SOCIETY FOR ASIAN ART Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SOCIETY FOR ASIAN ART

EIN 94-6104437 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A115)

What they do

The Society for Asian Art Offers A Wide Range of Innovative, High-quality Educational and Cultural Programs, Along With Social and Culinary Events Where Participants Share Their Knowledge and Enthusiasm. The Oraganization Sponsors Foreign and Domestic Travel, Visits to Private Art Dealers and Collections, Indepth Study Groups, Special Lectures By Leading Scholars, Literature Courses and Symposia.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $94.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders31 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

96.31%of revenue went to mission work94.6% of expenses · Program services

$101.79spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

5.47%of revenue went to management and office costs5.4% of expenses

$13.40in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

29.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$309,335

Mission workProgram services$297,92696.31% of revenue94.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$16,9325.47% of revenue5.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$314,858101.79% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 94.6% mission · 5.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.79% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 94.0% mission · 6.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 19.91% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 97.6% mission · 2.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.11% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 94.6% mission · 5.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.90% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 94.6% mission · 5.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 38.10% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$309,335

Expenses$314,858

Annual shortfall $5,523 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$297,926 · 94.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$16,932 · 5.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$309,335

Expenses$314,858

Assets$4,219,216

Income$309,335

Contributions$89,833

Mission work (program services)$297,926

Management and general$16,932

Stocks and bonds$2,637,846

Accounting fees$13,799

Investing fees$24,439

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (31)

JUDY SLEETHBOARD MEMBER

WENDY CHIANGBOARD MEMBER

TRISTA BERKOVITZPAST PRESIDENT

STEPHEN ROY SMITHASSISTANT SECRETARY

SHELIA DOWELLVICE PRESIDENT

SANDRA PANBOARD MEMBER

RUSSELL WADBROOKBOARD MEMBER

ROBERT MINTZBOARD MEMBER

NEAERA BAERBOARD MEMBER

MARY HOWELLBOARD MEMBER

MARK GROSSBOARD MEMBER

LYDIA ZANEBOARD MEMBER

LEWIS LEMBOARD MEMBER

LAURA ALLENBOARD MEMBER

KALIM WINATABOARD MEMBER

JULIA MOLANDERPRESIDENT

ABBY CHENBOARD MEMBER

JOHN RICHARDSONBOARD MEMBER

JIM BROWNVICE PRESIDENT

JANET CONSTANTINOUBOARD MEMBER

IRENE SCHAEFERBOARD MEMBER

GRACE KIM KOSTALBOARD MEMBER

EVELYN RAIMUNDOBOARD MEMBER

ELIZABETH GREEN-SAHBOARD MEMBER

EHLER SPLIEDTBOARD MEMBER

DEBBIE WONG OTTMANBOARD MEMBER

DANIEL RAYBINTREASURER

CHARITA THAKKARBOARD MEMBER

CANDANCE ZANDER KAHNBOARD MEMBER

ANNE ADAMS KAHNBOARD MEMBER

ANNE KATZSECREATARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1960
Location: 200 LARKIN ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-4734
County: City and County of San Francisco
In care of: % JIM BROWN
Primary officer: Daniel Raybin, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(415) 581-3701

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A115)