Artpace Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ARTPACE SAN ANTONIO IS A NONPROFIT RESIDENCY PROGRAM WHICH SUPPORTS TEXAS, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS IN THE CREATION OF NEW ART. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.
- Income
- $1.6 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 20.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 58%
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 6
- Highest pay
- $153,987, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 20.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $845,704 spent. ARTPACE OPERATES AN ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS ARTISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF NEW WORK. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SELECTED ARTISTS WITH STUDIO SPACE, HOUSING, PRODUCTION SUPPORT, PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. THE RESIDENCY FOSTERS ARTISTIC EXCHANGE, COLLABORATION, AND CULTURAL DIALOGUE AMONG LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. THE ARTISTS OWN THEIR ARTWORK, WHICH IS RETURNED AFTER THEIR EXHIBITION AND OFTEN TRAVELS ON TO EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS AROUND THE WORLD. SINCE 1995, ARTPACE'S INTERNATIONAL ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 286 ARTISTS FROM 38 COUNTRIES. SELECTED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS, EACH TEXAS ARTIST RESIDES WITH A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTIST AT OUR BUILDING FOR TWO MONTHS. THEY ARE GIVEN FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES TO CREATE BOLD AND INNOVATIVE WORK THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE WITHOUT THE FULL SUPPORT OF ARTPACE. AFTER CONSULTING WITH ALUM ARTISTS AND CURATORS, ARTPACE SELECTS INTERNATIONAL ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE GUEST CURATORS WITH SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH LIVING ARTISTS, A PROVEN COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY, AND A STRONG RECORD OF ACADEMIC AND CRITICAL WRITINGS. SINCE 1995, ARTPACE HAS INVITED MORE THAN 90 INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUEST CURATORS. RENOWNED CURATORS, INCLUDING MARCELA GUERRERO, PILAR RIVAS THOMPKINS, KELLY BAUM, OKWUI ENWEZOR, LAURI FIRSTENBERG, RITA GONZALEZ, YUKO HASEGAWA, SARAH LEWIS, DENISE MARKONISH, CUAUHTMOC MEDINA, HANS-ULRICH OBRIST, GABRIELA RANGEL, ANDY CAMPBELL, ROBERT STORR, AND DEBORAH WILLIS, HAVE SET A HIGH STANDARD FOR ARTISTIC RIGOR, SCHOLARSHIP, AND RESEARCH AT ARTPACE AND HAVE GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE INNOVATIVE AND DIVERSE NATURE OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. ONCE THE GUEST CURATORS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED, THEY SELECT INTERNATIONAL AND US-BASED ARTISTS WHO ARE TAKING SIGNIFICANT RISKS IN ADVANCING THEIR PRACTICE AND WILL BENEFIT FROM AND THRIVE IN THE ENVIRONMENT PROVIDED AT AN ARTPACE RESIDENCY. TEXAS ARTISTS ARE CHOSEN THROUGH ARTPACE'S TEXAS OPEN CALL, A FREE ONLINE SUBMISSION SYSTEM OPEN TO ALL TEXAS ARTISTS. GUEST CURATORS CONDUCT IN-PERSON STUDIO VISITS ACROSS THE STATE WITH THEIR TOP 20 CANDIDATES FROM THE OPEN CALL. ARTPACE'S GUEST CURATORS HAVE CONDUCTED OVER 1,200 STUDIO VISITS IN OVER 35 CITIES WITH TEXAS ARTISTS, PROVIDING THEM PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND EXPOSURE. AFTER THEIR STUDIO VISITS, GUEST CURATORS SELECT AN ARTIST FOR THE RESIDENCY. DURING THIS TIME, THE CURATORS CONSIDER THE THEMES, CONCEPTS, AND MATERIALS OF THE ARTISTS' WORK AND HOW THE THREE ARTISTS MIGHT INTERACT AND INSPIRE ONE ANOTHER DURING THEIR RESIDENCY. ONCE THE GUEST CURATOR SELECTS ONE INTERNATIONAL, ONE NATIONAL, AND ONE TEXAS-BASED ARTIST, THE THREE ARTISTS HAVE PRELIMINARY VISITS TO ARTPACE TO BEGIN PLANNING THEIR RESIDENCY WITH STAFF AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, THE ARTISTS ARRIVE AT ARTPACE FOR THE TWO-MONTH PRODUCTION-BASED ARTIST RESIDENCY, FOLLOWED BY A FIFTEEN-WEEK EXHIBITION OF THEIR NEW WORK. THE RESIDENCY IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ARTISTS WITH UNPARALLELED RESOURCES THAT ENABLE THEM TO EXPERIMENT WITH NEW IDEAS, TAKE PROVOCATIVE RISKS, AND REALIZE INNOVATIVE AND AMBITIOUS NEW WORK. FOR MANY RESIDENT ARTISTS, ARTPACE HAS PROVEN TO BE A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN THEIR CAREERS, PROPELLING THEM ONTO THE INTERNATIONAL ART STAGE. FOR INSTANCE, 46 ARTPACE ALUM ARTISTS HAVE EXHIBITED IN WHITNEY BIENNIALS; 22 HAVE EXHIBITED IN VENICE BIENNALES; EIGHT HAVE BEEN AWARDED FELLOWSHIPS WITH THE JOHN D. AND CATHERINE T. MACARTHUR FOUNDATION; AND FOUR HAVE RECEIVED BRITAIN'S TOP ART AWARD, THE TURNER PRIZE, INCLUDING JEREMY DELLER WHO RECEIVED THE TURNER PRIZE IN 2004 FOR THE WORK HE CREATED AT ARTPACE. SPRING 2019 RESIDENT ARTIST JENNIFER LING DATCHUK AND SPRING 2018 RESIDENT ARTIST RAFA ESPARZA WERE NAMED 2020 AND 2021 UNITED STATES ARTIST FELLOWS, RESPECTIVELY, AFTER THEIR ARTPACE RESIDENCIES. SPRING 2015 RESIDENT TEXAS ARTIST AUTUMN KNIGHT HAS RECENTLY BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH AN ARTIST AWARD FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (2022); ANONYMOUS WAS A WOMAN AWARD (2021); THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME, NANCY B. NEGLEY ROME PRIZE FELLOWSHIP IN VISUAL ARTS (2021); A REMA HORT MANN FOUNDATION, EMERGING ARTIST GRANT (2019); AND AN ART MATTERS FOUNDATION AWARD (2018). ARTPACE'S ARCHIVES PROVIDE ACCESS TO 30 YEARS OF RESIDENCY DOCUMENTATION AND SCHOLARSHIP. THE PROJECTS ARE ALSO CHRONICLED IN SCHOLARLY ESSAYS AUTHORED BY THE PROGRAM'S GUEST CURATORS, WHICH OFFER A CRITICAL OVERVIEW OF THE ARTWORK MADE AND SHOWN AT ARTPACE. IN 2020, ARTPACE PUBLISHED THE LAST TWELVE YEARS OF THESE ORIGINAL ESSAYS AS WELL AS NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PHOTOGRAPHY OF ITS RESIDENCY EXHIBITIONS IN ITS ANNIVERSARY BOOK, ARTPACE AT 25. DURING THEIR RESIDENCIES, THE ARTISTS ENGAGE WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH A NUMBER OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ARTISTS WELCOME DINNERS, COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS, AND ARTIST TALKS. ARTPACE HOSTS A PUBLIC ARTISTS WELCOME DINNER AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH RESIDENCY CYCLE, WHERE ARTISTS CAN MEET AND CONNECT WITH THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY. AT THE DINNER, THEY GIVE PRESENTATIONS ON THEIR WORK AND MAY DISCUSS THEIR GOALS FOR THE RESIDENCY. AT THE END OF THE RESIDENCY, A PUBLIC EXHIBITION OPENING IS HELD, AND THE ARTISTS DISCUSS THEIR PROJECTS IN A CONVERSATION LED BY THE GUEST CURATOR. EACH RESIDENT ARTIST ALSO PARTICIPATES IN A COMMUNITY COLLABORATION, WHICH THE ARTIST DESIGNS IN CONSULTATION WITH ARTPACE'S EDUCATION ASSOCIATE. PAST EXAMPLES INCLUDE OPEN STUDIOS, WORKSHOPS, FILM SCREENINGS, UNIVERSITY LECTURES, PERFORMANCES, AND MORE. THESE ACTIVITIES OFTEN LEAD TO ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER NONPROFITS, SCHOOLS, ARTS INSTITUTIONS, AND LOCAL ARTISTS.
- $172,365 spent. ARTPACE PRESENTS ROTATING EXHIBITIONS FEATURING REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. EXHIBITIONS ARE OFFERED IN MULTIPLE GALLERY SPACES AND ARE DESIGNED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. THESE EXHIBITIONS SUPPORT ARTPACE'S MISSION BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS TO SHARE THEIR WORK AND FOR VISITORS TO ENGAGE WITH CONTEMPORARY ART THROUGH EXHIBITIONS AND RELATED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.
- $235,244 spent. ARTPACE OFFERS PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE FREE AND OPEN ACCESS TO CONTEMPORARY ART AND ARTS EDUCATION. PROGRAMS MAY INCLUDE ARTIST TALKS, CURATOR TALKS, PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, FAMILY ACTIVITIES, TOURS, INTERNSHIPS, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENGAGE DIVERSE AUDIENCES, SUPPORT LIFELONG LEARNING, AND EXPAND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF CONTEMPORARY ART. IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC PROGRAMS SURROUNDING ARTPACE'S INTERNATIONAL ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM, ARTPACE OFFERS NUMEROUS OTHER WAYS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH CONTEMPORARY ART. ARTPACE'S TEEN COUNCIL PROGRAM HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FROM THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, BOSTON'S NATIONAL TEEN CONVENING EVENT FOR LEADERS IN ARTS EDUCATION. ARTPACE'S TEEN COUNCIL PROGRAM ANNUALLY SUPPORTS 17-20 TEENS IN A NINE-MONTH, PAID PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR SAN ANTONIO AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BECOME ADVOCATES FOR CONTEMPORARY ART AND YOUNG LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE COUNCIL DEVELOPS WORKSHOPS, TOURS, TEEN NIGHTS, AND OTHER ARTS-DRIVEN PROGRAMMING TO ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CREATIVE THINKING AND EXPRESSION. THE PROGRAMS THEY CREATE SERVE HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS EACH YEAR. THE COUNCIL STUDENTS TAKE A LEADING ROLE AT ARTPACE, PRODUCING TEEN ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR OTHER TEENS THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO. OVER 90% OF TEEN COUNCIL ALUMS PURSUE COLLEGE DEGREES. OUR UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM ANNUALLY SERVES 15 TO 20 COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ACROSS SAN ANTONIO. THIS PROGRAM HAS GIVEN STUDENTS THE TOOLS, EXPERIENCE, AND RELATIONSHIPS TO PURSUE ARTISTIC CAREERS IN ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE NATION. MANY OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE GONE ON TO SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN THE ARTS AS ART TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS, PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AT MUSEUMS, AND AS WRITERS AND CURATORS. ARTPACE OFFERS YEAR-ROUND ADMISSION-FREE GUIDED TOURS OF OUR EXHIBITIONS AND FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS, SCHOOLS, AND ORGANIZATIONS. THESE TOURS ENGAGE A BROAD AUDIENCE, FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SENIOR CENTER RESIDENTS. ARTPACE COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL ARTISTS TO BRING MONTHLY ART-MAKING WORKSHOPS TO THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO WORK WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPROFITS TO PROVIDE SPACE TO HOST LECTURE SERIES, FILM SCREENINGS, SUMMER CAMPS, AND LIVE PERFORMANCES. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE ONGOING, AND WE ARE CONSTANTLY SEEKING NEW PARTNERSHIPS TO ENGAGE BROADER AND MORE DIVERSE AUDIENCES WITH CONTEMPORARY ART.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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