FORGE PROJECT ASSOCIATION
EIN 93-2518698 · Arts & Culture (A20)
What they do
FORGE PROJECT is A NATIVE-LED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MANDATE is to CULTIVATE and ADVANCE INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP IN ARTS and CULTURE. THE CORPORATION is ORGANIZED and OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY for PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING of SECTION 501(C)(3) of THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE and EMPOWERS NATIVE CULTURE WORKERS and PROMOTES BROADER UNDERSTANDING and APPRECIATION of INDIGENOUS CONTEMPORARY CULTURE and KNOWLEDGE. LOCATED ON THE HOMELANDS of THE MOH-HE-CON-NUCK IN NEW YORK STATE, THE CORPORATIONS MAIN ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ANNUAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS and GRANTS for INDIGENOUS CULTURE WORKERS, AN EXPANDING CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ART COLLECTION AVAILABLE for RESEARCH and LENDING, REGULAR PUBLICATIONS ON INDIGENOUS ART and CULTURE, PUBLIC CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, and GATHERINGS CENTERED AROUND CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS EXPRESSION.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
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They name their leaders7 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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CANDICE HOPKINSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF CURATOR
JOHN HAWORTHTREASURER
JOLENE RICKARD - DIRECTOR VICECHAIR OF INDIGENOUS STEERING COUNCIL
KENT MONKMANDIRECTOR
KERRY SWANSONDIRECTOR
MIMI JOH-CARNELLAPRESIDENT
SKY HOPINKA - SECRETARY VICECHAIR OF INDIGENOUS STEERING COUNCIL
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2024
- Location
- 708 NEW FORGE ROAD II, ANCRAM, NY 12502-5042
- County
- Columbia
- In care of
- % CANDICE HOPKINS
- Primary officer
- CANDICE HOPKINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF CURATOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
- NTEE classification
- Arts & Culture (A20)
- IRS tax category
- Arts & Culture