2016-05-05T10:22:15-05:00 2015-12-31 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD - SUITE 200 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2015-01-01 461396192 VIA ART FUND INC OUTS 6173793494 83 NEWBURY STREET 4TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02116 BRIDGITT EVANS PRESIDENT & TREASURER 6177770925 2016-05-05 1 MAUREEN L SULLIVAN CPA P00296843 5088717178 2016-05-05 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z BRIDGITT B EVANS 7 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE BOSTON MA 02116 655579 0 X WWW.VIAARTFUND.ORG X 2012 MA VIA ART IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHERE ART PATRONS JOIN FORCES AS PARTNERS IN A NEW MODEL OF PHILANTHROPY TO SUPPORT VISIONARY INITIATIVES IN ART. 4 4 3 0 0 0 730867 655579 0 0 0 0 0 0 730867 655579 652618 343280 0 0 38877 74353 0 0 36058 40610 107312 732105 524945 -1238 130634 483911 526535 374693 286683 109218 239852 X VIA ART 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 435992 343280 VIA ART ACCEPTS GRANT PROPOSALS FROM ARTISTS, CURATORS, CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND BIENNIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION, EXHIBITION, PUBLIC DISSEMINATION AND INSTITUTIONAL ACQUISITION OF AMBITIOUS AND PIONEERING ART PROJECTS WITH FAR-REACHING IMPACT. WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON WORKS MOUNTED BEYOND TRADITIONAL EXHIBITION ENVIRONMENTS, VIA'S GRANT-MAKING ACTIVITIES SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT EXEMPLIFY VIA ART'S THREE CORE VALUES: ARTISTIC PRODUCTION, THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. VIA ART SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL EXHIBITION ENVIRONMENTS, PENETRATE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC BARRIERS, AND ENLIGHTEN, INSPIRE, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. WHEN POSSIBLE, VIA ART GRANTS ARE MADE WITH THE INTENTION TO GIFT A WORK OF ART TO AN INSTITUTION ONCE PRODUCTION AND EXHIBITION ARE COMPLETE.EDUCATION OF VIA ART DONORS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PROGRAMMING OF VIA ART FUND. VIA PATRONS MEET BI-ANNUALLY TO REVIEW GRANT PROPOSALS ACCOMPANIED BY IN-PERSON 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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THE PRIMARY TAX POSITIONS MADE BY THE ORGANIZATION ARE THE EXISTENCE OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND THE ORGANIZATION'S STATUS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. FOR THE YEAR PRESENTED, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY TAX BENEFITS OR LOSS CONTINGENCIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON THIS EVALUATION. 1 PERFORMA 100 WEST 23RD STREET 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10011 201286572 501(C)(3) 40000 ROBIN RHODE: ERWARTUNG, PRODUCTION GRANT MASS MOCA 1040 MASS MOCA WAY NORTH ADAMS MA 01247 043113688 501(C)(3) 100000 JENNY HOLZER: PROJECTIONS, PRODUCTION/SEMI-PERMANENT INSTALLATION THE UNDERGROUND MUSEUM 3508 W WASHINGTON BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90018 474019904 501(C)(3) 25000 NON-FICTION EXHIBITIONS FEATURING ARTISTS KARA WALKER, ROBERT GOBER, HENRY TAYLOR, DEANA LAWSON, AND MORE HIGH LINE ART DILLER VON FURTENBERG BLDG 820 WASHINGTON ST NEW YORK NY 10013 311734086 501(C)(3) 25000 KATHRYN ANDREWS, PRODUCTION/INSTALLATION GRANT SWISS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART 18 WOOSTER STREET NEW YORK NY 10013 133414346 501(C)(3) 20000 ONE FOR ALL EXHIBITION SERIES FEAT. ARTISTS THOMAS JULIER, DORA BUDOR, YVES SCHERER, AND ANDREA CRESPO, PRODUCTION/EXHIBITION GRANT WATTIS INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART 1111 EIGHTH STREET SAN FRANCISO CA 94107 941156485 501(C)(3) 20000 JOSEPHINE PRYDE, PRODUCTION/EXHIBITION GRANT L9 CENTER FOR THE ARTS 539 CAFFIN AVE NEW ORLEANS LA 70117 270189404 501(C)(3) 10000 CHANDRA MCCORMICK AND KEITH CALHOUN, PUBLICATION GRANT DIA ART FOUNDATION 535 WEST 22ND STREET 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10011 237397946 501(C)(3) 35000 ALLORA & CALZADILLA: PUERTO RICAN LIGHT, PRODUCTION/PUBLICATION GRANT LE LABORATOIRE - CAMBRIDGE THE CLOUD FOUNDATION 650 EAST KENDALL STREET CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 223681278 501(C)(3) PF 25000 RANDOM INTERNATIONAL, PRODUCTION/EXHIBITION GRANT RHIZOME 235 BOWERY NEW YORK NY 10002 133995725 501(C)(3) 20000 THE POST-INTERNET ART INSTITUTION, PUBLICATION GRANT YALE UNION 800 SE 10TH AVE PORTLAND OR 97214 270926234 501(C)(3) 20000 JEF GEYS - ARTIST PUBLICATION, PUBLICATION GRANT 11 0 PART I, LINE 2: VERBAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS AND UPDATES OF ENDEAVORS FUNDED BY THE ORGANIZATION ARE PROVIDED DURING BOARD MEETINGS AND DISCUSSED PERIODICALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 LISA SCHIFF (CO-FOUNDER) SERVES AS AN ART CONSULTANT TO BRIDGITT EVANS AND JEANNE HAGERTY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION RESTATED ITS BY-LAWS ON MAY 11, 2015. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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