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EIN 13-6162393

The Fragrance Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(6)
Num. employees
9
City
New York
State
New York
Year formed
1950
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
U03: Science and Technology Professional Societies and Associations
Description
The Fragrance Foundation is the non-profit, educational arm of the international fragrance industry, founded in 1949. It sponsors the annual Fragrance Foundation Awards, awarded since 1973. Linda G. Levy is the president Jerry Vittoria is chairman of the Fragrance Foundation. In January 2015, former U.S. President Bill Clinton was the speaker at inaugural program Fragrance Foundation Talks, where he spoke about the work with Haitian artisans and the fragrance houses for purchasing vetiver from more than 30,000 earthquake-stricken farmers, among other global issues.
Total revenues
$4,188,898
2023
Total expenses
$4,316,851
2023
Total assets
$4,545,376
2023
Num. employees
9
2023

Program areas at The Fragrance Foundation

Annual Fragrance Foundation awards event - acknowledges and honors The creativity of The Fragrance industry.
Circle of champions - pays tribute to an individual who has made a noteworhty impact in The Fragrance industry.
Other events

Grants made by The Fragrance Foundation

GranteeAmount
Fashion Institute of Technology Foundation$100,000
NEXT for Autism$10,000

Personnel at The Fragrance Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Linda G. LevyPresident$563,363
Sharne JacksonExecutive Director - Events , Education and Give Back
Allison WheatleySenior Director , Finance , Membership , Marketing and Development

Financials for The Fragrance Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,163,900
Program services$3,005,905
Investment income and dividends$20,486
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-1,393
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$4,188,898

Form 990s for The Fragrance Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-05-10990View PDF
2022-122023-05-09990View PDF
2021-122022-05-16990View PDF
2020-122021-05-10990View PDF
2018-122019-08-17990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 15, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 6, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 26, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
April 9, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Trade associationsBusiness and community development organizationsResearch centers
Issues
Science and technologyCommunity improvementBusiness and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsConducts research
General information
Address
60 E 56th St 5th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
fragrance.org/ 
Phone
(212) 725-2755
Facebook page
TheFragranceFoundation 
Twitter profile
@fragrancefdtn 
IRS details
EIN
13-6162393
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1950
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
U03: Science and Technology Professional Societies and Associations
NAICS code, primary
813910: Trade Associations
Parent/child status
Independent
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