Philadelphia Folklore Project

“The folk life archive of the Philadelphia folklore project preserves primary ethnographic the folk life archive of the Philadelphia folklore project preserves primary ethnographic archive of 68k+ items includes more than 1200 archive accessions and 480 open files containing about 1200 audio and videotapes of oral histories and folk life interviews, 50k photographs and slides, 15 shelf feet of field research notes and other manuscript materials, 26 shelf feet of artifacts and about 21 file drawers of printed ephemera documenting local grassroots folk cultural organizations and their histories, activities, resources and collections. This exceptionally diverse collection advances PFP's mission to document and preserve significant aspects of Philadelphians' lives, experiences, histories and expressions. The archive is accessible by appointment, and through a computerized finding aid, with various subject indices as well as accession descriptions. Materials from the archive (primarily photographs, media materials, and artifacts) are included in PFP public exhibitions and used in documentary media used to widen public knowledge of local folk arts.”

“PFP is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. However, if PFP had income from certain activities not directly related to PFP's tax-exempt purpose it would be subject to taxation as unrelated business income. In addition, PFP qualifies for the charitable contribution deduction under Section 170(b)(1)(A) and has been classified as an organization other than a private foundation under Section 509(a)(2). PFP has reviewed tax positions taken in filings with federal and state jurisdictions and believes those positions would be sustained should the filings be examined by the relevant taxing authority. For federal income tax purposes, the returns remain open for possible examination three years after they are filed. The Organization's policy is to recognize interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits in other expense in the statement of activities. No interest and penalties were recorded during the year ended August 31, 2019.”