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American Friends of Sarabande Inc

Brooklyn, NY · EIN 881472256 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE A99 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Micro (<$100K) · afosarabande.org
revenue
$42K
expenses
$8K
net assets
$53K
employees
mission · from form 990

To serve as a leading arts and cultural organization and creative process accelerator.

profile · synthesized from sources

American Friends of Sarabande Inc supports emerging creatives in the arts by raising awareness and funds in the U.S. for the Sarabande Foundation’s programs. It promotes scholarships, subsidized studio space, and public events that advance creative education and professional development. The organization honors the legacy of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen, who founded Sarabande in 2006.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Public Programme
Hosts talks, workshops, and events to develop creative and business skills for the wider creative community.
Scholarship Program
Provides financial support to students studying at prestigious institutions in London, selected for creative fearlessness and lack of financial means.
Subsidized Studio Programme
Offers studio space and bespoke mentoring to artists and designers, fostering creative development across disciplines.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Regional Arts Advocacy & Promotion 1 activity
    • Advocacy and awareness for creative programs
      Conducts advocacy efforts to raise awareness among Americans about the Sarabande Foundation’s programs that support emerging creatives.
  • Artist Support Grants 1 activity
    • Funding support for emerging creatives
      Awards grants and scholarships to support emerging artists, designers, and students, including funding for study at prestigious institutions in London and relief of financial strain for creative practitioners.
  • Professional Networking Events 1 activity
    • Public programming and skill development for creatives
      Operates a public events program that includes talks and workshops to develop creative and business skills, having supported tens of thousands of participants and nurtured over 150 artists and designers.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$42K
Contributions & grants$42K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$8K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out
balance sheet
Total assets$58K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$53K
4 years on record · 2022–2025 · YoY revenue +1.7%
relationships · 3

Who they work with

  • Lelt Foundation Government — Organization for which Jay Sternstein, AFOS Treasurer, also serves as Treasurer of the Board.
  • Sarabande Foundation Network — American Friends of Sarabande supports the Sarabande Foundation by raising awareness of its programs in the U.S. and overseas.
  • Sarabande Foundation Partner — Primary foundation whose programs and activities AFOS promotes in the U.S. and overseas.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Awareness for Capacity Expansion
    methodology: awareness-raising for capacity enhancement
    By raising awareness among Americans about the Sarabande Foundation's programs, the organization increases public and financial support, which in turn enables the expansion of services for emerging creatives—because broader visibility strengthens resource mobilization and program scalability.
  • Creative Process Acceleration
    methodology: creative_process_acceleration
    By intervening in the creative process through targeted support, the organization advances arts and culture—because accelerating the development cycle of emerging artists leads to earlier public contributions and field innovation.
  • Holistic Artist Support Model
    methodology: holistic_artist_support
    By providing scholarships, subsidized studio space with mentoring, and public skill-building events, the organization supports emerging creatives holistically—because integrating financial, spatial, and educational resources produces stronger artistic development and professional capacity than isolated interventions.