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MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE
MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE (Washington) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $100 to it, the largest being LAIRD NORTON FAMILY FOUNDATION ($100). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $61k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $100
- Net assets
- $62k
What Mercer Island Visual Arts League does
Mission
Mercer Island Visual Arts League has been operating for 65 years as the hub for the visual arts in our Community. We currently have over 140 members and provide education and opportunities for artists to learn new techniques and show their work. In addition, we run children's arts programs and have a Scholarship program for High School students pursuing the arts and participate in community arts events.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
MIVAL provides arts education programming for members and the community through a variety of opportunities including monthly arts demonstration for about 25 attendees, monthly classes at our city community center which serve at least a dozen people from the region, twice weekly drop-in community art making sessions which serve at least 25 each week, weekly summer kids art-making events at the local park drawing over 100 kids weekly and monthly social art gatherings featuring members sharing skills for at least 10 students.
$11,876 spentof which $4,000 as grants21% of program spendingMIVAL has sponsored a high school scholarship program for over 50 years for aspiring graduates pursuing arts careers. We funded this program through local fundraising efforts and member donations. This program served 6 students this year.
$5,300 spent9% of program spendingMIVAL sponsors a volunteer led gallery and work with community venues such as the library and community center to allow artists to show their work and participate in community receptions. Nearly 100 artists per year are able to show their art around the community and thousands enjoy viewing this art in public places.
$39,097 spent69% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $56,273.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE’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 MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE's grant income comes from Washington funders.
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.
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Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE?
- MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE (Washington) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $100 to it, the largest being LAIRD NORTON FAMILY FOUNDATION ($100). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $100 in grants to MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE.
- Who is the largest funder of MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE?
- LAIRD NORTON FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $100 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MERCER ISLAND VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. 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 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