Public Charity

THE NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUN

THE NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUN is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $23K revenue, $1K expenses, $22K total assets. IRS filings disclose 12 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $120K.

EIN: 450983015 WASHINGTON, DC Libraries NTEE: B70 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$23K
Total Expenses$1K
Total Assets$22K
Grants Given12
Grant Total$120K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

OUR PURPOSES ARE DESCRIBED ON SCHEDULE O.

Where $100 goes at The National Recording Preservation Foun

How The National Recording Preservation Foun divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $88 for programs

$88
The foundation makes grants to help support the preservation of culturally and historically important sound recordings in the u.S
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Given

WHITESBURG, KY · 2023
REPAIR AND DIGITIZE FLOOD DAMAGED TAPES OF APPALACHIAN HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE
$11,350
YELLOW SPRINGS, OH · 2023
HBCU RADIO PRESERVATION PROJECT
$8,500
SANTA BARBARA, CA · 2023
PRESERVE AND DIGITIZE RECORDINGS OF CBS SYMPHONY OF 1930S AND 1940S
$8,500
AMES, IA · 2020
DIGITIZE AND PRESERVE DIVERSE LECTURE SERIES RECORDED FROM 1972 TO THE 1990S
$14,999
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY · 2020
DIGITIZE AND PRESERVE RECORDED INTERVIEWS WITH FOLK ARTISTS OF THE SOUTHEAST, APPALACHIA AND NEW MEXICO 1967-1988
$14,830

Showing up to 5 of 12 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Davia Nelson
DIRECTOR Eric J Schwartz
DIRECTOR Garrett Levin
DIRECTOR George Massenberg
DIRECTOR / SECRETARY Jesse A Johnston
DIRECTOR Judy Tsou

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$35,330 4 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$11,350 1 grant
Education
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$63,049 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $23K $1K $22K
2023 — $38K —
2022 — $8K $38K
2020 $51K $47K $58K
2019 $52K $72K $54K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $52K to $23K (-56%), with total assets most recently reported at $22K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AK, CA, DC, GA, IA, KY, and 4 other states.

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