Portrait Society of America
A guild of the human likeness, a national society devoted to keeping the craft of traditional portrait and figurative painting alive, taught and honored in an age that had largely turned away from it.
Financial profile
Portrait Society of America · EIN 59-3515141 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $870,336 | $350,563 | $518,772 | $745,504 | $555,100 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $591,123 | $236,843 | $266,606 | $586,999 | $430,722 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $632,552 | $245,358 | $352,168 | $585,581 | $421,505 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $716,607 | $264,732 | $446,945 | $704,670 | $374,692 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $720,508 | $237,248 | $460,572 | $718,970 | $362,595 | Dec 2018 |
| FY2017 | $826,910 | $248,394 | $571,970 | $773,307 | $361,057 | Dec 2017 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Portrait Society of America is read alongside.
NSS
National Sculpture Society
A century-old society devoted to representational sculpture inspired by the natural world, keeping a…
SI
Society of Illustrators
A historic New York society and museum for the art of illustration, conferring recognition through its juried…
24 companies named
HGA
Handweavers Guild of America
The national membership organization for weaving, spinning, dyeing, and fiber arts, sustaining the crafts…
25 companies named
APA
American Photographic Artists
A chapter based community of professional photographers that advocates, educates, and elevates the working…
11 companies named
GAG
Graphic Artists Guild
A national advocacy organization for graphic artists and illustrators, defending creators' rights and setting…
Who backs PSA
Every company Portrait Society of America names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Blick Art Materials | Award sponsor | CAA NRPA SI |
| Jack Richeson & Co. | Award sponsor | NAEA |
| Airfloat Systems | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| American Art Collector | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Ampersand Art Supply | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Artefex | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Artwork Archive | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Blue Ridge Oil Colors | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Chelsea Classical Studio Fine Art Materials | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| EdgeProGear | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Gamblin Artists Colors | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Golden Artist Colors | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Holbein Artist Materials | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| International Artist Magazine | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Jerry's Artarama | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| M. Graham & Co. | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Masterson Art | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Michael Harding Handmade Paints | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Natural Pigments | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| New Wave Fine Art Products | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Portraits, Inc. | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Raymar | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| RCH Artists' Oil Paints, Inc. | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Richard Schmid Publications | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Rosemary & Co. | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Silver Brush Limited | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| smART Coach | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| SourceTek | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| The DaVinci Studios | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| u.go Plein Air | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Urban Goat | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Vasari Classic Artists’ Oil Colors | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
| Workshops in Yorkshire | Award sponsor | Only Portrait Society of America, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
Thank You to our 2027 Sponsors. Read September 28, 2026. Sponsors of the 2027 Art of the Portrait conference and International Portrait Competition awards. Scottsdale Artists' School (nonprofit school) omitted.
Who backs Portrait Society of America's peers, but not Portrait Society of America
Companies named publicly by at least one of Portrait Society of America's five peer societies, and not found in Portrait Society of America's reviewed public records.
The outside view
A guild of the human likeness, a national society devoted to keeping the craft of traditional portrait and figurative painting alive, taught and honored in an age that had largely turned away from it.
- Consensus
- Preserve
- Inward
- Operational
Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Movement.
Strengths
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