To empower children and youth by bringing them together with professional artists to create public art that addresses civic social issues, impact their lives, and transforms their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$766K
+44% vs prior year
Spent
$754K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$766K
FY2025▲ +44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$558K
FY2021$591K
FY2022$671K
FY2023$582K
FY2024$533K
FY2025$766K
Expenses
$754K
FY2025▼ -0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$430K
FY2022$664K
FY2023$683K
FY2024$762K
FY2025$754K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$996K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 1974.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $636K Management & general 15% · $110K Fundraising 1% · $8K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Founder, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tsipi Ben-Haim’s $169K as Founder, Director is at the 99th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tsipi Ben-Haim$169,396$161,343$156,934$154,181$135,857

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

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Connects kids with artists to create public art addressing social issues and transforming communities.

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1 program · $636K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Cityarts, inc. ("cityarts") empowers children and youth by bringing them together with professional artists to create public art that addresses civic and social issues, impacts their lives, and transforms their communities.

$636Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$766K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$733K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Money outPt IX
$754K
Ln 25
Programscol B$636K
Managementcol C$110K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$733K
Government grantsLn 1e$175K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$81K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$212K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Total revenueLn 12$766K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
SavingsLn 2$144K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$163K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$431K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$382K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$123K$163K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$569K$431K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$996K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$171K$137K$32K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$182K$146K$35K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$29K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$21K$5K$263
Management feesLn 11a$10K$7K$2K$991
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$7K$2K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$6K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$80K$64K$15K$800
TravelLn 17$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$200K$199K$1K$334
All other expensesLn 24e$224$40$125$59
Total functional expensesLn 25$754K$636K$110K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $766K$754K$11K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $533K$762K−$229K$996K 990 PDF
FY2023 $582K$683K−$101K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $671K$664K$8K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $591K$430K$161K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $558K$449K$110K$1.2M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $765,509 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $497,149$732,825
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,698$32,684
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $532,847$765,509
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$2,206
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $391,169$415,341
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $370,420$336,881
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $761,589$754,428
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$228,742$11,081
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $765,509 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$211,549
VIII-1e Government grants$175,335
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$345,941
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$81,290
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$732,825
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $32,684$32,684
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,684 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$765,509
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $754,428 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,206$2,206
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $136,540 · Management $32,428 · Fundraising $1,707$170,675
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $145,721 · Management $34,609 · Fundraising $1,822$182,152
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,301 · Management $6,873$36,174
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,072 · Management $5,005 · Fundraising $263$26,340
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $6,939 · Management $1,983 · Fundraising $991$9,913
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,208 · Management $2,060 · Fundraising $1,030$10,298
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,113 · Management $3,057 · Fundraising $1,019$10,189
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,970 · Management $15,193 · Fundraising $800$79,963
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,527$13,527
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,017$7,017
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,221 · Management $1,055$5,276
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $199,122 · Management $1,018 · Fundraising $334$200,474
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $40 · Management $125 · Fundraising $59$224
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $635,980 · Management $110,423 · Fundraising $8,025$754,428
Part X · Balance sheet $1,019,856 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,143$19,653
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $109,631$143,668
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,550$33,335
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,142$10,150
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $569,463$430,829
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $315,661$382,221
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,025,590$1,019,856
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,566$12,751
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,566$12,751
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $783,652$794,733
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $212,372$212,372
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $996,024$1,007,105
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,025,590$1,019,856
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,007,105 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$765,509
XI-2 Total expenses$754,428
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,081
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$996,024
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,007,105

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