"THE BETTI ONO FOUNDATION DESIGNS AND PRODUCES HIGH-IMPACT ARTS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT LEVERAGE CULTURAL PRODUCTS AND NETWORKS FOR GOOD. THE BETTI ONO FOUNDATION OPERATIONS ARE HEADQUARTERED IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, AND OUR WORK IS PRODUCED LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY IN OTHER GEOGRAPHIES IN CULTURAL SPACES, THE PUBLIC SPHERE, AND ONLINE. THE MISSION OF BETTI ONO FOUNDATION IS TO BUILD POWER THROUGH CULTURE. OUR VISION AND CREATIVE PRACTICE EMBODY THE BOLD, CURIOUS AND UNAPOLOGETIC SPIRIT OF OUR NAMESAKES: BETTI MABRY DAVIS AND YOKO ONO. WE VALUE ART-MAKING AS A FUNCTION OF ACTIVISM, COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION, AND CULTURAL RESILIENCE. AS A BLACK WOMEN-LED AND OPERATED ORGANIZATION, WE ARE DEDICATED TO AMPLIFYING THE LIVES AND WORK OF ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES WHO ARE BLACK, BROWN, IMMIGRANT, INDIGENOUS, AND LGBTQ+."
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $194k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceo/presiden Officer (Unspecified) | $194k | — | — | — | $194k $212k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 3 unpaid individuals.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2023, the highest total compensation at BETTI ONO FOUNDATION equaled 31% of the organization's total expenses. The median for arts, culture & humanities organizations is 11%.
Based on 16,529 arts, culture & humanities organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Up 98%
from 2022
From $98k in 2022 to $194k in 2023.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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In 2023, BETTI ONO FOUNDATION reported $143k in total revenue and $635k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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