 | show |
| THE LEON H CHARNEY FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE UMM EL FAHEM MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART” | 2018-2019, 2021-2022 | 4 | $31,062 | 2022 | $5,000 | show |
| ALAN B SLIFKA FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE UMM EL FAHEM MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART” | 2019, 2021-2022, 2024 | 4 | $22,000 | 2024 | $15,000 | show |
| JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $17,000 | 2024 | $17,000 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020, 2022 | 2 | $16,000 | 2022 | $6,000 | show |
| PLAYSTUDIOS IMPACT FUND | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE UMM EL-FAHEM MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY AR” | 2022 | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 | $15,000 | show |
| BARTENURA FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE UMM EL-FAHEM MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART” | 2020 | 1 | $3,000 | 2020 | $3,000 | show |
| TUCHMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “American Friends Of The Umm El-Fahem Museum Of Contemporary Art” | 2024 | 1 | $1,500 | 2024 | $1,500 | show |
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2025 · Form 990EZ · $177,638 spent · pay $0 · grants $176,000 · events $250
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $176,000 | 99.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,050 | 0.6% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $588 | 0.3% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $250 | reported apart |
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2024 · Form 990EZ · $168,392 spent · pay $0 · grants $166,500 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $166,500 | 98.9% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,400 | 0.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $492 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $168,392 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $175,818 spent · pay $0 · grants $173,500 · events $0
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| Grants and similar amounts paid | $173,500 | 98.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $2,318 | 1.3% | |
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2022 · Form 990EZ · $89,282 spent · pay $0 · grants $89,000 · events $0
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| Grants and similar amounts paid | $89,000 | 99.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $282 | 0.3% | |
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2021 · Form 990EZ · $75,493 spent · pay $0 · grants $75,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $75,000 | 99.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $493 | 0.7% | |
| Total | $75,493 | 100% |
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