San Francisco, CA

SHIPYARD TRUST FOR THE ARTS

EIN 94-3108216

Arts, Culture & Heritage Support for Working Artists

Mission

To preserve and support the Hunters Point Shipyard artist community by keeping studio space affordable, facilitating arts education and exhibitions that engage the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood, and promoting programs that connect artists and community.

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

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About SHIPYARD TRUST FOR THE ARTS

The Shipyard Trust for the Arts (STAR) is the nonprofit organization of the Hunters Point Shipyard Artists, a studio community of more than 300 working artists and musicians located in the historic Hunters Point Shipyard in Bayview Hunters Point, San Francisco. STAR's mission centers on maintaining affordable studio space, providing arts education and community-facing exhibitions, and promoting the Shipyard artist community to the wider region. ([shipyardtrust.org](https://shipyardtrust.org/about-us))

STAR operates public programs (free gallery exhibits, open studios, after-school and summer art programs, intergenerational art classes, and an Artist in Residence program) that bridge Shipyard artists and the local community; these programs are active and described on the organization's site and program pages. ([shipyardtrust.org](https://shipyardtrust.org/community-prog))

STAR is a registered 501(c)(3) with EIN 94-3108216 and recent Form 990 filings and financial summaries are publicly available; ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer lists its IRS-recognized status and shows year-to-year financial figures for recent fiscal years (including a revenue increase reported for fiscal 2024). ([projects.propublica.org](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943108216))

Notable achievements

Sustained large artist community

Supports and organizes the nation’s largest artist studio community at the Hunters Point Shipyard, serving more than 300 working artists and musicians and operating long-running community programs that connect artists with Bayview Hunters Point residents. ([shipyardtrust.org](https://shipyardtrust.org/about-us))

Longstanding Artist in Residence program

Has run an Artist in Residence program since the mid-1990s that provides 18-month studio placements and professional-development support for artists from the Bayview/Hunters Point community, expanded in recent cycles to serve multiple resident artists. ([shipyardtrust.org](https://shipyardtrust.org/artist-in-residence-program))

Organizational milestone & civic recognition

Celebrated the Shipyard artist community’s 40th anniversary in 2024 with a mayoral proclamation recognizing STAR’s contributions to community and the arts. ([shipyardtrust.org](https://shipyardtrust.org/about-us))

At a glance

Total assets: $395K
Annual revenue: $539K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 94-3108216
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: shipyardtrust.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

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

Recognition

Listed and profiled in national nonprofit data services (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and Charity Navigator) with publicly available Form 990 filings and IRS recognition (EIN 94-3108216). ([projects.propublica.org](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943108216))

Project funding and partnerships: STAR’s site and project pages note support from public and private arts funders (examples cited on program and project pages). ([shipyardtrust.org](https://shipyardtrust.org/community-prog))

Local civic recognition: Mayor of San Francisco issued a proclamation marking the Shipyard artists’ anniversary and highlighting STAR’s community contributions. ([shipyardtrust.org](https://shipyardtrust.org/about-us))

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