Sustainable Arts Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 26-3373919. Reported 103 grants totalling $1,495,980 to 73 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Sustainable Arts Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $6,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Association on American Indian Affairs | Clarksville, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Native American Rights Fund | Boulder, CO | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern Chumash Tribal Council | Los Osos, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokut Tribe | Lemoore, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tule River Indian Health Center | Porterville, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ytt Northern Chumash Nonprofit | San Luis Obispo, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Arts Exchange | Brooklyn, NY | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kala Art Institute | Berkeley, CA | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fountainhead Residency | Miami, FL | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gallery Aferro | Newark, NJ | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Movement Research | New York, NY | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Collar Works | Troy, NY | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sogorea Te Land Trust | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marble House Project | Dorset, VT | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Santa Fe Art Institute | Santa Fe, NM | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Space on Ryder Farm | New York, NY | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wassaic Project | Wassaic, NY | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ca Consortium for Urban Indian Health | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chalon Indian Council of Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chickasaw Foundation | Ada, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Peoples Fund | Rapid City, SD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interoots Initiative | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ma's House and Bipoc Art Studio | Southampton, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Indigenous Women's Resource Ctr | Lame Deer, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Bernardino Valley Concert Association | San Bernardino, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Underdog Animal Rescue and Rehab | Moab, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodland Pattern Book Center | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abrons Arts Center | New York, NY | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Elsewhere Studios | Paonia, CO | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Franconia Sculpture Park | Franconia, MN | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tofte Lake Center | Ely, MN | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Interlude Artist Residency | Hudson, NY | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hewnoaks Artist Colony | Portland, ME | $6,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Performance Practice | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Marthas Vineyard Inst of Creative Writing | Aquinnah, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marthas Vineyard Inst of Creative Writing | Ann Arbor, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Harmony Project | Indianapolis, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good Hart Artist Residency | Harbor Springs, MI | $5,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shunpike | Seattle, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow | Eureka Springs, AR | $5,440 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amah Mutsun Land Trust | Santacruz, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Association of Ramaytush Ohlone | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elk River Arts and Lectures | Livingston, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Forge Project | Ancram, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goldbelt Heritage Foundation | Juneau, AK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harness Community | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hukuiko Inc | Nicasio, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indigenous Peoples Movement | Porcupine, SD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Juneau Community Foundation | Juneau, AK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Justice Funders | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lightning Boy Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Poetry Northwest | Everett, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Red Cloud Indian School | Pine Ridge, SD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southwestern Association for Indian Arts | Santa Fe, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wukchumni Tribe | Visalia, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Performance Works Nw | Portland, OR | $3,240 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Artpace | San Antonio, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company | Boulder, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Butterfly Effect Theatre Company | Boulder, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts | Ithaca, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eugene O'neill Theater Center | Waterford, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Tremper Arts | Mt Tremper, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Foundation for the Arts | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Luminary | San Marcos, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Caldera | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hermitage Artist Retreat | Englewood, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mancc | Tallahassee, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mass Moca | North Adams, MA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Subcircle | Biddeford, ME | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rematriation | Syracuse, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tomaquag Memorial Indian Museum | Exeter, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
19 of 73 (26%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 62%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Interoots Initiative
IN SUPPORT OF DREAM WARRIORS - San Bernardino Valley Concert Association
IN SUPPORT OF GARCIA CENTER - Space on Ryder Farm
2022 RESIDENCY GRANT (YEAR 3/3) - Marthas Vineyard Inst of Creative Writing
2021 RESIDENCY GRANT (YEAR 2/3) - Goldbelt Heritage Foundation
HISTORY & FUTURE OF YEIL KOOWU, RAVENSTAIL WEAVING - Harness Community
IN SUPPORT OF PROTECT THE SACRED
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 76 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | $63,720 | $3,350 |
| 2022 | 21 | $89,240 | $4,000 |
| 2023 | 32 | $927,020 | $4,750 |
| 2024 | 34 | $416,000 | $7,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 33% of this one's giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in District of Columbia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Sustainable Arts Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1032 Irving Street 609, San Francisco, CA, 94122. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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