San Francisco, CA

FOR-SITE Foundation

EIN 84-1617222

Arts, Culture & Heritage Museums & Visual Arts

Mission

FOR-SITE is dedicated to the idea that art can inspire fresh thinking and important dialogue about our natural and cultural environment. Through exhibitions, commissions, artist residencies, and education programs, FOR-SITE supports the creation and presentation of art about place.

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

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About FOR-SITE Foundation

FOR-SITE Foundation (founded 2003 by curator Cheryl Haines) is a San Francisco–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that produces site-responsive exhibitions, commissions, residencies, and public programs focused on art about place. The organization works extensively with park partners, cultural institutions, and artists to create projects in the Presidio, Fort Mason, Alcatraz, and other public sites. In recent years FOR-SITE has continued active programming: it launched The Guardhouse Program at Fort Mason in 2023 to present year-round site-specific installations, produced and presented the 2025 exhibition "Black Gold: Stories Untold," and maintains ongoing installations and partnerships that connect artists with public landscapes and audiences. The EIN provided (84-1617222) was verified against public nonprofit filings and organizational records.

Notable achievements

“@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz”

Produced an unprecedented large-scale site-specific exhibition on Alcatraz Island that substantially raised the organization’s national profile and public impact; the project also led to the production of the documentary "Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly," which premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

Andy Goldsworthy Presidio Commissions

Delivered major, enduring land-art commissions in the Presidio (including Spire, Wood Line, and Tree Fall) that remain high-visibility public works and continue to draw visitors and engagement with the park landscape.

The Guardhouse Program & "Black Gold: Stories Untold" (2023–2025)

Launched The Guardhouse Program in 2023 to present rotating, site-specific installations at Fort Mason year-round, and produced the 2025 exhibition "Black Gold: Stories Untold," accompanied by a short film revisiting the project.

At a glance

Total assets: $1.5M
Annual revenue: $1.3M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 84-1617222
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: www.for-site.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

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

Recognition

Sustained collaborations and institutional partnerships with the National Park Service/Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and major museums (de Young, SFMOMA, Oakland Museum of California, Nevada Museum of Art) underline FOR-SITE’s credibility in producing site-based public art.

High public impact and media visibility from large-scale projects (for example, FOR-SITE’s Alcatraz project reached very large audiences and generated national/international press and a documentary release).

Demonstrated financial and regulatory transparency through regular Form 990 filings and public financial records showing organizational revenues and assets in recent years (organization remains an active, donor-facing 501(c)(3)).

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