Via Art Fund Inc

Analysis

Via Art Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Via Art Fund Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.6m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.5m (+1.6%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Via Art Fund Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Engineering Center Education Trust ($1.5m), Arts Council of Erie ($1.5m) and Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $194k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $230k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 5 employees.