Mission
ILLUMINATE RALLIES LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE TOGETHER TO CREATE IMPOSSIBLE WORKS OF PUBLIC ART THAT, THROUGH AWE, FREE HUMANITY'S BETTER NATURE.
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. 51 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 Records51
Funding Total$7.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Illuminate the Arts
How Illuminate the Arts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$88
Programs
the work itself
$7
Management
running the organization
$5
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $88 for programs
$88
Illuminate maintains a wide variety of large scale public arts projects across San Francisco, including the bay lights, the golden mile (in golden gate park), spectra at fulton…
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
TO SUPPORT THE ARTS UPON DISSOLUTION
$197,791
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$1,263,500
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$250,000
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$56,500
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$53,550
Showing up to 5 of 51 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
CEO
Benjamin Davis
CHIEF/OPPORT
David Hatfield
DIRECTOR
Dickon Pinner
BOARD CHAIR/
Lisa Vogel
DIRECTOR
Matt Mullenweg
DIRECTOR/FIN
Patricia Wilson
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
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.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.