Public Charity

THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC

Based in NEW YORK, NY, THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.1M in revenue, $4.4M in expenses, $20.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 29 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $854K.

EIN: 131669334 NEW YORK, NY Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: A03 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.1M
Total Expenses$4.4M
Total Assets$20.0M
Grant Records29
Funding Total$854K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS INITIATES AND ORGANIZES A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM OF ART EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO BENEFIT THE MUSEUM COMMUNITY AND ENRICH THE PUBLIC'S EXPERIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF ART AND CULTURE.

Where $100 goes at The American Federation of Arts Inc

How The American Federation of Arts Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$58 Programs the work itself
$30 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $58 for programs

$58
Since its founding in 1909, The American Federation of Arts (afa) has been initiating and organizing exhibitions of both critical and popular acclaim
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Allison Whiting
VICE PRESIDENT Anthony Hirschel
TRUSTEE Arnold L Lehman
TRUSTEE Belinda Tate
TRUSTEE Betsy Pinover Schiff
TRUSTEE Betsy Shack Barbarnell

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$524,635 13 grants
Arts & Culture
$329,238 16 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.1M $4.4M $20.0M
2024 $3.1M $3.8M $18.1M
2023 $2.8M $3.5M $19.2M
2022 $2.6M $3.2M $17.3M
2021 $4.0M $2.9M $18.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.0M to $4.1M (+3%), with total assets most recently reported at $20.0M.

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