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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ARTSPAN.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 17 October 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$495,154 changed to $432,105
Total expenses
$827,081 changed to $782,616
Contributions and grants received
$229,468 changed to $191,195
Grants paid
$1,000 changed to $0
Program service revenue
$195,109 changed to $175,294
Investment income
$64 changed to $0
Other revenue
$70,513 changed to $65,616
Total assets, end of year
$386,738 changed to $384,068
Total liabilities, end of year
$202,912 changed to $218,826
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$183,826 changed to $165,242
Program services expenses
$479,941 changed to $490,115
Management and general expenses
$218,668 changed to $195,014
Fundraising expenses
$128,472 changed to $97,487
Program service expenses (Part III)
$479,941 changed to $490,115

Totals

Total revenue
$495,154
Total expenses
$827,081
Contributions and grants received
$229,468
Grants paid
$1,000
Program service revenue
$195,109
Investment income
$64
Other revenue
$70,513
Total assets, end of year
$386,738
Total liabilities, end of year
$202,912
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$183,826
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$479,941
Management and general expenses
$218,668
Fundraising expenses
$128,472
Program service expenses (Part III)
$479,941

Program services were 58.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $41,484

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $72,041

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $115,943

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Ad sales

    total $28,550 · related or exempt $28,550

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Admissions/registrations

    total $90,815 · related or exempt $90,815

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Membership

    total $57,565 · related or exempt $57,565

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Other Serivce/Fee Income

    total $2,032 · related or exempt $2,032

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Studio Rentals

    total $16,147 · related or exempt $16,147

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $64 · excluded $64

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $85,543

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $41,484

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $15,030

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $70,513

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,000 · program services $1,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $135,000 · program services $93,629 · management and general $12,078 · fundraising $29,293

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $196,119 · program services $136,017 · management and general $17,546 · fundraising $42,556

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $32,513 · program services $17,949 · management and general $8,907 · fundraising $5,657

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $26,586 · program services $16,482 · management and general $4,179 · fundraising $5,925

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,011 · management and general $24,011

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $114,835 · program services $63,159 · management and general $40,192 · fundraising $11,484

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $26,458 · program services $26,338 · fundraising $120

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,520 · program services $2,352 · management and general $19,286 · fundraising $1,882

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $55,357 · program services $16,436 · management and general $38,921

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,792 · management and general $9,792

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,855 · program services $790 · management and general $678 · fundraising $387

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,333 · management and general $8,333

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,523 · management and general $1,523

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,936 · program services $1,884 · management and general $6,052

  • 24a · Other expenses: Cost of goods sold

    total $46,381 · program services $20,526 · fundraising $25,855

  • 24b · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $25,016 · program services $25,016

  • 24c · Other expenses: Program events

    total $22,797 · program services $21,410 · management and general $1,387

  • 24d · Other expenses: Artists Expenses

    total $18,041 · program services $17,691 · fundraising $350

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $50,008 · program services $19,262 · management and general $25,783 · fundraising $4,963

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $670,426 · end of year $376,651

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $53,684 · end of year $2,671

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,447 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $16,042

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $12,264

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,492 · end of year $3,778

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $3,638

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $33,178 · end of year $14,435

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $149,900 · end of year $149,900

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $35,218 · end of year $38,577

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $349,140 · end of year $139,647

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $166,613 · end of year $44,179

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ArtSpan builds community by connecting the public to visual arts in san Francisco. Through SF Open Studios, youth and adult education, and art-centric events, ArtSpan creates a platform for artists to thrive, fostering a Bay Area that values the arts.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ArtSpan is committed to cultivating a vibrant, accessible, and world-class art community in San Francisco and to promoting the city's unique creative energy locally and globally. We champion an inclusive art experience by providing hundreds (continued on Schedule O page 2)

  • San Francisco Open Studios is an annual, month-long event in October that showcases over 800 emerging and established San Francisco artists in their studios. ArtSpan publishes a printed Guide of artists with comprehensive online catalog. The event connects collectors with artists for engaging dialog and a glimpse into the life of the working artist. In addition to SF Open Studios, ArtSpan produces Exhibitions and Professional Development Workshops for Artists.

    Expenses $247,833 · Revenue $137,544

  • Artist Resources, Advocacy & MembershipArtSpan hosts workshops throughout the year to create community and to help inform artists and art-appreciators about art, art business, art collecting and supporting a successful art career. ArtSpan also provides online resources as well as in-person mentoring to help artists reach their professional goals. ArtSpan's Executive Director has been working with local artists to create community action groups, Save Our Studios and Cultural Space Coalition. She has also been working with Artists for a Better Bay Area, the SF Art Commission and other local organizations about artists studio and residential displacement and an $8-million enhancement to the Mayors budget for additional funding for the arts sector. (continued on Schedule O page 2)

    Expenses $94,481 · Revenue $57,565

  • Onondaga CampaignArtSpan is redeveloping a city-owned historic building at 45 Onondaga Avenue to provide artists and local residents a community classroom, gallery, resource center, and 10 full-time artist studios. The facility will also serve as ArtSpan's offices and headquarters for our public and member programming and events.

    Expenses $69,308

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joen Madonna

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $149,732
    From this org
    $135,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,732
    Hours/week
    40
  • Vanessa Wilson

    Deputy Director

    Total calculated
    $102,316
    From this org
    $92,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,316
    Hours/week
    40
  • Matthew McKinley

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robo Gerson

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Greta Schnetzler

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Cooke

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Cullen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cynthia Farner MD

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chirstopher Gilbert

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Seja Hall

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433139349303823

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