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US nonprofit · EIN 136261474 · New York, NYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 136261474) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Visual Arts Foundation Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$516k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$321k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$5m
$1k liabilities
Net assets
$5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
8.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
7
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Visual Arts Foundation Inc's network

7 people4 organisationsi7 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bashan AquartDirector2018
8 yrs
David RhodesDirector2018
8 yrs
DEE ITO (also filed as Dee Ito)Director2018
8 yrs
Jacqueline HoffnerTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Jeffrey NesinPresident2018
8 yrs
Patti GreaneyDirector2018
8 yrs
Paul DavisDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
David RhodesDirector1$0
Dee ItoDirector1$0
Paul DavisDirector1$0
Patti GreaneyDirector1$0
Bashan AquartDirector1$0
Jeffrey NesinPresident1$0
Jacqueline HoffnerTreasurer1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Visual Arts Foundation Inc
EIN
136261474
Address
209 E 23rd St, New York, NY, 10010-3901
State
New York
Mission
The mission is to advance the arts as both an individual vocation and social force. The Foundation supports emerging artists and broadens audiences for their work, fosters a climate that values and seeks understanding of the arts. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A900 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1968
Principal officer
Jeffrey Nesin (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1968
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBashan Aquart
≥8years on the filingsDavid Rhodes
≥8years on the filingsDEE ITO
≥8years on the filingsJacqueline Hoffner

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$5m
Total liabilities
$1k
Net assets or fund balances
$5m
Contributions and grants received
$243k
Program service revenue
$25k
Grants and similar paid out
$237k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$604k$376k$228k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Visual Arts Foundation, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
New York
Entity type
Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
Status
Active
Formed
28 June 1965
Registered agent
Not stated