Nonprofit · EIN 88-1225820
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94158
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,534,744 | $2,195,382 | $339,362 | $514,047 | $34,190 | $479,857 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,223,505 | $2,446,259 | -$222,754 | $1,736,521 | $1,121,364 | $615,157 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $2,607,776 | $1,769,865 | $837,911 | $2,365,839 | $1,527,928 | $837,911 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,475,356
- Membership dues
- $73,502
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $896
- Net rental income
- $31,770
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $10,192
- Other revenue
- $58,492
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $282,109
- Other salaries and wages
- $424,306
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $865,247
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $450
- Accounting fees
- $20,001
- Occupancy
- $369,509
- Travel
- $34,171
- Depreciation
- $150,436
- Program services (functional)
- $1,488,025
- Management and general (functional)
- $259,670
- Fundraising (functional)
- $447,687
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,736,521
- Total assets, end of year
- $514,047
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $34,190
- Net assets, end of year
- $479,857
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $161,640
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $459,857
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $20,000
- Gross receipts
- $2,544,062
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 13
- Year formed
- 2022
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALISON GASS | PRESIDENT, KREIGER FAMILY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $183,904 | $28,426 |
| WENDY CHANG | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 20 | $69,779 | $0 |
| ETHAN BEARD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN SWIG | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HORNIK | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATIA HAGOPIAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAYLEEN ARNKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIA CONWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY DAUBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZELLE GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA HORNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA MCGUIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GABRIELLA MISHEV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAX OBATA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALISON GASS | PRESIDENT, KREIGER FAMILY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $191,466 | $26,158 |
| CHRISTINE KOPPES | CURATOR AND DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,548 | $29,952 |
| THEA ANDERSON - DIRECTOR OF | LEARNING AND PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,091 | $31,358 |
| JESSICA WOZNAK TO SEP 2023 | CHIEF OPERATING & FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $95,824 | $25,519 |
| WENDY CHANG AS OF SEP 2023 | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $27,859 | $0 |
| ETHAN BEARD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATIA HAGOPIAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HORNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA HORNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAITLYN KRIEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KANYO MAQUBELA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH RAPPAPORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN SWIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALISON GASS | PRESIDENT, KREIGER FAMILY DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $146,492 | $12,728 |
| JESSICA WOZNAK | CHIEF OPERATING & FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $26,486 | $3,448 |
| ETHAN BEARD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATIA HAGOPIAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HORNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA HORNIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAITLYN KRIEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KANYO MAQUBELA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH RAPPAPORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN SWIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1225 4TH STREET 403, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94158-2249
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALISON GASS, 1225 4TH STREET 403, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94158
- Signed the 990
- ALISON GASS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (415) 226-9250
- Website
- ICASF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 88-1225820 or by the name INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO (ICA SF) IS A FREE, NON-COLLECTING CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM. ICA SF OFFERS ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUSH BOUNDARIES, EXPERIMENT WITH NEW IDEAS, AND TAKE RISKS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH ARTISTS AND COLLABORATORS, ICA SF SEEKS TO EXPLORE THE MOST CRITICAL SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL ISSUES HAPPENING IN THE WORLD AROUND US THROUGH THE LENS OF ARTISTIC PRACTICE AND IS COMMITTED TO EXPANDING THE FUTURE CANON OF ARTISTS SHOWN IN INSTITUTIONS. BUILDING UPON THE LESSONS LEARNED IN THE FIRST "START UP" YEARS, ICA SF REMAINS CONTINUOUSLY "UNDER CONSTRUCTION," COMMITTING TO A NIMBLENESS RARELY FOUND IN ART INSTITUTIONS. ICA SF SEEKS TO MAKE CONTEMPORARY ART RELEVANT AND MEANINGFUL FOR ALL AUDIENCES.
Program accomplishments
- THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO IS A NON-COLLECTING ART MUSEUM THAT OFFERS ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUSH BOUNDARIES, EXPERIMENT WITH NEW IDEAS, AND TAKE RISKS. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF ART TO EXPLORE THE MOST CRITICAL SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL QUESTIONS OF OUR TIME AND ARE COMMITTED TO EXPANDING THE ART HISTORICAL CANON OF THE FUTURE. BUILDING UPON THE LESSONS LEARNED IN OUR EARLY START-UP YEARS, ICA SF REMAINS CONTINUOUSLY "UNDER CONSTRUCTION," EMBRACING A NIMBLENESS RARELY FOUND IN ART INSTITUTIONS. THIS APPROACH ALLOWS US TO RESPOND DYNAMICALLY TO THE CITY'S EVOLVING NEEDS AND TO GENERATE CULTURAL MOMENTUM THAT CATALYZES POSITIVE LASTING CHANGE IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES. WE SEEK TO MAKE CONTEMPORARY ART RELEVANT AND MEANINGFUL FOR ALL AUDIENCES. ADMISSION IS ALWAYS FREE.Expenses $1,488,025 · revenue $10,192
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 88-1225820
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A51)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $514,047
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,544,062
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,534,744 | $2,195,382 | $514,047 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,223,505 | $2,446,259 | $1,736,521 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,607,776 | $1,769,865 | $2,365,839 | XML |
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 88-1225820).
Questions about INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO
- What is the EIN of INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO is 88-1225820.
- Is INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO 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 OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ALISON GASS.
- Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $183,904 (ALISON GASS, PRESIDENT, KREIGER FAMILY).
- How much revenue does INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,534,744, expenses of $2,195,382 and total assets of $514,047 at year end.
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