Printed Matter Inc
To foster the appreciation, dissemination, and understanding of artists' publications, defined as books or other editioned publications conceived by artists as art works, or, more succinctly, as "artwork for the page."
Printed Matter Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,077,586
- -29.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,004,640
- -26.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $25,007
- -25.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,686,955
- -19.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Printed Matter Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $14K (2021). In 2022 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Visual AIDS for the Arts New York, NY | General Support | $6,985 |
| Haleakala Inc New York, NY | General Support | $6,788 |
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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 | $2,077,586 | $2,004,640 | $2,686,955 | — | — | $25,007 |
| 2024 | $2,935,444 | $2,709,029 | $3,323,448 | — | — | $33,648 |
| 2023 | $4,007,930 | $2,037,823 | $2,828,204 | — | — | $21,092 |
| 2022 | $3,430,140 | $2,385,148 | $2,375,529 | $5,215 | Total only | $-2,732 |
| 2021 | $3,657,393 | $1,871,251 | $1,970,583 | $13,773 | 2 | $961 |
| 2020 | $3,369,186 | $2,154,919 | $2,015,622 | — | — | $11,320 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Printed Matter Inc
Based on IRS filings
Printed Matter Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $25K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Printed Matter Inc is led by Lesley Martin, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 2 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lesley Martin
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$112K (2025)
Elyse Benenson
President
Board Member → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Krista Manrique
Director of Development
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$107K (2023) → $103K (2025)
Brendan Dugan
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carolina Nitsch
Board Member
Secretary → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Chermayeff
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Kiehl
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Leiber
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Miller
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon Hendricks
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Mpagi Sepuya
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Philip Aarons
Board Member
President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raymond Cha
Co-Vice President
Board Member → Co-Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Harris
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tauba Auerbach
Co-Vice President
Co-Vice President → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Co-Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Peterson
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lucas Zwirner
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nontsikelelo Mutiti
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Carr
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Cossu
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Max Schumann (2020–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Aa Bronson (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Casper Grathwohl (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Lucas Zwimer (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Xaviera Simmons (2020) — Board Member
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 $112K, to Lesley Martin (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Printed Matter Inc
How large is Printed Matter Inc?
Printed Matter Inc reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.
What is Printed Matter Inc?
Printed Matter Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. It holds $2.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Printed Matter Inc operate?
Printed Matter Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is Printed Matter Inc's EIN?
Printed Matter Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2947412. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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