San Francisco, CA

JESS CURTISGRAVITY INC

EIN 68-0575118

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts

Mission

Gravity creates, produces and presents engaging body-based art that physically explores and addresses issues and ideas of substance and relevance to anyone with a body.

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

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About JESS CURTISGRAVITY INC

This profile has been verified against public nonprofit records: EIN 68-0575118 corresponds to Jess Curtisgravity Inc (tax-exempt 501(c)(3), IRS ruling year 2005). Gravity is an active San Francisco–based arts nonprofit that produces and tours body-based performance work, provides accessibility services, and supports emerging Bay Area artists through fiscal sponsorship, mentorship, and commissioning programs. In recent years (2022–2024) Gravity produced the ensemble work Into the Dark (itd) (2023–24 season), expanded its Gravity Access Services for blind, low-vision and mobility-diverse audiences, and continued fiscal sponsorship and Pop-Up Performance Project programming that places emerging artists in public, site-specific contexts. The organization has secured institutional support from major funders and municipal arts programs to strengthen staff capacity and program delivery while continuing public presentations and international co-productions.

Notable achievements

Into the Dark (itd) ensemble work

Presented and toured a new ensemble work in 2023–2024 that was developed as an international co-production and foregrounded blind, low-vision, and sighted performers, demonstrating Gravity’s artistic leadership in accessible, inclusive choreography and international collaboration.

Pop-Up Performance & Fiscal Sponsorship

Sustained the Pop-Up Performance Project and a selective fiscal sponsorship program that provide stipends, mentorship, production support and tax-deductible giving for emerging Bay Area artists, enabling numerous local artists to present work in public sites and to access administrative infrastructure.

Major public funding for capacity building

Awarded significant municipal and state support (including a $100,000 SF Arts Commission Cultural Equity Initiative award for FY24 and multiple California Arts Council grants) to invest in staffing, organizational capacity and implementation of the 2021–2025 strategic plan focused on intersectional access and equity.

At a glance

Total assets: $471K
Annual revenue: $341K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 68-0575118
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: www.jesscurtisgravity.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

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

Recognition

Rated and listed by national nonprofit evaluators and databases as an active 501(c)(3) arts organization (public charity record EIN 68-0575118).

Institutional funders and partners include the National Endowment for the Arts, California Arts Council, San Francisco Arts Commission, Doris Duke Foundation, Haas Fund, Zellerbach Family Foundation, MAP Fund and other prominent arts funders, reflecting established philanthropic support.

Consistent media and critical recognition for its work in contemporary dance and performance (local and international reviews and profiles) and reputation for advancing accessibility practices such as live audio description and haptic pre-show tours.

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