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American Friends of Capodimonte

EIN 81-3020120 · Oakbrook Ter, IL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair69 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT AND BUILD AWARENESS OF THE MUSEO DI CAPODIMONTE, ONE OF EUROPE'S GREATEST ART MUSEUMS LOCATED IN NAPLES, ITALY.

Income
$67,200
Spending
$211,683
Reserves
9.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

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: 69 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 9.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 215% 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)
  1. $183,370 spent. GUIDED TOURS ARE GIVEN TO GUESTS OF HONOR AT CAPODIMONTE; TRIPS ARE ORGANIZED FROM THE US FOR GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS TO SEE THE WONDERS OF THE CAPODIMONTE IN PERSON; PRESENTATIONS ARE ORGANIZED AND SUPPORTED BY THE ORGANIZATION ON A PERIODIC BASIS; AND FELLOWSHIPS ARE OFFERED TO AMERICAN ART HISTORIANS TO WORK HANDS-ON IN THE MUSEUM. THE FELLOW ON STAFF IN 2024 IS CURRENTLY WRITING SEVERAL ARTICLES ABOUT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE FIRMIAN COLLECTION. SHE HAS ALREADY PUBLISHED AN INTRODUCTORY BLOGPOST ON THE CODART WEBSITE AND PRESENTED HER WORK AT LA CAPRAIA (THE CENTER FOR THE ART AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF PORT CITIES) AND THE SOCIET NAPOLETANA DI STORIA PATRIA. SHE WROTE A CONTRIBUTION FOR THE EXHIBITION CATALOGUE ART AND WAR IN THE RENAISSANCE: THE BATTLE OF PAVIA TAPESTRIES, WHICH IN ELIZABETH CLELAND'S BURLINGTON MAGAZINE REVIEW WAS DESCRIBED AS 'A USEFUL DISCUSSION OF THE DRAWINGS'. SHE HAS PLANS TO ATTEND A SEMINAR ON PRINT CURATION IN LONDON AND PARIS THAT IS BEING HOSTED BY THE ACADEMIC JOURNAL PRINT QUARTERLY AND GENEROUSLY FUNDED BY THE GETTY PAPER PROJECT.

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

  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 July 2016.

    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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