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Apex Art Curatorial Program Inc

EIN 13-3884375 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair57 out of 100GovernanceStrong90 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Apex Art Curatorial Program is a resolutely noncommercial visual art exhibition space which provides curators and artists with a venue dedicated to ideas that are often too provocative or too small in scope for display elsewhere. Apex Art Curatorial Program is committed to fostering a free dialog of ideas emerging from the arts and ideas of all nations and cultures.

Income
$668,067
Spending
$694,684
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
0.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 86%
Employees
7
Highest pay
$1,200, pres/exec dir

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 13% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 6% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    89% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    12 of 15

    Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $621,500 spent. NYC Open Call (Oct 2025)? We received 747 proposals from 72 countries juried by 1076 volunteers, including 548 students from 13 U.S.-based and 11 intl colleges and universities. ? The 5 highest-rated proposals become apexart exhibitions taking place in apexart gallery in Tribeca, NYC.2025 NYC Exhibitions and Public Programs:? 5 Exhibitions at apexart Gallery in Tribeca.? 2517 in-person gallery visit and 24,470 online views; exhibition webpage and 3D walkthrough? 18 Public Programs: 13,228 in-person and online audienceEach exhibition is awarded a $10K budget (including $2000 curatorial honorarium, artists honorariums, production cost, etc), as well as full administrative support. Each exhibition is accompanied by:? At least 3 educational free public programs.? A permanent full online presence via the 3D walkthrough allowing people around the world to experience the exhibition remotely in an enjoyable and effective way.? A full color ISBN-registered exhibition brochure, including a 1200-word essay by the curator and the artwork images. Brochures are available online and physical copies are sent free to more than 6000 individuals around the world. Exhibitions: 1- 30 DAYS OF CULTURE SHOCK . ? An Open Call for apexart 250 past fellows.(Jan-March).? Celebrating 25 years of apexart Fellows with photography and video by U.S. and global artists. ? Artists: Damali Abrams, Kiran Ahmad, Lillian Ayienga, John Beattie, Mildred Beltre, Laura Bernstein, Adam Burthom, Damin Cabrera, Karla Carballar, Nathan Ng Catlin, Barrie Cline, Nicky Enright, Orlando Estrada, Baris Gokturk, Radha Gomati, Cheeraz Gormon, Sofija Grandakovska, Pavlo Grazhdanskij/Sasha Budai, Marina Grinic, Graciela Hasper, Cody Herrmann, Kasper Hesselbjerg, Fan Chon Hoo, Pare Patcharapa Inchang, Gisela Insuaste, Clare Kambhu, Eric Krancevic, Dejan Kric, Patricia Leal, Sonia Paulino Love, Boyan Manchev, Tusiime Mathias, Dario Mohr, Mariam Natroshvili, Nyadzombe Nyampenza, Ani ONeill, Stephanie Powell, Kiron Robinson, Michelle Rosenberg, Monika Rycerz, Hanna Saarikoski, Gustavo Sagorsky, Manmeet Sandhu, Manuel Orellana Sandoval / Pfr. Morezane, Linda Stauffer, Lynn Sullivan, Modris Svilans, Zina Swanson, Rosemary Taylor, Taguhi Torosyan, Derek Tumala, Jevijoe Vitug, Ashley Walters, Kelly Warman, Joan Wyand, Ahmad Zatari2- TAKE IT HOME, FOR (__) SHALL NOT REPEAT THE ERROR. [MANHATTAN PROJECT]? Curated by Souya Handa (March-May).? Traces nuclear history from Manhattan Project uranium mines to Hiroshima, Cold War tests, and Fukushima. ? Artists: Souya Handa, Layla Yamamoto, Kei Ito, Sixte Kakinda3- CRUISING IN THE SHADOWS? Curated by Matthew Terrell (June-July).? Reveals NYCs overlooked LGBTQ+ cruising culture from the 1960s to today. ? Artists: Arthur Tress, Robert Sherer, Bob Damron, The AIDS Memorial Quilt.4- OBSESIN! LABOR AS PLEASURE? Curated by Francisco Donoso (Sep-Oct).? Explores labor and pleasure in US Latinx art, linking migration, feminism, and joy as resistance. ? Artists: Justin Favela, Daniela Gomez Paz, Juan Hinojosa, Jessica Lagunas, Maria Yolanda Liebana, Gloria Martinez Granados, Lina Puerta.5- A LOTUS BLOOMING IN A SEA OF FIRE? Curated by Song H (Nov-Dec).? Explores art healing postwar trauma, 50 years after U.S. Southeast Asia wars. ? Artists: Pao Her, Leang Hu, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Kenn Diep Pan, Ger Xiong.Intl Open Call (February 2025)? We received 369 proposals from 77 countries juried by 720 volunteers, including 229 students from 7 U.S.-based and 7 intl colleges and universities. ? The 5 highest-rated proposals become apexart exhibitions taking place in the cities/countries proposed in the submissions.2025 International Exhibitions and Public Programs ? 5 Exhibitions in Uzbekistan, United States, Brazil, Japan, Korea? 15,105 online views; exhibition webpage and 3D walkthrough? 26 Public Programs: 10,822 online audienceEach exhibition is awarded a $11K budget (including $2000 curatorial honorarium, artists honorariums, production cost, etc), as well as full administrative support. Each exhibition is accompanied by:? At least 3 educational free public programs.? A permanent full online presence via the 3D walkthrough allowing people around the world to experience the exhibition remotely in an enjoyable and effective way.? A full color ISBN-registered exhibition brochure, including a 1200-word essay by the curator and the artwork images. Brochures are available online and physical copies are sent free to more than 6000 individuals around the world. Exhibitions: 1- WE USED TO BE SEAWEEDS? Nukus, Uzbekistan? Curated by Lilia Bakanova (Feb-March). ? creates a dialog between historical and contemporary perspectives of the Aral Sea. Once the world's 4th largest lake, it has since been depleted to an 8th of its size due to irrigation projects.? Artists: Saodat Ismailova, Lena Pozdnyakova and Eldar Tagi, Alexander Ugay, Lilia Bakanova2- PLASTIC, THE NEW COAL ? John the Baptist Parish, LA, United States? Curated by Patricia Watts, Monique Verdin (March-April). ? confronts the environmental and health impacts of plastic production, highlighting artists' responses to its pervasive presence and connections to social justice, Indigenous knowledge, and ecological concerns.? Artists: Hannah Chalew, Heather Bird Harris, Pamela Longobardi, Renee Royale, Juan Carlos Quintana, Luba Zygarewicz, shana m griffin, The Descendants Project in partnership with Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies and Design Jones3- TMWYGH: TEXT ME WHEN YOU GET HOME? Sao Paulo, Brazil? Curated by Isadora Cardoso (April-May).? highlights the struggles of women's mobility and safety, interlacing stories from diverse cultures to underscore the themes of identity, survival, and collective strength and spotlights the global sisterhoods created as a form of resilience and resistance.? Artists: Ameyalli Maon-Ferguson, Bruna Pereira, Chanti Maon-Ferguson, Gabby Vazquez, Isabella de Souza Teixeira, Isadora Cardoso, Weam Elsheikh4- IN THE BEGINNING, WOMANKIND WAS THE SUN -

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 1998.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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