Cuban Artists Fund Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING ARTISTS OF CUBAN ANCESTRY AND PROVIDING THE PUBLIC WITH PROGRAMS AIMED AT CREATING BROADER APPRECIATION FOR CUBAN ARTS AND ITS GLOBAL IMPACT BOTH HISTORICALLY AND IN TODAY'S SOCIETY.THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND SUPPORTS ARTISTS BY HELPING TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES AND PEOPLE TO CREATE NETWORKS FOR CUBAN ARTISTS, ARTS AND CULTURE GROUPS, AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON PRESENTING AND NURTURING ARTISTIC WORK BY CUBAN ARTISTS IN NEW YORK CITY.
- Income
- $191,400
- Spending
- $182,488
- Reserves
- 4.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
- Highest pay
- $50,000, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
- $145,135 spent. SINCE 1998 THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND (CAF), A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, HAS SUPPORTED ARTISTS OF CUBAN ANCESTRY IN THE U.S. AND IN CUBA, AS WELL AS PROVIDED THE PUBLIC WITH PROGRAMS AIMED AT CREATING BROADER APPRECIATION FOR CUBAN ARTS AND ITS GLOBAL IMPACT BOTH HISTORICALLY AND IN TODAY'S SOCIETY. CAF HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN THE CUBA - UNITED STATES CULTURAL EXCHANGE SPHERE. CAF SUPPORTS ARTISTS BY ORGANIZING, FUNDING, AND PROMOTING CUBAN ARTISTS, ARTS AND CULTURAL PROJECTS, AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES THAT LEAD TO MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE AND TANGIBLE PROJECTS. THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND SUPPORTS ARTISTS AND ARTS PROJECTS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUDING: " TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - FOR EMERGING ARTISTS, INCREASING THEIR VISIBILITY OR ORGANIZING A SOLO SHOW CAN BE OVERWHELMING. CAF HAS ASSISTED ARTISTS BY AIDING THEM IN: LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR EXHIBITIONS AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES, LETTERS OF INVITATION (FACILITATING TRAVEL), LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION (I.E. SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND RESIDENCIES), MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, TRAVEL/ACCOMMODATIONS, TRANSLATION, LICENSING RIGHTS, AND ORGANIZING CULTURAL EXCHANGE" GRANTS TO ARTISTS AND ART PROJECTS - CAF IS COMMITTED TO ASSISTING ARTISTS AND ART PROJECTS THROUGH GRANTS OF FUNDS AND IN-KIND DONATIONS. GRANTS OFTEN ASSIST IN THE PURCHASE OF ART SUPPLIES, EXHIBITION EXPENSES, RESEARCH, TRAVEL, AND PER DIEMS DURING THE PRODUCTION OF ART/PROJECTS." RESIDENCY PROGRAM - OUR RESIDENCIES SUPPORTS THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF CONTEMPORARY ART. IN ADDITION, WE FOCUS ON NETWORK SUPPORT, PUBLIC EXPOSURE, AND PROJECT AND PRODUCTION SUPPORT. EACH YEAR, CAF PROVIDES GRANTEES WITH FREE PRIVATE STUDIO SPACE AT ONE OF SEVERAL VENUES." CURATOR IN RESIDENCE - THIS PROGRAM AFFORDS EMERGING ART PROFESSIONALS TO IMPLEMENT AN EXHIBITION THROUGH CAF AND, BY EXTENSION, THROUGH OUR PARTNERS. THE EXPERIENCE SERVES AS A LEARNING TOOL FOR CURATORS, TEACHING VALUABLE LESSONS IN THE PRODUCTION OF AN EXHIBITION FROM START TO FINISH." CONFERENCE & SYMPOSIA - AS AN ENABLER OF DIALOGUE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, CAF HAS ORGANIZED AND PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF CONFERENCES AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITY.DRACULA'S BRIEFCASE EXHIBITION: A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTISTS: ALINA AGUILA, CUCU DIAMANTES & ORESTES HERNNDEZOPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY MARCH 23, 2024 | 2:00 - 7:00 PMON VIEW UNTIL FRIDAY MARCH 29 BY APPOINTMENT. LOCATION: CUBAN ARTISTS FUND STUDIO, 208 E 51ST ST, NEW YORK, NYDRACULA'S BRIEFCASE HAS MANY FACETS. ON THE ONE HAND, IT CONVEYS LIBERATION THAT COMES IN PART FROM REBELLION. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT EMBRACES TRADITION THAT REJECTS THE CONFINES OF TIME. DRACULA'S BRIEFCASE HOLDS SECRETS BY DISTANCING ITSELF FROM THE ORDINARY. IT WELCOMES MYSTERY AND ABSTRACTION. MODERN SOCIETIES DRAIN THE VITALITY OF LIFE AND FEED ON THE SOUL OF CULTURES. THE ARTIST INTERVENES BY FORCING A HALT OF THE GAZE. AS A RESULT, FORGIVENESS AND TRANSFORMATION COME FROM ART AND ULTIMATELY FROM THE UNIVERSEYANELIS MORA MORALES' OPEN STUDIO EXHIBITION, RECONCILIATIONTUESDAY, MAY 21, 2024 | 5:00 - 8:00PM. CUBAN ARTISTS FUND STUDIO, 208 E 51ST ST, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY.FOR YANELIS MORA MORALES, RECONCILIATION AS A TITLE REFERS TO HER ONGOING VISUAL AND EMOTIONAL JOURNEY IN NEW YORK. IT IS IN NEW YORK THAT HER PERCEPTION OF ART UNDERWENT A DEEP TRANSFORMATION. IT IS ALSO HERE THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE WORST MOMENTS OF HER LIFE AS WELL AS A REBIRTH AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND AN ARTIST.THE YOUTH ART FUND. LIFE IMPULSE-A PRESENTATION BY NEIDA PEALVERTUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2024 | 1:00PMJOIN IN PERSON AT: RESIDENCY UNLIMITED, 360 COURT STREET (MAIN GREEN CHURCH DOORS), BROOKLYN NY 11231IN THIS PRESENTATION, CURATOR NEIDA PEALVER (CURRENTLY IN RESIDENCY AT CAF & RU) WILL TALK ABOUT THE FONDO DE ARTE JOVEN (THE YOUTH ART FUND), A CULTURAL PLATFORM FOUNDED IN CUBA IN JANUARY 2023. IT IS CURRENTLY FUNCTIONING AS AN INCLUSIVE SPACE FOR CREATION, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING THE NEW GENERATION OF ARTISTS AND CURATORS.KAL RODRGUEZ-PEA & FRIENDS CONCERTPOCANTICO CENTER, 200 LAKE RD, TARRYTOWN, NYTUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 6:30PMJOIN KAL RODRGUEZ-PEA & FRIENDS FOR THE PREMIERE OF THEIR NEW PROJECT, NEW CUBAN MASTERS, WITH SOME OF THE MOST TALENTED CUBAN MUSICAL ARTISTS IN NEW YORK, AND THAT KEEP ALIVE THE LEGACY OF MASTERS LIKE ALBERTO SOCARRAS, MARIO BAUZ, CHICO O'FARRILL, ARSENIO RODRIGUEZ, CELIA CRUZ, CHUCHO VALDS, PAQUITO D'RIVERA, AND AN UNCOUNTABLE NUMBER OF MUSICIANS THAT HAILED FROM THE ISLAND OF CUBA IN THE LAST COUPLE HUNDRED YEARS AND HAVE BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF AMERICAN CULTURE.THE YOHY STARE, AN OPEN STUDIO EXHIBITION EVENT FEATURING THE WORK OF ARTIST YOHY SUREZ.THURSDAY OCTOBER 24, 2024 | 5:00 - 8:00PM AT THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND STUDIO, 208 E 51ST ST, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY.YOHY SUREZ (HAVANA, 1989) IS A CUBAN VISUAL ARTIST WHO GRADUATED WITH HONORS FROM THE SAN ALEJANDRO ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (2010). HIS PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS - WITH A LANGUAGE OF EXPRESSIVE URGENCY - ARE BASED ON THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL VALUE OF THE IMAGE AND HIS WAY OF DIALOGUING WITH UNUSUALLY DESCRIBED ARCHITECTURAL SCENARIOS. HE HAS THE INDISPUTABLE STAMP OF A MARKED AND VERY PERSONAL AESTHETIC, WORKED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS AND CHARCOAL.RESIDENCY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOR 2024 ARE AS FOLLOWS:YANELIS MORA MORALES, APRIL - MAY 2024YANELIS MORA MORALES MENTALLY MAPS IMPOSSIBLE ROUTES, FOUND PATHS, AND LOST ONES TOO. INSTEAD OF USING CANVAS AS MEDIA SUPPORT, SHE NEEDS TO FRAGMENT IT, ASSUMING THE PIECES AS MENTAL SPACES FOR SURVIVAL OR WAYS OF FINDING HERSELF. SINCE 2003, MORALES HAS ACTED IN PLAYS, RADIO SHOWS, AND TELEVISION IN CUBA AND HAS BEEN AWARDED THREE TIMES IN THE MODALITY OF BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE. IN 2017, SHE BEGAN TO VENTURE INTO THE WORLD OF VISUAL ARTS, CONVERTING HER DRAWINGS INTO TEXTILES. AS A VISUAL ARTIST, SHE WORKS MOSTLY WITH A PATCHWORK TECHNIQUE CALLED FUNDACIN ("PAPER PIECING"), MAKING TEXTILE WORKS ON SMALL AND LARGE FORMAT PAPER.KAL RODRGUEZ-PEA, OCTOBER 2024LATIN GRAMMY-NOMINATED BANDLEADER, TRUMPETER, COMPOSER, AN
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 2026.
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 November 6, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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