The American Institute of Graphic Arts

Public charity · Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 94-2998197

Provide education and program services to graphic arts professionals.

The American Institute of Graphic Arts at a glance

Total assets
$69,163
-23.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$10,505
+15.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$6,540
-10.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$31,850
+33.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The American Institute of Graphic Arts funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

San Francisco

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $220K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Design Bay Area San Francisco, CA—$220,000
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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$69,163$10,505$31,850——$6,540
2024$90,508$9,119$23,923——$7,320
2023$105,312$29,013$56,028——$5,233
2022$132,327$118,420$679,713$220,0001$4,109
2021$693,620$869,487$400,397——$6,823
2020$267,325$355,853$336,915——$5,329

About The American Institute of Graphic Arts

Based on IRS filings

The American Institute of Graphic Arts is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $69K in total assets. Net investment income was $7K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The American Institute of Graphic Arts is led by Bianca Wendt, Chairman on every filing since 2024; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bianca Wendt

    Chairman

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Miller

    Program Director

    Programming → At Large, 2022

    At Large → Program Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Zidonis

    Secretary

    Executive Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    $123K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • David Asari

    Officer

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Van Herpen

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jesus Chico

    Communications

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Andre Pennycooke (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Clement Mok (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Phil Hamlett (2020–2023) — Officer
  • Former: Rachel Gogel (2021–2023) — Events Leader
  • Former: Dana Kurtzman (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Irina Blok (2020–2021) — Product Design
  • Former: Julia Fernandez (2021) — Social Media

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2022 IRS filing

Dawn Zidonis — Executive Dir.: $185KDawn ZidonisExecutive Dir.$185K

The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $185K, to Dawn Zidonis (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about The American Institute of Graphic Arts

How large is The American Institute of Graphic Arts?

The American Institute of Graphic Arts reported $69K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11K.

What is The American Institute of Graphic Arts?

The American Institute of Graphic Arts is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $69K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The American Institute of Graphic Arts operate?

The American Institute of Graphic Arts has awarded grants in California.

What is The American Institute of Graphic Arts's EIN?

The American Institute of Graphic Arts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2998197. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 30, 2023)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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