JESS CURTIS/GRAVITY CREATES EXCEPTIONALLY ENGAGING BODY-BASED ART THAT PHYSICALLY ADDRESSES ISSUES AND IDEAS OF RELEVANCE TO ANYONE WITH A BODY. THROUGH INNOVATIVE, ACCESSIBLE, EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE, GRAVITY ACTIVATES THE BODIES AND MINDS OF OUR VIEWERS, EXPOSING THEM TO NEW IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE BODY. GRAVITY SUPPORTS THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE WORK OF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JESS CURTIS, AS WELL AS THAT OF QUEER ARTISTS, SELF-IDENTIFIED DISABLED ARTISTS, AND EMERGING DANCEMAKERS, AND ENGAGES WITH THE BROADER ARTISTIC COMMUNITY THROUGH GRAVITY ACCESS SERVICES, WHICH ASSISTS ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN MAKING THEIR PRODUCTIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO AUDIENCE MEMBERS WITH DIVERSE SENSORY MODALITIES AND PHYSICALITIES.
Executive compensation
Form 990 · Schedule J · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Director/exec. Dir. (starting Mar.) Officer (Unspecified) | $48k $50k |
Artistic/executive Dir. (thru Mar.) Officer (Unspecified) | $16k $17k |
Secretary/artist Officer (Unspecified) | $8k $8k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 6 unpaid individuals.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at JESS CURTISGRAVITY INC equaled 12% 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.
Fell 13%
over 2 years
From $55k in 2022 to $48k in 2024.
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Board Member pay fell 26% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue fell 24%.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.
Among peers
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What are JESS CURTISGRAVITY INC's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, JESS CURTISGRAVITY INC reported $341k in total revenue and $396k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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