The organization promotes the creation, exhibition and enjoyment of Art, through its Art classes and other events. IT also connects the artist to new opportunities to display and sell their creations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 8 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
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
Plus $920K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $920K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $9K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$161K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% 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
$771K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$699K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$884K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$771K
FY2024▲ +20%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$396K
FY2021$458K
FY2022$585K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$771K
Expenses
$699K
FY2024▲ +22%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$456K
FY2022$573K
FY2023$573K
FY2024$699K
Net assets
$884K
FY2024▲ +9%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$706K
FY2021$797K
FY2022$655K
FY2023$814K
FY2024$884K

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 May 1966.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $508K Management & general 27% · $191K

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; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$73,519Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine Graham’s $74K as Executive Di is at the 69th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Catherine Graham$73,519$70,197$63,610$29,615—
Catherine Feder———$56,524$51,607

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

Programs and updates

Promotes art creation, exhibition, and enjoyment through classes and events, connecting artists to new opportunities.

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1 program · $506K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization promotes the creation, exhibition and enjoyment of art, by opening the doors to artistic inquiry, in addition to expanding the artist vision and foster creative ideas and appreciation of the arts in the community.

$506Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$9K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$771K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$504K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$141K
Investment incomeLn 3$92K
Money outPt IX
$699K
Ln 25
Programscol B$508K
Managementcol C$191K
Owns and owesPt X
$884K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
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$141K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$504K
Investment incomeLn 3$92K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Total revenueLn 12$771K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
SavingsLn 2$115
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
Accounts receivableLn 4$21K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$920K
Other assetsLn 15$65K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
Net assetsLn 32$884K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$13K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K$23K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$770K$920K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$987K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K$161K
Net assetsLn 32$814K$884K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$49K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$208K$139K$69K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$26K$13K
Management feesLn 11a$100$100
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$54K$54K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$221K$187K$34K
All other expensesLn 24e$42K$40K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$699K$508K$191K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $771K$699K$72K$884K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $643K$573K$71K$814K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2023 $585K$573K$12K$655K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $458K$456K$1K$797K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $396K$355K$42K$706K 990 PDF

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 $770,744 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $153,395$141,319
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $420,220$504,022
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,757$91,650
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,815$33,753
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $643,187$770,744
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $245,773$320,439
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $326,807$378,578
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $572,580$699,017
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,607$71,727
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $770,744 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$27,104
VIII-1e Government grants$25,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$89,215
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,167
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$141,319
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $504,022$504,022
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $91,650$91,650
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $33,463$33,463
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $290$290
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $504,312 · Excluded from tax $125,113$770,744
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $699,017 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,258 · Management $24,261$73,519
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $139,142 · Management $68,533$207,675
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,294 · Management $12,951$39,245
IX-11a Management feesManagement $100$100
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,046$23,046
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,443$6,443
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,590 · Management $5,412$10,002
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,643$6,643
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,218$3,218
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,886$53,886
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,654$1,654
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,290$10,290
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $187,033 · Management $34,025$221,058
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $39,500 · Management $2,738$42,238
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $507,800 · Management $191,217 · Fundraising $0$699,017
Part X · Balance sheet $1,045,315 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,984$22,609
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $30,006$115
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $23,124$20,556
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,942$17,288
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $769,807$919,539
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $99,919$65,208
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $987,117$1,045,315
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,938$20,064
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$4,819
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $156,144$136,556
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $173,082$161,439
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $811,236$883,876
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $814,035$883,876
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $987,117$1,045,315
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $883,876 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$770,744
XI-2 Total expenses$699,017
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$71,727
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$814,035
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,886
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$883,876

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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