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Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation Inc

EIN 56-2630951 · Brooklyn, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair50 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

AN ARTISTIC/CULTURAL ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC DANCE PERFORMANCES AND FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION OF NEW MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE WORKS.

Income
$1.0 million
Spending
$898,326
Spent on programs
79%
Reserves
-1.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 80%
Employees
1
Highest pay
$30,131, founding dir

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 54% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 25% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    79% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 12 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

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • 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, 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 (3)
  1. $712,422 spent. 4A) JONAH BOKAER CHOREOGRAPHY JONAH BOKAER CHOREOGRAPHY HAS AUTHORED 67 ORIGINAL WORKS, PRODUCED IN 34 NATIONS, 27 OF THE UNITED STATES, AND 292 CITIES - INCLUDING 41 MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS WORLDWIDE SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED IN 2002. PROGRAM SERVICES IN 2022 INCLUDED A WORLD PREMIERE AT FIAF, IN COLLABORATION WITH ARCHITECT CHARLES RENFRO, INCLUDING LIVE MUSIC BY ISANG YUN, A SPECIAL COLLABORATION WITH MUSICIANS JENNIFER & ANGELA CHUN. DANCERS OF JONAH BOKAER CHOREOGRAPHY ALSO BECAME CERTIFIED IN D.E.L. (DANCE EDUCATION LABORATORY), AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING MORE THAN DOUBLED. TOURS AND PROGRAMS WERE ALSO INCREASED INCLUDING PREMIERES IN HUDSON, NY; STORRS, CT; MIAMI, FL; PLOVDIV, BULGARIA; JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA; AND THE MUSE D'ORSAY IN PARIS, FRANCE. 4A) JONAH BOKAER CHOREOGRAPHY JONAH BOKAER CHOREOGRAPHY HAS AUTHORED 67 ORIGINAL WORKS, PRODUCED IN 34 NATIONS, 27 OF THE UNITED STATES, AND 292 CITIES - INCLUDING 41 MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS WORLDWIDE SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED IN 2002. PROGRAM SERVICES IN 2022 INCLUDED A WORLD PREMIERE AT FIAF, IN COLLABORATION WITH ARCHITECT CHARLES RENFRO, INCLUDING LIVE MUSIC BY ISANG YUN, A SPECIAL COLLABORATION WITH MUSICIANS JENNIFER & ANGELA CHUN. DANCERS OF JONAH BOKAER CHOREOGRAPHY ALSO BECAME CERTIFIED IN D.E.L. (DANCE EDUCATION LABORATORY), AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING MORE THAN DOUBLED. TOURS AND PROGRAMS WERE ALSO INCREASED INCLUDING PREMIERES IN HUDSON, NY; STORRS, CT; MIAMI, FL; PLOVDIV, BULGARIA; JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA; AND THE MUSE D'ORSAY IN PARIS, FRANCE.
  2. 4B) CHEZ BUSHWICK STUDIO CHEZ BUSHWICK, OUR FIRST OF MANY AFFORDABLE ARTSPACES (2002), IS SITUATED AT 304 BOERUM STREET 23, IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT. THE SPACE REMAINS CONSISTENTLY, SUSTAINABLY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE LOCAL DANCE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED REHEARSAL RENTALS STARTING AT 8/HOUR, MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS FUNDING FROM: ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION , FORD FOUNDATION, NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS & DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS (DCA) CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND IN 2022, 15 ARTISTS WERE OFFERED 14-WEEK RESIDENCIES DEDICATED TO FOSTERING THE CREATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND PERFORMANCE OF NEW WORK BY BOTH EMERGING AND MID-CAREER CHOREOGRAPHERS. OUR ORGANIZATION, WITH PEER PANEL SELECTION,PROVIDES ARTISTS UP TO 100 HOURS OF REHEARSAL SPACE DURING OFF- PEAK HOURS 7-11AM AND 7PM-12AM, MONTHLY PEER FORUMS, FEEDBACK, AND A PRESENTATION OF THE NEW WORK DEVELOPED DURING THE RESIDENCY. THIS NEW WORK MAY BE PRESENTED IN ANY FORM, AT ANY STAGE OF PROGRESS AT THE FINAL SHOWING. ANNUAL ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE ARE CURATED THROUGH AN OPEN APPLICATION PROCESS, AND FINAL SELECTIONS ARE CHOSEN BY AN INDEPENDENT PANEL OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. APPLICATIONS WERE ASSESSED BASED ON EXISTING EXPOSURE OF THE ARTIST, THE QUALITY OF THE APPLICATION, THE WORK SAMPLE AND THE PROJECT PROPOSED. 4B) CHEZ BUSHWICK STUDIO CHEZ BUSHWICK, OUR FIRST OF MANY AFFORDABLE ARTSPACES (2002), IS SITUATED AT 304 BOERUM STREET 23, IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT. THE SPACE REMAINS CONSISTENTLY, SUSTAINABLY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE LOCAL DANCE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED REHEARSAL RENTALS STARTING AT 8/HOUR, MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS FUNDING FROM: ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION , FORD FOUNDATION, NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS & DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS (DCA) CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND IN 2022, 15 ARTISTS WERE OFFERED 14-WEEK RESIDENCIES DEDICATED TO FOSTERING THE CREATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND PERFORMANCE OF NEW WORK BY BOTH EMERGING AND MID-CAREER CHOREOGRAPHERS. OUR ORGANIZATION, WITH PEER PANEL SELECTION,PROVIDES ARTISTS UP TO 100 HOURS OF REHEARSAL SPACE DURING OFF- PEAK HOURS 7-11AM AND 7PM-12AM, MONTHLY PEER FORUMS, FEEDBACK, AND A PRESENTATION OF THE NEW WORK DEVELOPED DURING THE RESIDENCY. THIS NEW WORK MAY BE PRESENTED IN ANY FORM, AT ANY STAGE OF PROGRESS AT THE FINAL SHOWING. ANNUAL ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE ARE CURATED THROUGH AN OPEN APPLICATION PROCESS, AND FINAL SELECTIONS ARE CHOSEN BY AN INDEPENDENT PANEL OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. APPLICATIONS WERE ASSESSED BASED ON EXISTING EXPOSURE OF THE ARTIST, THE QUALITY OF THE APPLICATION, THE WORK SAMPLE AND THE PROJECT PROPOSED.
  3. 4C) CPR - CENTER FOR PERFORMANCE RESEARCH CPR, OUR SECOND OF MANY AFFORDABLE ART SPACES (2008), IS SITUATED AT 361 MANHATTAN AVENUE 1, IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT. THE SPACE REMAINS CONSISTENTLY, SUSTAINABLY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE LOCAL DANCE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED REHEARSAL RENTALS, MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS FUNDING FROM: ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION, NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS (DCA) CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND CPR WAS CO-FOUNDED BY JONAH BOKAER AND JOHN JASPERSE IN 2008, AND BOKAER AND JASPERSE'S NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CO-OWN 361 MANHATTAN AVENUE 1. ALSO IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT, AND DOWN THE STREET FROM CHEZ BUSHWICK, CPR'S SUBSIDIZED RENTAL ECONOMICS WERE DESIGNED BY JONAH BOKAER, WHO SERVED AS ITS FOUNDING PRESIDENT, SIGNATORY, AND GENERATOR OF AN ANNUAL SPRING BENEFIT. AN ACHIEVEMENT OF NOTE INCLUDES THE SUCCESSFUL PAYOFF OF THE MORTGAGE IN FULL FOR 361 MANHATTAN AVENUE 1. 4C) CPR - CENTER FOR PERFORMANCE RESEARCH CPR, OUR SECOND OF MANY AFFORDABLE ART SPACES (2008), IS SITUATED AT 361 MANHATTAN AVENUE 1, IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT. THE SPACE REMAINS CONSISTENTLY, SUSTAINABLY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE LOCAL DANCE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED REHEARSAL RENTALS, MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS FUNDING FROM: ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION, NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS (DCA) CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND CPR WAS CO-FOUNDED BY JONAH BOKAER AND JOHN JASPERSE IN 2008, AND BOKAER AND JASPERSE'S NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CO-OWN 361 MANHATTAN AVENUE 1. ALSO IN BROOKLYN'S 34TH DISTRICT, AND DOWN THE STREET FROM CHEZ BUSHWICK, CPR'S SUBSIDIZED RENTAL ECONOMICS WERE DESIGNED BY JONAH BOKAER, WHO SERVED AS ITS FOUNDING PRESIDENT, SIGNATORY, AND GENERATOR OF AN ANNUAL SPRING BENEFIT. AN ACHIEVEMENT OF NOTE INCLUDES THE SUCCESSFUL PAYOFF OF THE MORTGAGE IN FULL FOR 361 MANHATTAN AVENUE 1.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2007.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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