Nonprofit · EIN 94-2382459
PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · PALO ALTO, CA 94303
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,420,566 | $1,195,727 | $224,839 | $1,728,998 | $0 | $1,728,998 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,264,015 | $1,331,730 | -$67,715 | $1,504,154 | $0 | $1,504,154 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,483,157 | $1,171,750 | $311,407 | $1,571,870 | $0 | $1,571,870 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,002,801
- of which government grants
- $32,147
- Membership dues
- $179,066
- Program service revenue
- $317,369
- Investment income
- $100,396
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $333,443
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $388,492
- Professional fundraising fees
- $13,620
- Legal fees
- $3,846
- Accounting fees
- $38,584
- Travel
- $94,539
- Depreciation
- $3,097
- Program services (functional)
- $562,750
- Management and general (functional)
- $212,844
- Fundraising (functional)
- $420,133
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,504,154
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,728,998
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,728,998
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $11,473
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,611,748
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $117,250
- Gross receipts
- $1,420,566
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 300
- Year formed
- 1973
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN KWAN | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,990 |
| NILUFAR HAQUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MCCARTHY | DIRECTOR, SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| SUE CHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARY MARSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HEIDI YANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| TOM BRINCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERESA LUNT | DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JUDY DAVID | DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JILL ASHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON STORK | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| GURMEET LAMBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANU RAMAMURTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CRISTINA DAVIDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIMI RICHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARMAN SANDHU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN KWAN | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,118 |
| NILUFAR HAQUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLA CHALMERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MCCARTHY | DIRECTOR, SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ANIL NARAYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUE CHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARY MARSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARCIA PUGSLEY | DIRECTOR, GOVERNANCE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| HEIDI YANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| TOM BRINCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERESA LUNT | DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JUDY DAVID | DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JILL ASHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON STORK | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| SUKEY BRYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GURMEET LAMBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANU RAMAMURTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN KWAN | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,288 |
| NILUFAR HAQUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLA CHALMERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MCCARTHY | DIRECTOR, SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ANIL NARAYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA COLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUE CHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARY MARSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARCIA PUGSLEY | DIRECTOR, GOVERNANCE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| HEIDI YANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| TOM BRINCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERESA LUNT | DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JUDY DAVID | DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JILL ASHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON STORK | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1313 NEWELL RD, PALO ALTO, CA 94303-2909
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JASON STORK, 1313 NEWELL ROAD, PALO ALTO, CA 94303
- Signed the 990
- JASON STORK, TREASURER
- Phone
- (650) 329-2366
- Website
- WWW.PAACF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- FRANK RIMERMAN & CO LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2382459 or by the name PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION IS TO EXPAND THE REACH AND IMPACT OF THE PALO ALTO ART CENTER THROUGH FUNDRAISING AND ADVOCACY
Program accomplishments
- DIRECT SUPPORT OF THE PALO ALTO ART CENTER: THE PAACF ACHIEVES ITS PRIMARY MISSION BY DIRECTLY SUPPORTING THE PROGRAMS AND GOALS OF THE PALO ALTO ART CENTER. THIS DIRECT SUPPORT COVERS FIVE PROGRAM AREAS: CHILDREN'S FINE ART, ADULT STUDIO CLASSES, EXHIBITIONS, PROJECT LOOK! (AN INQUIRY BASED MUSEUM EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN FROM THROUGHOUT THE REGION), AND THE ART CENTER'S VOLUNTEER PROGRAMExpenses $355,370 · revenue $11,758
- EVENTS, INCLUDING GREAT GLASS PUMPKIN PATCH, A COLLABORATION WITH THE BAY AREA GLASS INSTITUTE, IS A UNIQUE PROGRAM THAT SERVES GLASS ARTISTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE REGION. A FOUR-DAY EXHIBITION OF THOUSANDS OF GLASS PUMPKINS SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR PROJECT LOOK! TOURS FOR LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND A TWO-DAY SALE GENERATES SUBSTANTIAL REVENUE FOR THE ARTISTS INVOLVED AND INCREASED VISIBILITY OF THE ART CENTERExpenses $20,191 · revenue $57,874
- 1. CULTURAL KALEIDOSCOPE IS AN ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT PAIRS ARTISTS WITH K-5 CLASSROOMS IN PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND EAST PALO ALTO'S RAVENSWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT. THERE ARE TEN RESIDENCIES EACH YEAR, EACH OF WHICH PAIRS A VISUAL ARTIST WITH A CLASSROOM FROM EACH DISTRICT, THEREBY ENCOURAGING COLLABORATIVE ART MAKING BETWEEN STUDENTS FROM TWO NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES IN CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC MAKEUP. THE PROGRAM CULMINATES IN A PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF STUDENT ARTWORK AT THE PALO ALTO ART CENTER. 2. THE STUDIO SALE SERVES A UNIQUE AND HIGHLY DISTINGUISHED GROUP OF ARTISTS WORKING IN A RANGE OF DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING JEWELRY DESIGN, CERAMICS AND TEXTILES.Expenses $103,344 · revenue $58,922
- ART TRAVEL PROGRAM; EDUCATION TRIPS TO VIEW EXHIBITIONS, STUDIOS, AND CREATIVE COMMUNITIESExpenses $83,845 · revenue $188,815
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-2382459
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20I)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,728,998
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,420,566
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,420,566 | $1,195,727 | $1,728,998 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,264,015 | $1,331,730 | $1,504,154 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,483,157 | $1,171,750 | $1,571,870 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,069,968 | $910,622 | $1,260,462 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 94-2382459).
Questions about PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION is 94-2382459.
- Is PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JASON STORK.
- Who are the officers and directors of PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $145,990 (KAREN KWAN, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT).
- How much revenue does PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,420,566, expenses of $1,195,727 and total assets of $1,728,998 at year end.
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