New York · Nonprofit
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC (New York) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $204,000 to it, the largest being THE DERALD H RUTTENBERG FOUNDATION ($200,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2023
- $49k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $204k
- Net assets
- $21k
What Professional Organization for Women in the Arts Inc does
Mission
To promote the professional and personal advancement of its members through educational programming, professional leveraging opportunities and community service initiatives including, among others, the following:I. Providing educational programs in, and publications on business matters, with a specific focus on the art market, including financial, management, marketing, career development and other specialized areas of professional interest,ii. Conducting meetings and events designed to promote the exchange of ideas among members,iii. Collecting and disseminating information pertaining to the art market, including statistical data and other statistical research,iv. Advocating for the professional interests of women in the arts, andv. Advocating for industry-wide equity, diversity and inclusion.
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ.
Program
In 2022, we facilitated more than 35 vurtual programs offering educational services to members. We invited more than 50 speakers to present on various art business and professional development topics and served more than 1700 members of the community.
$4,170 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $4,170.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 2022 to 2023, from $79k to $21k (−73%).
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.
96% of PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Board chair
Sara Kay
Founder/chair
As listed on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $100k → $1k.
From the IRS filings of PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN 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.
How concentrated its funding is
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 98% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 97% · 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
98% of PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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.
Against its field
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC's revenue fell 59% between 2021 and 2023.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 14,279 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2023
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In New York
Nationally
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
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC: 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 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC?
- PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC (New York) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $204,000 to it, the largest being THE DERALD H RUTTENBERG FOUNDATION ($200,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $204,000 in grants to PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC?
- THE DERALD H RUTTENBERG FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $200,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2021–2023), and the filings of 2 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