2024-05-14T11:56:23-05:00 2023-06-30 SAX LLP 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS - 16TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2022-07-01 133137461 THE MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN ART D/B/A THE AFRICA CENTER MUSE 2124449795 1280 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10029 UZODINMA IWEALA CEO 2124449795 2024-05-14 1 UZODINMA IWEALA 999009999 0 MIKE SCHALL P02024184 2122682804 2024-05-14 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z UZODINMA IWEALA 1280 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10029 1738866 0 X WWW.THEAFRICACENTER.ORG X 1983 NY A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN, MULTIDISCIPLINARY INSTITUTION, PROVIDES A GATEWAY FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH CONTEMPORARY AFRICA. 22 22 15 22 0 0 1533511 1470038 1279 79386 13158 137242 500 52200 1548448 1738866 0 0 0 0 1493545 1659946 180000 180000 443220 1335407 1562425 3008952 3402371 -1460504 -1663505 84429180 82696141 9171897 9085897 75257283 73610244 X THE AFRICA CENTER, A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN, MULTIDISCIPLINARY INSTITUTION, PROVIDES A GATEWAY FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH CONTEMPORARY AFRICA. THE CENTER IS TRANSFORMING THE WORLD'S UNDERSTANDING OF AFRICA, ITS DIASPORA AND THE ROLE OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN THE WORLD. SERVING AS THE HUB FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AROUND CULTURE, BUSINESS, AND POLICY RELATED TO THE CONTINENT, AND IN THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS WHO SHARE THE CENTER'S VALUES, THE AFRICA CENTER INSPIRES ENTHUSIASM, AND ADVANCES THOUGHT AND ACTION AROUND AFRICA'S GLOBAL INFLUENCE AND IMPACT ON OUR COLLECTIVE AND SHARED FUTURES. 0 0 1076521 PUBLIC PROGRAMS - PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT THE AFRICA CENTER ARE MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND FOCUS ON THE CENTER'S THREE CORE AREAS OF CULTURE, POLICY AND BUSINESS. THE AFRICA CENTER WORKS IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH ARTISTS, ACADEMICS, POLICY MAKERS, INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS ON A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE FILM SCREENINGS, BOOK LAUNCHES, WORKSHOPS, MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, AS WELL AS PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVATIONS ON BUSINESS AND POLICY. 686554 NEW CENTER - THE AFRICA CENTER IS TRANSFORMING THE WORLD'S UNDERSTANDING OF AFRICA, ITS DIASPORA AND THE ROLE OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN THE WORLD. SERVING AS THE HUB FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AROUND CULTURE, BUSINESS, AND POLICY RELATED TO THE CONTINENT, AND IN THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS WHO SHARE THE CENTER'S VALUES, THE AFRICA CENTER INSPIRES ENTHUSIASM, AND ADVANCES THOUGHT AND ACTION AROUND AFRICA'S GLOBAL INFLUENCE AND IMPACT ON OUR COLLECTIVE AND SHARED FUTURES. 423884 EXHIBITIONS - THE AFRICA CENTER PRODUCES EXHIBITIONS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION OF TRANSFORMING NARRATIVES ABOUT THE AFRICAN DIASPORA, AFRICAN CONTINENT AND PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT. THE CENTER WORKS WITH UP-AND-COMING CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE DIASPORA WHOSE WORK REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY THAT EXISTS AMONG PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT. 330810 POLICY CENTER - ONE OF THE KEY FOCUS AREAS FOR THE AFRICA CENTER IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AFRICAN POLICY INSTITUTE DEDICATED TO THE FUTURE OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT AND DIASPORA. THE POLICY INSTITUTE FOCUSES ON THREE INTERRELATED THEMES: HABITABLE SPACES, TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMANITY, AND PROSPEROUS YOUTH-INTEGRATING THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE AS A TRANSFORMATIVE, CROSS-CUTTING FORCE IN THE POLICY SPACE. OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY POLICY APPROACH AIMS TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE GLOBAL FUTURE INSPIRED BY AFRICAN INNOVATION, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, AND VISIONARY NARRATIVES. 330810 2517769 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 35 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X VELKY VALENTIN 2124449795 1280 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10029 HALIMA DANGOTE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN STEIN VICE-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICK SEGAL TREASURER LEFT 06/28/2023 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH TANYA MASIYIWA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHELSEA CLINTON CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JENDAYI E FRAZER CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR MICHAELA DE PURY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORINNE EVENS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAJA HOFFMANN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BLAIR MILLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANA REED TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET ANADU TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SIYA MADIKANE FORSTMANN TRUSTEE LEFT 06/28/2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUPITA NYONG'O TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GBENGA OYEBODE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM BILDNER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HERBERT WIGWE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE COOPER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH MARSHALL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TEMI ADENIJI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JV KODALI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH JAMES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 UZODINMA IWEALA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 266903 0 16977 CHINNY OGUNDA COO 40.00 X 72131 0 17100 ALANA HAIRSTON DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS 40.00 X 161215 0 17510 JENNY HOURIHAN COO & CFO THRU 6/30/22 40.00 X 180081 0 8764 680330 0 60351 3 1 1 0 SCIAME CONSTRUCTION LLC 14 WALL STREET 2ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10005 CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 221411 TESS O'DWYER 350 W 57TH ST 9G NEW YORK NY 10019 FUNDRAISING COUNSEL 180000 LANDAIR INC 1140 6TH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10036 PROJECT MGMT CONSULTANT 175760 CAPLES JEFFERSON ARCHITECTS 3718 NORTHERN BLVD LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 ARCHITECT FIRM 146813 4 108982 1361056 1470038 UN GEN ASSEMBLY EVENT 76930 76930 EDUCATIONAL FEES 1862 1862 PUBLICATION SALES 594 594 79386 137242 137242 52200 0 52200 52200 52200 1738866 79386 0 189442 X 318998 254348 34450 30200 996245 757157 159520 79568 253368 194610 36219 22539 91335 70228 13403 7704 87471 87471 180000 180000 425586 362693 26628 36265 7104 7104 12252 9420 1799 1033 73153 73153 169568 130382 24883 14303 11417 4272 6997 148 5462 5462 1200 1200 60771 46728 8917 5126 47088 32193 11398 3497 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND RE 218764 214282 3497 985 EVENT EXPENSE 170548 110880 59668 EXHIBITION EXPENSE 162700 162700 TRAVEL EXHIBITS 74815 74815 34526 19908 12434 2184 3402371 2517769 441382 443220 2706341 1227020 6083 1084 7107079 6530112 12632 1470 70952562 219322 70547537 70733240 4049508 4203215 84429180 82696141 295411 209411 2662500 2662500 250000 250000 5963986 5963986 9171897 9085897 X 61845275 61127596 13412008 12482648 75257283 73610244 84429180 82696141 -1663505 16466 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 13606647 9381786 2539937 1533511 1470038 28531919 13606647 9381786 2539937 1533511 1470038 28531919 19672725 8859194 47581 17864 13158 137242 215845 5000 50000 55000 28802764 521125 0.30760 0.31400 X 1. ALTHOUGH THE SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FELL BELOW 33.33%, IT IS STILL WELL IN EXCESS OF THE 10% THRESHOLD AT 30.76% FOR THE YEAR.2. THE AFRICA CENTER IS WORKING ACTIVELY TO BROADEN ITS BASE OF SUPPORT BY STRENGTHENING ITS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, E.G., MORE GRANT WRITING, DEVELOPING NEW PROJECTS, AND SEEKING SUPPORT FOR ITS PROGRAM BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.3. THE AFRICA CENTER IS TRANSFORMING THE WORLD'S UNDERSTANDING OF AFRICA, ITS DIASPORA, AND THE ROLE OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN THE WORLD. SERVING AS THE HUB FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS RELATED TO THE CONTINENT, AND IN THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION WITH INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS WHO SHARE OUR VALUES, THE AFRICA CENTER INSPIRES ENTHUSIASM, ADVANCES THOUGHT, AND EMPOWERS ACTION AROUND AFRICA'S GLOBAL IMPACT ON OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURES. THE AFRICA CENTER'S PHYSICAL PRESENCE ON FIFTH AVENUE AT THE INTERSECTION OF HARLEM AND THE MUSEUM MILE IS A LOCATION THAT EMBODIES THE DYNAMISM AND DIVERSITY OF AFRICA AND ITS DIASPORA IN THE HEART OF NEW YORK CITY. CAPLES JEFFERSON ARCHITECTS (CJA) WAS ENGAGED IN 2016 TO DESIGN THE FACILITY, RESPONDING TO THE AFRICA CENTER'S ETHOS AS AN EXPERIMENTAL, INCLUSIVE INSTITUTION FOSTERING BUSINESS, POLICY, AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. TO SERVE THE CENTER'S PROGRAMMING, THE NEW YORK-BASED FIRM DESIGNED A RECEPTIVE, FLEXIBLE, AND EXPANSIVE STRUCTUREITS MUSEUM MILE LOCATION IN EAST HARLEM CONTEXTUALIZED ARCHITECTURALLY AND PROGRAMMATICALLY.SINCE LAUNCHING ITS PUBLIC PROGRAMMING IN JANUARY 2019, THE AFRICA CENTER HAS ALREADY ATTRACTED AND ENGAGED THOUSANDS OF VISITORS IN A SERIES OF INAUGURAL PERFORMANCES, INSTALLATIONS, TALKS, READINGS, BOOK SIGNINGS, AND FILM SCREENINGS. TERANGA, A FAST-CASUAL RESTAURANT LOCATED ON THE CENTER'S FIRST FLOOR THAT HIGHLIGHTS FOOD FROM THE CONTINENT AND HOSTS TASTINGS AND COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS ALIGNED WITH THE CENTER'S PROGRAMMING AND MISSION, HAS RECEIVED CRITICAL ACCLAIM. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20833 20833 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: HIRED A CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT LOBBYING ACTIVITIES AND REPRESENT THE MUSEUM'S INTEREST TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. X X X X 0 43931324 43931324 27021238 219322 26801916 70733240 ADVANCE FROM DEVELOPER 5963986 5963986 X 1861801 16466 106469 122935 1738866 0 1738866 3508840 106469 106469 3402371 0 3402371 PART III, LINE 1A: THE CENTER HAS NOT CAPITALIZED ITS ART COLLECTION SINCE IT IS HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION RATHER THAN FINANCIAL GAIN. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF ANY COLLECTION ITEMS ARE REQUIRED TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTION. PART X, LINE 2: THE CENTER DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY MATERIAL, UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX FILINGS FOR PERIODS ENDING JUNE 30, 2019 AND LATER ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. X X X X X 1 TESS O'DWYER 350 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10019 F/R COUNSEL 0 0 180000 0 180000 NY X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UZODINMA IWEALA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 266903 0 0 0 0 0 15943 0 1034 0 283880 0 0 0 JENNY HOURIHAN COO & CFO THRU 6/30/22 180081 0 0 0 0 0 7847 0 917 0 188845 0 0 0 ALANA HAIRSTON DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS 161215 0 0 0 0 0 16140 0 1370 0 178725 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A JENNY HOURIHAN, COO & CFO RECEIEVED A SEVERANCE OF $95,000 UPON VACATING HER POSITION EFFECTIVE 6/30/22. HADEEL IBRAHIM FORMER BOARD MEMBER CASH FLOW X 3000000 2500000 0 1 1 BENJAMIN STEIN BOARD VICE CAHIR CASH FLOW X 500000 162500 0 1 1 2662500 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - MANAGEMENT REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED EDITS TO THE TAX PREPARER. AFTER THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED, THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD APPROVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY/ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF POLICIES DOCUMENT. ANNUALLY, THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF POLICIES DOCUMENT IS ENDORSED, SUPPORTED AND SIGNED OFF ON BY ALL BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 CONTRACTS WERE REVIEWED AND INSTALLED BASED UPON PARAMETERS OF THE NATIONAL NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION SURVEY. CONTRACTS WERE REVIEWED AND INSTALLED BASED UPON PARAMETERS OF THE NATIONAL NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION SURVEY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 INTERNAL POLICIES ARE NOT SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC, INSTEAD THE PUBLIC IS INFORMED THAT APPROPRIATE POLICIES ARE IN PLACE AND MAY REQUEST COPIES DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 362,693. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 26,628. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 36,265. TOTAL EXPENSES 425,586. MAA OWNER LLC 1280 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10029 TO CONSTRUCT AND HOLD THE MUSEUM'S CONDOMINIUM UNIT NY 0 70733240 THE MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN ART