New York Preservation Archive Project Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE NEW YORK PRESERVATION ARCHIVE PROJECT IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO DOCUMENTING, PRESERVING, AND CELEBRATING THE HISTORY OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN NEW YORK CITY.
- Income
- $169,265
- Spending
- $249,402
- Reserves
- 7.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
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
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 17% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 47% 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)
- $236,372 spent. RECOGNIZING THE INSTRUCTIVE AND INSPIRATIONAL IMPORTANCE OF THIS HISTORY TO THE CONTINUED HEALTH, SUCCESS AND GROWTH OF PRESERVATION IN OUR CITY, THE ARCHIVE PROJECT HOPES TO BRING THESE STORIES TO LIGHT THROUGH HOSTING PUBLIC PROGRAMS, CONDUCTING ORAL HISTORIES, SAVING PRESERVATION-RELATED PAPERS, AND PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION. THE ARCHIVE PROJECT IS DEVOTED TO CELEBRATING NEGLECTED NARRATIVES OF NEW YORK HISTORIC PRESERVATION USING THE ARCHIVES THAT HOLD THESE STORIES.
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 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 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 July 1999.
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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