PUBLIC ASSISTANTS INC

EIN: 852645291 501(c)(3) Arts, Culture & Humanities

Brooklyn, NY

Total Revenue
$62,154
Total Expenses
$119,114
Total Assets
$81,074
Net Assets
$62,785
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2020
Legal Domicile
NY
Principal Officer
India Still
Phone
2153411272
Tax Period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

PUBLIC ASSISTANTS INC, founded in 2020, is a micro nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $62K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue fell 72% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $119K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 92% operating deficit.

Mission

Public Assistants (PA) is a community design lab, and media production studio working to counter systemic inequity and neglect with solutions guided by creativity and collaborative, community based artmaking. PA works to create and support an ecosystem of Black and POC LGBTQi+ artists from New York City and social practice art forms that strengthen disenfranchised communities and reconsider traditional systems and practices of art and art making

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $15,100 Revenue: $-5,100

Mural Program- Each year, PA takes on a selected number of community-based mural projects. This past year PA achieved 2 murals, one for a collaboration project with MOMA via artist DonChristian Jones...

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Mural Program- Each year, PA takes on a selected number of community-based mural projects. This past year PA achieved 2 murals, one for a collaboration project with MOMA via artist DonChristian Jones assisted by artist Victor Saint Hilaire and 50 students. and another in Queensbridge Park, Bronx with the artist Victor Saint-Hilaire supervising 16 student participants. This project is earned income and planning and partial funding began in the later part of the last fiscal year

Program 2
Expenses: $40,899 Revenue: $0

Artist Support - The Divine Fellowship, made possible with the support of Ford Foundation supports eight selected QTBIPOC artists working through social impact projects each year, through stipends, a...

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Artist Support - The Divine Fellowship, made possible with the support of Ford Foundation supports eight selected QTBIPOC artists working through social impact projects each year, through stipends, a residency program upstate, retreats, and access to the tools and resources of our shop. Beyond this fellowship, PA supported over ten other artists across their respective creative and community based projects. This funding is spread over two fiscal years. funding was received in the prior year and posted as receivables for this fiscal year.

Program 3
Expenses: $14,722 Revenue: $35,800

Collaborative community based art installation with MOMA,

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $16,082
Program Service Revenue $46,072
Investment Income $0
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $62,154

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $37,512
Fundraising Expenses $0
Program Expenses $70,721
Other Expenses $81,602
TOTAL EXPENSES $119,114

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $62,154 $219,306 -0.7%
Expenses $119,114 $127,187 -0.1%
Net Income $-56,960 $92,119 -1.6%
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Governance

Voting Members
7
Independent Members
N/A
Employees
N/A
Volunteers
8

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
2
$0
Total Directors
1
$31,500
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
1
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
DonChristian Jones Founder 40
Director Highest
$31,500 $0 $31,500
India Karavackis Board President 1
Officer
$0 $0 $0
Donna Still Treasurer 1
Officer
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2024 $62,154 $119,114 $81,074 $-56,960
2023 $219,306 $127,187 $137,868 $92,119
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