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ICARUS FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 931480493 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · NTEE A99 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Micro (<$100K)
revenue
$0
expenses
$13K
net assets
$-13K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

Improve the quality of life of artists and their families through grants and scholarships, covering, but not limited to the cost of tuition, cost of materials, cost of living expenses and travel costs to museums, art galleries and exhibitions, which will enhance their existing knowledge and help to open new horizons. In addition, will provide the financial support to those artists struggling with addiction and cover treatment costs.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Icarus Foundation supports artists and their families by providing grants and scholarships for education, materials, living expenses, and travel to cultural institutions. It also offers financial assistance to artists struggling with addiction, covering treatment costs. Based in New York, the organization focuses on improving the well-being and professional development of individuals in the arts community.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Addiction Recovery Assistance
Financial support for artists struggling with addiction, covering costs of treatment and recovery programs
Artist Support Grants
Financial grants to support artists’ education, materials, living expenses, and travel to museums, galleries, and exhibitions
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Artist Support Grants 1 activity
    • Grantmaking for addiction treatment support for artists
      Provides financial support to artists struggling with addiction by funding treatment costs.
  • Arts Education Scholarships 1 activity
    • Grantmaking for artists' education and living expenses
      Provides grants and scholarships to artists and their families to cover tuition, materials, living expenses, and travel to cultural institutions.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$0
Contributions & grants——
Program service revenue——
Investment income——
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$13K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits—
Grants paid out—
balance sheet
Total assets$15K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$-13K
1 years on record · 2024–2024
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

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  • Artist Wellness as a Foundation for Stability
    methodology: artist-wellness-support
    By funding treatment programs for addiction, the foundation supports artists' personal and creative stability, because addressing health crises is essential to sustained artistic engagement and output.
  • Financial Barrier Reduction for Artists
    methodology: financial-barrier-reduction
    By providing grants to remove financial constraints, the foundation enables artists to access educational and cultural opportunities, thereby expanding their professional and creative development because financial access is a prerequisite to participation.