Arts Mid-Hudson INC

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Poughkeepsie, NY501(c)(3)Since 1964Arts & CultureEIN 14-6035153Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSartsmidhudson.org696 Dutchess Tpke Ste F, 12603-6445 · Poughkeepsie, NYTax-exempt since Jul 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Arts Mid-Hudson is to provide vision and leadership to support thriving and diverse Arts in the Mid-Hudson valley.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 207 volunteers and 10 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 surplus $60K a year · 5% 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 84% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $325K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$136K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% 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
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Revenue
$1.4M
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$517K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$687K
FY2021$921K
FY2022$847K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$711K
FY2021$781K
FY2022$908K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$517K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$127K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$153K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$441K
FY2025$517K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2004.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.1M Management & general 8% · $113K Fundraising 7% · $99K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$78,152Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Adm
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Dvozenja-Thomas’s $78K as Executive Di is at the 16th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melissa Dvozenja-Thomas$78,152$62,272$73,377———
Linda Marston-Reid————$76,431$70,145
F Alyson Pou———$65,546——
Lisa Fiorese—$56,886————

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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Supports thriving, diverse arts in the Mid-Hudson Valley through vision and leadership.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Grant-Making (funding the Arts)

Funds awarded to various arts and cultural organizations, schools and individuals in dutchess, ulster and orange counties. Also includes dutchess county designated funds and expenses to administer all funding programs.

$753Kprogram expense
02

Public Programs (arts & Services)

Technical assistance; arts events and meetings; folk art programs; workshops; EXHIBITIONS/SALES; fiscal sponsorships and community engagement events.

$233Kprogram expense
03

Outreach & Education

Community education and public awareness; publications supported such as artscene; periodical columns in publications such the enjoy section of the poughkeepsie journal; informational monthly e-newsletter and social media including website, facebook, instagram, twitter and youtube; and informational meetings.

$158Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$325K
Grants paid · 126 grants · $2.5M · 2020–2025
Organizations 5000FY2025$135,945
Unitemized GrantFY2025$96,000
Upstate Films LimitedNY · FY2025$16,310
Wassaic Project INCNY · FY2025$11,350
Fireworks Foundation INCNY · FY2025$9,730
Unison Learning Center INCNY · FY2025$8,100
Hudson Valley Current INCNY · FY2025$8,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$113K
Fundraisingcol D$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$517K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$474K
Total assetsLn 16$653K
LiabilitiesLn 26$136K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$474K
SavingsLn 2$57
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$474K
Other assetsLn 15$129K
Total assetsLn 16$653K
LiabilitiesLn 26$136K
Net assetsLn 32$517K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6207
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$513K$474K
Total assetsLn 16$602K$653K
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K$136K
Net assetsLn 32$441K$517K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$390K$390K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$96K$96K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$434K$331K$44K$59K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$77K$62K$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$32K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$20K$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$21K$19K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$25K$30
Office expensesLn 13$22K$19K$1K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$15K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$4K$31K$4K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$180$950
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$101$988
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$775$775
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$126K$113K$227$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$160$160
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.1M$113K$99K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.4M$64K$517K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$1.9M$142K$441K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.1M$99K$269K 990 PDF
FY2022 $847K$908K−$61K$153K 990 PDF
FY2021 $921K$781K$141K$215K 990 PDF
FY2020 $687K$711K−$25K$127K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,419,561 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,963,219$1,396,781
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $40,456$42,053
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42,477$17,155
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$40,170−$36,428
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,005,982$1,419,561
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,091,734$485,800
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $544,805$550,824
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $227,189$319,111
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,863,728$1,355,735
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $142,254$63,826
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,419,561 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$14,075
VIII-1c Fundraising events$69,914
VIII-1e Government grants$1,109,135
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$203,657
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$17,293
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,396,781
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $42,053$42,053
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,155$17,155
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$36,428−$36,428
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $42,053 · Excluded from tax −$19,273$1,419,561
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,355,735 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $389,800$389,800
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $96,000$96,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $331,351 · Management $43,900 · Fundraising $58,559$433,810
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $61,532 · Management $7,691 · Fundraising $7,691$76,914
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,080 · Management $4,010 · Fundraising $4,010$40,100
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,400 · Management $2,550 · Fundraising $2,550$25,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,226 · Management $19,043 · Fundraising $2,951$43,220
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,478 · Fundraising $30$25,508
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,921 · Management $1,028 · Fundraising $1,950$21,899
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,396 · Management $1,924 · Fundraising $1,924$19,244
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,907 · Management $31,252 · Fundraising $3,907$39,066
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,031 · Management $180 · Fundraising $950$4,161
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,614 · Management $101 · Fundraising $988$4,703
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,875 · Management $775 · Fundraising $775$8,425
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $112,871 · Management $227 · Fundraising $12,612$125,710
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,355 · Management $160 · Fundraising $160$1,675
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,143,837 · Management $112,841 · Fundraising $99,057$1,355,735
Part X · Balance sheet $652,654 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500,784$474,369
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,439$57
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $73,934$39,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,688$2,683
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $906$6,862
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,056$129,183
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $601,807$652,654
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $55,370$60,190
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $23,934$3,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $68,016$615
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,343$72,084
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $160,663$135,889
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $399,572$457,764
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $41,572$59,001
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $441,144$516,765
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $601,807$652,654
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $516,765 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,419,561
XI-2 Total expenses$1,355,735
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$63,826
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$441,144
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$11,795
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$516,765

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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