ART FORUM

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $166K · expenses $188K · assets $21K

EIN
32-0403561
Address
4200 FARRELL WAY, SANTA CLARA, CA 95054-4122
Website
www.artforumsf.org
NTEE code
A99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Ambika Sahay (its 2024 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO BRING THE NEW GENERATION OF SOUTH ASIANS TO ACCEPT THEIR HERITAGE AND WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM, TO DEVELOP BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENT CULTURES AND BACKGROUNDS. THE ORGANIZATION ENABLES AND FACILITATES THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY TO INTEGRATE INTO THE CIVIC , SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LIVES OF MANY OTHERR COMMUNTITIES. IT IS A COMMUNITY THAT IS INCLUSIVE, DEMOCRATIC AND RESPECTFUL OF THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ambika Sahay Director2013-2025 35 $0 reported 1
Ajit Singh Chairman2013-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Mayuranki Almaula Director2013-2025 20 $0 reported 1
Anant Mathur Secretary2013-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Kiran Malhotra BOARD MEMBER2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Paramita Sen (former) Finance Officer2013-2020 6 $0 reported 1
Tushar Unadkat (former) PR DIRECTOR2020 0 $0 reported 1
Padma Chari (former) OPERATION MGR2013 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMBIKA SAHAY Director35 $0$0$0 $01
AJIT SINGH Chairman0 $0$0$0 $01
MAYURANKI ALMAULA Director20 $0$0$0 $01
ANANT MATHUR Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
KIRAN MALHOTRA BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMBIKA SAHAY Director35 $0-- $01
AJIT SINGH Chairman1 $0-- $01
PARAMITA SEN Finance Officer6 $0-- $01
MAYURANKI ALMAULA Director20 $0-- $01
ANANT MATHUR Secretary1 $0-- $01
KIRAN MALHOTRA BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
TUSHAR UNADKAT PR DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMBIKA SAHAY Director35 $0-- $01
AJIT SINGH Chairman1 $0-- $01
PARAMITA SEN Finance Officer6 $0-- $01
MAYURANKI ALMAULA Director20 $0-- $01
ANANT MATHUR Secretary1 $0-- $01
KIRAN MALHOTRA BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2013 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMBIKA SAHAY Director35 $0-- $01
AJIT SINGH Chairman1 $0-- $01
PARAMITA SEN Finance Officer6 $0-- $01
MAYURANKI ALMAULA Director20 $0-- $01
ANANT MATHUR Secretary1 $0-- $01
PADMA CHARI OPERATION MGR10 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$166,475$187,795 $21,317$20,775 $1,665$164,810 $00-
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,348$13,499 $4,565$4,565 $4,756- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,598$109,681 $5,716$5,716 $20,230$85,123 ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,647$7,364 $14,683$3,283 $12,700- ---

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $140,560 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$88,000 2024$8,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$15,201 2022$15,201
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CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES Public charity Exact 2021 1$13,859 2021$13,859
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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SILICON VALLEY CREATES Public charity Exact 2024 1$6,000 2024$6,000
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AGARWAL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ART FORUM” 2024 1$5,000 2024$5,000
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RITA AND SUNIL BHATIA FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ART FORUM” 2024 1$2,500 2024$2,500
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
CHOPSTICKS ALLEY ARTCAA99 $302,349$417,182 Executive Director$78,375 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
ORANGE COUNTY CURRENT AFFAIRS FORUMCAA99 $209,051$262,038 President$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
SANCTUARY FOR SUSTAINABLE ARTISTRYCAA99 $247,976$280,987 PROGRAM DIRE$6,000 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
AUTHENTIC ARC INCCAA99 $271,988$135 PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
OXFORD INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL ETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTSCAA99 $95,916$84,781 President$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
WORK FOUNDATION INCCAA99 $224,928$114,074 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
JOSHUA TREE FOUNDATION FOR ARTS & ECOLOGYCAA99 $282,533$281,542 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
CENTER FOR PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTCAA99 $161,655$143,610 Secretary$43,118 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
DORLAND MOUNTAIN ARTS COLONY INCCAA99 $177,634$158,005 Executive Dir.$17,708 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
BURROW COLLECTIVECAA99 $165,710$166,000 President$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
SONOMA CHILDRENS CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTSCAA99 $188,114$226,011 President$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
GLENDALE ARTSCAA99 $199,034$405,283 CEO$89,804 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
BIGGER THAN US ARTSCAA99 $180,195$57,175 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
FINNISH HERITAGE SOCIETYCAA99 $212,036$191,872 President$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
HOUSE OF PALESTINE INCCAA99 $108,080$42,538 President$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
MARIACHI WOMENS FOUNDATIONCAA99 $119,822$105,560 ED/Pres/Secrtry$21,094 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
FEDERATION OF ZACATECAN INTL BENEFIT ORGANIZATIONS INCCAA99 $184,556$183,146 VICE PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
FUTURE ARTISTS OF LOS ANGELESCAA99 $166,242$104,346 Vice Chair - Chair Strategy and Operational Planning Committee Contract Director of Operations$15,020 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
MODERN MEN - COACHELLA VALLEY MENS CHORUSCAA99 $305,350$245,076 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
ARTS DISTRICT SAN PEDRO WATERFRONTCAA99 $122,521$112,187 Executive Dir.$28,500 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
MISSION FILMSCAA99 $109,388$108,179 PRESIDENT$60,885 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
STUDIO 395 FOUNDATIONCAA99 $265,130$207,876 CEO$39,520 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
BLINDSPOT COLLECTIVECAA99 $247,951$204,817 Director$36,925 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
FOUNDATION FOR CRITICAL THINKINGCAA99 $169,628$241,818 PRESIDENT & CEO$1,299 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
CHILDRENS STORYBOOK GARDEN & MUSEUMCAA99 $225,110$218,333 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$909,0007 42020–2024 AUTHENTIC ARC INC; OASIS UNITED INC; HEAR NOW MUSIC FESTIVAL; MAASAI CULTURAL CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$594,10030 142016–2024 INTERSECTIONAL ARTS INC; SONOMA CHILDRENS CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS; CHILDRENS STORYBOOK GARDEN & MUSEUM; HOT JAZZ JUBILEE INC and 10 more
MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$519,50022 52014–2024 MARIN OPEN STUDIOS; SANCTUARY FOR SUSTAINABLE ARTISTRY; SOUND ORCHARD; PETALUMA WINE JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL INC and 1 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$485,77727 82019–2025 TRI VALLEY KANNADA SANGHA -TVKS; 5P SOCIETY; VETERANS IN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT; HOUSE OF PALESTINE INC and 4 more
KARLIN FAM FOUNDATION Private foundation$485,3881 12024–2024 CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CARE
MANITOU FUND Private foundation$450,0003 12020–2022 SONOMA CHILDRENS CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$331,70015 52014–2024 VETERANS IN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT; HEAR NOW MUSIC FESTIVAL; FEDERATION OF ZACATECAN INTL BENEFIT ORGANIZATIONS INC; BLACK DESIGN COLLECTIVE and 1 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$327,0006 32021–2024 INTERSECTIONAL ARTS INC; SONOMA CHILDRENS CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF PROMOTORA DE LAS BELLAS ARTES AC
FORD FOUNDATION Private foundation$300,0004 12021–2024 COUSIN COLLECTIVE INC
IMMOVABLE MOVERS FOUNDATION Private foundation$250,0001 12021–2021 WORK FOUNDATION INC
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$230,0004 42016–2024 FIREHOUSE PROJECTS; ORANGE COUNTY CURRENT AFFAIRS FORUM; FORT WAYNE AIR SHOW INC; HEAR NOW MUSIC FESTIVAL
TING TSUNG AND WEI FONG CHAO FOUNDATION Private foundation$210,0003 12022–2024 WORK FOUNDATION INC
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$206,0009 42015–2024 CHOPSTICKS ALLEY ART; CHILDRENS STORYBOOK GARDEN & MUSEUM; VETERANS IN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT; MISSION FILMS
JMM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$200,0001 12014–2014 CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CARE
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$185,4653 32019–2024 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF PROMOTORA DE LAS BELLAS ARTES AC; WORK FOUNDATION INC; BLINDSPOT COLLECTIVE

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $187,795 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $132,500
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventEVENT FACILITY RENTAL $69,333$55,466$6,934$6,933 36.9%
Other (as described) EventEVENT TRAVEL $44,387$35,510$4,439$4,438 23.6%
Office expenses $19,753$15,802$1,976$1,975 10.5%
Other (as described) EventEVENT CATERING $18,780$15,024$1,878$1,878 10.0%
Advertising and promotion $18,389$14,711$1,839$1,839 9.8%
Other (as described)ARTISTS ACCOMODATION $8,853$7,082$886$885 4.7%
All other expenses $8,300$6,640$830$830 4.4%
Total$187,795100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $13,499 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,136 60.3%
Fees to independent contractors $5,341 39.6%
Printing, publications, postage $22 0.2%
Total$13,499100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $109,681 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $58,524 53.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $51,157 46.6%
Total$109,681100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $7,364 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $11,500
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,864 79.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,500 20.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$11,500reported apart
Total$7,364100%

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