Public Charity

GRAY AREA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS

Based in SAN FRANCISCO, CA, GRAY AREA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $6.4M in revenue, $6.8M in expenses, $1.8M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 39 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.2M.

EIN: 263383316 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Arts & Culture NTEE: A20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$6.4M
Total Expenses$6.8M
Total Assets$1.8M
Grant Records39
Funding Total$1.2M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

GRAY AREA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS APPLIES ART AND TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT THROUGH EDUCATION, INCUBATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. IT TESTS AND SCALES PROJECTS WITH HIGH IMPACT POTENTIAL AND TEACHES DIGITAL TOOLS TO SUPPORT ARTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS. GRAY AREA OPERATES THE GRAND THEATER TO SUPPORT CULTURAL EVENTS YEAR-ROUND.

Where $100 goes at Gray Area Foundation for the Arts

How Gray Area Foundation for the Arts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $92 for programs

$83
Incubator:gray area's incubator services include residency, research lab, and fiscal sponsorship opportunities
90% of program spending
$6
Public events:we hosted one hundred and twenty-eight (150) total events in 2024
7% of program spending
$2
Membership and other program services:
2% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST Aaron Soloway
TREASURER Abby Diaz Hadidian
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Barry Threw
AIR OPERATIONS MANAGER Cameron Lonyear
CO -CHAIRPERSON Dave Elfving
SECRETARY Dorothy Santos

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$931,089 24 grants
Arts & Culture
$148,610 10 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$60,000 2 grants
Education
$35,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$11,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $6.4M $6.8M $1.8M
2023 $6.7M $7.0M $2.3M
2022 $4.3M $4.3M $2.3M
2020 $1.3M $1.6M $790K
2019 $1.4M $1.5M $394K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4M to $6.4M (+341%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.8M.

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

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