Public Charity

ILLUMINATE THE ARTS

ILLUMINATE THE ARTS is a Public Charity headquartered in SAN FRANCISCO, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.7M revenue, $9.4M expenses, $1.7M total assets. 50 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 453717224 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Arts & Culture NTEE: A20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$9.4M
Total Assets$1.7M
Grant Records50
Funding Total$7.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

ILLUMINATE RALLIES LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE TOGETHER TO CREATE IMPOSSIBLE WORKS OF PUBLIC ART THAT, THROUGH AWE, FREE HUMANITY'S BETTER NATURE.

Sample Grants Received

2025
TO SUPPORT THE ARTS UPON DISSOLUTION
$197,791
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$1,263,500
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$250,000
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$56,500
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$53,550

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Officers & Directors

CEO Benjamin Davis
CHIEF/OPPORT David Hatfield
DIRECTOR Dickon Pinner
BOARD CHAIR/ Lisa Vogel
DIRECTOR Matt Mullenweg
DIRECTOR/FIN Patricia Wilson

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Top Grant Purposes

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$3,659,200 7 grants
BAY LIGHTS PROJECT
$600,000 1 grant
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$597,500 3 grants
SUPPORT THE BAY LIGHTS PROJECT
$500,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$447,460 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.7M $9.4M $1.7M
2024 $9.6M $2.8M $9.1M
2023 $1.5M $1.3M $471K
2022 $1.1M $1.0M $337K
2021 $940K $941K $257K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $940K to $2.7M (+190%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.

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