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Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass

Public charity · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 38-2756805 Website

To further the development and appreciation of art made from glass through informing collectors, critics and curators of current happenings; encouraging and supporting museum exhibitions, university glass departments, specialized teaching programs, regional collector

Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass at a glance

In short: Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,000
-41.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,000
+16.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,000
Total assets
$564,016
+14.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Tacoma Museum of Glass: $9KTacoma Museum of Glass$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was Tacoma Museum of Glass ($9K).

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

PittsburghTacomaCorningFlintHartfordMillvilleNew YorkNorfolkArlingtonAugustaBoiseMontpelierNeenahPphiladelphiaSarasotaSeattleSt PetersburgStony BrookToledoWashington

How Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass gives

  • Giving fell 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K11 grants2019 13 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2025) to $93K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tacoma Museum of Glass Tacoma, WASpring 2023 Cycle.$9,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$564,016$421,990$361,906$9,0001$16,987
2024$490,932$289,551$249,334$15,5002$18,378
2023$427,215$280,223$283,449$12,0002$14,130
2022$422,941$261,411$220,725$12,0002$1,482
2021$367,255$235,671$133,405$15,0002$37
2020$234,758$189,703$158,613$82,50013$1,170
2019$253,899$251,361$297,270$93,38011$2,575

About Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass

Based on IRS filings

Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $564K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9K. Net investment income was $17K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass is led by Demetra Theofanous, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 25 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Demetra Theofanous

    President

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Farber

    Director

    Director → Vice President, 2020

    Vice President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Flo Feinberg

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Sanders

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Harris

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arlene Garfinkle

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bonnie Marx

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bonnie Roth

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Phillips

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Mapes

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Schomer

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Paull

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ezra Friedlander

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harvey Berger

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martha Ballard

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Levine

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Norman Ash

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ray Chimienti

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Huling

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Kelly

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kendra Kasten

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Karmazin

    Vice President

    Vice President → Grants Chair, 2020

    Grants Chair → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Solon

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurence Sibrack

    Immediate Past President

    President → Immediate Past President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Gerhardt

    President Elect

    Director → President Elect, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (33)
  • Former: Judith Ross (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Felice Appell (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jane Buckman (2024) — Director
  • Former: Diane Maier (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Eva Klein (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Glorya Spero (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Howard Cohen (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jack Copperstone (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lita Weinstein (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Meegan Coll (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Pamela Ferber (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sheldon Palley (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jan Mirenda Smith (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mike Stonecipher (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Barbara Heisler (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Joan Weiss (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Hemanshu Shah (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeffrey Hillam (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Judy Heller (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: June Heller (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lori Solon (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Margie Berg (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Merrily Orsini (2019–2021) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Sharon Schomer (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Arlene Silvers (2019) — Director
  • Former: Dennis Dubois (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Harlan Fischer (2019) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Jerry Paulson (2019) — Director
  • Former: John Roth (2019) — Director
  • Former: Larry Sibrack (2019) — President-Elect
  • Former: Lee Hakel (2019) — Director
  • Former: Michael Stonecipher (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Milt Hakel (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass

How much does Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass give each year?

Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $16K across 2 grants.

How large is Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass?

Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass reported $564K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $422K.

What is Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass?

Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $564K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass operate?

Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass has awarded grants in Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin.

What is Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass's EIN?

Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2756805. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 13, 2020)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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