California · Nonprofit
CYARK
CYARK (California) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,733,512 to it, the largest being Kacyra Family Foundation ($1,390,774). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.5M
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $1.7M
- Net assets
- $539k
What Cyark does
Mission
Organizations Mission: Founded in 2003, CyArk pioneered the application of 3D recording technologies to the preservation and celebration of cultural heritage and has worked with local partners at over 200 sites in more than 40 countries. CyArk strives to connect new audiences to heritage through digital documentation and the creation of place-based web, mobile and immersive experiences that inspire reflection, conversation and imagination. Historic places play a critical role in building and defining cultural and community identity, yet often remain unknown or out of reach for many. By creating more equitable and respectful access to places through digital technologies, CyArk aims to lift up new voices and
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Interpretation Education Program: Our work in 2024 continued to expand access to cultural heritage through virtual experiences that reduce geographic and financial barriers to learning these stories. CyArks efforts to support equitable access to heritage continued through several initiatives. Program work included: Changing Landscapes Exhibition, Boston (USA) In 2024, CyArk partnered with the Museum of Science, Boston to develop Changing Landscapes: An Immersive Journey, a groundbreaking exhibit that transported over 400,000 visitors to four UNESCO World Heritage Sites threatened by climate change. As part of this experience, CyArk brought its technical expertise and global network to help the museum create an exhibit that was not only visually striking but grounded in authentic narratives from the communities connected to these places. This combination allowed visitors to better connect with these far-flung places, fostering empathy and inspiring climate action. The exhibit opened in January 2024 as part of the museums Year of the Earthshot and allowed visitors of all ages to engage with climate solutions and resilience strategies for cultural sites Amarbayasgalant Monastery,…
$1,274,839 spent75% of program spendingConservation Management and Training Program In 2024 CyArk worked across a number of digital documentation projects aimed at supporting the conservation of cultural heritage, including providing training in 3D documentation to institutions and individuals. Program work included: Endangered Wooden Architecture Program The Endangered Wooden Architecture Programme is a grant-giving program that offers grants for the documentation of endangered wooden architecture. CyArk has worked with Oxford Brookes University since program inception to develop training materials, standardize equipment, and provide training to grantees. In 2024, CyArk conducted training workshops with grantees from Romania, Chile, India, Indonesia, China and Sierra Leone. Preserving Ukrainian Legacy, Ukraine CyArk continued development of partnership with Ukrainian NGO Archac, aimed at enhancing the 3D documentation skills of Ukrainian cultural heritage professionals. Conducted at Jagiellonian University in Poland, an additional training equipped new participants from cultural institutions with skills to document endangered cultural heritage. Heritage Documentation Training Grant Program Following the success of its…
$414,235 spent24% of program spendingOpen Access Archive In 2024, CyArks partner, the Cultural Heritage Engineering Initiative (CHEI) at UC San Diego, continued to manage the day-to-day operations of OpenHeritage3D leading to steady growth of this public archive. The repository expanded to over 500 datasets of cultural sites by the end of 2024 as new contributions were added by CyArk and other organizations. These datasets (including laser scans, photogrammetry imagery, and other spatial data) are published under open licenses to maximize their reusability.
$21,302 spent1% of program spendingFujairah Fort, Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) In May 2024, CyArk traveled to Fujairah to document the Fujairah Fort, the surrounding historic village, and the Husn Madhab archaeological site in collaboration with the Tourism and Antiquities Department of Fujairah. During this visit, CyArk also provided a workshop to the Department on how 3D-recording technologies can be used to support heritage preservation. During CyArks time on site in Fujairah, the team used LiDAR laser scanning and photogrammetry to capture the Fujairah Fort and surrounding buildings, resulting in an extremely high-resolution 3D model. This comprehensive digital data will support ongoing preservation efforts and serves as the foundation for an interactive online educational experience hosted on CyArks Tapestry platform. This experience includes engaging video interviews with community members and academic experts, offering rich insights into this important site. By bringing the Fujairah Fort to a global audience, this project ensures that
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,710,376.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $756k to $1.1M (+47%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 8% · 2021 10% · 2022 6% · 2023 12% · 2024 21%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
43% of CYARK’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
John Risteveski
Chairman & CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income fell $966k → $110k.
1 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CYARK’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CYARK leans on a few funders — its largest provides 80% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
82% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CYARK.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 82% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
81% of CYARK's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $238 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CYARK has grown faster than three-quarters of the 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding CYARK receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2.6M on record.
- Department of State$1.2M
- Department of the Interior$583k
- National Endowment for the Humanities$577k
- General Services Administration$157k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CYARK
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
92% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
58%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CYARK: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CYARK?
- CYARK (California) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,733,512 to it, the largest being Kacyra Family Foundation ($1,390,774). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CYARK have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $1,733,512 in grants to CYARK, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CYARK?
- Kacyra Family Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,390,774 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CYARK find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing