The Center for Less Unpleasant

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 87-1365441

TO FOSTER AND NURTURE THE CREATIVE ARTS BY SUPPORTING ARTISTS IN THEIR ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THROUGH EDUCATION, RESIDENCIES, EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCE, AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSIST ARTISTS OF ANY LEVEL.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$5.8M

-19.0% YoY

Revenue

$87K

-96.8% YoY

Net Investment Income

-100.0% YoY

Expenses

$1.3M

-20.6% YoY

About The Center for Less Unpleasant

Based on IRS filings

The Center for Less Unpleasant is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $5.8M in total assets.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

BrooklynHamdenNew York

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$9M202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,786,793$7,147,061$5,859,789
Revenue$86,910$2,726,951$7,862,500
Expenses$1,344,803$1,693,854$2,002,711
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$7,500
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$499K$749K$998K3 grants20225 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

LAURA HANNAPRESIDENT$288K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LAURA HANNAPRESIDENT40$288,000
ELIZABETH BUCKLEY LEWISSECRETARY1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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