Nonprofit · EIN 20-4984268
INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES INTHE VISUAL ARTS
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, ME 04101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $628,158 | $759,533 | -$131,375 | $2,488,478 | $127,579 | $2,360,899 |
| April 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,820,416 | $2,713,873 | $106,543 | $2,516,297 | $120,119 | $2,396,178 |
| April 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,619,600 | $2,581,769 | $37,831 | $2,320,019 | $130,612 | $2,189,407 |
| April 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,437,797 | $2,367,693 | $70,104 | $2,135,139 | $158,708 | $1,976,431 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $30,750
- Program service revenue
- $593,088
- Investment income
- $148
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $148
- Other revenue
- $4,172
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $240,740
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $93,989
- Other salaries and wages
- $106,474
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $242,527
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,290
- Occupancy
- $7,200
- Travel
- $4,953
- Depreciation
- $1,232
- Program services (functional)
- $621,095
- Management and general (functional)
- $105,347
- Fundraising (functional)
- $33,091
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,516,297
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,488,478
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $127,579
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,360,899
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $43,813
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,728,056
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $884,856
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,476,043
- Gross receipts
- $658,008
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- ME
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Curtis | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 40 | $46,994 |
| Simonetta Moro | President Officer | 40 | $46,994 |
| Jonathan Koperniak | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah Willis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Edgar Coons Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sheila Devine | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dorit Yaron | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Harrison Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diala Toure | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Armstrong | Chair and Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kathe Albrecht | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Hogan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Snyder | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2025: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Curtis | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 40 | $171,674 | $20,070 |
| Simonetta Moro | President Officer | 40 | $163,050 | $27,540 |
| Paul McDonald | Co-Chair & Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Koperniak | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Willis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Edgar Coons Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sheila Devine | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dorit Yaron | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Harrison Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Diala Toure | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Armstrong | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Albrecht | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George E Smith | President Officer | 40 | $211,323 | $17,523 |
| Amy Curtis | Executive VP Officer | 40 | $151,055 | $18,974 |
| Paul McDonald | Chair & Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Koperniak | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Willis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Edgar Coons Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Devine | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dorit Yaron | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Harrison Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Diala Toure | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Armstrong | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George E Smith | President Officer | 40 | $203,297 | $16,776 |
| Amy Curtis | Executive VP Officer | 40 | $145,317 | $17,676 |
| Paul McDonald | Chair & Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Koperniak | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Willis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Edgar Coons | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mildred Glimcher | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Devine | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dorit Yaron | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Harrison Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Rajchman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 63 FEDERAL ST, PORTLAND, ME 04101-4222
- In care of
- % GEORGE E SMITH III
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Simonetta Moro, 63 Federal Street, Portland, ME 04101
- Signed the 990
- Simonetta Moro, President
- Phone
- (207) 879-8757
- Website
- idsva.edu
- Return prepared by
- Purdy Powers & Company
Mission
To operate a school of graduate studies providing education in philosophy, aesthetics, art theory, and similar disciplines related to the visual arts.
Program accomplishments
- The provision of doctoral studies to holders of the MFA or the master's degree in a related field, the conferring of PhD degrees, and otherwise providing education and training related to the arts. The Institute had approximately 53 full-time equivalent students during 2025-2025.Expenses $621,095 · grants $240,740 · revenue $597,408
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-4984268
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,488,478
- Income (IRS master file)
- $658,008
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $628,158 | $759,533 | $2,488,478 | XML |
| 990 | April 2025 | $2,820,416 | $2,713,873 | $2,516,297 | XML |
| 990 | April 2024 | $2,619,600 | $2,581,769 | $2,320,019 | XML |
| 990 | April 2023 | $2,437,797 | $2,367,693 | $2,135,139 | XML |
| 990 | April 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-4984268).
Questions about INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES INTHE VISUAL ARTS
- What is the EIN of INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES INTHE VISUAL ARTS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES INTHE VISUAL ARTS is 20-4984268.
- Is INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES INTHE VISUAL ARTS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES INTHE VISUAL ARTS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES INTHE VISUAL ARTS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES INTHE VISUAL ARTS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES INTHE VISUAL ARTS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES INTHE VISUAL ARTS?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names Simonetta Moro.
- Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES INTHE VISUAL ARTS?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $46,994 (Amy Curtis, Chief Executive Officer).
- How much revenue does INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES INTHE VISUAL ARTS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $628,158, expenses of $759,533 and total assets of $2,488,478 at year end.
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