INTERNATIONAL ARTS FOUNDATION

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $503K · expenses $493K · assets $0

EIN
72-1268946
Address
3220 GEN DEGAULLE DRIVE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114-6786
Website
WWW.INTERNATIONALARTSFOUNDATION.COM
NTEE code
A68
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2001 (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))
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Mission

PROMOTION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY GOBLALLY

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Ernest Kelly PRESIDENT2015-2023 15 $0 reported 1
Marcia Matthews SECRETARY2015-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Karlton Kirksey (former) BOARD MEMBER2015-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Khalid Hafiz (former) BOARD MEMBER2015-2017 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST KELLY PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
MARCIA MATTHEWS SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST KELLY PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
MARCIA MATTHEWS SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST D KELLY CHAIRMAN15 $0-$0 $01
MARCIA MATTHEWS BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST D KELLY CHAIRMAN15 $0-$0 $01
MARCIA MATTHEWS BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST D KELLY CHAIRMAN15 $0-$0 $01
MARCIA MATTHEWS BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
KARLTON KIRKSEY BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST KELLY PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
MARCIA MATTHEWS SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST D KELLY CHAIRMAN15 $0-- $01
MARCIA MATTHEWS BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
KARLTON KIRKSEY BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
KHALID HAFIZ BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST D KELLY CHAIRMAN15 $0-- $01
MARCIA MATTHEWS BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
KARLTON KIRKSEY BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
KHALID HAFIZ BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST D KELLY CHAIRMAN15 $0-- $01
MARCIA MATTHEWS BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
KARLTON KIRKSEY BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
KHALID HAFIZ BOARD MEMBER0 $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
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$503,000$493,103 $0$0 $503,000$0 -010
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$489,838$489,838 $0$0 $489,838$0 $0010
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,450$16,732 $0$0 $5,450$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,018$16,728 $907$907 $10,018$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$128,336$122,186 $7,617$7,617 $126,836$0 ---
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$693,717$745,411 $0$0 $335,450$358,267 $0010
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$134,228$89,188 $55,421$55,421 $134,228$0 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,322$22,665 $10,381$10,381 $72,322$0 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$195,767$189,601 $12,911$12,911 $195,767$0 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $25,000 in all, tax years 2023 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
NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2023 1$25,000 2023$25,000
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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.

2023 · Form 990 · $493,103 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $212,244$212,244$0$0 43.0%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION $136,136$136,136$0$0 27.6%
Advertising and promotion $116,243$116,243$0$0 23.6%
Other (as described)TALENT $15,600$15,600$0$0 3.2%
Office expenses $7,950$7,950$0$0 1.6%
Other (as described)VENUE RENTAL $4,450$4,450$0$0 0.9%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $480$480$0$0 0.1%
Total$493,103100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $489,838 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)TALENT $154,100$154,100$0$0 31.5%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION $118,580$118,580$0$0 24.2%
Advertising and promotion $86,258$86,258$0$0 17.6%
All other expenses $84,782$84,782$0$0 17.3%
Other (as described)VENUE RENTAL $26,190$26,190$0$0 5.3%
Travel $16,550$16,550$0$0 3.4%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $2,805$2,805$0$0 0.6%
Office expenses $573$573$0$0 0.1%
Total$489,838100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $16,732 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,354 91.8%
Printing, publications, postage $878 5.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $500 3.0%
Total$16,732100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $16,728 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,766 70.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,424 26.4%
Printing, publications, postage $538 3.2%
Total$16,728100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $122,186 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $116,806 95.6%
Fees to independent contractors $3,000 2.5%
Printing, publications, postage $2,380 1.9%
Total$122,186100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $745,411 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $280,000$280,000$0$0 37.6%
Other (as described)VENUE RENTAL $258,503$258,503$0$0 34.7%
Other (as described)TALENT COST $150,000$150,000$0$0 20.1%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION EXPENSES $33,123$33,123$0$0 4.4%
Travel $14,810$14,810$0$0 2.0%
Insurance $8,543$8,543$0$0 1.1%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $432$0$432$0 0.1%
Total$745,411100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $89,188 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $89,188 100.0%
Total$89,188100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $22,665 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,380 50.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,785 34.3%
Fees to independent contractors $3,500 15.4%
Total$22,665100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $189,601 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $157,951 83.3%
Fees to independent contractors $31,650 16.7%
Total$189,601100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2020$0$01
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