Small Public Charity

THE SOCIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS

THE SOCIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS is a Small Public Charity headquartered in ARLINGTON, MA. Financial data from the 2026 filing: $52K revenue, $106K expenses, $155K total assets. 20 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $277K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 042103850 ARLINGTON, MA Visual Arts NTEE: A40 Latest filing: 2026
Total Revenue$52K
Total Expenses$106K
Total Assets$155K
Grant Records20
Funding Total$277K
Filing Years2021–2026

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS IS TO SUPPORT EXCELLENCE IN CRAFTS BY ENCOURAGING THE CREATION, COLLECTION, AND CONSERVATION OF THE WORK OF CRAFT ARTISTS AND BY EDUCATING AND PROMOTING PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP. TO FULFILL OUR MISSION, THE SOCIETY SPONSORS EXHIBITIONS, AWARD PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. WE ALSO PROMOTE THE WORK OF OVER 400 CRAFT ARTISTS IN OUR VIRTUAL GALLERY ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

Where $100 goes at The Society of Arts and Crafts

How The Society of Arts and Crafts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 7 years.

$60 Programs the work itself
$40 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $60 for programs

$37
Craftsboston on the move allows The Society of Arts and Crafts to partner with other local arts organizations such as museums, schools and craft organizations to highlight the…
62% of program spending
$23
The organization, through a partnership with the mineck fellowship for furniture arts and the jumpstarter craft innovation program awards grants to applicants through various juried calls for entry…
38% of program spending
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Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2026. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Aspen Golann
TRUSTEE Gary Roberts
VICE PRESIDENT Jeannine Falino
TRUSTEE Judith Obermayer
PRESIDENT Katina Leodas
CLERK Lois Russell

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$202,436 13 grants
Education
$75,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2026 $52K $106K $155K
2025 $163K $296K $219K
2024 $187K $346K $362K
2023 $591K $632K $549K
2021 $-1.4M $626K $578K

Between 2021 and 2026, reported annual revenue moved from $-1.4M to $52K, with total assets most recently reported at $155K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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