Master Drawings Association INC FY2021 filing

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Promoting and encouraging interest in artistic work and literature of art through quarterly publication of a scholarly journal.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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 surplus $83K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $208K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$133K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$320K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$345K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$320K
FY2021▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$447K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$416K
FY2023$686K
FY2024$520K
FY2025$528K
Expenses
$345K
FY2021▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$372K
FY2021$345K
FY2022$419K
FY2023$412K
FY2024$440K
FY2025$429K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending February 2021) · 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 Feb 1967.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $231K Management & general 25% · $86K Fundraising 8% · $28K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Publishes a scholarly journal to promote interest in artistic work and literature.

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1 program · $231K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Publication of the scholarly journal on a quarterly basis - "master drawings" - one volume with 4 issues published annually reaching approximately 1100 scholars & subscribers.

$231Kprogram 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
$320K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$125K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$345K
Ln 25
Programscol B$231K
Managementcol C$86K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$133K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Government grantsLn 1e$16K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$51K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$125K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Total revenueLn 12$320K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$98K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$133K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY21FY20FY19FY18FY17
End of yearLn 1g$1.2M$1.0M$958K$837K$732K
Given inLn 1b$25K$100K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$222K$133K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$987K$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K$133K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.3M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$73K$8K$44K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$692$4K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$812$5K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$812$812
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$89K$88K$1K$665
Office expensesLn 13$4K$340$2K$985
TravelLn 17$500$500
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$138K$134K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$345K$231K$86K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 13, 2026 $528K$429K$99K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 15, 2025 $520K$440K$80K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $686K$412K$275K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 12, 2023 $416K$419K−$3K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 13, 2022 $320K$345K−$25K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 15, 2021 $447K$372K$75K$1.2M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $320,242 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $266,908$161,670
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $156,952$124,988
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46,504$33,584
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$22,932$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $447,432$320,242
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $83,146$87,940
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $289,231$257,504
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $372,377$345,444
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $75,055−$25,202
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $320,242 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$50,919
VIII-1e Government grants$16,355
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,396
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,876
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$161,670
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $76,653 · Unrelated business $48,335$124,988
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $33,584$33,584
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $76,653 · Unrelated business $48,335 · Excluded from tax $33,584$320,242
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $345,444 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,627 · Management $43,706 · Fundraising $22,127$73,460
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $692 · Management $3,966 · Fundraising $2,008$6,666
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $812 · Management $4,649 · Fundraising $2,353$7,814
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $812$812
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,795$24,795
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $87,516 · Management $1,314 · Fundraising $665$89,495
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $340 · Management $2,393 · Fundraising $985$3,718
IX-17 TravelManagement $500$500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $133,853 · Management $4,331$138,184
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $230,840 · Management $86,466 · Fundraising $28,138$345,444
Part X · Balance sheet $1,429,644 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,738$35,758
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $186,380$97,739
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $69,569$58,460
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,978$45,027
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,963$3,222
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $987,352$1,189,438
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,289,980$1,429,644
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,024$27,763
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $100,726$105,208
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $121,750$132,971
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $93,825$35,039
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,074,405$1,261,634
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,168,230$1,296,673
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,289,980$1,429,644
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,296,673 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$320,242
XI-2 Total expenses$345,444
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$25,202
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,168,230
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$153,645
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,296,673

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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