Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Public Charity Status and Public Support
Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section
4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. See separate instructions. Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2013
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
ALJIRA INC
Employer identification number
22-2606703
Part I
Reason for Public Charity Status
(All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.
The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 11, check only one box.)
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2
3
4
5
section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)
6
7
8
9
receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of
its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses
acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)
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11
e
By checking this box, I certify that the organization is not controlled directly or indirectly by one or more disqualified persons other than foundation managers and other than one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2).
f
If the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, or Type III supporting organization, check this box
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g
Since August 17, 2006, has the organization accepted any gift or contribution from any of the following persons?
(i) A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (ii)
Yes
No
and (iii) below, the governing body of the supported organization?
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11g(i)
(ii)
A family member of a person described in (i) above?
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11g(ii)
(iii)
A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (i) or (ii) above?
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11g(iii)
h
Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).
(i) Name of supported organization
(ii) EIN
(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions))
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document?
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support?
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.?
(vii) Amount of monetary support
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Total
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990EZ.
Cat. No. 11285F
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Page 2
Part II
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the
organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to
qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
1
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") ....
2
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.......
3
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
4
Total. Add lines 1 through 3
5
The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included
on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f)..
6
Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
7
Amounts from line 4..
8
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...
9
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..
10
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.)..
11
Total support (Add lines 7 through 10).
12
Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions)
..................
12
13
First five years.
If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here.................................................
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
14
Public support percentage for 2013 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f))
.........
14
15
Public support percentage for 2012 Schedule A, Part II, line 14
...............
15
16a
33 1/3% support test—2013.
If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
.......................
b
33 1/3% support test—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
.....................
17a
10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2013.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part IV how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
organization
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b
10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part IV how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
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Private foundation.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions
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Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Page 3
Part III
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2) (Complete only if you checked the box on line 9 of Part I or if the organization
failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under
the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
1
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .
455,056
213,504
483,868
345,736
393,704
1,891,868
2
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose......
163,852
191,185
141,912
192,819
48,589
738,357
3
Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513..
4
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...
5
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
6
Total. Add lines 1 through 5.
618,908
404,689
625,780
538,555
442,293
2,630,225
7a
Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons...
b
Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.
c
Add lines 7a and 7b..
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Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)
2,630,225
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
9
Amounts from line 6...
618,908
404,689
625,780
538,555
442,293
2,630,225
10a
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..
812
512
1,324
b
Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.
c
Add lines 10a and 10b.
812
512
1,324
11
Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.
12
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.)
..
13
Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..
619,720
405,201
625,780
538,555
442,293
2,631,549
14
First five years.
If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here.............................................
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
15
Public support percentage for 2013 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f))
.........
15
99.950 %
16
Public support percentage from 2012 Schedule A, Part III, line 15
...............
16
99.730 %
Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage
17
Investment income percentage for 2013 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f))
......
17
0 %
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Investment income percentage from 2012 Schedule A, Part III, line 17
.............
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19a
33 1/3% support tests—2013.
If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
........
b
33 1/3% support tests—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
.....
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Private foundation.
If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions
.....
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Page 4
Part IV
Supplemental Information.
Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; and Part III, line 12. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).
Facts And Circumstances Test
Explanation
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Additional Data
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SCHEDULE O (Form 990 or 990-EZ)
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ
Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or to provide any additional information.
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at
www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2013
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
ALJIRA INC
Employer identification number
22-2606703
Return Reference
Explanation
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6
ALJIRA, A CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION (FOUNDED IN 1984) THAT FOSTERS EXCELLENCE IN THE VISUAL ARTS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT SERVE AS CATALYSTS FOR INCLUSIVENESS AND DIVERSITY, PROMOTE CROSS-CULTURAL DIALOG, AND ENABLE US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE TIME IN WHICH WE LIVE. PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT OF THE VISUAL ARTS ARE STRENGTHENED THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. ALJIRA SEEKS OUT THE WORK OF EMERGING AND UNDER-REPRESENTED ARTISTS AND BRINGS THE WORK OF MORE ESTABLISHED ARTISTS TO OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH THE VISUAL ARTS ALJIRA BRIDGES RACIAL, CULTURAL AND ETHNIC DIVIDES AND ENRICHES THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS. ALJIRA LAUNCHED ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2014 (JULY 1, 2013 - JUNE 30, 2014). THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED A WIDE VARIETY OF FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, AND PERFORMANCES FOR THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FROM NEWARK, OTHER NEW JERSEY COMMUNITIES, AND THE GREATER NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. FUNDING OF ALJIRA'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WAS PROVIDED BY MAJOR GRANTS FROM NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND THE NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM HUNDREDS OF GENEROUS DONORS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS INCLUDED A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES: WORKS OF ART BY MORE THAN 340 ARTISTS, MOST OF WHOM ARE "UNDER-RECOGNIZED OR EMERGING" ARTISTS, WERE PRESENTED IN A SERIES OF EXHIBITIONS AMONG THEM EXUBERANCE IS BEAUTY - WILLIAM BLAKE, PAINTINGS BY JIM HABA, JAZZ STRIPE SERIES, PAINTINGS BY ERICA BARTON HABA; SCHOOLS FOR THE COLORED, A UNIQUE PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY WENDEL A. WHITE; TEMPORALITY AND OBJECTS: NEW INSTALLATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY CARL E. HAZLEWOOD AND BIRTH OF A CYPHER: WORKS BY TERRY BODDIE; BENDING THE GRID: LUIS CRUZ AZACETA: DICTATORS, TERRORISM, WAR AND EXILES, A MAJOR, CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED SURVEY EXHIBITION OF THE CUBAN-AMERICAN ARTIST'S PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE, ACCOMPANIED BY A SCHOLARLY PUBLICATION, GUEST- CURATED BY ALEJANDRO ANREUS, PHD; PHOTOGRAPHS OF JAZZ ARTISTS, BY BILL MAY; ALJIRA AT 30, DREAM AND REALITY, AN UNPRECEDENTED RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION CELEBRATING ALJIRA'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY COLLABORATIVELY ORGANIZED BY AND PRESENTED OVER A SIX-MONTH PERIOD AT THE NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM, TRENTON; VIEWPOINTS, STUDIO MONTCLAIR'S NATIONAL COMPETITIVE EXHIBITION OF 100 ARTISTS. HUNDREDS OF VISITORS ENJOYED MANY DIVERSE, FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDING: NEW JERSEY POETS LAUREATE FAMILY READING BY GERALD STERN AND AMIRI BARAKA; ARTISTS TALKS BY WENDEL A. WHITE AND TERRI BODDIE; PANEL DISCUSSIONS (DR. CLEMENT PRICE, GREG TATE, HAKIM GREEN, ET AL) WITH THE SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILM A PLACE OUT OF TIME; A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH CURATOR DR. ANREUS, FOR THE SCREENING OF THE FILM EL SUPER, A LOOK AT THE LIFE OF CUBAN EXILES; AND VOICES OF THE CARIBBEAN, READINGS BY LATINO POETS AND WRITERS. OTHER EVENTS INCLUDED A BOOK SIGNING WITH AUTHOR BARBARA J. KUKLA FOR AMERICA'S MUSIC: JAZZ IN NEWARK, IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL MAY; HYCIDE MAGAZINE ISSUE RELEASE EVENT FOR THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE PUBLICATION; PERFORMANCES IN THE GALLERIES BY TWO DANCE COMPANIES ON TWO EVENINGS -- CAROLYN DORFMAN DANCE AND NAI NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY; NEWARK STREET INSTALLATION BY AKIKO ICHIKAWA PRESENTING HER LIMITED, LIMITED EDITION PROJECT FOR RESIDENTS OF THE CITY; AND GALLERY TOURS IN COLLABORATION WITH NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL'S ANNUAL OPEN DOORS GALLERY CRAWL. DURING THE YEAR, ALJIRA PRESENTED, IN COLLABORATION WITH CREATIVE CAPITAL, ITS ELEVENTH SERIES OF RENOWNED SEMINARS FOR EMERGING ARTISTS. TWENTY-ONE ARTISTS, WINNERS IN ALJIRA'S NATIONAL COMPETITION, WERE RECIPIENTS OF FELLOWSHIPS, ENABLING THEM TO ATTEND ALJIRA'S THREE-MONTH INTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS, AND LEARN FROM EXPERTS ABOUT A RANGE OF SUBJECTS AND SKILLS CRITICAL TO THEIR CAREERS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES. EACH OF THE ARTISTS MET IN HER/HIS OWN STUDIO WITH A GUEST CURATOR WHO CRITIQUED THEIR WORK AND SELECTED REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES FOR INCLUSION IN A 2014 ALJIRA EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B
THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO BEING FILED IN ORDER TO FULLY REVIEW THE DOCUMENT
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19
THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA EITHER DIRECT REQUEST OR THROUGH AN INTERMEDIARY WEBSITE.
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