California · Nonprofit
SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION
SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $498,900 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($93,900). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $711k
- Funders on record
- 21
- Grants received
- $499k
- Net assets
- $-119307
What Saint Josephs Arts Foundation does
Mission
Saint Joseph's Arts Foundation (SJAF) supports the creation and presentation of contemporary art through local and national artist-in-residency programs, innovative partnerships with artists and arts organizations, and the presentation of exhibitions, performances, and public events that showcase art of all media and disciplines. At a time when unaffordable gallery and studio space, as well as housing, plagues artists throughout the United States, SJAF provides art exhibition spaces in both San Francisco, CA and Providence, MA, along with other support to artists. SJAF creates arts programming that inspires artists and the public to participate in cultural experiences, and promote the relevance of art and artists in the daily life of our society.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
In 2023, both the San Francisco and Provincetown locations fully re-emerged from the pandemic, offering a vibrant return to in-person programming. Each site hosted a range of exhibitions, film screenings, talks, and performances, welcoming both local and visiting audiences. Collaborations with partner organizations brought shared events, including public conversations and live dance performances, reinforcing SJAF's role as a hub for interdisciplinary arts. The year also saw the return of intimate gatherings with artists, authors, and designers - salon-style moments that fostered dialogue and creative exchange. In October, SJAF celebrated its five-year anniversary with a lively gala in San Francisco. Throughout 2023, SJAF expanded its membership, deepened community partnerships, and strengthened its presence in both cities. With a renewed focus on inclusive and bold programming, the Foundation continued to grow as a vital space for creative expression and cultural connection.
$902,902 spentof which $1,800 as grants$420,739 earned by the program100% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $902,902.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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 2021 to 2022, from $748k to $373k (−50%).
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: 2021 2% · 2023 0% · 2024 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
61% of SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 7 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 9 funders, grant income fell $102k → $95k.
7 of 21 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 47% 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 SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION’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
SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 19% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
47% 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 SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 25% · 2022 22% · 2023 26% — 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
SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION draws 79% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 6 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $233k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states 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
SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION has grown faster than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
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 SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION: 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 SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION?
- SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $498,900 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($93,900). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 21 organizations giving $498,900 in grants to SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $93,900 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SAINT JOSEPHS ARTS FOUNDATION 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 2018–2024), and the filings of 21 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