2024-11-15T18:24:13-06:00 2023-12-31 950858589 HUTCHINSON AND BLOODGOOD LLP 550 N BRAND BLVD 14TH FLOOR GLENDALE CA 91203 990 2023-01-01 263383316 GRAY AREA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS GRAY 4158431423 2665 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 BARRY THREW CEO 4158431423 2024-11-15 1 1 GEORGETTE M GREEN P00449497 8186375000 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z BARRY THREW 2665 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 6699858 0 X GRAYAREA.ORG X 2009 CA GRAY AREA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS APPLIES ART AND TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT. 8 8 52 50 0 0 1065145 1714428 2976902 4981718 -4882 -2273 233436 0 4270601 6693873 113706 15120 0 0 1768741 1950724 0 0 57058 2433277 5029418 4315724 6995262 -45123 -301389 2316973 2346614 1967172 2289009 349801 57605 X 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. 0 0 791494 7620 PUBLIC EVENTS:WE HOSTED NINETY-FIVE (70) TOTAL EVENTS IN 2023. TWENTY-ONE (21) OF THESE WERE FREE FOR THE PUBLIC. EIGHTEEN (18) OF THESE EVENTS WERE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH WE SUPPORTED THROUGH SHARING RESOURCES AND STAFF. WE DIRECTLY PAID 397 ARTISTS. WE ELEVATE A PLURALITY OF VOICES THROUGH THOUGHTFUL CURATION OF ARTISTS AND PRESENTERS, INCLUDING LGBTQIA2+ AND BIPOC ARTISTS, HIGHLIGHTING ISSUES AND INTERESTS IMPORTANT TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2023, WE GENERATED $1.8MM IN REVENUE PAID DIRECTLY TO 93 UNDERREPRESENTED OR MARGINALIZED ARTISTS, REPRESENTING 33% OF OUR OVERALL BUDGET. GRAY AREA ENJOYS AN IN-PERSON AUDIENCE OF OVER 30,000 VISITORS A YEAR. OUR AUDIENCE DEMOGRAPHICS INCLUDE DIVERSE GENDER, ETHNICITY, INCOME, AND AGE REPRESENTATION: 72% OF OUR AUDIENCE IDENTIFIES AS BIPOC, AND 70% AS LGBTQIA2+.AS A FLAGSHIP EFFORT TO CREATE DIALOGUE WITH OUR LOCAL MISSION DISTRICT, IN 2023 GRAY AREA PRODUCED TECHS-MECHS, A NEW SURVEY OF TEN WORKS BY RENOWNED MEXICAN-CANADIAN MEDIA ARTIST RAFAEL LOZANO-HEMMER. SPANNING IMMERSIVE INSTALLATIONS, KINETIC SCULPTURES, GENERATIVE ANIMATIONS, AND LARGE-SCALE SHADOW THEATERS, TECHS-MECHS PRESENTED CANONICAL WORKS FROM THE ARTIST'S OEUVRE ALONGSIDE A RICH CHRONOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGICAL CULTURAL HISTORY IN LOZANO-HEMMER'S NATIVE MEXICO. TECHS-MECHS WELCOMED AROUND 10,000 VISITORS OVER ITS TWO MONTH RUN. ADMISSION WAS OFFERED FOR FREE TO MISSION DISTRICT RESIDENTS, REPRESENTING AROUND 25% OF ALL ATTENDEES.WE DID NOT PRODUCE A DEDICATED FUNDRAISING EVENT IN 2023. 406628 7500 EDUCATION:GRAY AREA'S EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE WORKSHOPS AND INTENSIVE COURSES. GRAY AREA DEVELOPS STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATHEMATICS) CURRICULUM FOR ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT BY TEACHING INTERDISCIPLINARY SKILLS THROUGH THE CREATION OF ARTWORK. WE PRIORITIZE ENROLLMENT FOR A DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUNDS WITHIN OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS, 80% OF OUR STUDENTS SELF-IDENTIFIED AS WOMEN, MINORITIES, OR OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN TECHNOLOGY FIELDS. IN THE LAST YEAR, WE RAN 25+ UNIQUE ONLINE, FREE, AND LOW-COST EDUCATION ACTIVITIES LED BY ARTISTS, OFFERED TO OVER 1600 STUDENTS, 73% OF WHOM WERE WOMEN/LGBTQIA2+ AND 72% BIPOC. OUR ONLINE COURSES WELCOMED OVER 300 GLOBAL STUDENTS.GRAY AREA'S CREATIVE RESOURCE LIBRARY IS A FREE LENDING LIBRARY OFFERING THE TOOLS NEEDED TO CREATE ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND SOUND ART. PAIRED WITH ACCESS TO WORKSHOPS, LABS, AND EVENTS THIS COLLECTIVE RESOURCE HELPS ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO CREATION FOR COMMUNITY ARTISTS. 5444928 RESEARCH:GRAY AREA'S RESEARCH SERVICES INCLUDE RESIDENCY, RESEARCH LAB, AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. GRAY AREA COLLABORATES WITH ARTISTS AND CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS WHO CRITICALLY INVESTIGATE NEW IDEAS, CREATE AND ADAPT TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH THEIR WORK, AND ENGAGE WITH PRESSING SOCIAL AND CIVIC ISSUES.OUR CRIPTECH METAVERSE LAB GATHERED A NATIONAL COHORT OF DISABLED CREATIVES IN SAN FRANCISCO TO EXPERIENCE IMMERSIVE MEDIA WORKS. THIS LAB SOUGHT TO GENERATE COLLECTIVE, PARTICIPATORY ACCESS THROUGH CONVENINGS THAT INVITED TEN ARTISTS WORKING IN DIFFERENT MODALITIES FROM SOUND DESIGN AND DANCE TO VIRTUAL REALITYTO ENCOUNTER AND COLLECTIVELY IMAGINE OR "CRIP" NEW CREATIVE PATHWAYS FOR EXPERIENCING METAVERSE ARTWORKS. 59143 MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: 59143 6702193 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 139 0 1 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X GRAY AREA FOUNDATION 4158431423 2665 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 NICOLE SELKEN CO -CHAIRPERSON 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVE ELFVING CO -CHAIRPERSON 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ABBY DIAZ HADIDIAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DOROTHY SANTOS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NADAV HOCHMAN ASSOC. DIRECTOR 40.00 X 95500 0 0 MARTIN RAUCHBAUER DIRECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GRACE WONG DIRECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BARRY THREW CEO 40.00 X X 106848 0 0 CAMERON LONYEAR AIR OPERATIONS MANAGER 40.00 X 178098 0 0 JESSICA SHAEFER AIR PROGRAM LEAD 40.00 X 146162 0 0 ANNE SCHNEIDER AIR PROJECT PRODUCER 40.00 X 140083 0 0 STEPHANIE BAPTIST AIR PROJECT PRODUCER 40.00 X 125972 0 0 RACHELLE REICHERT AIR OPERATIONS MANAGER 40.00 X 113878 0 5000 906541 0 5000 7 0 1 0 SPIN IMAGING 1379 OBISPO AVE LONG BEACH CA 90804 ART VINYL APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC ART PRO 1132075 INK DWELL LLC 270 CAPISTRANO RD STE 26 HALF MOON BAY CA 94019 MURAL PAINTING FOR PUBLIC ART PROJECT 488400 HARUMO SATO 1925 COLONY ST APT B MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043 MURAL PAINTING FOR PUBLIC ART PROJECT 230000 RECHERCHE ANTIMODULAR INC STUDIO 107 4060 ST LARENT BLVD MONTREAL QUEBEC CA H2W 19Y ARTIST PAYMENT FOR EXHIBITION PRODUCTION 178805 PLATFORM SOLUTIONS INC 332 ADAMS STREET BEDFORD HILLS NY 10507 SCAFFOLD CONSTRUCTION FOR PUBLIC ART PRO 174200 7 37635 357506 1319287 1714428 SERVICES CONTRACT REVE 4287683 4287683 TICKET SALES 257814 257814 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 230930 230930 CONCESSIONS 83296 83296 TUITION/WORKSHOPS 82828 82828 39167 39167 4981718 3712 3712 5985 -5985 -5985 -5985 6693873 4981718 0 -2273 X 15120 15120 202348 190610 7730 4008 1527730 1439104 58363 30263 77323 70932 4209 2182 143323 135082 5427 2814 65780 65780 3844609 3827769 16834 6 88463 88317 125 21 83857 54023 27331 2503 21140 15386 2928 2826 342771 327453 15183 135 126144 125899 245 23634 48 23586 29115 29115 11577 6684 4859 34 PROGRAM EVENT & SUPPLIE 230273 230231 36 6 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PAYM 103955 103955 PAYROLL SERVICE FEES 42617 40028 1712 877 OTHER EXPENSES 12398 1009 6 11383 3085 1428 1657 6995262 6702193 236011 57058 542012 307864 781826 537490 704227 406446 277754 5824 5848 637870 557282 64096 80588 2144 3067 11029 18503 503596 411273 2316973 2346614 458446 692144 1508726 1596865 1967172 2289009 X 156435 -378857 193366 436462 349801 57605 2316973 2346614 -301389 9193 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 290398 864309 1517176 1066459 1714428 5452770 290398 864309 1517176 1066459 1714428 5452770 5452770 79 123 200 2844 3712 6958 5459728 1608474 0.99870 0.99470 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 474909 410428 64481 128738 115500 13238 34223 31354 2869 80588 DEPOSITS 22025 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 306116 PLEDGES RECEIVABLE, NON-CURRENT 83132 411273 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 497570 CONTRACT LIABILITIES 784003 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 315292 1596865 X 6703066 9193 9193 6693873 0 6693873 6995262 0 6995262 0 6995262 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, QUALIFYING UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CORRESPONDING CALIFORNIA PROVISIONS. AS SUCH, EXCEPT FOR TAXES PERTAINING TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR INCOME TAXES, AS THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CONSIDERED A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITION TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE AT DECEMBER 31, 2022. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX YEARS THAT ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES ARE THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY. 0 STIPENDS 12 15120 BOOK PART III, LINE 1 GAFFTA GENERALLY WITHHOLDS A PORTION OF 10-20% OF THE GRANT AWARD IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE OF THE USE OF THE GRANT AWARD WITH THE PROJECT TIMEFRAME. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAMERON LONYEAR AIR OPERATIONS MANAGER 178098 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 178098 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - GAFFTA'S ACCOUNTING FIRM FORWARDED THE DRAFT OF FORM 990 TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ACCOUNTANT THE FOR THE INITIAL REVIEW. THE RETURN IS THEN FORWARDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND PROVIDES FEEDBACK TO THE BOARD TREASURER WHO PROVIDES THE FINAL APPROVAL OF FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C INQUIRIES REGARDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE MADE PERIODICALLY AT BOARD MEETINGS AND WITH ANY POTENTIAL NEW BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF STAFF BASED ON SALARIES PAID TO PERSONS PERFORMING LIKE SERVICES FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON DATA OBTAINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FROM COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON SALARIES PAID TO PERSONS PERFORMING LIKE SERVICES FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON DATA OBTAINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FROM COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GAFFTA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES - OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,827,769. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16,834. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,844,609.