Artsquest Foundation FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Bethlehem, PA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 20-0652958Revenue $730K in FY2020

On file with the IRSartsquest.org25 W 3rd St Ste 300, 18015-1238 · Bethlehem, PATax-exempt since Jun 2004Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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To collect and manage donations and to support Artsquest and their programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
36¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K 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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $788K a year · 133% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
36%
of spending
Concern: 36% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
55 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 55.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.9M
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$730K
Spent
$166K
To programs
36%
Net assets
$10.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$730K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$730K
FY2021$329K
FY2022$79K
FY2023$292K
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$166K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$166K
FY2021$356K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$330K
Net assets
$10.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.7M
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$6.1M

From the FY2020 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 Jun 2004.

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Where the money goes

36 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 36% · $60K Management & general 17% · $29K Fundraising 46% · $77K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Past Executive Director
$44,048Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$27,352Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Selena L Lavonier’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 40th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Selena L Lavonier$109,619$121,880$100,860$107,345$27,352
Jane George————$44,048

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

Collects and manages donations to support arts programs.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $60K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To develop a planned giving program to support artsquest; encourage long-term financial support for artsquest; manage and invest the funds contributed to the foundation; make donations to artsquest to support its programs.

$60Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$42K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $11.3M · 2023–2023
ArtsquestPA · FY2023$5,634,704
ArtsquestPA · FY2023$5,634,704

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$730K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$508K
Investment incomeLn 3$221K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$166K
Ln 25
Programscol B$60K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$760K
Total assetsLn 16$13.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$508K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$221K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$153K
Total revenueLn 12$730K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$760K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$760K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.7M
Other assetsLn 15$9.0M
Total assetsLn 16$13.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$10.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$160K$760K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.4M$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$13.8M$13.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$10.2M$10.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$63K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$15K$15K
Management feesLn 11a−$3K$455−$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$22K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$202$202
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$60K$60K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$350$767
Total functional expensesLn 25$166K$60K$29K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$330K$1.2M$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $292K$5.8M−$5.5M$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $79K$211K−$132K$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $329K$356K−$28K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $730K$166K$564K$10.7M 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 I · Summary $730,307 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,069,996$508,187
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $110,168$221,109
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,717$1,011
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,163,447$730,307
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 $125,361$77,584
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $84,673$88,308
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $210,034$165,892
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,953,413$564,415
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $730,307 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,875
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$506,312
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$508,187
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $68,133$68,133
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $152,976$152,976
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,011$1,011
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $152,976 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $69,144$730,307
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $165,892 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffFundraising $62,902$62,902
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesFundraising $14,682$14,682
IX-11a Management feesManagement $455 · Fundraising −$3,500−$3,045
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,254$6,254
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $21,558$21,558
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,768$1,768
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $202$202
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $60,454$60,454
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $350 · Fundraising $767$1,117
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $60,454 · Management $28,819 · Fundraising $76,619$165,892
Part X · Balance sheet $13,592,144 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $160,349$760,067
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $111,064$116,053
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,386,091$3,744,366
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,997,071$8,971,658
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,758,917$13,592,144
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,336$15,555
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,512,833$2,858,795
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,521,169$2,874,350
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,841,861$9,177,051
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,395,887$1,540,743
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,237,748$10,717,794
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,758,917$13,592,144
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,717,794 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$730,307
XI-2 Total expenses$165,892
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$564,415
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,237,748
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$34,512
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$118,881
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,717,794

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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