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INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN FRANCISCO

EIN 88-1225820 SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Largest nonprofits in California

Revenue 2023
$2,223,505
Expenses 2023
$2,446,259

Program services were 65.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A51
Classification
1200
Street
1225 4TH STREET 403

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

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.

  • THE ROLE OF AN ICA IS TO SHOW THE WORK OF ARTISTS WORKING AT THE MOST INNOVATIVE, INCISIVE, AND EXPERIMENTAL LEVELS OF ARTISTIC PRODUCTION. AS A NON-COLLECTING MUSEUM SPACE, ICA SF ENCOURAGES ARTISTS TO EXPERIMENT AND EXPAND THEIR PRACTICES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH TIME, FUNDS, SUPPORT AND SPACE TO ACTUALIZE THEIR WORK. WE ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO OFFER ARTISTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF THEIR PRACTICE AND RECOGNIZE THAT WHAT WE ADD TO THE ART WORLD ECOSYSTEM-AND THAT OF THE BAY AREA-IS A SPACE THAT ALLOWS ARTISTS TO MAKE WORK THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO EXPLORE AND PRODUCE. WE PARTNER WITH ARTISTS TO ALLOW THEM TIME TO IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT BE NEXT IN THEIR PRACTICE. WHAT HAVE THEY BEEN HOLDING IN THE BACK OF THEIR MIND THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN THE PHYSICAL SPACE OR THE CREATIVE SPACE TO PUSH TOWARDS? WE ARE OFTEN THE FIRST PLACE TO OFFER ARTISTS THEIR FIRST EVER MUSEUM EXHIBITION OR LARGEST MUSEUM EXHIBITION TO DATE.AS SUCH, ICA SF HAS PRODUCED OVER TEN NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED EXHIBITIONS FEATURING ARTISTS TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN AMERICAN MUSEUMS (BIPOC ARTISTS, FEMALE IDENTIFYING ARTISTS, ETC.), INCLUDING: JEFFREY GIBSON: SUBSEQUENTLY SELECTED AS FIRST INDIGENOUS ARTIST TO RESTING OUR EYES: FEATURING TWENTY MULTI-GENERATIONAL BLACK ARTISTS ADDRESSING LEISURE AS LIBERATIONLIZ HERNNDEZ & RYAN WHELAN: AN EXHIBITION CELEBRATING THE RESILIENCE OF BAY AREA CREATIVESSOLO EXHIBITIONS BY: RUPY C. TUT (B. 1985, CHANDIGARH, INDIA); PATRICK MARTINEZ(B. 1980, LOS ANGELES, CA); HAYV KAHRAMAN (B. 1981, BAGHDAD, IRAQ); SAIF AZZUZ (B. 1987, EUREKA, CA); SUCHITRA MATTAI (B. 1973, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA); MARYAM YOUSIF (B. 1985, BAGHDAD, IRAQ)PUBLIC + EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMINGWHILE BRINGING CURATORIAL AND CULTURAL RIGOR THROUGH OUR EXHIBITIONS, ICA SF HAS ALSO OFFERED ONGOING FREE MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING TO THE PUBLIC: MEANTIME: THROUGH THIS SERIES OF POP-UPS, WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES, AND ARTIST RESIDENCIES HAPPENING "IN THE MEANTIME" BETWEEN ICA SF'S MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, WE HAVE PROVIDED FUNDING AND OPPORTUNITIES TO OVER 120 BAY AREA ARTISTS, CREATIVES, AND COLLECTIVES BASED IN THE BAY AREA-REGARDLESS OF EXHIBITION HISTORY, GALLERY REPRESENTATION, OR INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION. OUR GOAL IS TO NURTURE RELATIONSHIPS WITH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITIES IN THE BAY AREA TO FOSTER LASTING PARTNERSHIPS AND AN INTERCONNECTED CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM.FAMILY + K-12 PROGRAMMING: ACCOMPANYING ITS EXHIBITIONS, ICA SF HAS OFFERED WEEKEND WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE ON A DAILY BASIS GEARED FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES. IN ADDITION, THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SFUSD, SF BAY AREA PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND ENTERPRISE FOR YOUTH, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A SCHOOL TOURS PROGRAM AND PAID HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS. PUBLIC ART: RECOGNIZING THE POWER OF PUBLIC ART TO MEET COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY ARE, ICA SF-IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WARRIORS FOUNDATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNER ALIVE AND FREE FOUNDATION-COMMISSIONED A LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC ARTWORK BY PATRICK MARTINEZ TO REVITALIZE THE DOGPATCH COMMUNITY BASKETBALL COURT AS A COMMUNITY SPACE FOR INSPIRATION AND CONNECTION.

    Expenses $1,604,534 · Revenue $4,974

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Ethan Beard

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alison Gass

    PRESIDENT, KREIGER FAMILY

    Total calculated
    $217,624
    From this org
    $191,466
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,158
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,466
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,158
    Filer's total
    $217,624

  • Catia Hagopian

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Hornik

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pamela Hornik

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kaitlyn Krieger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kanyo Maqubela

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deborah Rappaport

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Swig

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Woznak To Sep 2023

    CHIEF OPERATING & FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $121,343
    From this org
    $95,824
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,519
    Hours/week
    40

  • Wendy Chang As Of Sep 2023

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $27,859
    From this org
    $27,859
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Christine Koppes

    CURATOR AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $143,500
    From this org
    $113,548
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,952
    Hours/week
    40

  • Thea Anderson - Director Of

    LEARNING AND PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $143,449
    From this org
    $112,091
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,358
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,223,505
    Expenses
    $2,446,259
    Contributions
    $2,197,371
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,607,776
    Expenses
    $1,769,865
    Contributions
    $2,605,392
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,607,776
    Expenses
    $1,748,026
    Contributions
    $2,605,392
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.