2025-11-17T15:01:27-06:00 2024-12-31 950858589 HUTCHINSON AND BLOODGOOD LLP 550 N BRAND BLVD 14TH FLOOR GLENDALE CA 91203 990 2024-01-01 263383316 GRAY AREA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS GRAY 4158431423 2665 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 BARRY THREW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4158431423 2025-11-17 1 1 GEORGETTE M GREEN P00449497 8186375000 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BARRY THREW 2665 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 6378556 0 X GRAYAREA.ORG X 2009 CA GRAY AREA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS APPLIES ART AND TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT. 8 8 50 20 0 0 1714428 994791 4981718 5382041 -2273 -10833 0 0 6693873 6365999 15120 112325 0 0 1950724 2248520 0 0 58115 5029418 4449190 6995262 6810035 -301389 -444036 2346614 1827587 2289009 1422655 57605 404932 X GRAY AREA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS APPLIES ART AND TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT THROUGH EDUCATION, INCUBATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. IT TESTS AND SCALES PROJECTS WITH HIGH IMPACT POTENTIAL AND TEACHES DIGITAL TOOLS TO SUPPORT ARTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS. GRAY AREA OPERATES THE GRAND THEATER TO SUPPORT CULTURAL EVENTS YEAR-ROUND. 0 0 435820 PUBLIC EVENTS:WE HOSTED ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT (150) TOTAL EVENTS IN 2024. THIRTY (30) OF THESE WERE FREE FOR THE PUBLIC. THIRTY-SIX (36) OF THESE EVENTS WERE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH WE SUPPORTED THROUGH SHARING RESOURCES AND STAFF. WE DIRECTLY PAID 450 ARTISTS. WE ELEVATE A PLURALITY OF VOICES THROUGH THOUGHTFUL CURATION OF ARTISTS AND PRESENTERS, INCLUDING LGBTQIA2+ AND BIPOC ARTISTS, HIGHLIGHTING ISSUES AND INTERESTS IMPORTANT TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. GRAY AREA DRAWS A STATEWIDE AUDIENCE OF OVER 45,000 VISITORS A YEAR THROUGH ITS PROJECTS IN SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, AND SAN DIEGO. OUR AUDIENCE DEMOGRAPHICS INCLUDE DIVERSE GENDER, ETHNICITY, INCOME, AND AGE REPRESENTATION: 72% OF OUR AUDIENCE IDENTIFIES AS BIPOC, AND 70% AS LGBTQIA2+.IN 2024, WE PRESENTED THEY SUSTAIN US, THE WORLD PREMIERE OF FIRST NATIONS ARTIST SKAWENNATI'S LATEST MACHINIMA MUSIC VIDEO INSTALLATION, FASHION-ART COLLECTION, AND RUNWAY PERFORMANCE; AND BODILY AUTONOMY, A SOLO EXHIBITION BY LAUREN LEE MCCARTHY EXAMINING BIO-SURVEILLANCE. WE PRODUCED OUR 10TH ANNUAL GRAY AREA FESTIVAL, INVITING ARTISTS, RESEARCHERS, TECHNOLOGISTS, AND THINKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIETY THROUGH A CREATIVE LENS. WE DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN DEEP RELATIONSHIPS IN THE BAY AREA BY PROVIDING PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL SPACE, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT, CONTENT SHARING, AND INCREASED VISIBILITY TO DOZENS OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS EACH YEAR. WE OPERATE THE GRAND THEATER IN SAN FRANCISCO, A 1938 HISTORIC MOVIE THEATER THAT WE RENOVATED BACK INTO A CULTURAL RESOURCE. WE HAVE PRODUCED ONLINE EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 50+ LOCAL ARTS, CULTURAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND DONATE TECHNICAL SUPPORT INCLUDING VIDEO PRODUCTION, LIVE STREAMING, WEB DESIGN, AND OUTREACH. ONLINE EVENTS INCLUDE SPEAKER SERIES, FESTIVALS, VIDEO BLOGS, ARTIST SHOWCASES, VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS, AND LIVE PERFORMANCES WITH IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES. OUR ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS TOUCH A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITIES, AND INCLUDE CITY LIGHTS BOOKSTORE, MECHANICS INSTITUTE, SF CINEMATHEQUE, CALIFORNIA COLLEGE FOR THE ARTS, LEONARDO, AND CREATIVITY EXPLORED. OUR FACILITY HAS ALSO BECOME THE HOME TO TWO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH DEEPLY ALIGNED MISSIONS: RECOMBINANT MEDIA LABS HAS BEEN PRODUCING EXPERIENTIAL MEDIA EVENTS IN THE BAY AREA FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND MOVED INTO GRAY AREA AFTER ITS SPACE WAS LOST DUE TO INCREASING RENTS. CROWBAR CORNER IS SAN FRANCISCO'S ONLY 24-HOUR ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRODUCTION STUDIO, WHICH IS A SHARED SPACE SERVING PRIMARILY NIGHTLIFE COMMUNITIES.WE DID NOT PRODUCE A DEDICATED FUNDRAISING EVENT IN 2024. 74750 112325 EDUCATION:GRAY AREA'S EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE WORKSHOPS AND INTENSIVE COURSES. GRAY AREA DEVELOPS A STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATHEMATICS) CURRICULUM FOR ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT BY TEACHING INTERDISCIPLINARY SKILLS THROUGH THE CREATION OF ARTWORK. WE PRIORITIZE ENROLLMENT FOR A DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUNDS WITHIN OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS, 80% OF OUR STUDENTS SELF-IDENTIFIED AS WOMEN, MINORITIES, OR OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN TECHNOLOGY FIELDS. IN THE LAST YEAR, WE RAN 29+ UNIQUE ONLINE, FREE, AND LOW-COST EDUCATION ACTIVITIES LED BY ARTISTS, OFFERED TO OVER 394 STUDENTS. OUR ONLINE COURSES WELCOMED OVER 108 GLOBAL STUDENTS.WE PRODUCED THE DECENTRALIZED WEB (DWEB) FOR CREATORS 8-WEEK ONLINE COURSE THAT EMPOWERED ARTISTS, DESIGNERS, ARCHIVISTS, GALLERISTS, CURATORS, AND OTHERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS NECESSARY FOR EXPLORING THE DECENTRALIZED WEB. THROUGH LECTURE, DISCUSSION, AND HANDS-ON PRACTICE WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, PARTICIPANTS IN DWEB FOR CREATORS USED AN INTERSECTIONAL LENS TO STUDY THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS THAT SHAPE THE DECENTRALIZED WEB. PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED WITH TECHNOLOGIES LIKE BLOCKCHAIN AND MESH NETWORKS; EXAMINED CASE STUDIES IN CURATION, PUBLISHING, DATA SOVEREIGNTY, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING; AND APPLIED DECOLONIAL APPROACHES TO WORLD BUILDING AS THEY ENVISION THE FUTURE OF DWEB TECHNOLOGIES. CULMINATING IN AN ONLINE SALON WHERE STUDENTS PRESENTED THEIR PROJECTS AND IDEAS DEVELOPED DURING THE COURSE, THIS COURSE PROVIDED THE NECESSARY BACKGROUND, SKILLS, AND SUPPORT TO ADOPT DECENTRALIZED TECHNOLOGY INTO EVERY CREATIVE PRACTICE.GRAY AREA'S CREATIVE RESOURCE LIBRARY IS A FREE LENDING LIBRARY OFFERING THE TOOLS NEEDED TO CREATE ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND SOUND ART. PAIRED WITH ACCESS TO WORKSHOPS, LABS, AND EVENTS THIS COLLECTIVE RESOURCE HELPS ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO CREATION FOR COMMUNITY ARTISTS. 5826535 INCUBATOR:GRAY AREA'S INCUBATOR SERVICES INCLUDE RESIDENCY, RESEARCH LAB, AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. GRAY AREA COLLABORATES WITH ARTISTS AND CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS WHO CRITICALLY INVESTIGATE NEW IDEAS, CREATE AND ADAPT TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH THEIR WORK, AND ENGAGE WITH PRESSING SOCIAL AND CIVIC ISSUES.WE HOSTED SIMULATION SESSIONS, A MONTHLY MINI-LECTURE AND HACK NIGHT FOR ARTISTS, GAME DESIGNERS, CHARACTER DESIGNERS, ARCHITECTS, WORLD BUILDERS, AND AI AGENT DESIGNERS WORKING IN (OR INTERESTED IN EXPLORING) 3D SIMULATION. IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING PREVALENCE AND SOPHISTICATION OF VIRTUAL SIMULATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS, THESE SESSIONS SEEK TO SUSTAIN A LOCAL COMMUNITY OF 3D DESIGNERS, ARTISTS, AND TECHNOLOGISTS, FACILITATE PEER TEACHING AND LEARNING, AND SPARK DIALOGUE ABOUT THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND POLITICAL DIMENSIONS OF BUILDING DIGITAL WORLDS. FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS:GRAY AREA FISCALLY SPONSORS PROJECTS STRATEGICALLY ALIGNED WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION. WE CURRENTLY SUPPORT 10 SPONSORED PROJECTS. IN 2024, WE EXPANDED OUR SERVICES TO INCLUDE SAN DIEGO THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH COPLACE, AND LOS ANGELES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH RIP SPACE. 121938 MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: 121938 6459043 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 151 0 1 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X GRAY AREA FOUNDATION 4158431423 2665 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 NICOLE SELKEN CO -CHAIRPERSON 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVE ELFVING CO -CHAIRPERSON 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ABBY DIAZ HADIDIAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DOROTHY SANTOS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NADAV HOCHMAN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 108289 0 0 MARTIN RAUCHBAUER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SERIFE WONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY THREW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 113385 0 4470 NADA RASTAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAMERON LONYEAR AIR OPERATIONS MANAGER 40.00 X 194273 0 9060 LAURA CARLSON PROJECT PRODUCER 40.00 X 108303 0 0 AARON SOLOWAY CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST 40.00 X 112122 0 0 STEPHANIE BAPTIST AIR PROJECT PRODUCER 40.00 X 152133 0 9792 RACHELLE REICHERT AIR OPERATIONS MANAGER 40.00 X 129963 0 19176 918468 0 42498 7 0 1 0 CERTAIN MEASURES LLC 369 CONGRESS ST 2ND FLOOR BOSTON MA 02210 ARTISTIC SERVICES 239700 RASHAAD NEWSOME STUDIO LLC 544 PARK AVENUE SUITE 440 BROOKLYN NY 11205 MURAL PAINTING FOR PUBLIC ART PROJECT 191028 2 25637 418020 551134 994791 SERVICES CONTRACT REVE 4531923 4531923 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 288234 288234 TUITION/WORKSHOPS 176286 176286 TICKET SALES 160990 160990 CONCESSIONS 138628 138628 85980 85980 5382041 1724 1724 12557 -12557 -12557 -12557 6365999 5382041 0 -10833 X 112325 112325 226144 219557 4095 2492 1767012 1715541 31994 19477 100599 96261 2782 1556 154765 150165 3328 1272 64322 64322 81432 1987 79445 3243266 3188968 32085 22213 80823 80823 53715 26855 26860 43394 25417 9947 8030 334362 325003 9359 149417 139833 6509 3075 5923 5923 25953 15573 10380 21703 21703 42532 564 41968 PROGRAM EVENT & SUPPLIE 240591 240591 PAYROLL SERVICE FEES 52700 24388 28312 OTHER EXPENSES 5630 2374 3256 TAXES, LICENSES & FEES 3427 870 2557 6810035 6459043 292877 58115 307864 427114 537490 969077 704227 164259 277754 103661 5848 460 638032 578985 80588 59047 3067 1220 18503 27657 411273 75092 2346614 1827587 692144 610890 16050 1596865 795715 2289009 1422655 X -378857 224758 436462 180174 57605 404932 2346614 1827587 -444036 7360 784003 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 864309 1517176 1066459 1714428 994791 6157163 864309 1517176 1066459 1714428 994791 6157163 6157163 123 200 2844 3712 1724 8603 6165766 16729087 0.99860 0.99870 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 474909 432379 42530 128900 113253 15647 34223 33353 870 59047 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 497570 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 46006 COMMUNITY VISION LOAN 252139 795715 X 6373359 7360 7360 6365999 0 6365999 6810035 0 6810035 0 6810035 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, QUALIFYING UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CORRESPONDING CALIFORNIA PROVISIONS. AS SUCH, EXCEPT FOR TAXES PERTAINING TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR INCOME TAXES, AS THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CONSIDERED A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITION TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE AT DECEMBER 31, 2024. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX YEARS THAT ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES ARE THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY. 1 FREE OR SUBSIDIZED ADMISSIONS 81 109325 FMV STIPENDS 6 3000 FMV PART III, LINE 1 GAFFTA GENERALLY WITHHOLDS A PORTION OF 10-20% OF THE GRANT AWARD IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE OF THE USE OF THE GRANT AWARD WITH THE PROJECT TIMEFRAME. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAMERON LONYEAR AIR OPERATIONS MANAGER 194273 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9060 0 203333 0 0 0 STEPHANIE BAPTIST AIR PROJECT PRODUCER 152133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9792 0 161925 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - GAFFTA'S ACCOUNTING FIRM FORWARDED THE DRAFT OF FORM 990 TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ACCOUNTANT THE FOR THE INITIAL REVIEW. THE RETURN IS THEN FORWARDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND PROVIDES FEEDBACK TO THE BOARD TREASURER WHO PROVIDES THE FINAL APPROVAL OF FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C INQUIRIES REGARDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE MADE PERIODICALLY AT BOARD MEETINGS AND WITH ANY POTENTIAL NEW BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF STAFF BASED ON SALARIES PAID TO PERSONS PERFORMING LIKE SERVICES FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON DATA OBTAINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FROM COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON SALARIES PAID TO PERSONS PERFORMING LIKE SERVICES FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON DATA OBTAINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FROM COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GAFFTA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES - OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,188,968. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 32,085. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 22,213. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,243,266.