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EIN 20-2412662

The Gordon Parks Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
5
City
Pleasantville
State
New York
Year formed
2002
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
A40: Visual Art Organizations, Services
Description
Preserving Gordon Parks' work, the Foundation offers grants and supports artistic and educational activities advancing social justice themes.
Also known as...
Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation
Total revenues
$6,303,534
2022
Total expenses
$2,981,982
2022
Total assets
$22,170,693
2022
Num. employees
5
2022

Program areas at The Gordon Parks Foundation

The Foundation collaborates with museums throughout The world to produce focused exhibitions on Parks' works and publishes books. In addition, The Foundation continues to catalogue and preserve The work of Gordon Parks.
The Foundation provides scholarship grants to students from partner institutions and fellowship grants to promising photographers, filmmakers, visual artists, writers and musicians working within The themes of social justice.

Grants made by The Gordon Parks Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
New York University (NYU)Scholarships$12,500
Americans for the ArtsScholarships$10,000
Purchase College FoundationScholarships$7,500
...and 5 more grants made

Who funds The Gordon Parks Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)Arts & Culture$150,000
Art + Practice (A+P)Provide Support To Preserve Creative Work of Gordon Parks As Well As Support the Next Generation of Artists Advancing Social Justice$100,000
The Ford FoundationGeneral Support$100,000
...and 11 more grants received

Personnel at The Gordon Parks Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Thomas A ConwayChief Financial Officer$156,000

Financials for The Gordon Parks Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,876,373
Program services$3,050,926
Investment income and dividends$331,962
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$101,186
Net rental income$46,550
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-103,463
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$6,303,534

Form 990s for The Gordon Parks Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-10990View PDF
2021-122022-11-10990View PDF
2020-122022-05-19990View PDF
2019-122021-12-21990View PDF
2018-122020-02-17990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 21, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 31, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
December 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Art + Practice (A+P)
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
48 Wheeler Ave 2
Pleasantville, NY 10570
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Website URL
gordonparksfoundation.org/ 
Phone
(914) 238-2619
Facebook page
mkfound 
IRS details
EIN
20-2412662
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2002
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A40: Visual Art Organizations, Services
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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