Curationist Foundation Inc
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Curationist Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Curationist Foundation Inc reported $325 in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $325 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -83.8% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $5,016,834
- -17.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $243,527
- -84.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $199,252
- -87.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,531,845
- -5.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Curationist Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10 (2022) to $24K (2021). In 2025 it reported $325 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Silverthorn Films Crozet, VA | Sponsor the 1186 Project | $24,150 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,016,834 | $243,527 | $1,531,845 | $325 | Total only | $199,252 |
| 2024 | $6,057,634 | $1,581,317 | $1,620,573 | $2,000 | Total only | $1,536,193 |
| 2023 | $5,858,851 | $411,468 | $1,515,818 | $1,700 | Total only | $366,452 |
| 2022 | $6,414,845 | $30,077 | $1,629,475 | $10 | Total only | $-1,791 |
| 2021 | $8,367,744 | $30,489 | $1,186,092 | $24,150 | 1 | $579 |
| 2020 | $5,566,137 | $1,017,039 | $1,008,713 | — | — | $1,000,381 |
| 2019 | $5,525,282 | $1,002,437 | $1,131,315 | $10,000 | 1 | $2,312 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Curationist Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Curationist Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Richmond, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.0M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $325 in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $199K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Curationist Foundation Inc is led by Christian Dawson, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 7 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christian Dawson
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$48K (2021) → $105K (2025)
Manu Samriti Chander
Chair & Treasurer
Director → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Chair & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
$2K (2020) → $2K (2025)
Amanda Figueroa
Platform Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$108K (2024) → $125K (2025)
Amy Sawyer
Chief of Staff
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$124K (2023) → $118K (2025)
Evelin Heidel
Vice Chair & Secretary
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
$2K (2025)
Kelly Doyle Kim
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
$500 (2024) → $2K (2025)
Jennryn Wetzler
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
$1K (2025)
Grace Abuhamad
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Khalid Albaih
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Ben Hall (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Benjamin Rees (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Casey Rea (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Stackhouse (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jeffrey Carl (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Robin Garcia (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Russ Broomell (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Agnieszka Chalas (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kevin Karjala (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Virginia Poundstone (2019–2022) — Director of Product & Content
- Former: Christian Dawson See Sched O. (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Garrett Graddy-Lovelace (2019) — Director
- Former: William Combs (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $125K, to Amanda Figueroa (Platform Director). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Curationist Foundation Inc
How much does Curationist Foundation Inc give each year?
Curationist Foundation Inc reported $325 in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $2K in grants paid.
How large is Curationist Foundation Inc?
Curationist Foundation Inc reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $244K.
What is Curationist Foundation Inc?
Curationist Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Richmond, VA. It holds $5.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Curationist Foundation Inc operate?
Curationist Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, Virginia.
What is Curationist Foundation Inc's EIN?
Curationist Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4529328. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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