San Francisco, CA

SOCIETY FOR ASIAN ART

EIN 94-6104437

Arts, Culture & Heritage Museums & Visual Arts

Mission

The Society for Asian Art offers high-quality educational and cultural programs that promote understanding and appreciation of Asian art and culture, and it raises funds and provides programmatic support for the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

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

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About SOCIETY FOR ASIAN ART

The Society for Asian Art is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1958 to support Asian art and the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. It was formed to help secure Avery Brundage’s collection for the city and has since operated as a membership-based organization that produces public programs, study groups, travel, and scholarly lectures. The Society organizes more than 100 lectures and member events each year, including the long-running Arts of Asia Lecture Series that serves as core material for the museum’s docent-training curriculum. In recent years the organization has shown financial stability and continued program activity (fiscal year ending June 2024 showed revenues and net assets sufficient to sustain programming), while maintaining an ongoing philanthropic relationship with the Asian Art Museum.

Notable achievements

Long-term financial support to the Asian Art Museum

Has provided sustained philanthropic support to the Asian Art Museum, donating more than $3.9 million to the museum since its founding in 1958.

Extensive public and member programming

Operates over 100 lectures, study groups, courses, and travel programs annually, with the Arts of Asia Lecture Series integrated into the museum’s docent-training curriculum.

Sustained fiscal health (recent years)

Maintained strong financial position in recent filings (fiscal year ending June 2024) with operating revenue and net assets that support continued program delivery and member services.

At a glance

Total assets: $4.2M
Annual revenue: $309K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 94-6104437
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: www.societyforasianart.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

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

Recognition

Rated by independent charity evaluators as a high-performing small arts nonprofit (Charity Navigator listing with a multi-star rating and strong financial metrics).

Consistently high program expense ratio, indicating the large majority of expenditures go directly to programs and services.

Verified tax-exempt organization with publicly available annual Form 990 filings and listings on nonprofit data platforms, confirming EIN 94-6104437 and ongoing operations.

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