2021-04-14T13:58:35-05:00 2020-12-31 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD - SUITE 200 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2020-01-01 461396192 VIA ART FUND INC OUTS 6173793494 8 NEWBURY STREET 7TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02116 BRIDGITT B EVANS PRESIDENT 6173793494 2021-04-14 1 BRIDGITT EVANS 999009999 SANDRA M BROWN CPA P01614103 5088717178 2021-04-14 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BRIDGITT B EVANS 8 NEWBURY STREET 7TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02116 1815435 0 X WWW.VIAARTFUND.ORG X 2012 MA PHILANTHROPY TO SUPPORT VISIONARY INITIATIVES IN ART 8 8 3 2 0 0 1419373 1695050 14342 5377 12912 15008 0 100000 1446627 1815435 1060210 1355690 0 0 205630 187386 0 0 39874 110438 118521 1376278 1661597 70349 153838 1306129 1665091 333008 538132 973121 1126959 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 1542501 1355690 5377 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. IN APRIL 2020 IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC, VIA LAUNCHED A ONE-TIME FUND, THE VIA GRANTEE RELIEF FUND, AND DISBURSED $342,000 IN SUPPORT OF 24 PREVIOUS VIA INCUBATOR GRANTEES PARTICULARLY HARD HIT BY THE GLOBAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CRISIS. 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. THROUGH THIS HIGH LEVEL OF DIRECT ENGAGEMENT, VIA SUPPORTERS ENJOY A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS.IN MAY 2020, VIA LAUNCHED VIA SESSIONS, AN ON-LINE, PARTICIPATORY DIGITAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENABLE VIA PATRONS TO ENGAGE WITH ARTISTS AND CURATORS WHO HAVE RECEIVED VIA GRANTS, AND TO VIRTUALLY TOUR THEIR STUDIOS AND EXHIBITIONS GIVEN LIMITED TRAVEL AND IN-PERSON INTERACTION DURING THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC. 1542501 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 MA X BRIDGITT EVANS 6173793494 8 NEWBURY STREET 7TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02116 X NINA WEST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON JOHNSON DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 CINDY REED CLERK/SECRETARY 0.20 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE WAGNER DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 TRISTIN MANNION DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 BRIDGITT B EVANS PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 32.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY JAMES VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 0.20 X X 0 0 0 GRETCHEN BURKE TREASURER/DIRECTOR 0.20 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1695050 20239 1695050 PARTNER ED. 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AND DISCUSSED PERIODICALLY. 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 15B 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. DURING 2020, THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM TO RECRUIT THE INAUGUAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO IS EXPECTED TO BE HIRED IN 2021. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST