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Nonprofit · EIN 94-3402512

GHIBERTI FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108

Financials

$666K$683K2022$1.1M$1.1M2023$96K$167K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GHIBERTI FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990-EZ$96,231$167,024-$70,793$142,667$21,283$121,384
June 30, 2024990$1,053,781$1,067,513-$13,732$252,183$60,006$192,177
June 30, 2023990$666,100$682,590-$16,490$266,244$60,335$205,909
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$84,861
Program service revenue
$11,476
Net gain from sales of assets
-$128
Other revenue
$22

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$50,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$36,396
Printing, publications and postage
$170
Other expenses
$80,458
Program services (functional)
$157,926

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$252,183
Total assets, end of year
$142,667
Total liabilities, end of year
$21,283
Net assets, end of year
$121,384
Cash, savings and investments
$117,377
Gross receipts
$96,359

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-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Rebecca NestleSecretary0.5$0
Kay Sprinkel GracePresident0.5$0
Richard CompeanDirector0.5$0
Mary R WoodDirector0.5$0
John BergVice President0.5$0
Tobias KellerTreasurer0.5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Rebecca NestleSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
Kay Sprinkel GracePresident
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
Richard CompeanDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Mary R WoodDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
John BergVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
Tobias KellerTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Rebecca NestleSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
Kay Sprinkel GracePresident
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
Donald W DerheimDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Mary R WoodDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Garrett Price IIIVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
Tobias KellerTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
Michael PappasDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1100 CALIFORNIA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108-2206
In care of
% LORI COLEMAN
Signed the 990-EZ
Rebecca Nestle, Secretary
Phone
(415) 749-6300
Return prepared by
Fontanello Duffield & Otake LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3402512 or by the name GHIBERTI FOUNDATION.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

Ghiberti Center for Culture directly produces The Forum, a live program designed to foster civil conversation on complex issues; the annual artist in residence program, in which an artist creates new work inspired by Grace Cathedral; several art exhibits throughout the year, often with social justice themes; and a summer solstice concert which celebrates beautiful music in a beautiful space.

990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Artist in Residence:The Ghiberti Foundation is committed to new arts initiatives, as embodied by itsArtist in Resident program. The Ghiberti Foundation provides world class artistswith opportunities to create new works, allowing artists both a venue and a paidopportunity to create. Launched in 2012, artists in residence include playwrightand actress Anna Deavere Smith; visual artist Anne Patterson; light and soundartists Elaine Buckholtz and Floor van de Velde; video artists Jim Campbell andBenjamin Bergery (their installation, entitled "Jacob's Dream: A Luminous Path,"is still on view in the cathedral); spoken word poet Sarah Kay; visual artistSukey Bryan (one of her works, The Great Hawk Mobile, is still on view at theCathedral School for Boys); internationally-celebrated choreographer Alonzo King; New York and Paris-based participatory installation artist Lee Mingwei; and in 2024, hula master Patrick Makuakane.Art Exhibits at Grace Cathedral:The Ghiberti Foundation produces art exhibits and accompanying programs at various times throughout the year, with the intent of offering a variety of ways to experience art at Grace Cathedral. Ongoing and past exhibits include Unearthed by Jim Hodges, Les Colombes by Michael Pendry, the AIDS Memorial Quilt, the Rainbow World Fund World Tree of Hope, and in 2024, the hand-painted Grace Cathedral Termesphere by Dick Termes and the monumental 2000 Dragons by Don Ed Hardy.Performance at Grace Cathedral:The Ghiberti Foundation produces TILT, an intimate annual concert taking place in Grace Cathedral on the summer solstice, with the goal of celebrating light and beautiful music in a sacred space.Public Conversation:The Forum at Grace Cathedral, produced by The Ghiberti Foundation, is a centralplank of the cathedral's expansive education program and its commitment to hostingpublic discussions and civic conversations for the city of San Francisco and widerBay Area community. The Forum promotes the open discussion of ideas about faithand ethics in relation to the issues of our day. It hosts interviews with leadingpublic figures and panel discussions with politicians, artists, writers,scientists, musicians, theologians and many others. It collaborates with theleading cultural institutions and universities of the Bay Area to bring the mostinnovative and interesting thinkers to our public space.Education:The Ghiberti Foundation provides support to The Community Preschool, GraceCathedral, which serves low-income families by offering one-third of itsenrollment a full scholarship to the families in the Tenderloin neighborhood ofSan Francisco and sliding scale tuition to another third of its students.
    Expenses $157,926 · grants $50,000

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990-EZ on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-3402512
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
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$142,667
Income (IRS master file)
$96,359

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZJune 2025$96,231$167,024$142,667IRS
990June 2024$1,053,781$1,067,513$252,183XML
990June 2023$666,100$682,590$266,244XML
990June 2022$452,374$379,484$253,521IRS
990-EZJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 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 94-3402512).

Questions about GHIBERTI FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of GHIBERTI FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GHIBERTI FOUNDATION is 94-3402512.
Is GHIBERTI FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
Are donations to GHIBERTI FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GHIBERTI FOUNDATION 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 GHIBERTI FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GHIBERTI FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended June 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of GHIBERTI FOUNDATION?
The 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does GHIBERTI FOUNDATION have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $96,231, expenses of $167,024 and total assets of $142,667 at year end.

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