Public Charity

A BLADE OF GRASS FUND

A BLADE OF GRASS FUND is a Public Charity headquartered in LONG ISLAND CITY, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $503K revenue, $806K expenses, $1.6M total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $79K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 274311567 LONG ISLAND CITY, NY Arts & Culture NTEE: A20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$503K
Total Expenses$806K
Total Assets$1.6M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$79K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

A BLADE OF GRASS FUND NURTURES SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF SOCIALLY ENGAGED ARTISTS. ROOTED IN CO-CREATION AND DIALOGUE, OUR PROGRAMS-RANGING FROM FUNDING TO RESEARCH-ARE DESIGNED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTIVE TO THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Ashley Sparks
BOARD MEMBER (TO JAN. 2025) Brett Cook
CO-CHAIR Diya Vij
BOARD MEMBER Elissa Moorhead
TREASURER Gregory Sale
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Lu Zhang

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$35,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$27,450 3 grants
Unspecified
$9,200 1 grant
CULTURE
$7,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $503K $806K $1.6M
2024 $1.6M $690K $1.8M
2023 $269K $463K $780K
2022 $618K $434K $939K
2021 $199K $535K $977K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $199K to $503K (+153%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.6M.

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