New York Folklore Society Inc
Provides technical assistance to professional folklorists, traditional artists, and other individuals and organizations involved with folklore.
New York Folklore Society Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $216,053
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $806,772
- -5.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $31
- +82.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $825,705
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to New York Folklore Society Inc
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from New York Folklore Society Inc
Mentoring Program for Folklife and Traditional Arts
New York Folklore Society Inc
Amount
Varies (consulting fees up to $10,000, plus travel reimbursement)
Deadline
Deadline not published
New York State Folklore COVID-19 Relief Fund
New York Folklore Society Inc
Amount
Up to $500
Deadline
Deadline not published
NYSCA/New York Folklore Folk Arts Graduate Internship Program
New York Folklore Society Inc
Amount
$5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who New York Folklore Society Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How New York Folklore Society Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−5%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $33K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ko Sankofa Inc Salisbury Mills, NY | Costumes | $9,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $216,053 | $806,772 | $825,705 | — | — | $31 |
| 2024 | $206,730 | $855,832 | $759,870 | $9,500 | 1 | $17 |
| 2023 | $95,930 | $755,484 | $681,037 | $33,250 | 2 | $24 |
| 2022 | $11,351 | $444,927 | $454,174 | $5,000 | Total only | $8 |
| 2021 | $22,320 | $362,967 | $369,012 | $10,000 | 1 | $39 |
| 2020 | $79,513 | $269,752 | $251,086 | $10,000 | Total only | $26 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About New York Folklore Society Inc
Based on IRS filings
New York Folklore Society Inc is a public charity, based in Schenectady, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $216K in total assets. Net investment income was $31.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
New York Folklore Society Inc is led by Ellen McHale, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ellen McHale
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$67K (2021) → $72K (2025)
Wildredo Morel
President
Director → President, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mira Johnson
Director
Secretary → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Aaron Paige
Director
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Sandra A. M. Bell
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Will Walker
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Camilla Ammirati
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Evelyn D'Agostion-Sasso
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Hayden Haynes
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
TC Owens
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Violet Baron
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
James Hall
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mackenzie Kwok
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nada Odeh
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Kay Turner (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Maria Kennedy (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Edward YJ Millar (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Evelyn D'Agostino-Sasso (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Vicie Rolling (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Devesh Chandra (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Thomas Van Buren (2020–2021) — Past President
- Former: Gabrielle Burlinger (2020) — Director
- Former: Gemileh Jamil (2020) — Director
- Former: John Braungard (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Julie Tay (2020) — Director
- Former: Naomi Sturm-Wijesinghe (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $72K, to Ellen McHale (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about New York Folklore Society Inc
How large is New York Folklore Society Inc?
New York Folklore Society Inc reported $216K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $807K.
Where does New York Folklore Society Inc operate?
New York Folklore Society Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is New York Folklore Society Inc's EIN?
New York Folklore Society Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2172604. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 26, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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