2025-10-24T10:13:40-04:00 2025-06-30 931357212 BERG AND BERG SERVICES LLC 304 N SNEAD STREET ASHLAND VA 23005 990EZ 2024-07-01 201007390 VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS FOUNDATION VIRG 8045019320 800 EAST CANAL STREET RICHMOND VA 23219 SCOTT GARKA TREASURER 8043405280 2025-10-21 true false LORRAINE E BERG P01207894 8049080641 2025-10-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.VAFORARTS.ORG X X 39914 X 39913 1 39914 51850 1672 2873 56395 -16481 36965 20484 X 40740 19489 995 40740 20484 3775 36965 20484 X VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS ENGAGES VIRGINIANS IN A UNITED ADVOCACY EFFORT TO PROTECT AND INCREASE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS. VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS: 1. ADVOCATES FOR INCREASED PUBLIC FUNDING FOR THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS AND THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. 2.PURSUES LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS THAT WILL IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR THE ARTS AND ARTISTS, AND DISCOURAGES LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT VIRGINIAS ARTS INDUSTRY. 3.COMMUNICATES REGULARLY AND EFFECTIVELY WITH OUR MEMBERSHIP OF ARTISTS, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS STATEWIDE ABOUT ADVOCACY ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES. 4.WORKS TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC VALUE OF, AND APPRECIATION FOR, THE ARTS IN VIRGINIA. VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS (VFTA) ADVANCES THE ARTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS THE ARTS MAKE TO THE LIFE, CULTURE, AND ECONOMY OF THE STATE. VFTA ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC FUNDING FOR THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS, WHICH MAKES OPERATING GRANTS ESSENTIAL TO THE STATES ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. MEMBERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ARE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL ADVOCATES FOR THE ARTS THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA. VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS DOES THE FOLLOWING: PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ARTISTS AND ART ORGANIZATIONS, THAT FOSTER UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES, AND THAT ENCOURAGE THEIR APPRECIATION CONDUCTS PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS ADVOCATES FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS, BENEFITING ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS . EMPLOYS PROFESSIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL TO CONDUCT A VARIETY OF ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHICH ENCOURAGE LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS THAT IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR THE ARTS AND ARTISTS AND DISCOURAGE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ARTS CONDUCTS THE ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION AND ARTS ADVOCACY DAY AT THE CAPITOL VFTA SERVES AS THE FEDERAL STATE CAPTAIN FOR AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS AND WORKS TO EDUCATE FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AS TO THE VALUE OF THE CREATIVE ECONOMY IN VIRGINIA. 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VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS: 1. ADVOCATES FOR INCREASED PUBLIC FUNDING FOR THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS AND THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. 2.PURSUES LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS THAT WILL IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR THE ARTS AND ARTISTS, AND DISCOURAGES LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT VIRGINIAS ARTS INDUSTRY. 3.COMMUNICATES REGULARLY AND EFFECTIVELY WITH OUR MEMBERSHIP OF ARTISTS, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS STATEWIDE ABOUT ADVOCACY ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES. 4.WORKS TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC VALUE OF, AND APPRECIATION FOR, THE ARTS IN VIRGINIA. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS (VFTA) ADVANCES THE ARTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS THE ARTS MAKE TO THE LIFE, CULTURE, AND ECONOMY OF THE STATE. VFTA ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC FUNDING FOR THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS, WHICH MAKES OPERATING GRANTS ESSENTIAL TO THE STATES ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. MEMBERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ARE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL ADVOCATES FOR THE ARTS THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA. VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS DOES THE FOLLOWING: PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ARTISTS AND ART ORGANIZATIONS, THAT FOSTER UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES, AND THAT ENCOURAGE THEIR APPRECIATION CONDUCTS PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS ADVOCATES FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS, BENEFITING ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS . EMPLOYS PROFESSIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL TO CONDUCT A VARIETY OF ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHICH ENCOURAGE LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS THAT IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR THE ARTS AND ARTISTS AND DISCOURAGE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ARTS CONDUCTS THE ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION AND ARTS ADVOCACY DAY AT THE CAPITOL VFTA SERVES AS THE FEDERAL STATE CAPTAIN FOR AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS AND WORKS TO EDUCATE FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AS TO THE VALUE OF THE CREATIVE ECONOMY IN VIRGINIA. PROVIDES ADVOCATES THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA NEWS ALERTS TO KEEP THEM ADVISED ABOUT IMPORTANT NEWS AND LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE ARTS IN THE STATE