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INSPIRATION POINT CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC

INSPIRATION POINT CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,000 to it, the largest being INDIESPACE INC ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$129k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$10k
Net assets
$53k
0/1 repeat funders
01What it does

What Inspiration Point Center for the Arts Inc does

Mission

The organization's exempt purpose is to promote arts, culture, and community development by operating a multidisciplinary arts center that provides public programming, educational opportunities, and affordable workspace for emerging artists.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

  1. Inspiration Point presented City Maze, an immersive installation by artist Jane Dickson in collaboration with John "Crash" Matos, reimagining Dickson's seminal 1980 installation originally created in the South Bronx. The interactive exhibition transformed the gallery into a symbolic urban labyrinth designed for exploration, play, and community engagement, reviving the spirit of the original project and celebrating the creative energy and cultural history of the South Bronx. Approximately 400 individuals benefited through free public access to the exhibition and related programming.

    $1,101 spent
    31% of program spending

  2. Inspiration Point exhibited A Reference Letter for the Revolution: The 2025 Fellowship Exhibition, presented in partnership with En Foco. The exhibition featured the work of fifteen lens-based artists of color selected for the 2025 En Foco Artist Fellowship and highlighted themes of cultural resilience, identity, accountability, and social connection through photography, video, and interdisciplinary media. The program provided the public with free access to contemporary arts programming, artist dialogue, and cultural engagement addressing topics including immigration, colonial history, transgender ancestry, and queer self-representation. Approximately 250 individuals benefited from the exhibition and related public programming.

    $400 spent
    11% of program spending

  3. Inspiration Point presented DANGER LIVE ARTISTS, the inaugural exhibition of our gallery "Fashion Moda Modern", reconnecting the community with the artists and cultural movement that helped shape the identity of the Bronx and the legacy of the original Fashion Moda gallery. The exhibition featured historic and contemporary works by influential artists associated with the South Bronx arts movement, including Jenny Holzer, Guerrilla Girls, and others. The exhibition provided free public access to visual arts programming that celebrated the cultural history and continuing artistic influence of the South Bronx. Approximately 400 individuals benefited from the exhibition and related public engagement activities.

    $2,007 spent
    57% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $3,508.

02The organization over time

Leadership and staff

Chief executive

Daniel Freeman

Executive Director

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.

03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'25*
total
funders
1

From the IRS filings of INSPIRATION POINT CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC’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.

Where its funders are

100% of INSPIRATION POINT CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC's grant income comes from New York funders.

NY

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

INSPIRATION POINT CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10k to it.

Operating margin−8% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,062 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025

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In New York

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Nationally

Bronxartspace77%Art on the Block NYC Inc77%Eco Art Project Inc76%The Studio 620 Inc76%Mad River Valley Arts Inc75%Grace Exhibition Space for International Performance Art Inc75%Blue Door Art Center75%210 Gallery and Art Center Colleen Shati75%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

NY

Screen this organization

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Questions and answers

Who funds INSPIRATION POINT CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC?
INSPIRATION POINT CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,000 to it, the largest being INDIESPACE INC ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does INSPIRATION POINT CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $10,000 in grants to INSPIRATION POINT CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC.
Who is the largest funder of INSPIRATION POINT CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC?
INDIESPACE INC is the largest funder on record, with $10,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like INSPIRATION POINT CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 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