Socrates Sculpture Park Inc
Socrates is the only site in the New York metropolitan area specifically dedicated to providing artists with opportunities to create and exhibit large-scale sculpture and multi-media installations in a unique outdoor environment that invites interaction between artists, artworks and the public. The park's existence is based on the belief that reclamation, revitalization and creative expression are essential to the survival, humanity and improvement of our urban environment.open free of charge, every day of the year, socrates is an exemplary model of urban renewal that serves as an internationally acclaimed cultural venue, as well as a source of local community pride. In addition to visual arts programming, socrates presents free art making workshops for children; fitness classes; and numerous multicultural music, dance, and theatrical presentations.
Socrates Sculpture Park Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,802,868
- -38.4% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $1,603,885
- +0.4% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $57,673
- -13.1% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $2,739,510
- +44.8% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026.
Who Socrates Sculpture Park Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (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 $1K (2022) to $8K (2021). In 2022 it reported $1K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| RPGA Studio Inc New York, NY | Artist Grant - Project Support | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,802,868 | $1,603,885 | $2,739,510 | — | — | $57,673 |
| 2023 | $2,926,273 | $1,597,805 | $1,891,364 | — | — | $66,381 |
| 2022 | $3,184,516 | $1,339,934 | $1,814,115 | $1,000 | Total only | $14,386 |
| 2021 | $3,645,679 | $2,618,350 | $2,712,347 | $7,500 | 1 | $-891 |
| 2020 | $3,820,139 | $1,201,186 | $1,564,588 | — | — | $3,945 |
| 2019 | $4,091,149 | $1,559,852 | $1,641,117 | — | — | $17,828 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Socrates Sculpture Park Inc
Based on IRS filings
Socrates Sculpture Park Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Long Island City, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $58K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Socrates Sculpture Park Inc is led by Shaun Leonardo, Co-Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 13 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Shaun Leonardo
Co-Executive Director
Director → Co-Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
32 hrs/week
$20K (2024)
Katherine Dixon
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$118K (2023) → $175K (2024)
Ivana Mestrovic
President & Treasurer
Secretary & Treasurer → President & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Malaika Langa
Director
Director of Finance → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$63K (2019) → $0 (2024)
Suzy Delvalle
Director
Interim Executive Director → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$75K (2021) → $0 (2024)
Alison Saar
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deidrea Miller
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Strong
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Coffey
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stuart Match Suna
Director
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Hau
Director
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nat Oppenheimer
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patton Hindle
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Joel Silver (2023) — Director
- Former: Brooke Kamin Rapaport (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joel Shapiro (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Maxine Frankel (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Richard Gluckman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert Goldrich (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Suzy Delvalle To Feb (2022) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Tamsin Dillon (2022) — Executive Director
- Former: John Hatfield (2019–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Ursula Von Rydingsvard (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mitchell Silver (2021) — Director
- Former: Joy Habian (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Thomas Smith (2019–2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $175K, to Katherine Dixon (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Socrates Sculpture Park Inc
How large is Socrates Sculpture Park Inc?
Socrates Sculpture Park Inc reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
What is Socrates Sculpture Park Inc?
Socrates Sculpture Park Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Long Island City, NY. It holds $1.8M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Socrates Sculpture Park Inc operate?
Socrates Sculpture Park Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is Socrates Sculpture Park Inc's EIN?
Socrates Sculpture Park Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-3066597. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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