New Media Arts Inc
New Media Arts Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Berkeley, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $130K in total assets. In 2025, it made $4K in qualifying distributions.
New Media Arts Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $130,423
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $10,291
- +253.2% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $4,102
- -14.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,103
- -50.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who New Media Arts Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
How New Media Arts Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out 75% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $727 (2024) to $204K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $727.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Metaverse Libraries | Virtual World Education Consortium a project of Metaverse Libraries student challenge awards | $727 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $130,423 | $10,291 | $4,103 | — | — | $4,102 | — | $5,476 |
| 2024 | $127,300 | $2,914 | $8,333 | $727 | 1 | $4,773 | — | $6,683 |
| 2023 | $144,360 | $1,998 | $231,930 | $204,348 | 1 | $47,305 | $43 | — |
| 2022 | $362,651 | $35,585 | $18,941 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $334,127 | $40,016 | $17,490 | — | — | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, New Media Arts Inc reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
New Media Arts Inc is led by Sytske Wijnsma, Chair CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sytske Wijnsma
Chair CEO
Co-Treasurer → Chair CEO, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carla Pritchett
Director Secretary
Co-Cfo → Director Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Iain McCracken
Director CTO
CEO & CFO → CFO, 2022
CFO → Director CTO, 2023
On filings since 2020
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Hill
Director Secretary
Secretary → Director Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judith Adele Combs
Director Treasurer
On filings since 2023
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Betty Houtman
Director CFO
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eli Segoni
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Broden
Director CTO
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Mike Higgins (2023–2024) — Director CTO
- Former: G Ronnie Kraegel (2022–2023) — Director CFO
- Former: Selby Evans (2020–2022) — Chairman
- Former: Alyse Dunavant-Jones (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Kevin Feenan (2020) — CFO
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 New Media Arts Inc
How large is New Media Arts Inc?
New Media Arts Inc reported $130K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is New Media Arts Inc?
New Media Arts Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Berkeley, CA. It holds $130K in total assets as of 2025.
What is New Media Arts Inc's EIN?
New Media Arts Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2500171. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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