Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1964.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
11 people listed on the 990.
Julie McConchie’s $122K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Julie McConchie | $121,555 | $105,901 |
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.
See Arts for Learning Massachusetts INC executive salaries →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
Empowering Massachusetts youth through arts education, inspiration, and skill-building.
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Arts & Education Programs
More than 60 program offerings for pre-k through 12 graders include: 1)INSPIRING performances that introduce large audiences to an art form, its cultural context and its applications to school curriculum, 2)HANDS-ON workshops in which small groups of students practice an art form with the guidance of a teaching artist in a focused…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-6065276) · Dispute this lineExpanded arts access programming. Developed in response to community needs and informed by the national education policy agenda, these programs bring adaptive arts learning to those who face the greatest barriers to arts access, yet often have the most to gain from them, including: at risk youth, preschool students experiencing…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-6065276) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $217K | $250K | $250K | $250K | $250K |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $33K |
| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $380K | $365K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $151K | $218K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $7K | $5K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $589K | $812K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $83K | $164K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $506K | $648K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $99K | $42K | $53K | $4K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $155K | $66K | $83K | $6K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $10K | $3K | $7K | $236 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $20K | $6K | $14K | $471 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $25K | $7K | $18K | $589 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $13K | $13K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $14K | $3K | $8K | $3K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $987 | $3K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $24K | $24K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $515 | $287 | $228 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $2K | $2K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $242K | $230K | $10K | $2K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $3K | $1K | $1K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $615K | $361K | $238K | $16K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 29, 2026 | $995K | $1.0M | −$33K | $623K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2025 | $1.1M | $1.1M | −$89K | $656K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 20, 2024 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $45K | $744K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 25, 2023 | $986K | $872K | $113K | $699K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2022 | $693K | $615K | $78K | $648K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 11, 2021 | $626K | $720K | −$94K | $506K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $692,600 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $692,600 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $614,989 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $812,146 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $647,780 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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