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EIN 13-3120824

Aperture Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
53
City
New York
State
New York
Year formed
1982
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
A40: Visual Art Organizations, Services
Description
Aperture Foundation is a nonprofit arts institution, founded in 1952 by Ansel Adams, Minor White, Barbara Morgan, Dorothea Lange, Nancy Newhall, Beaumont Newhall, Ernest Louie, Melton Ferris, and Dody Warren. Their vision was to create a forum for fine art photography, a new concept at the time. The first issue of the magazine Aperture was published in spring 1952 in San Francisco, see Aperture (magazine). In January 2011, Chris Boot joined the organization as its director. Boot has previously been an independent photobook publisher and worked with Magnum Photos and Phaidon Press.
Total revenues
$7,277,991
2022
Total expenses
$7,199,287
2022
Total assets
$15,580,879
2022
Num. employees
53
2022

Program areas at Aperture Foundation

Publication of books and magazines and maintenance of art gallery for the purpose of promoting appreciation of photography and visual arts

Who funds Aperture Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Bessoncooper FundGeneral$150,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$135,350
Thomas R Schiff FoundationSupport of Ernest Cole Publication and Digital Talk Series the Photobook Club$120,000
...and 27 more grants received totalling $776,272

Personnel at Aperture Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Mary Colman st JohnChief Financial Officer$153,837
Sarah MeisterExecutive Director$250,000
Chris BootFormer Executive Direct. / Executive Director$254,522
Cathy KaplanTtee and Chairman / Ttee and Vice Chair$0
Michael HoehTrustee and Secretary$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for Aperture Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,867,403
Program services$548,877
Investment income and dividends$5,763
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$5,000
Net income from fundraising events$406,606
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$2,692,691
Miscellaneous revenues$751,651
Total revenues$7,277,991

Form 990s for Aperture Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-12-01990View PDF
2019-122021-04-05990View PDF
2018-122020-02-07990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
December 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 28, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
December 24, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
October 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $47,500 from American Endowment Foundation
July 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsMusical groupsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
548 W 28th St 4th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
aperture.org/ 
Phone
(212) 505-5555
Facebook page
aperturefoundation 
Twitter profile
@aperturefnd 
IRS details
EIN
13-3120824
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1982
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A40: Visual Art Organizations, Services
NAICS code, primary
711130: Musical Groups and Artists
Parent/child status
Independent
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