Public Charity

ILLUMINATE THE ARTS

ILLUMINATE THE ARTS is a Public Charity headquartered in SAN FRANCISCO, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $13.0M revenue, $2.8M expenses, $10.8M total assets. 48 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 453717224 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$13.0M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$10.8M
Grant Records48
Funding Total$7.0M
Filing Years2020–2024

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 grant recipient's exempt purposes
$53,550
2023
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$1,750,000

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Officers & Directors

CEO Benjamin Davis
DIRECTOR Dana King
CHIEF/OPPORT David Hatfield
DIRECTOR Dickon Pinner
DIRECTOR Jeff Jungsten
DIRECTOR Ken Maxey

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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
$541,000 2 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
2024 $13.0M $2.8M $10.8M
2023 $1.5M $1.3M $471K
2022 $1.1M $1.0M $337K
2021 $940K $941K $257K
2020 $590K $761K $297K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $590K to $13.0M (+2103%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.8M.

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