EIN 20-4000236

The American Agora Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
17
Year formed
2006
Most recent tax filings
2020-03-01
Description
The American Agora Foundation fosters, expands, promotes, assists, fortifies, and encourages the sense and use of history. It is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to fostering an interest in, and developing an acquaintance with history. To fulfill its charitable purposes, it publishes Lapham's Quarterly, a quarterly journal with a unique thematic format incorporating four millennia of literature, art, and disclosure.
Total revenues
$2,651,843
2020
Total expenses
$2,468,835
2020
Total assets
$783,117
2020
Num. employees
17
2020

Program areas at The American Agora Foundation

In order to fulfill its charitable purposes, The American Agora Foundation publishes a quarterly journal, lapham's quarterly. Lapham's quarterly's unique thematic format and its incorporation of four millennia of literature, art, and disclosure allow for The magazine to become part of a broader historical discussion and to further The Foundation's educational mission. It is The goal of The American Agora Foundation and of lapham's quarterly to add to The teaching arsenal of The educational community and to provide a rich cultural resource for enhancing The love of history for a new generation of citizens.

Who funds The American Agora Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$115,275
Alumbra Innovations FoundationLapham's Quarterly Education Distribution Expansion$100,000
Crankstart FoundationLapham's Quarterly$100,000
...and 11 more grants received

Personnel at The American Agora Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Lewis H LaphamPresident and Chief Executive Officer$219,900
George DavidTreasurer / Director$0
Bill RyanChairman / Director$0
David StackSecretary / Director$0
Sandra AprilVice President$155,373

Financials for The American Agora Foundation

RevenuesFYE 03/2020
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,243,006
Program services$1,241,404
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-31,081
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$161,049
Miscellaneous revenues$37,465
Total revenues$2,651,843

Form 990s for The American Agora Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2020-032022-06-17990View PDF
2019-032020-10-23990View PDF
2018-032019-04-01990View PDF
2016-032017-08-01990View PDF
2015-032016-11-02990View PDF
...and 5 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from Alumbra Innovations Foundation
August 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
May 11, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from The William and Mary Greve Foundation
May 6, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
April 3, 2022
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from The William and Mary Greve Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofits
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHistory
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsGala fundraisers
General information
Address
27 Union Sq W Suite 302
New York, NY 10003
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Website URL
laphamsquarterly.org/ 
Phone
(212) 590-6873
Facebook page
LaphamsQuarterly 
Twitter profile
@laphamsquart 
IRS details
EIN
20-4000236
Fiscal year end
March
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2006
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A70: Humanities Organizations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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