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Hallwalls INC FY2020 filing

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Buffalo, NY501(c)(3)Since 1974Arts & CultureEIN 16-1104232

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To recognize and serve a vital commuity artistic presence which I sglobal in its outlook challenging in its ideas pluralistic in its concerns and diverse in its expression. Hallwall's two-fold mission is to serve artists by supporting the creation and presentation of new work in the visual media performing and literary arts and to serve the public by making these morks available to audiences. We are dedicated in particular to work by artists which challenges and extends the traditional boundries of the various art forms and which is critically engaged with current issues in the arts and through the arts-in society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$85K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 deficit $22K 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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $67K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$212K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$293K
Spent
$414K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$355K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$293K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$471K
FY2022$448K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$455K
FY2024$494K
Expenses
$414K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$414K
FY2021$422K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$447K
FY2024$512K
Net assets
$355K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$440K
FY2022$401K
FY2023$370K
FY2024$378K
FY2024$360K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · 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 1978.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $280K Management & general 29% · $121K Fundraising 3% · $13K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Edmund J Cardoni
Executive Director
$50,500Pt VII · Sec A
Polly Little-Lavatelli
Deputy Dir of Development
$34,094Pt VII · Sec A
Sean McCabe
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Mercer
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg Addo
Deputy Dir of Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cesar Cedano
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Parrish Gibbons’s $60K as Executive Dir. is at the 55th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Parrish Gibbons$60,292—————
Edmund J Cardoni—$50,500$50,500$50,500$47,568$50,500
Polly Little-Lavatelli————$11,863$34,094

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

Supports artists creating new, challenging, and diverse global art, making it accessible to the public.

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1 program service account for $280K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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See schedule ohallwalls is a multidisciplinary contemporary arts center of national and international reputation serving audiences in buffalo erie county and other western new york counties.

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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
Network for Good INCFY2024$28K
Margaret L Wendt FoundationFY2024$20K
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo INCFY2024$19K
Simple Gifts FundFY2024$250
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$67K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$293K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Money outPt IX
$414K
Ln 25
Programscol B$280K
Managementcol C$121K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$355K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$73K
Total assetsLn 16$567K
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Government grantsLn 1e$95K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$293K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
SavingsLn 2$43K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$73K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$221K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$264K
Total assetsLn 16$567K
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K
Net assetsLn 32$355K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6105
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$78K$73K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$245K$221K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$276K$264K
Total assetsLn 16$627K$567K
LiabilitiesLn 26$160K$212K
Net assetsLn 32$467K$355K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$57K$26K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$58K$27K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$25K$17K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$35K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$121
Office expensesLn 13$1K$964$108
Information technologyLn 14$10K$2K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$68K$61K$7K
TravelLn 17$131$131
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$130$130
InterestLn 20$8K$147$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$11K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$24K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$5K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$414K$280K$121K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $455K$447K$7K$378K 990 PDF
FY2023 $393K$440K−$48K$370K 990 PDF
FY2022 $448K$445K$3K$401K 990 PDF
FY2021 $471K$422K$49K$440K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $293K$414K−$121K$355K 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 $293,377 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$14,032
VIII-1e Government grants$95,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$143,281
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$252,313
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,946$8,946
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,848$5,848
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $2,470$2,470
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,055$1,055
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $22,058$22,058
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $687$687
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,416 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,648$293,377
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $414,293 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,678 · Management $25,969 · Fundraising $3,229$85,876
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,244 · Management $26,688 · Fundraising $3,318$88,250
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,880 · Management $17,201 · Fundraising $6,650$48,731
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $34,660 · Management $4,649$39,309
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,750 · Management $121$1,871
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $964 · Management $108$1,072
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,309 · Management $7,959$10,268
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,002 · Management $6,777$67,779
IX-17 TravelPrograms $131$131
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $130$130
IX-20 InterestPrograms $147 · Management $8,285$8,432
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $12,163$12,163
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,504 · Management $1,166$11,670
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,155 · Management $7,607$31,762
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,561 · Management $2,288$6,849
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $280,115 · Management $120,981 · Fundraising $13,197$414,293
Part X · Balance sheet $567,467 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,834$30,942
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $60,012$42,515
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $19,030$180
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,365$9,365
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $275,747$263,584
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $245,124$220,881
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $627,112$567,467
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,795$27,188
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$42,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $160,158$212,340
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $306,584$209,757
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $160,370$145,370
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $466,954$355,127
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $627,112$567,467
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $355,127 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$293,377
XI-2 Total expenses$414,293
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$120,916
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$466,954
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,089
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$355,127

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