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US nonprofit · EIN 237348782 · New York, NYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 237348782) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Inc's network

21 people10 organisationsi21 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (21). Violet dotted lines (14) 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

21 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 21 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Craig Schwitter ChairBoard Chair, Executive Committee Chair2018
8 yrs
Adam MeisterMember2018
8 yrs
Anita LaremontMember2023
3 yrs
Anna RaginskayaMember2025
1 yr
Bennet DunkleyMember2023
3 yrs
Bruce EhrmannMember2018
8 yrs
David QuenemoenMember2025
1 yr
Eddie OparaMember2025
1 yr
Ekene EzulikeMember2020
6 yrs
Eric MunsonTreasurer2025
1 yr
Francis GreenburgerMember2018
8 yrs
Geoffrey BoulterMember2025
1 yr
HAL SteinMember2023
3 yrs
John McGinleyMember2025
1 yr
Jolene YeatsMember2025
1 yr
Matthew Van BurenMember2022
4 yrs
Nazli ParviziMember2025
1 yr
R Sarah Richardson (also filed as Rsarah Richardson)Member2020
6 yrs
Sharon UllmanCompany secretary2025
1 yr
Sujohn SarkarMember2021
5 yrs
Terry HudakMember2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 21 →

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Aurelie Lili ChopraExecutive Director, Artistic Programsince 2021
Craig PetersonPresident & CEO (To 12/2024)since 2023
Diego S SegaliniExecutive Director, Finance & Adminsince 2018
Emma S Montaya HillsChief Operating Officer2025
Lili ChopraExecutive Director, Artistic Programssince 2019
Mohammad YousufPresident & CEO2025

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Craig PetersonPresident & CEO (To 12/2024)35$192k$20k
Mohammad YousufPresident & CEO35$122k$9k
Emma S Montaya HillsChief Operating Officer35$32k$722
Craig SchwitterBoard Chair, Executive Committee Chair3$0
Eric MunsonTreasurer3$0
Sharon UllmanSecretary3$0
Geoffrey BoulterMember3$0
Bennet DunkleyMember3$0
Bruce EhrmannMember3$0
Ekene EzulikeMember3$0
Francis GreenburgerMember3$0
Terry HudakMember3$0
Anita LaremontMember3$0
John McGinleyMember3$0
Adam MeisterMember3$0
Eddie OparaMember3$0
Nazli ParviziMember3$0
David QuenemoenMember3$0
Anna RaginskayaMember3$0
R Sarah RichardsonMember3$0
Hal SteinMember3$0
Sujohn SarkarMember3$0
Matthew van BurenMember3$0
Jolene YeatsMember3$0

About

Legal name
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Inc
EIN
237348782
Address
125 Maiden Lane 2nd FL, New York, NY, 10038-4768
State
New York
Mission
(as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A260 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
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1973
Principal officer
Mohammad Yousuf (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 1974
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsCraig Schwitter
≥8years on the filingsAdam Meister
≥8years on the filingsBruce Ehrmann
≥8years on the filingsFrancis Greenburger

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$9.4m
Total liabilities
$1.3m
Net assets or fund balances
$8m
Contributions and grants received
$4m
Program service revenue
$280k
Grants and similar paid out
$1.8m
Employees
23
Volunteers
21

Grants paid

25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
4 Wheel CityArts project$16k
The Art Song Preservation Society of New YorkArts project$16k
The Gatekeepers Collective IncArts project$16k
Fractured AtlasArts project$12k
Fractured AtlasArts project$12k
Jazz Foundation of AmericaArts project$12k
Chinese Musical Arts IncArts project$12k
Dharma Road Productions IncArts project$12k
Lina Liu Artist Group A NJ Nonprofit CorporationArts project$12k
Obremskiworks IncArts project$12k
Pluma Poetica del Arte IncArts project$12k
Salon Seance Productions IncArts project$12k
Te Ao ManaArts project$12k
Theatretweed IncArts project$12k
The Bowery Jazz MessengersArts project$12k
Duke Ellington for the Arts IncArts project$12k
International Women in Jazz IncArts project$12k
Reentry Theater of HarlemArts project$12k
Urban Garage IncArts project$12k
Darrah Carr Dance IncArts project$12k
Harlem Opera Theater IncArts project$12k
Helping Our People Evolve IncorporatedArts project$12k
New Amsterdam Musical AssociationArts project$12k
New Heritage Theatre GroupArts project$9k
Panamerican Musical Art Research IncArts project$9k

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.
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, 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
7 March 1973
Registered agent
N/A %seamen'S Church Inst. (city and state not held)