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US nonprofit · EIN 352381871 · Brooklyn, NYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 352381871) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 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. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Asase YAA Cultural Arts Foundation Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.1m
year to 30 June 2024
Expenses
$904k
year to 30 June 2024
Total assets
$335k
$254k liabilities
Net assets
$81k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
6.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 June 2024
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Dalela Harrison
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2015. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 November 2012 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
How am I connected?

Asase YAA Cultural Arts Foundation Inc's network

9 people2 organisationsi9 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

9 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dalela Harrison ChairChair2020
6 yrs
Babatunde AkoweMember2020
6 yrs
Karen TappinMember2020
6 yrs
Kofi O Williams (also filed as Kofi Williams)Ex Officio2020
6 yrs
Kwesi NkromaTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Lisa PaytonMember2020
6 yrs
Maia MarsonMember2020
6 yrs
Rubie I Williams (also filed as Rubie Williams, Rubie Williams)Ex Officio2020
6 yrs
Santina PaytonMember2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

16 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Afriqiyah WoodsMember2024
Brian Robinson ESQMember2024
Dr Jawana JohnsonBoard Chair2024
ESI-Kilanga Bowser SantiagoMember2024
Eugene Bowser SantiagoMember2024
Felicia WilliamsMember2024
Jawana JohnsonChair2023
Karen TappinOfficer2023
Kofi O WilliamsExecutive Directorsince 2023
Lisa PaytonOfficer2023
Maia MarsonCompany secretary2023
Maisha Hyman SumbryTreasurersince 2023
Marlon RiceMember2024
Pastor Sean LeeMember2024
Pastor Shaun LeeOfficer2023
Rubie I WilliamsDirector of Operationssince 2023

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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
Esi-Kilanga Bowser SantiagoMember0.5$0
Afriqiyah WoodsMember0.5$0
Eugene Bowser SantiagoMember0.5$0
Brian Robinson EsqMember0.5$0
Rubie WilliamsDirector of Operations25$0
Pastor Sean LeeMember0.5$0
Dr Jawana JohnsonBoard Chair0.5$0
Maisha Hyman SumbryTreasurer0.5$0
Marlon RiceMember0.5$0
Felicia WilliamsMember0.5$0
Kofi O WilliamsExecutive Director25$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation Inc
EIN
352381871
Address
80 Hanson Place Suite 204, Brooklyn, NY, 11217-1506
State
New York
Mission
Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting African Diaspora arts and culture. Through its programsAsase Yaa School of the Arts Childrens Camp Arts Outreach and African American Dance Theaterit empowers the community by offering dance and music (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B99 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2010
IRS ruling date
1 October 2015
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2022
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsDalela Harrison
≥6years on the filingsBabatunde Akowe
≥6years on the filingsKaren Tappin
≥6years on the filingsKofi O Williams

Latest return

year to 30 June 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$335k
Total liabilities
$254k
Net assets or fund balances
$81k
Contributions and grants received
$554k
Program service revenue
$535k
Employees
0

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$1.1m$904k$191k
2022$597k$623kDeficit $26k

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.
Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation 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 May 2010
Registered agent
Not stated