Fundacion Sala Mendoza Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FUNDACION SALA MENDOZA IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT, ALTERNATIVE EXHIBITION SPACE DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC PRACTICES. SINCE ITS FOUNDATION IT HAS MAINTAINED A CONTINUOUS COMMITMENT TO CREATIVE ACTIVITY, PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE THAT STIMULATES NEW WAYS OF APPROACHING ART ADAPTED TO THE INTENSE AND PLURAL SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS. WITH A VISION AIMED AT BEING THE CENTER OF REFERENCE FOR THE ARTISTIC SCENE AND PRODUCTION, AS WELL AS FOR CONTEMPORARY CRITICAL DEBATE, THE FOUNDATION RECONCILES ITS PROFILE AS A NON-PROFIT CIVIL ASSOCIATION WITH A SELF-MANAGEMENT DYNAMIC. THIS DOUBLE CONDITION ALLOWS IT TO OPERATE FROM FOUR PROGRAMS OR AREAS OF ACTION THAT INCLUDE A WIDE AND DIVERSE EXHIBITION ACTIVITY DEDICATED TO THE DISSEMINATION OF EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, A DOCUMENTATION CENTER THAT HOUSES THE HISTORICAL MEMORY OF THE INSTITUTION SINCE ITS FOUNDATION, A BOOKSTORE OR ART STORE THAT SCHEDULES SMALL EXHIBITIONS AND OFFERS A
- Income
- $11,324
- Spending
- $18,371
- Reserves
- 6.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 88%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $5,291 spent. FUNDACION SALA MENDOZA IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT, ALTERNATIVE EXHIBITION SPACE DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC PRACTICES. SINCE ITS FOUNDATION IT HAS MAINTAINED A CONTINUOUS COMMITMENT TO CREATIVE ACTIVITY, PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE THAT STIMULATES NEW WAYS OF APPROACHING ART ADAPTED TO THE INTENSE AND PLURAL SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS. WITH A VISION AIMED AT BEING THE CENTER OF REFERENCE FOR THE ARTISTIC SCENE AND PRODUCTION, AS WELL AS FOR CONTEMPORARY CRITICAL DEBATE, THE FOUNDATION RECONCILES ITS PROFILE AS A NON-PROFIT CIVIL ASSOCIATION WITH A SELF-MANAGEMENT DYNAMIC. THIS DOUBLE CONDITION ALLOWS IT TO OPERATE FROM FOUR PROGRAMS OR AREAS OF ACTION THAT INCLUDE A WIDE AND DIVERSE EXHIBITION ACTIVITY DEDICATED TO THE DISSEMINATION OF EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, A DOCUMENTATION CENTER THAT HOUSES THE HISTORICAL MEMORY OF THE INSTITUTION SINCE ITS FOUNDATION, A BOOKSTORE OR ART STORE THAT SCHEDULES SMALL EXHIBITIONS AND OFFERS A SELECTION OF BOOKS, CRAFTS, AND DESIGN OBJECTS FOR SALE AND, FINALLY, AN EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT, IN ADDITION TO OFFERING TWO DIPLOMA COURSES IN CONTEMPORARY ART, PLANS WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, MEETINGS, CONVERSATIONS, AND AN EDITORIAL PROGRAM ENTITLED CUADERNOS DE LA SALA.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 September 2018.
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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