White Columns Inc
Donations deductibleWhite Columns Inc's network
15 people3 organisationsi15 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ales Ortuzar | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Davida Schwabsky | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Eric Diefenbach | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gavin Brown | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gregory Miller | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jasmin Tsou | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kevin YAO | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marilyn Minter | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Martin Eisenberg | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Monica Halpert | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Polly Apfelbaum | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Randy Slifka | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stephen Abramson | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Yvonne Force | Board Member (Through Dec 2023) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Higgs | Director/Chief Curator | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Higgs | Director/Chief Curator | 45 | $144k | $44k | |
| Gregory Miller | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Abramson | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Polly Apfelbaum | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gavin Brown | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Diefenbach | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Martin Eisenberg | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Davida Schwabsky | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Monica Halpert | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marilyn Minter | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Randy Slifka | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Yao MD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ales Ortuzar | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jasmin Tsou | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- White Columns Inc
- EIN
- 237259446
- Address
- 91 Horatio St, New York, NY, 10014-1537
- State
- New York
- Mission
- White columns identifies significant emerging and under-represented visual artists and encourages their creative and professional development through the presentation of group and solo exhibitions, an online curated artists registry, and other public programs that increase dialogue between artists, between generations of artists, and between artists and the general public. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A26Z Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1970
- Principal officer
- Matthew Higgs (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1973
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsEric Diefenbach
≥8years on the filingsGavin Brown
≥8years on the filingsGregory Miller
≥8years on the filingsJeanne Greenberg Rohatyn
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.8m
- Total liabilities
- $975k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $660k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 14
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.2m | $1.3m | Deficit $27k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.White Columns, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 14 November 1972
- Registered agent
- N/A Jeffrey Lew (city and state not held)