VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS FOUNDATION
EIN 20-1007390 · Arts Education (A25)
What they do
VIRGINIANS for THE ARTS (VFTA) ADVANCES THE ARTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS of THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS THE ARTS MAKE to THE LIFE, CULTURE, and ECONOMY of THE STATE. VFTA ADVOCATES for PUBLIC FUNDING for THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION for THE ARTS, WHICH MAKES OPERATING GRANTS ESSENTIAL to THE STATES ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. MEMBERS and CONTRIBUTORS ARE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS and INDIVIDUAL ADVOCATES for THE ARTS THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA. VIRGINIANS for THE ARTS DOES THE FOLLOWING: PRODUCES and DISTRIBUTES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT SUPPORT and PROMOTE ARTISTS and ART ORGANIZATIONS, THAT FOSTER UNDERSTANDING of ISSUES, and THAT ENCOURAGE THEIR APPRECIATION CONDUCTS PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS ADVOCATES for INCREASED FUNDING for THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION for THE ARTS, BENEFITING ARTISTS and ARTS ORGANIZATIONS . EMPLOYS PROFESSIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL to CONDUCT A VARIETY of ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHICH ENCOURAGE LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS THAT IMPROVE CONDITION
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (19)
JAY DICKDIRECTOR
SUHAIL MIRDIRECTOR
SEAN DOWSEDIRECTOR
SCOTT GARKATREASURER
RICHARD ROSEDIRECTOR
PHILIP CROSBYDIRECTOR
PHIL WHITEWAYDIRECTOR
PAT FRANKLINDIRECTOR
MICHELE BIXLERDIRECTOR
LEAH ROSSSECRETARY
ANDREA DOUGLASDIRECTOR
JAMES M LAVIER IIIDIRECTOR
JAMES CARRDIRECTOR
GWEN EVERETTDIRECTOR
GEOFF KERSHNERDIRECTOR
EMILY SMITHVICE PRESIDE
DENNIS LYNCHDIRECTOR
CAROL DIXONDIRECTOR
BRETT BONDAPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2005
- Location
- PO BOX 3341, LYNCHBURG, VA 24503-0341
- County
- City of Richmond
- In care of
- % EDWARD H HARVEY
- Primary officer
- SCOTT GARKA, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- BERG AND BERG SERVICES LLC
- NTEE classification
- Arts Education (A25)
- IRS tax category
- Arts Education