Ft Worth, TX

TEXAS ACADEMY OF FINE ART

EIN 46-4975029

Arts, Culture & Heritage Museums & Visual Arts

Mission

Provides a fine art education via a classical painting and drawing curriculum for students (primarily ages 18–35), offering full-time and part-time coursework plus a summer teen workshop to prepare students for careers in the fine arts.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) school Contributions are tax-deductible

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About TEXAS ACADEMY OF FINE ART

Texas Academy of Fine Art (EIN 46-4975029) is a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Fort Worth, Texas, that operates publicly as the Texas Academy of Figurative Art (TAFA). The organization runs an atelier-style fine art academy focused on classical and contemporary realist training, emphasizing rigorous drawing and painting from direct observation.

TAFA offers full-time and part-time certificate programs, short courses and an annual summer teen workshop, and remains active in the Fort Worth arts community through public exhibitions and Gallery Night participation. Recent public filings (fiscal year ending December 2024) show the academy operating as an instructional school with program services making up the majority of revenue, and it has received local arts funding and external recognition in the last several years.

Notable achievements

Established atelier curriculum

Founded as an atelier program in 2007, the academy provides a structured classical drawing and painting curriculum with full-time and part-time tracks and a recurring summer teen workshop.

Art Renewal Center approval (2023)

Recognized as an ARC-approved academy, reflecting adherence to established standards for classical realist art instruction.

Sustained program operations (FY 2024)

Reported program-driven operations in its 2024 Form 990 with $153,019 in revenue and $153,486 in expenses for the fiscal year ending December 2024, indicating active instructional programming and public financial reporting.

At a glance

Total assets: $15K
Annual revenue: $153K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)School
EIN: 46-4975029
Location: Ft Worth, TX
Website: www.tafastudio.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status (EIN 46-4975029) and listed in public nonprofit databases under the name Texas Academy of Fine Art.

Recipient of operating support from the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, demonstrating local arts-sector endorsement and grant support.

Regular participant in Fort Worth public exhibition programs, including Gallery Night and academy-hosted salon/exhibitions, supporting community engagement and student exposure.

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