Mind Builders Creative Arts INC

Tax-deductible

Bronx, NY501(c)(3)Since 1978Arts & CultureEIN 13-2988157

To inspire the growth of youth, families, and the community through quality arts and education programs. The five pillars of our mission are (1) whole-person development through arts, (2) creating a safe and loving space for creative risk and self-discovery, (3) access without barriers, (4) cultural legacy, representation, and intergenerational community, and (5) expanding possibilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 34 volunteers and 70 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $859K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$550K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 71% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $521K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$272K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$4.5M
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$3.7M
To programs
63%
Net assets
$15.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2024▲ +32%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2024$4.5M
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2024▼ -3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2024$3.7M
Net assets
$15.2M
FY2024▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.3M
FY2021$11.2M
FY2022$11.5M
FY2023$14.3M
FY2024$14.0M
FY2024$15.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1979.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $2.3M Management & general 29% · $1.0M Fundraising 8% · $291K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $550K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$161,657Pt VII · Sec A
Aed of External Affairs & Development
$147,853Pt VII · Sec A
Aed of Finance & Operations
$134,428Pt VII · Sec A
Aed for Programming & Productions
$106,509Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shirley Taylor’s $162K as Executive Director is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Madaha Kinsey-Lamb——$161,789$120,175$116,813$111,619
Shirley Taylor$161,657$86,449————
Juliana Cope$147,853$112,711————
Natasha Richards$134,428$119,558————
B Madaha Kinsey-Lamb—$112,583————
Julia Gutierrez-Rivera$106,509—————

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

Provides arts and education programs to foster growth in youth, families, and communities.

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3 program services account for $2.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Dance & Music Program

Served over 750 young people with 32 weeks of professional instruction in music, dance, theater, and martial arts, culminating in a series of june recitals where students performed for a 4,000 audience members.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Universal Pre-Kindergarden Program

Under contract with the nyc department of education, mind-builders offers free full-day pre-k to 18 children monday-friday during the school year.

$364Kprogram expense
03

Folk-culture and visual arts program-train young people to identify, document and present the tradition and folk artists and african arts discovered in their familites, community, the borough and the city.

$293Kprogram expense

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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
Tides CenterFY2024$243K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$521K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$688K
Other incomeLn 4–11$51K
Money outPt IX
$3.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Fundraisingcol D$291K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$15.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$272K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$688K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$51K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14K
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.6M
Other assetsLn 15$209K
Total assetsLn 16$15.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$272K
Net assetsLn 32$15.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 570
VolunteersI 634
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$115K$15K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.4M$11.6M
Total assetsLn 16$14.4M$15.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$272K
Net assetsLn 32$14.4M$15.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$173K$0$104K$69K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.3M$499K$158K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$271K$167K$76K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$197K$122K$55K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$359$0$359$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$126K$0$126K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$0$1K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$381K$293K$87K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$949$0
Office expensesLn 13$48K$44K$4K$0
OccupancyLn 16$39K$36K$3K$0
TravelLn 17$9K$7K$2K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$30K$7K$0
InsuranceLn 23$79K$49K$22K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$161K$119K$36K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$152K$126K$26K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M$2.3M$1.0M$291K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.5M$3.8M−$327K$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.7M$3.6M$2.1M$14.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.4M$288K$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.1M$932K$11.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.2M$1.9M$1.3M$10.3M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,539,485 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,722,304
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,062,489
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,784,793
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$687,641
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,410$2,410
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $5,790$5,790
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,893$13,893
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $44,958 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$44,958
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $732,599 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,093$4,539,485
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,668,974 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $103,715 · Fundraising $69,144$172,859
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,330,561 · Management $498,701 · Fundraising $158,028$1,987,290
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $167,188 · Management $75,695 · Fundraising $28,545$271,428
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $121,597 · Management $55,053 · Fundraising $20,761$197,411
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $359 · Fundraising $0$359
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $126,223 · Fundraising $0$126,223
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,080 · Fundraising $0$1,080
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $293,494 · Management $87,020 · Fundraising $0$380,514
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,048 · Management $949 · Fundraising $0$4,997
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $44,339 · Management $3,837 · Fundraising $0$48,176
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,363 · Management $2,959 · Fundraising $0$39,322
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,393 · Management $1,734 · Fundraising $0$9,127
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $30,418 · Management $7,135 · Fundraising $0$37,553
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $48,816 · Management $22,102 · Fundraising $8,334$79,252
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $119,404 · Management $35,601 · Fundraising $5,941$160,946
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $125,988 · Management $26,449 · Fundraising $0$152,437
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,329,609 · Management $1,048,612 · Fundraising $290,753$3,668,974
Part X · Balance sheet $15,511,649 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $682,006$1,207,033
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $324,866$5,178
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,641,444$2,422,543
X-4 Accounts receivable$70,061
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,431,842$11,583,288
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $114,909$14,996
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $208,550$208,550
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,403,617$15,511,649
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,567$272,016
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,567$272,016
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,429,159$4,421,765
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,949,891$10,817,868
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,379,050$15,239,633
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,403,617$15,511,649
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,239,633 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,539,485
XI-2 Total expenses$3,668,974
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$870,511
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,379,050
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$9,928
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,239,633

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