Art from Ashes exists to empower struggling youth by providing creative programs that facilitate health and hope through expression, connection and transformation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$97K 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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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 $10K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$97K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $144K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$464K
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$294K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$383K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$464K
FY2021▲ +54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$464K
FY2022$316K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$392K
FY2025$354K
Expenses
$294K
FY2021▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$277K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$452K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$391K
FY2025$383K
Net assets
$383K
FY2021▲ +80%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$383K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$278K
FY2025$249K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2006.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $254K Management & general 6% · $18K Fundraising 7% · $22K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $97K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$56,419Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$40,848Pt VII · Sec A
VP/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Jarrard’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 61st 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Catherine O'Neill Thorn———$134,000$56,419
Jessica Jarrard$70,087$72,611$67,157$42,190$40,848

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Empowers struggling youth through creative programs for health, hope, and transformation.

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1 program · $254K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Provide the opportunity for at risk youth to participate in alternative programs including art and poetry.

$254Kprogram expense

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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
$464K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$425K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$294K
Ln 25
Programscol B$254K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$383K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$352K
Total assetsLn 16$386K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$425K
Government grantsLn 1e$197K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$464K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$352K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$352K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$228
Total assetsLn 16$386K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$383K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K$352K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$684$228
Total assetsLn 16$261K$386K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$213K$383K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$81K$9K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$57K$55K$2K$873
Other employee benefitsLn 9$721$107$605$9
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$13K$1K$15
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$1K$8K$93
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$56K$43K$8K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$177$85$79$13
Office expensesLn 13$12K$3K$8K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$2K$14K$196
TravelLn 17$1K$583−$126$663
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$245$44$198$3
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$884$103$42
InsuranceLn 23$4K$504$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$7K$16K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$294K$254K$18K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $354K$383K−$29K$249K 990 PDF
FY2024 $392K$391K$1K$278K 990 PDF
FY2023 $379K$348K$31K$277K 990 PDF
FY2022 $316K$452K−$137K$246K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $464K$294K$170K$383K 990 PDF
FY2020 $301K$277K$24K$213K 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
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Part I · Summary $463,580 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $284,464$424,681
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,375$35,697
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,061$3,202
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $300,900$463,580
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $200,436$169,274
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,771$124,448
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $277,207$293,722
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,693$169,858
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $463,580 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$196,880
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$227,801
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,331
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$424,681
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $35,697$35,697
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,202$3,202
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38,899$463,580
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $293,722 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,605 · Management $8,544 · Fundraising $8,117$97,266
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $54,660 · Management $1,883 · Fundraising $873$57,416
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $107 · Management $605 · Fundraising $9$721
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,716 · Management $1,140 · Fundraising $15$13,871
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,146 · Management $7,633 · Fundraising $93$8,872
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,022 · Management $8,118 · Fundraising $4,829$55,969
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $85 · Management $79 · Fundraising $13$177
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,545 · Management $7,758 · Fundraising $2,144$12,447
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,436 · Management $14,168 · Fundraising $196$16,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $583 · Management −$126 · Fundraising $663$1,120
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $44 · Management $198 · Fundraising $3$245
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $884 · Management $103 · Fundraising $42$1,029
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $504 · Management $3,468$3,972
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,069 · Management $15,597 · Fundraising $1,151$23,817
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $253,943 · Management $17,803 · Fundraising $21,976$293,722
Part X · Balance sheet $385,662 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $207,063$352,486
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $43,484$22,711
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,875$7,710
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,544$2,527
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $684$228
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $260,650$385,662
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,323$1,001
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $45,500$1,976
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,823$2,977
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $212,827$382,685
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $212,827$382,685
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $260,650$385,662
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $382,685 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$463,580
XI-2 Total expenses$293,722
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$169,858
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$212,827
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$382,685

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