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Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center

Tax-deductible

Cambridge, MA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 04-2650605Revenue $615K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmulticulturalartscenter.org41 2nd St, 02141-1733 · Cambridge, MATax-exempt since Sep 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Operation of a Multicultural visual and performing Arts Center

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 7 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 52% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $23K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.9M
93% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 93% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$615K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$693K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$211K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$615K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$435K
FY2022$551K
FY2023$575K
FY2024$667K
FY2025$615K
Expenses
$693K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$348K
FY2022$576K
FY2023$445K
FY2024$560K
FY2025$693K
Net assets
$211K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$61K
FY2022$52K
FY2023$182K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$211K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1978.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $527K Management & general 15% · $102K Fundraising 9% · $63K

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; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Najee Brown
Artistic Director
$53,766Pt VII · Sec A
Adria Katz
Managing Director
$41,131Pt VII · Sec A
Ron Savage
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Melissa Cantarow
Secretary/Clerk
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Victoria Hall
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kashif Hoda
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jessica Smyser
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Najee Brown’s $54K as Artistic Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Shelley Neill————$97,667
Najee Brown$53,766$43,935$10,933——
Adria Katz$41,131$50,137$49,173$40,607$17,088

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates a multicultural center for visual and performing arts.

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2 programs · $527K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operation of a multicultural visual and performing arts center

$300Kprogram expense
02

Community operating support from the city of cambridge and the state of massachusetts for public programs and services totalled $216,600.

$227Kprogram 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
Cambridge Community FoundationFY2024$17K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$23K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$615K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$366K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$245K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$693K
Ln 25
Programscol B$527K
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$211K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$133K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$366K
Government grantsLn 1e$227K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$245K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$615K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
SavingsLn 2$109K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K
Other assetsLn 15$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$211K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$179K$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K$69K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$288K$211K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$73K$18K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$113K$89K$24K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$5K$536$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$119$119
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$13K$1K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$151K$111K$39K$551
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$710$710
OccupancyLn 16$192K$177K$5K$10K
TravelLn 17$668$668
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$7K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$26K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K−$108−$415
Total functional expensesLn 25$693K$527K$102K$63K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $615K$693K−$78K$211K 990 PDF
FY2024 $667K$560K$107K$288K 990 PDF
FY2023 $575K$445K$130K$182K 990 PDF
FY2022 $551K$576K−$24K$52K 990 PDF
FY2021 $435K$348K$87K$61K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $614,950 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $402,012$365,634
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $260,556$244,881
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,634$4,435
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $667,202$614,950
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $243,016$253,709
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $317,417$438,799
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $560,433$692,508
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $106,769−$77,558
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $614,950 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$227,392
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$138,242
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$365,634
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $244,881$244,881
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,435$4,435
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $244,881 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,435$614,950
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $692,508 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,231 · Management $18,241 · Fundraising $23,676$115,148
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $88,735 · Fundraising $24,203$112,938
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,836 · Management $536 · Fundraising $1,406$6,778
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $119$119
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,359 · Management $1,481 · Fundraising $3,886$18,726
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,000$13,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $111,047 · Management $39,011 · Fundraising $551$150,609
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,951$15,951
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $710$710
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $176,820 · Management $4,924 · Fundraising $9,848$191,592
IX-17 TravelPrograms $668$668
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,941 · Management $1,711$8,652
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,647$9,647
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,276 · Management $12,819$39,095
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,398 · Management −$108 · Fundraising −$415$8,875
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $527,262 · Management $102,091 · Fundraising $63,155$692,508
Part X · Balance sheet $3,150,618 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $73,941$23,791
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $104,634$109,069
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,735$2,575
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,325$10,421
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $50,309$68,549
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,945,498$2,936,213
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,204,442$3,150,618
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,520$41,854
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,882,542$2,897,942
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,916,062$2,939,796
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $288,380$210,822
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $288,380$210,822
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,204,442$3,150,618
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $210,822 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$614,950
XI-2 Total expenses$692,508
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$77,558
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$288,380
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$210,822

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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