Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO SHARE THE JOY AND APPRECIATION OF PAPERFOLDING, PRESERVE ITS HISTORY, NURTURE ITS GROWTH, BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY AMONG PAPERFOLDERS.
THE ANNUAL ORIGAMIUSA CONVENTION IS A UNIQUE EVENT BRINGING TOGETHER OVER 400 PAPER FOLDERS AND ORIGAMI ENTHUSIASTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THIS INCLUDES 38 STATES ACROSS THE USA AND 12 COUNTRIES ACROSS THE GLOBE, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GROWING ORIGAMI COMMUNITY. THE EVENT INCLUDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND OVER 200 CLASSES ON MODELS AND TECHNIQUES. WELL- KNOWN AUTHORS OF ORIGAMI BOOKS TEACH MANY OF THESE CLASSES. ALL TEACHERS ARE ATTENDEES WHO ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF ORIGAMI. THE CONVENTION ALSO INCLUDES A WORLD-CLASS EXHIBITION CREATED FROM ORIGAMI MODELS PROVIDED BY THE ATTENDEES. THIS EXHIBITION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, PROVIDING VISITORS AND RESIDENTS OF NEW YORK CITY WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE EXTRAORDINARY WORKS OF ART. HERE IS A LINK TO THE CONVENTION SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE. HTTPS://ORIGAMIUSA.ORG/CONVENTIONS
ORIGAMIUSA PRODUCES TWO REGULAR PUBLICATIONS FOR ITS MEMBERS. ONE IS A 32 -PAGE GLOSSY PRINT MAGAZINE THAT COMES OUT THREE OR FOUR TIMES A YEAR CALLED THE PAPER. THE OTHER IS AN ONLINE MAGAZINE CALLED THE FOLD, WHICH PRODUCES SIX ISSUES A YEAR. THE CONTENT OF THESE PUBLICATIONS IS SEPARATE AND DISTINCT. BOTH PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO THE ORIGAMI COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE USES OF ORIGAMI IN MATH, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, THERAPY AND EDUCATION. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT ORIGAMI EXHIBITS IN ART MUSEUMS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES, THERAPEUTIC BREAKTHROUGHS, AND STORIES OF ORIGAMI GATHERINGS AROUND THE WORLD. BOTH PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONAL ORIGAMI DIAGRAMS AND THE FOLD ALSO INCLUDES INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS.
ORIGAMIUSA RUNS A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL ORIGAMI CLASSES HELD AT THE LOCATION OF OUR HOME-OFFICE IN THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (AMNH). ORIGAMIUSA IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS HOUSED AUTONOMOUSLY IN THE AMNH THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THE MUSEUM TRUSTEES. AS PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMNH, ORIGAMIUSA PRODUCES A FABULOUS HOLIDAY TREE THAT IS DECORATED WITH ORIGAMI MODELS AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR SIX WEEKS. ORIGAMIUSA HAS AN EXTENSIVE WEBSITE THAT INCLUDES DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL OUR ACTIVITIES: HTTP://ORIGAMIUSA.ORG.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Wendy Zeichner | PRESIDENT | 35 | $21,546 |
| Kathleen Sheridan | SECRETARY | 8 | $0 |
| Maddalena Romano | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Charlene Morrow | MEMBER | 12 | $0 |
| Michael Montebello | TREASURER | 8 | $0 |
| Jason Ku | CHAIR | 10 | $0 |
| Edith Kort | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Marc Kirschenbaun | MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| David Kandel | MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia Grodner | VICE CHAIR | 25 | $0 |
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