Massachusetts · Nonprofit
US LATINX ART FORUM INC
US LATINX ART FORUM INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,188,000 to it, the largest being THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION ($1,045,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $137k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $1.2M
- Net assets
- $703k
What US Latinx Art Forum Inc does
Mission
Supporting the creation of a more equitable art world by championing artists and arts professionals dedicated to latinx art through research, studio practice, pedagogy, and writing.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
Supporting the creation of a more equitable art world by championing artists and arts professionals dedicated to latinx art through research, studio practice, pedagogy, and writing.
$111,323 spentof which $13,250 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $111,323.
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 2021 to 2022, from $181k to $1.0M (+454%).
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.
91% of US LATINX ART FORUM INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than 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 4 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.
Chief executive
Adriana Zavala
Executive director/preside
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $0 → $265k.
From the IRS filings of US LATINX ART FORUM 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
US LATINX ART FORUM INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 88% 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: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 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
US LATINX ART FORUM INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Massachusetts, across 3 states in all.
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
US LATINX ART FORUM INC holds deeper cash reserves 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 US LATINX ART FORUM 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 Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
47% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
25%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for US LATINX ART FORUM 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 US LATINX ART FORUM INC?
- US LATINX ART FORUM INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,188,000 to it, the largest being THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION ($1,045,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does US LATINX ART FORUM INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $1,188,000 in grants to US LATINX ART FORUM INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of US LATINX ART FORUM INC?
- THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,045,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like US LATINX ART FORUM INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. 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 2021–2024), and the filings of 4 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