2022-03-31T19:28:23-05:00 2021-12-31 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD - SUITE 200 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2021-01-01 461396192 VIA ART FUND INC OUTS 6173793494 8 NEWBURY STREET 7TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02116 BRIDGITT B EVANS PRESIDENT 6173793494 2022-03-31 1 BRIDGITT EVANS 999009999 SANDRA M BROWN CPA P01614103 5088717178 2022-03-31 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BRIDGITT B EVANS 8 NEWBURY STREET 7TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02116 1488826 0 X WWW.VIAARTFUND.ORG X 2012 MA PHILANTHROPY TO SUPPORT VISIONARY INITIATIVES IN ART 9 9 5 1 0 0 1695050 1431325 5377 28209 15008 776 100000 3252 1815435 1463562 1355690 995700 0 0 187386 197674 0 0 33834 118521 124638 1661597 1318012 153838 145550 1665091 2151414 538132 878905 1126959 1272509 X VIA ART FUND IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHERE ART PATRONS JOIN FORCES AS PARTNERS IN A NEW MODEL OF PHILANTHROPY TO SUPPORT VISIONARY INITIATIVES IN ART. 0 0 1177048 995700 31461 FOUNDED IN 2013, THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION HAS GARNERED GLOBAL RECOGNITION FOR ITS BOLD YET RIGOROUS GRANTMAKING, AS WELL AS ITS UNIQUE PHILANTHROPIC MODEL CENTERED UPON A HIGHLY PARTICIPATORY DONOR ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM. VIA ART FUND SUPPORTS ARTISTS, CURATORS, CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, AND BIENNIALS PRIMARILY IN THE UNITED STATES YET INCREASINGLY WORLDWIDE, UNDERWRITING INNOVATIVE ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS WITH FAR-REACHING PUBLIC IMPACT REALIZED IN VARIOUS FORMS INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS, CURATORIAL RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, SYMPOSIA AND MORE. DEDICATED TO PROMOTING DIVERSE VOICES AND REACHING BROAD AUDIENCES, VIA ART FUND CHAMPIONS ARTIST PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS TODAY'S PRESSING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ARTISTIC QUESTIONS AND THAT CHALLENGE NOTIONS OF TRADITIONAL EXHIBITION CIRCUMSTANCES. AS A FAST-GROWING GRANTMAKER WITH EXPANDING PROGRAMS, VIA ART FUND OFFERS A POWERFUL PLATFORM FOR GALVANIZING ARTS PHILANTHROPY. VIA ART FUND GRANTS EXEMPLIFY VIA'S GRANTMAKING CORE VALUES OF ARTISTIC PRODUCTION, THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND ARE AWARDED IN THREE GRANT PROGRAMS: VIA'S FLAGSHIP ARTISTIC PRODUCTION FUND, THE VIA|WAGNER INCUBATOR GRANT FUND, AND THE VIA CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP. VIA ARTISTIC PRODUCTION FUND GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO FUND THE PRODUCTION, EXHIBITION, (SEMI) PERMANENT INSTALLATION AND/OR INSTITUTIONAL ACQUISITION OF NEW ARTISTIC COMMISSIONS IN THE PUBLIC REALM. VIA SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL EXHIBITION ENVIRONMENTS; PENETRATE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC BARRIERS; AND ENLIGHTEN, INSPIRE, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. WHEN POSSIBLE, VIA ARTISTIC PRODUCTION GRANTS ARE MADE WITH THE INTENTION TO GIFT A WORK OF ART TO A PUBLIC CULTURAL INSTITUTION ONCE PRODUCTION AND EXHIBITION ARE COMPLETE, ENSURING THAT VIA-FUNDED ARTWORKS LIVE ON TO ENCOUNTER NEW AUDIENCES UNDER THE STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. VIA|WAGNER INCUBATOR FUND GRANTS SUPPORT SMALL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES WHOSE ACTIVITIES ARE ROOTED IN PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS AND/OR PLATFORMS AND INITIATIVES THAT WORK VIGOROUSLY WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES; EMBRACE INNOVATION, EXPERIMENTATION, PROGRESS AND RISK; CHAMPION NEW AND DIVERSE ARTISTIC VOICES; AND CULTIVATE NEW AVENUES OF THOUGHT LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE FIELD. IN 2018, VIA ART FUND, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WAGNER FOUNDATION, ANNOUNCED A FIVE-YEAR, $1 MILLION VIA|WAGNER INCUBATOR GRANT FUND TO AWARD GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF $40,000, PAYABLE OVER TWO YEARS, TO FIVE ORGANIZATIONS EACH YEAR. THE VIA CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP, AN ANNUAL AWARD IN SUPPORT OF TODAY'S VISIONARY CURATORIAL VOICES, PROVIDES DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO A CURATOR TO ENABLE ASPIRATIONAL RESEARCH AND REFLECTION, SUPPORTS TRAVEL AND/OR CONVENINGS OR ENABLES OTHER SCHOLARLY ENDEAVORS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE CURATOR'S INDIVIDUAL CURATORIAL PRACTICE.THE VIA EDUCATION PROGRAM IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PROGRAMMING OF VIA ART FUND. VIA PATRONS MEET SEMI-ANNUALLY TO REVIEW GRANT PROPOSALS ACCOMPANIED BY IN-PERSON OR VIDEO PRESENTATIONS BY ARTISTS, CURATORS, AND INSTITUTIONAL PROFESSIONALS, AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEMPORARY ART LANDSCAPE THROUGH AN ANNUAL CALENDAR OF TRAVEL, STUDIO VISITS, EXHIBITION TOURS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERACTION WITH THE ARTISTS, CURATORS AND INSTITUTIONS SUPPORTED BY VIA. 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X 1 25264 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A FORMAL WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE COGNIZANT OF THE POSSIBILITY OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND VOLUNTARILY PROVIDE THE ORGANIZATION WITH ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD AND MINUTES WILL DOCUMENT THE DISCUSSION AND DECISION MAKING PROCESS. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT, PROCEDURES WILL BE TAKEN TO MITIGATE THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 VIA ART FUND'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR THE PAID KEY EXECUTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY OR AS NEEDED TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS APPROPRIATE. A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS CONDUCTED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND IS INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FALLS WITHIN A REASONABLE RANGE OF COMPETITIVE PRACTICES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AMONG SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW, COMPENSATION, INCLUDING ANNUAL BASE SALARY PLUS ANY YEAR-END BONUS, IS APPROVED FOR THE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER SELECTED KEY EXECUTIVES, AND OBJECTIVES AND GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR ARE ESTABLISHED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST