ART FOUNDATION (operating as /, “Slash”)
To advance and promote the expanding field of contemporary art in San Francisco through guest-curated and open-call exhibitions, publications, and public programs that prioritize emerging and historically underrepresented artists while providing stipends and resources to artists and curators.
About ART FOUNDATION (operating as /, “Slash”)
ART FOUNDATION (EIN 83-1205647) is a legally registered 501(c)(3) organization (filing Form 990-PF) that publicly operates under the name / (Slash). Founded in 2018 by Ana İpek Saygı, Slash is an artist-run exhibition space based at the Minnesota Street Project campus in San Francisco’s Dogpatch, presenting guest-curated and open-call programming.
Slash runs two primary program strands: a Main Gallery that supports Bay Area-based independent guest curators in organizing three-month thematic exhibitions (bringing together local, early-career, and internationally exhibiting artists) and /room/, a small project space for solo projects by emerging local artists selected via open calls. Exhibitions and most public programs are free or low-cost and include publications and public-facing events.
In the last 2–3 years Slash has expanded its funded operations and artist support: it secured general operating support from the California Arts Council (2023–24), planned a slate of exhibitions and public programs spanning 2023–2025, and reported substantial program-related disbursements in recent Form 990 filings that reflect active artist- and curator-focused spending and stipend distribution.
Notable achievements
California Arts Council General Operating Support (2023–24)
Awarded $46,749 in general operating support to sustain core staff, gallery rent, and artist/curator stipends, enabling continued program delivery and paid opportunities for artists through 2025.
Major Program Disbursements (2024)
Recorded $537,871 in charitable disbursements for fiscal year 2024, demonstrating substantial direct funding to exhibitions, artist and curator stipends, and program costs.
Expanded Exhibition & Artist Support (2023–25 cycle)
Planned and supported a multi-venue program (Main Gallery and /room/) projected to collaborate with roughly 27–32 artists and about 7 curators across an estimated 13 exhibitions and 15–18 public programs between Oct 1, 2023 and Sep 30, 2025.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $112K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)
- EIN
- 83-1205647
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Website
- slashart.org
- On Mahalo since
- April 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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