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Reach Studio Art Center

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Offers art classes for youth and adults, taught by local artists. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $495K in revenue, $439K in expenses, and $1.4M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2004
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Lansing, MI
Website
www.reachstudioart.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$495KFY2025
Expenses
$439K
Net assets
$1.4M
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  20-0864458 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lansing, MI Founded 2004
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers art classes for youth and adults, taught by local artists.
Leadership
Melissa Keeley · Executive Director · $53K
Money in and out
$495K revenue, $439K expenses
Bottom line
69% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$495K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$439K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $56K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
12.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +32% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -41% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$495K
FY2025▼ -2%
Expenses
$439K
FY2025▲ +7%
Total assets
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +7%
Total liabilities
$183K
FY2025▲ ×133
Total revenue
$495K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$439K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$56K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CReach Studio Art Center
EINHdr · item D20-0864458
Principal addressHdr · item CLansing, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.reachstudioart.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2004
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$52,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Keeley’s $53K as Executive Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1615 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melissa Keeley$52,800$52,800$24,200
Alice Brinkman$4,969$43,680$47,640$44,720$40,800

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $242K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Out-Of-School Art Classes & Creative Programs

REACH offers weekly arts education classes and workshops for youth and adults, year- round in four 8-week terms at our Lansing studio. Classes focus on skill-building in various visual arts disciplines, including ceramics, painting, drawing, digital arts, fiber arts, and mixed media.

$158Kprogram expense
02

Summer Camps

REACH offers seven weeks of summer camps from June through August for youth ages 6-15. Camps run Monday through Friday, with both morning and afternoon sessions available. Programs are taught by local artists and arts educators covering a range of artistic media.

$53Kprogram expense
03

Art Truck

The REACH Art Truck delivers off-site arts programming throughout the year. REACH partners with community organizations to provide art activities during their summer camps and out-of-school programs.

$31Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$246K · 50%
Program service revenue$217K · 44%
Other revenue$32K · 7%
Contributions & grants50%$246K
Program service revenue44%$217K
Other revenue7%$32K
Investment income$25
Total revenueLn 12$495K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.01
Program services69%$301K
Management & general30%$132K
Fundraising1%$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$439K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$442K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$183K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed12.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $442K · Operating expenses/yr $439K
12.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $301K · Total expenses $439K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $132K · Total expenses $439K
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $6K · Total expenses $439K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $205K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $246K · Total revenue $495K
50%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $495K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $217K · Total revenue $495K
44%
Investment reliance
Investment income $25 · Total revenue $495K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $217K · Total expenses $439K
49%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $495K · Prior year $506K
-2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $447K · FY2025 $495K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $495K · Expenses $439K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.4M · Total assets $1.6M
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.6M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Melissa Keeley · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $53K · Total expenses $439K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $208K · Total expenses $439K
47%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%
Overhead ratio 30%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth -2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$31K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$495K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$506K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$341K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$315K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$347K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$447K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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