Blank Forms Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Blank Forms is a curatorial platform dedicated to the presentation and preservation of time-based performance practices.
- Income
- $911,961
- Spending
- $998,579
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 6.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 59%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $95,000, executive 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
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 25% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 23 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: 93 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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)
- $736,815 spent. Blank Forms provides comprehensive support to emerging and underrepresented artists and archives, offering resources and platforms for their work. In the fiscal year January 1December 31, 2025, Blank Forms presented 42 events and 3 exhibitions, and published 7 books and records, while stewarding artist estates and archives behind the scenes. Programs were held at the organizations two venues in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, as well as off-site across New York City and Los Angeles, as well as internationally in Paris and Stockholm.Blank Forms continued to expand its archival services across 2025, formalizing our stewardship of the legacies of Catherine Christer Hennix and liane Radiguetwo artists whose work the organization has long commissioned, presented, published, and preserved. The Etymon Foundation was created for the study and advancement of Hennixs life and work, while Blank Forms announced its representation of Radigues early work for magnetic tape, created from 1968 to 1999. Blank Forms will oversee the live concerts and installations of these electronic compositions, in partnership with Franois J. Bonnet and Ina GRMGroupe de Recherches Musicales. Additionally, Blank Forms hosted residencies by the artist Tom Thayer and self-taught producer and illustrator Gobby, and programmed a wide range of performances including a collaboration by Maia + Douglas R. Ewart Duo; a commemorative day-long program honoring the life and practice of Catherine Christer Hennix; and an evening with Theo Parrish, a cornerstone of the Detroit house music scene. Solo concerts hosted in Blank Forms space in Clinton Hill included a balance of national and international voices such as Brooklynbased clarinetist, Madison Greenstone; and Italian pianist Agnese Toniutti. The gallery featured an exhibition of work by Loren Connors and a painting show by the collaborators Julia Dzwonkoski and Kye Potter. In 2025, Blank Forms engaged over 500,000 people through performances, exhibitions, publications, and widespread digital access to its recordings and online journalextending its reach across local, national, and international audiences. Reflecting the organization's commitment to affordability and inclusive public access, 57% of events were offered free of charge, and books were distributed at no cost to public libraries, schools, and prisons through a partnership with Arts Resources Transfer. Through these and other efforts, Blank Forms works to expand public access to artists and practices historically excluded from mainstream arts institutions and markets.
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
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 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 November 4, 2026.
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