Connecticut · Nonprofit
THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC
THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $968,599 to it, the largest being FAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($495,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 78% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $757k
- Funders on record
- 23
- Grants received
- $969k
- Net assets
- $4.0M
What The Norwalk Art Space Inc does
Mission
The norwalk art space strives to increase art access and opportunity for all through free arts enrichment programs.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
On its FY2025 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
On april, 12, 2021, the norwalk art space, inc.(the organization) a nonprofit, was established to enhance opportunities and equity in the local arts community of norwalk, connecticut by serving as a museum and hub for the arts. They offer free art and music education and mentorship to underserved local students, promote and support connecticut-based artists with free exhibitions and studio space, and provide a public venue for the community to explore the arts. All programming is offered to students, artists and the public free of charge. On may 1, 2021, art space cafe of norwalk, llc. (the caf) was established with an initial capital contribution of 1,000 from the organization, its sole member. The caf is located within the premises of the organization and provides food and beverage services to visitors and students of the organization. The cafe is reported as a program within the financial statements.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
On april, 12, 2021, the norwalk art space, inc.(the organization) a nonprofit, was established to enhance opportunities and equity in the local arts community of norwalk, connecticut by serving as a museum and hub for the arts. They offer free art and music education and mentorship to underserved local students, promote and support connecticut-based artists with free exhibitions and studio space, and provide a public venue for the community to explore the arts. All programming is offered to students, artists and the public free of charge, may 1, 2021, art space cafe of norwalk, llc. (the caf) was established with an initial capital contribution of 1,000 from the organization, its sole member. The caf is located within the premises of the organization and provides food and beverage services to visitors and students of the organization. The caf is reported as a program within the financial statements.
$812,481 spent$211,614 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990. Program spending in total: $812,481.
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 $39k to $4.2M (+10665%).
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: 2024 0% · 2025 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
45% of THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC’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. 1 of the last 3 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.
Board chair
Robin Panovka
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 9 funders, grant income rose $44k → $393k.
6 of 23 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 78% 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 THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 22 of 23 funders by total. 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
THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 51% of grant income and the top three 77%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
83% 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 THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 69% · 2023 70% — 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
78% of THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $211k that is directly attributable, 62% of it comes from Connecticut funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $758k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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
THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC's revenue fell 79% between 2021 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 12,262 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Government funding THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $16k on record.
- State Aid Grants$10k
- Pass thru Grant Non-State$7k
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 THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC
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 Connecticut
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
73% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE NORWALK ART SPACE 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 THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC?
- THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $968,599 to it, the largest being FAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($495,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 78% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC have?
- IRS filings report 23 organizations giving $968,599 in grants to THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC?
- FAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $495,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. 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 2021–2025), and the filings of 23 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing