Hellenic-american Cultural Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 273629259
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2011–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- RYE, NY, USA
- Phone
- 2123354744
- Rating
- 97
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $63,984
- Expenses
- $79,477
- Assets
- $164,392
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
21 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JOHN STRATAKIS (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- JOHN STRATAKIS (PRESIDENT)
- P NICHOLAS KOURIDES (CHAIRMAN)
- ROBERT G SHAW (VICE CHAIRMAN)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The hellenic-american cultural foundation, a not-for-profit organization, was established to promote high quality and relevant educational and cultural programs, concerts, lectures, exhibitions, and similar events for all persons interested in the history, culture and affairs of greece and its people and the greek diaspora.
What it reported doing in 2025
THE HELLENIC-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION HELD THE FOLLOWING EVENTS DURING THE YEAR: In 2025, the Hellenic-American Cultural Foundation continued its mission of promoting Greek culture, history, literature, and the arts through educational and cultural programming in New York City. The organization organized and hosted a series of public events, including lectures, literary discussions, and musical performances featuring scholars, authors, and musicians connected to Greek culture and heritage. These programs provided opportunities for the public to engage with Greek literature, history, and contemporary artistic expression. The Foundation's events brought together members of the Greek-American community as well as the broader public, fostering cultural exchange and education. Programs included presentations by distinguished academics and authors, as well as performances by accomplished musicians. Attendance at these events demonstrated continued interest in the Foundation's efforts to highlight Greek cultural contributions and support dialogue around history, literature, and the arts. Through these activities, the organization furthered its educational and cultural objectives and strengthened its role as a platform for cultural engagement and community participation.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 43
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -24.2%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.07; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 20.7% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $79K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 21 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.