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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ronald H Shechtman President2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Susan Dessel Treasurer2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Evi Musher Board Member2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Tzili Charney Board Member2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Debby Ugoretz Board Member2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Caron Tabb Board Member2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jerry Goodman (former) Board Member2021-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Lilly Rivlin (former) Board Member2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Susan Desel (former) Treasurer2021 2 $0 reported 1
Lily Rivlin (former) Board Member2021 0 $0 reported 1
Eugene Lemay (former) Board Member2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ronald H Shechtman President2 $0-$0 $01
Susan Dessel Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Evi Musher Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Tzili Charney Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Debby Ugoretz Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Caron Tabb Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ronald H Shechtman President0 $0-$0 $01
Susan Dessel Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Evi Musher Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Tzili Charney Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Debby Ugoretz Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Caron Tabb Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ronald H Shechtman President2 $0-$0 $01
Susan Dessel Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Jerry Goodman Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Evi Musher Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Tzili Charney Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Lilly Rivlin Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ronald H Shechtman President2 $0-$0 $01
Susan Dessel Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Jerry Goodman Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Evi Musher Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Tzili Charney Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Lilly Rivlin Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ronald Shechtman President2 $0-$0 $01
Susan Desel Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Jerry Goodman Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Lily Rivlin Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Evi Musher Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Eugene Lemay Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Tzili Charney Board Member0 $0-$0 $01

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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$181,865$177,638 $15,693$15,693 $164,346$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$163,812$168,392 $11,466$11,466 $163,812$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$170,599$175,818 $16,046$16,046 $170,599$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,182$89,282 $21,265$21,265 $92,182$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
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
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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
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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
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JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$17,000 2024$17,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2022 2$16,000 2022$6,000
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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
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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
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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
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Where the money went

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2025 · Form 990EZ · $177,638 spent · pay $0 · grants $176,000 · events $250
LineAs describedTotalShare
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 Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$250reported apart
Total$177,638100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $168,392 spent · pay $0 · grants $166,500 · events $0
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Grants and similar amounts paid $166,500 98.9%
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LineAs describedTotalShare
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,318 1.3%
Total$175,818100%

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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%
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2021 · Form 990EZ · $75,493 spent · pay $0 · grants $75,000 · events $0
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $493 0.7%
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