Mission
To operate a school of graduate studies providing education in philosophy, aesthetics, art theory, and similar disciplines related to the visual arts.
Public Charity
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts is a Public Charity headquartered in Portland, ME. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $628K revenue, $760K expenses, $2.5M total assets. 13 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $182K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 204984268
Portland, ME
Higher Education
NTEE: B40
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$628K
Total Expenses$760K
Total Assets$2.5M
Grant Records13
Funding Total$182K
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
How Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$77
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $77 for programs
$77
The provision of doctoral studies to holders of the MFA or the master's degree in a related field, the conferring of PhD degrees, and otherwise providing education and…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Arts Education
$20,000
OPERATING GRANT
$7,500
Higher Education
$30,000
EDUCATION
$25,000
OPERATING GRANT
$7,500
Showing up to 5 of 13 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Chief Executive Officer
Amy Curtis
Director
Deborah Willis
Director
Diala Toure
Secretary
Dorit Yaron
Director
Edgar Coons Jr
Director
Eric Snyder
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $628K | $760K | $2.5M |
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.3M |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.6M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.7M to $628K (-62%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.5M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.