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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2022

Filed by FRIENDS OF SCHOOL OF THE ART FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$123,562
Total expenses
$129,830
Contributions and grants received
$123,065
Grants paid
$37,656
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
$285
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$212
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$447,423
Total liabilities, end of year
$30,876
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$416,547
Program service expenses (Part III)
$66,700

Program services were 51.4% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2022

Primary exempt purpose

Friends of Ruth Asawa School of the Arts FOSOTA is dedicated to championing arts education and arts-based learning at San Franciscos groundbreaking public arts high school and beyond. Our community of donors, volunteers, educators, students, alumni, artists, activists, and allies believe in the transformative power of art in the schools. Together we are mighty.

  • CAPSTONE PROJECT AWARDS: Our application-based grants provide funds for student, teacher, department, and community projects. Among them are grants to seniors to help them realize their capstone projects-- in-depth explorations with real-world applications that integrate the academic, artistic, cultural, and personal experiences of an arts-based education. In FY 22-23, in addition ro providing $10k in student funding, the organization seeded a $5k position at the school to place a Capstone Project mentor and advisor in the classrooms.

    Expenses $14,602 · Grants $9,602

  • DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SUPPORT: FOSOTA offers funds management for mission-aligned projects that need access to nonprofit grants. In FY 22-23, the organization managed $50k+ in grant funds for student projects including a dance program for neurodivergent and physically disabled youth, a clothing brand raising funds for LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness, and free senior portraits for low-income students.

    Expenses $43,598

  • STUDENT AWARDS: FOSOTA administers and funds scholastic awards that recognize Ruth Asawa School of the Arts students who have demonstrated exceptional achievement, impact, or growth through their academics, creative practices, or community engagement. Awards not only honor individual recipients; they also shine a light on a revolutionary educational model that fosters inquiry, understanding, and agency through the artistic expression of our shared experience. In FY 22-23, the organization awarded students over $6,000.

    Expenses $8,500 · Grants $8,500

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Anne Yanow

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5
  • Suzanne Dehne

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    10
  • Anna Bukareva thru 0123

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andrew Padlo

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Don Fontowitz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jen Burke thru 0523

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5
  • Leslie Lum join 0523

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cheryl Kapchan join 0223

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313129349201046

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