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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$162K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $95K a year · 12% 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
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$162K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $235K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$783K
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$439K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$746K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$783K
FY2021▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$604K
FY2021$783K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$700K
FY2024$528K
Expenses
$439K
FY2021▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$342K
FY2021$439K
FY2022$694K
FY2023$945K
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$746K
FY2021▲ +86%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$402K
FY2021$746K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$617K

From the FY2021 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 Feb 2004.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $247K Management & general 21% · $93K Fundraising 23% · $100K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $162K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$57,893Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$56,250Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$47,397Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nereida Trujillo’s $71K as Acting Director as of 6/2024 is at the 66th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Nereida Trujillo$71,058———
Cathy Linh Che$34,462$66,529$41,878—
Cathy Linh———$57,893
Kyle Lucia Wu———$56,250
Dan Lau———$47,397

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

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1 program · $247K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Online creative writing workshops, 6-MONTH mentorship program, and online readings

$247Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$783K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$655K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Money outPt IX
$439K
Ln 25
Programscol B$247K
Managementcol C$93K
Fundraisingcol D$100K
Owns and owesPt X
$746K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$545K
Total assetsLn 16$777K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$655K
Government grantsLn 1e$86K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$24
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Total revenueLn 12$783K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$545K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$545K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$777K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
Net assetsLn 32$746K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 613
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$304K$545K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$466K$777K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$31K
Net assetsLn 32$402K$746K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$197K$95K$23K$79K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$11K$6K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$8K$3K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$94K$44K$50K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$438
Office expensesLn 13$2K$803$401$401
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$352$351$352
InterestLn 20$35$35
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$938$938
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79K$79K$11$34
All other expensesLn 24e$460$460
Total functional expensesLn 25$439K$247K$93K$100K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $528K$1.0M−$512K$617K 990 PDF
FY2023 $700K$945K−$245K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$694K$628K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $783K$439K$344K$746K 990 PDF
FY2020 $604K$342K$261K$402K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $782,987 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $539,249$655,411
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $42,432$101,778
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$24
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,861$25,774
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $603,543$782,987
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,300$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $201,611$242,701
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $137,177$196,161
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $342,088$438,862
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $261,455$344,125
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $782,987 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,250
VIII-1e Government grants$85,754
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$564,407
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,623
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$655,411
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $101,778$101,778
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24$24
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $25,693$25,693
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $81$81
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $101,778 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,798$782,987
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $438,862 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $94,908 · Management $23,144 · Fundraising $79,329$197,381
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,656 · Management $6,200 · Fundraising $9,801$26,657
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,444 · Management $2,966 · Fundraising $7,253$18,663
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,635$4,635
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,465 · Management $49,854$94,319
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,315 · Fundraising $438$1,753
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $803 · Management $401 · Fundraising $401$1,605
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,833 · Fundraising $1,944$7,777
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,203$1,203
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $352 · Management $351 · Fundraising $352$1,055
IX-20 InterestManagement $35$35
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,513$3,513
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $938$938
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,823 · Management $11 · Fundraising $34$78,868
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $460$460
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $246,802 · Management $92,508 · Fundraising $99,552$438,862
Part X · Balance sheet $776,595 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,990; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $304,010$544,790
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $155,450$223,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,106$2,593
X-11 Publicly traded securities$2,722
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $465,566$776,595
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,062$6,380
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,508$24,508
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $30,414$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,984$30,888
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $247,957$515,282
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $153,625$230,425
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $401,582$745,707
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $465,566$776,595
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $745,707 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$782,987
XI-2 Total expenses$438,862
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$344,125
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$401,582
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$745,707

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