Nonprofit · EIN 94-3355076
INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94142
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,422,368 | $4,981,414 | $440,954 | $6,046,594 | $264,096 | $5,782,498 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,897,959 | $2,994,186 | $2,903,773 | $5,526,115 | $208,208 | $5,317,907 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $3,960,803 | $3,223,436 | $737,367 | $2,559,764 | $104,851 | $2,454,913 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,101,637
- of which government grants
- $1,382,719
- Program service revenue
- $252,281
- Investment income
- $57,793
- Net rental income
- $648
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $10,009
- Other revenue
- $10,657
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,061,312
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $121,104
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,194,281
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,667,614
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $8,790
- Accounting fees
- $41,653
- Occupancy
- $40,767
- Travel
- $94,715
- Program services (functional)
- $4,566,162
- Management and general (functional)
- $370,204
- Fundraising (functional)
- $45,048
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,526,115
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,046,594
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $264,096
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,782,498
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,266,346
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,516,152
- Gross unrelated business income
- $648
- Gross receipts
- $5,425,945
- Employees
- 51
- Volunteers
- 120
- Year formed
- 2000
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanita Pace | Develop Dir | 40 | $127,993 | $20,172 |
| Deana Balinton | Dir of Ptrshps/Ops | 40 | $112,493 | $8,773 |
| Jenny Balisle | Project Dir | 40 | $105,081 | $960 |
| Julia Malta-Weingard | Comm Dir | 40 | $103,856 | $0 |
| Lisa Burger | Exec Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $96,695 | $3,708 |
| Maria Tuttle | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $21,895 | $0 |
| Afia Thompson | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $2,514 | $0 |
| Ahmad Kakar | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Alexandria Wyllie | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Dedon | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Philipson | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Wallner | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Burger | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $66,475 | $579 |
| Krystal Beasley | Director Trustee or director | 15 | $21,061 | $0 |
| Afia Thompson | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $12,300 | $0 |
| Ahmad Kakar | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Alexandria Wyllie | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Philipson | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Wallner | President Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Hilliard | Project Director | 40 | $162,237 | $722 |
| Lisa Burger | President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $60,000 | $0 |
| Krystal Beasley | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $8,986 | $0 |
| Benjamin Russell | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Anthony St George | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Martin Caplan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Philipson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ahmad Kakar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Atticus Wolf | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alexandria Wyllie | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 420442, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94142-0442
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Lisa Burger, PO Box 420442, San Francisco, CA 94142
- Signed the 990
- Lisa Burger, Executive Director
- Phone
- (415) 738-4975
- Website
- www.artsandmedia.net
- Return prepared by
- REGALIA BERGER & BERGER CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3355076 or by the name INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA.
- 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
Independent Arts & Media's mission is to steward and empower independent art and media projects that foster community and civic participation and facilitate cultural engagement and free expression.
Program accomplishments
- IAM offers fiscal sponsorship to projects and producers that advance IAMs charitable purpose as approved by the IRS: to raise and support the educational, cultural, and social levels of, and expand the related opportunities available to, the residents of the San Francisco Bay Area and surrounding regional and national communities, including members of under-served, minority, and low-income communities, through the development of non-commercial projects for the benefit of the general public, including, but not limited to, educational, cultural, community, media, news, and art-related projects.(continued next section)Expenses $4,566,162 · grants $1,061,312 · revenue $262,290
- IAM currently supports over 150 affiliates dedicated to non-commercial work in media and the arts, including publishing, theater, dance, music, visual art, film and video, radio, mixed media and transmedia, journalism, history, and public-events production and convening.While most of IAM's Affiliates are in the Bay Area, several are located throughout the United States, including New York, Illinois, Nevada, Utah, and Massachusetts.
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
- 94-3355076
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,046,594
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,425,945
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,422,368 | $4,981,414 | $6,046,594 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,897,959 | $2,994,186 | $5,526,115 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,974,178 | $3,907,634 | $2,686,287 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $3,960,803 | $3,223,436 | $2,559,764 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 94-3355076).
Questions about INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA
- What is the EIN of INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA is 94-3355076.
- Is INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA 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 INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA 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 INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA 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 INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Lisa Burger.
- Who are the officers and directors of INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $127,993 (Lanita Pace, Develop Dir).
- How much revenue does INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,422,368, expenses of $4,981,414 and total assets of $6,046,594 at year end.
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