The Riverzedge Arts Project mission is to improve lives and places through art, design, and creative problem solving.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 67 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 5% 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
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $155K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$557K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$590K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$708K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$557K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$572K
FY2021$740K
FY2022$859K
FY2023$766K
FY2024$557K
Expenses
$590K
FY2024▼ -31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$539K
FY2021$552K
FY2022$775K
FY2023$851K
FY2024$590K
Net assets
$708K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$557K
FY2021$743K
FY2022$826K
FY2023$742K
FY2024$708K

From the FY2024 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 May 2003.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $445K Management & general 19% · $110K Fundraising 6% · $35K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$67,499Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristen Williams’s $67K as Executive Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Improves lives and places using art, design, and creative problem-solving.

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1 program · $445K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide services to at-risk and under-served youth in Northern Rhode Island by providing them with tools for self sufficiency, educational success, and leadership development through entreprenuerial after-school and summer art programs and workshops.

$445Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$557K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$444K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$590K
Ln 25
Programscol B$445K
Managementcol C$110K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$708K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$708K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$444K
Government grantsLn 1e$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$557K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
SavingsLn 2$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$635K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$708K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$708K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 567
VolunteersI 68
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$99K$63K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$679K$635K
Total assetsLn 16$827K$708K
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K$0
Net assetsLn 32$742K$708K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$27K$14K$27K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$255K$220K$35K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$13K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$25K$4K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$765$765
Office expensesLn 13$3K$555$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$34K$30K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$503$503
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K$40K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$477$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90K$86K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$289$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$590K$445K$110K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $557K$590K−$33K$708K 990 PDF
FY2023 $766K$851K−$84K$742K 990 PDF
FY2022 $859K$775K$84K$826K 990 PDF
FY2021 $740K$552K$188K$743K 990 PDF
FY2020 $572K$539K$33K$557K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $556,779 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $657,333$443,876
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $118,700$109,595
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,957$3,302
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $766,141$556,779
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $577,372$369,721
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $273,218$220,350
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $850,590$590,071
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$84,449−$33,292
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $556,779 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$70,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$373,876
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$443,876
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $109,595$109,595
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6$6
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,302$3,302
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $112,903$556,779
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $590,071 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,000 · Management $13,500 · Fundraising $26,999$67,499
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $220,064 · Management $34,632$254,696
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,357 · Management $2,441 · Fundraising $1,041$16,839
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,527 · Management $4,447 · Fundraising $1,713$30,687
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,125$17,125
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,484$6,484
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $765$765
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $555 · Management $2,105$2,660
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,094$2,094
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,024 · Management $1,925 · Fundraising $1,691$33,640
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $503$503
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,850 · Management $11,687$51,537
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $477 · Management $11,351$11,828
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,345 · Fundraising $3,183$89,528
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $289 · Management $3,897$4,186
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $445,347 · Management $110,097 · Fundraising $34,627$590,071
Part X · Balance sheet $708,435 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,527$47,209
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $17,705$15,712
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $43,775$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $829$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,351$10,248
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $678,587$635,266
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $826,774$708,435
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $85,047$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $736,727$703,435
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,000$5,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $741,727$708,435
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $826,774$708,435
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $708,435 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$556,779
XI-2 Total expenses$590,071
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,292
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$741,727
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$708,435

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