Asap-The Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present is an international nonprofit association dedicated to discovering and articulating the aesthetic cultural ethical dimensions of the contemporary arts.
- Income
- $111,967
- Spending
- $151,432
- Reserves
- 13.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 76%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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 (2)
- $141,577 spent. The 2025 annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Arts of the Present ASAP 16 brought more than 500 scholars and artists from across the world to explore the roles of contemporary art and literature in our politically and ecologically fraught present. We partnered with a dozen cultural institutions in Houston including Project Row Houses the Museum of Fine Arts Houston the Contemporary Art Museum Houston to create a locally engaged program that holistically introduced our audience members from around the world to the art and writing cultures we have here. Through community partnerships and curated sessions pairing artists and scholars we developed interdisciplinary conversation exploring the affordances and limitations of contemporary art amidst the overlapping political and ecological crises of the present. At the core was also a Gulf Coast Artist Showcase featuring 13 local artists giving in-depth artist talks ...continued on Schedule O
- Continued from Part III...exposing their work to a larger audience. Nine commissioned essays on their work were published in ASAP Review a feature of our organizations journal in spring 2026. We also supported graduate student research with workshops dedicated to their research; we awarded grants supporting travel by students and by itinerant faculty. The conference was organized and supported by more than a dozen volunteers working at every level from the solicitation and selection of proposals to staffing the welcome desk and ensuring that events flowed smoothly.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2010.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 2025.
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 September 2016.
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 October 21, 2026.
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