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Via Collaborative Arts Corporation

EIN 20-2838552 · Brooklyn, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak34 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The creation and presentation of new dance-related, interdisciplinary creative work and the development of young and mid-career artists.

Income
$61,303
Spending
$74,688
Reserves
0.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 69%
Highest pay
$5,371, artistic director and choreographer

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 22% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 (2)
  1. $69,395 spent. "Main Project": [ ] is a collaboration among director-choreographer Adrienne Westwood, composer Angélica Negrón and a ten member team of designers and creatives. Development and rehearsals continued in the fall and winter. Open rehearsals were held at The Mercury Store in Brooklyn in January as part of the annual APAP conference with 75 in attendance. And in March of 2025, three preview performnaces were presented at and by The ODC Theater in San Francisco, with about 225 people in attendance. In both cases, audience members were invited to explore and interact with the electronic musical mobile that is an integral part of the creation.
  2. $2,120 spent. On November 25, 2024, artists Angélica Negrón and Adrienne Westwood led El Puente students through a "[community stories]" workshop to create "[community stories]: an interactive musical offering." These "offerings" were recorded and compiled into an ongoing interactive musical installation, using capacitive sensors attached to living plants to trigger each sound composition. This interactive installation then lived at El Puente for their annual Three Kings Day and beyond, for the wider public to enjoy. This project was produced in association with El Puente and National Sawdust with funding from Brooklyn Arts Council.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2005.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 7, 2026.

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