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In-Sight Photography Project Incorporated

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Brattleboro, VT501(c)(3)Education EIN 03-0338482Revenue $225K in FY2024Latest return filed Sep 25, 2025

On file with the IRSinsight-photography.org183 Main Street Ste 3, 05301-2842 · Brattleboro, VTTax-exempt since May 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Empowering youth through Photography to find their own creative voice and to communicate their unique personal visions. Classes in photographic arts are provided regardless of ability to pay. Curriculum is guided by understanding and respect for individuals, communities, and cultures.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $57K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$225K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$238K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$615K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$225K
FY2024▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$351K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$272K
FY2024$225K
Expenses
$238K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$315K
FY2023$290K
FY2024$238K
Net assets
$615K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$616K
FY2021$674K
FY2022$658K
FY2023$628K
FY2024$615K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1998.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $155K Management & general 34% · $82K Fundraising 0% · $868

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ilene Todd
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rachel Portesi
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Erickson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Beatriz Fantini
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Diehl
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sally Fegley
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alejandra Spruill
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches youth photography skills to express themselves creatively, regardless of cost.

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1 program · $155K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Core Classes

In-sight after-school classes in photographic arts for youth ages 11-18. 111 spaces in classes were filled, 22 classes were held, and 86% of youth needed financial assistance to attend class.

$155Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
The Copper Beech Foundation INCFY2024$25K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$19K
Vermont Community FoundationFY2024$10K
Agnes M Lindsay TrustFY2024$3K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$57K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$225K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$221
Money outPt IX
$238K
Ln 25
Programscol B$155K
Managementcol C$82K
Fundraisingcol D$868
Owns and owesPt X
$615K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$131K
Total assetsLn 16$618K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$849
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$221
Other incomeLn 4–11$135
Gains on assetsLn 7$162
Total revenueLn 12$225K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$131K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$131K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$487K
Total assetsLn 16$618K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$615K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K$131K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$489K$487K
Total assetsLn 16$629K$618K
LiabilitiesLn 26$745$3K
Net assetsLn 32$628K$615K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$125K$67K$59K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$8K$3K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K$363$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$4K$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$1K$868
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$1K$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$16K$5K$0
TravelLn 17$115$86$29$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$23K$5K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$773$0$773$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$238K$155K$82K$868

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 25, 2025 $225K$238K−$13K$615K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $272K$290K−$19K$628K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 6, 2023 $300K$315K−$16K$658K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 11, 2022 $351K$294K$57K$674K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $353K$249K$104K$616K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $225,009 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $253,929$206,033
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $17,700$18,620
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83$221
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $45$135
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $271,757$225,009
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $190,793$145,928
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $99,581$91,836
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $290,374$237,764
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,617−$12,755
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $225,009 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$849
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$205,184
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$206,033
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,620$18,620
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$59
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $162 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$162
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $135 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$135
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $356 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,620$225,009
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $237,764 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $66,506 · Management $58,835 · Fundraising $0$125,341
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,709 · Management $2,570 · Fundraising $0$10,279
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,731 · Management $2,577 · Fundraising $0$10,308
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,090 · Management $363 · Fundraising $0$1,453
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,631 · Management $1,210 · Fundraising $0$4,841
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,043 · Management $1,348 · Fundraising $868$6,259
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,429 · Management $1,477 · Fundraising $0$5,906
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,363 · Management $5,454 · Fundraising $0$21,817
IX-17 TravelPrograms $86 · Management $29 · Fundraising $0$115
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,754 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,754
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,466 · Management $1,822 · Fundraising $0$7,288
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,386 · Management $5,244 · Fundraising $0$28,630
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $773 · Fundraising $0$773
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $155,194 · Management $81,702 · Fundraising $868$237,764
Part X · Balance sheet $618,031 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $139,644$130,984
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $489,157$487,047
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $628,801$618,031
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $745$2,777
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $745$2,777
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $628,056$615,254
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $628,056$615,254
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $628,801$618,031
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $615,254 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$225,009
XI-2 Total expenses$237,764
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,755
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$628,056
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$47
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$615,254

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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