2018-05-03T12:17:33-05:00 2017-12-31 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD - SUITE 200 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2017-01-01 461396192 VIA ART FUND INC OUTS 6173793494 83 NEWBURY STREET 4TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02116 BRIDGITT B EVANS PRESIDENT 6173793494 2018-05-03 1 SANDRA M BROWN CPA P01614103 5088717178 2018-04-24 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BRIDGITT B EVANS 83 NEWBURY STREET 4TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02116 840946 0 X WWW.VIAARTFUND.ORG X 2012 MA PHILANTHROPY TO SUPPORT VISIONARY INITIATIVES IN ART 6 6 3 2 0 0 799488 824963 24790 8883 0 0 0 7100 824278 840946 536946 636099 0 0 82216 119203 0 0 20849 78921 89911 698083 845213 126195 -4267 600100 820929 234053 459149 366047 361780 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 789236 636099 8883 VIA ART FUND ("VIA") ACCEPTS GRANT PROPOSALS FROM ARTISTS, CURATORS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. VIA'S GRANT-MAKING ACTIVITIES SUPPORT INNOVATIVE ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS WITH FAR-REACHING PUBLIC IMPACT REALIZED IN VARIOUS FORMS, INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS, CURATORIAL RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, SYMPOSIA AND MORE. VIA ART FUND MAKES GRANTS IN SEMI-ANNUAL AWARD CYCLES IN THREE CATEGORIES - ARTISTIC PRODUCTION GRANTS, INCUBATOR GRANTS AND AN ANNUAL CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP GRANT - THAT EXEMPLIFY VIA'S CORE VALUES OF ARTISTIC PRODUCTION, THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. ARTISTIC PRODUCTION 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 PERMANENT PUBLIC COLLECTION/MUSEUM ONCE PRODUCTION AND EXHIBITION ARE COMPLETE.INCUBATOR GRANTS SUPPORT SMALL TO MID-SIZE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE ACTIVITIES ARE ROOTED IN PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS AND/OR PROJECTS THAT EMBRACE INNOVATION, EXPERIMENTATION, PROGRESS AND RISK; CHAMPION NEW AND DIVERSE ARTISTIC VOICES; AND CULTIVATE NEW AVENUES OF THOUGHT LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE FIELD. 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; AND ENABLES OTHER SCHOLARLY ENDEAVORS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE CURATOR'S INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE. THE VIA PARTNER EDUCATION PROGRAM IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PROGRAMMING OF VIA ART FUND. VIA PARTNERS 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 AND THE BROADER ART WORLD. 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 928934 87988 87988 840946 0 840946 933201 87988 87988 845213 0 845213 1 EUROPE 0 0 GRANT AWARDED TO RECIPIENT N/A 25000 0 0 0 0 0 0 25000 0 25000 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) ARTISTIC PRODUCTION 25000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: VERBAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS AND UPDATES OF ENDEAVORS FUNDED BY THE ORGANIZATION ARE PROVIDED DURING PARTNER, GRANT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEETINGS AND DISCUSSED PERIODICALLY. 1 US BIENNIALPROSPECT NEW ORLEANS 2578 BROADWAY SUITE 178 NEW YORK NY 10025 208374608 501(C)(3) 100000 JOHN AKOMFRAH: PRECARITY FRONT EXHIBITION COMPANY 1460 WEST 29TH STREET CLEVELAND OH 44113 812956023 501(C)(3) 100000 YINKA SHONIBARE: THE AMERICAN LIBRARY DIA ART FOUNDATION 3 BEEKMAN STREET BEACON NY 12508 237397946 501(C)(3) 75000 CHARLOTTE POSENENSKE: A RETROSPECTIVE WALKER ART CENTER 725 VINELAND PL MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 460693929 501(C)(3) 50000 DANIEL BUREN: VOILE/TOILE - TOILE/VOILE PHILADELPHIA PHOTO ARTS CENTER 1400 N AMERICAN ST 103 PHILADELPHIA PA 19122 263413554 501(C)(3) 45000 ZANELE MUHOLI: THE WOMEN'S MOBILE MUSEUM MOUNTAIN TIME ARTS 104 EAST MAIN ST STE 1 BOZEMAN MT 59715 271277635 501(C)(3) 25000 ANN CARLSON: SYMPHONIC BODY/WATER WORK STORM KING ART CENTER 1 MUSEUM RAOD NEW WINDSOR NY 12553 141457573 501(C)(3) 25000 HEATHER HART: THE ORACLE OF LACUNA LOS ANGELES NOMADIC DIVISION 6775 SANTA MONICA BLVD 4-295 LOS ANGELES CA 90038 270250572 501(C)(3) 20000 JOSE DAVILA: SENSE OF PLACE ANTENNA 3718 ST CALUDE AVE NEW ORLEANS LA 70117 205154240 501(C)(3) 15000 SPILLWAYS INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTERNATIONAL 401 BROADWAY 1620 NEW YORK NY 10013 521020481 501(C)(3) 15000 THE CURATORIAL FORUM CANOPY CANOPY CANOPY INC 264 CANAL ST 3W NEW YORK NY 10013 300537058 501(C)(3) 15000 ISSUE 24: RISK POOL INTERNATIONAL STUDIO & CURATORIAL PROGRAM 1040 METROPOLITAN AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 11211 205052686 501(C)(3) 15000 BROOKLYN COMMONS LAXART 7000 SANTA MONICA BLVD HOLLYWOOD CA 90038 202911916 501(C)(3) 15000 DORA BUDOR: TO BE TITLED L.A.B. CONFERENCE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 5811 S ELLIS AVE CHICAGO IL 60637 366109822 501(C)(3) 15000 UNTHOUGHT ENVIRONMENTS BUFFALO FINE ARTS ACADEMY INC 1285 ELMWOOD AVENUE BUFFALO NY 14222 166001555 501(C)(3) 15000 CATHLEEN CHAFFEE, CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO REVA AND DAVID LOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 915 E 60TH ST CHICAGO IL 60637 362177139 501(C)(3) 15000 THE TIES THAT BIND MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART 250 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE LOS ANGELES CA 90012 953433820 501(C)(3) -50000 2016 GRANT WAS CANCELLED 16 0 GRANT TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION/ACQUISITION OF EDITION 2 OF 3 + 1AP OF THE TWO-SCREEN 35MM FILM INSTALLATION ANTIGONE 1 100000 0 N/A N/A PART I, LINE 2: VERBAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS AND UPDATES OF ENDEAVORS FUNDED BY THE ORGANIZATION ARE PROVIDED DURING PARTNER, GRANT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEETINGS 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 C, LINE 18 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST