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US nonprofit · EIN 274645833 · New York, NYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 274645833) - 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 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.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

Baffler Foundation Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$781k
$636k liabilities
Net assets
$144k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
7.4y av
Staff
12
4 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Baffler Foundation Inc's network

5 people1 organisationi5 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

5 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 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Chris LehmannBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Melissa FlashmanBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Noah McCormackPresident2018
8 yrs
Sarah LeonardBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Siva VaidhyanathanTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Bidita ChoudhuryManaging Editor2023
James WhiteExecutive Directorsince 2022
Matthew GoodmanEditor in Chief2023
Valerie CortesExecutive Directorsince 2019

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
James WhiteExecutive Director40$116k
Noah McCormackPresident40$0
Siva VaidhyanathanTreasurer2$0
Melissa FlashmanBoard Member2$0
Chris LehmannBoard Member2$0
Sarah LeonardBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
Baffler Foundation Inc
EIN
274645833
Address
119 W 23rd St, New York, NY, 10011-2427
State
New York
Mission
Publishing a literary magazine and to act exclusively for charitable, educational purposes. Also, to maintain a research institute exclusively for these purposes. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A33 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
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2011
Principal officer
James White (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2011
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsMelissa Flashman
≥8years on the filingsNoah McCormack
≥8years on the filingsSiva Vaidhyanathan
≥7years on the filingsChris Lehmann

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$781k
Total liabilities
$636k
Net assets or fund balances
$144k
Contributions and grants received
$2.1m
Program service revenue
$359k
Employees
12
Volunteers
4

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$2.5m$2.4m$77k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.