NonprofitsSomarts

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Somarts

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Total revenue

$3.2M

Total expenses

$3.6M

Net assets

$1.1M

Grants received

$1.7M

59 grants

EIN

942655955

Tax year

2023

Mission

SOMArts cultivates access to the arts within the Bay Area by collaborating with community-focused artists and organizations. Together, we engage the power of the arts to provoke just and fair inclusion, cultural respect and civic participation.

Programs

2 programs

Event Rental ProgramHISTORICALLY, SOMARTS TYPICALLY HELPS PRODUCE OVER 90 EVENTS PER YEAR. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 the program began to welcome back clients to our space and the organization helped produce 26 events for other nonprofits and mission-aligned groups.

Expenses: $571K

Exhibition programs (gallery)somarts produces and supports a dynamic range of exhibitions in support of itsmission to promote art on the community level and foster an appreciation of andrespect for all cultures. This includes six large-scale exhibitions each year inaddition to providing guidance, technical, and publicity support for two to three exhibitions awarded through the curatorial residency program, along with 15-20exhibitions annually through the community-curated ramp gallery. Somarts annuallyproduces over 20 exhibition-related cultural learning and art-making events including talks, performances, and workshops.

Expenses: $452K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.9M
Program service revenue$292K
Investment income$2K
Other revenue$5K
Total revenue$3.2M

Expenses

Grants paid$726K
Salaries & benefits$1.4M
Fundraising$142K
Other expenses$1.4M
Total expenses$3.6M
Total assets$1.4M
Net assets$1.1M

People

11 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Maria Jenson

Exec Director

Board

$116K

40 hrs/wk

Trisha Lagaso Goldberg

Board Chair

Board

1 hrs/wk

Mike Anderson

Treasurer

Board

1 hrs/wk

Lisa Burger

Secretary

Board

1 hrs/wk

Luke Spray

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

George McCalman

Secretary

Board

1 hrs/wk

Erica Waltemade

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Lois Langevin-King

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Robel Yemiru

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Yennga Khuong

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Robert Goldfarb

ED-LCD

Staff

$109K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 59 of 59

FromAmountPurposeYear
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT.
2024
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$15K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$14K
Fate and Fortune Fundraiser
2024
$7K
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
General Supportt for Macro Waves
2024
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$235K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$80K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$17K
Activating vacant lots
2023
$17K
Activating vacant lots
2023
$15K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$13K
TO SUPPORT THE STATE OF THE ARTS EVENT
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$6K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$6K
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
2023
$3K
Fate and Fortune Fundraiser
2023
$1K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$85K
PROGRAM - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$82K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$45K
Gen Op ($25,000) Artists Adaptability Circles ($20,000)
2022
$40K
TWO YEARS OF PROJECT SUPPORT FOR SFFILM'S ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES AND ACCESSIBILITY CONGRESS
2022
$24K
WATER.BODIES.LAND
2022
$15K
ONE YEAR OF PROJECT SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS' ADAPTABILITY CIRCLES, HELPING BAY AREA ARTISTS, CULTURE BEARERS, AND ARTS WORKERS TO IMPLEMENT SHIFTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO HEAL AND THRIVE
2022
$10K
ARTS EQUITY AND RECOVERY SERIES; EVENTS
2022
$10K
To support community-led action
2022
$6K
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
2022
$3K
Fate and Fortune Fundraiser
2022
$75K
PROGRAM - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF VISUAL AND TEXTILE ART AS A NARRATIVE SHIFT AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TOOL AND SUPPORT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE MURPHY AND CADOGAN ARTS AWARDS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE MURPHY AND CADOGAN TRUSTS.
2021
$35K
General Operating Support
2021
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$10K
FBO: OAKLAND WORKERS FUND WITH SUPPORT FROM MOMENTS CO-OP, THE COMMISSIONING OF OAKLAND WORKERS FUND REVOLUTIONARY PSAS BILLBOARD PROJECT
2021
$5K
Fate and Fortune Fundraiser
2021
$500
General Operating Support
2021
$102K
PROGRAM - TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNICATION OF THE MURPHY AND CADOGAN AWARDS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE MURPHY AND CADOGAN TRUSTS. PROGRAM - TO PROVIDE A GRANT FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE MURPHY AND CADOGAN AWARDS. PROGRAM - CORE SUPPORT AND ANTI-DISPLACEMENT WORK WITH REGIONAL PARTNERS.
2020
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
COVID RESPONSE
2020
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$6K
CULTURE & ARTS
2020
$2K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$69K
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT TO ARTS COHORT ORGANIZATIONS. TO SUPPORT THE COORDINATION AND EVENT PLANNING OF THE MURPHY AND CADOGAN AWARDS CEREMONY. TO SUPPORT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INDIVIDUAL ARTIST IN COMMUNITY NARRATIVE SHIFT COMMISSIONED PROJECTS.
2019
$102K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, TO SUPPORT THE COORDINATION AND EVENT PLANNING OF THE MURPHY AND CADOGAN AWARDS CEREMONY, TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF THE 2018 MURPHY AND CADOGAN AWARDS CEREMONY.
2018
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$10K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MCSWEENEY'S.
2017
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2017

Funded by

$1.7M from 29 funders · 59 grants · 2017–2024

The San Francisco Foundation

$523K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$318K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$152K · 5 grants · 2019–2024

Phyllis C Wattis Foundation

$146K · 6 grants · 2020–2024

J-P Conte Family Foundation

$75K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Jslh Foundation

$70K · 3 grants · 2023

Walter And Elise Haas Fund

$55K · 2 grants · 2022

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$40K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Details

EIN942655955
NTEE codeA900
Subsection03
Ruling date1980-05
Formed1979
Employees39
Volunteers45
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