Reach Studio Art Center FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Lansing, MI501(c)(3)Since 2004EducationEIN 20-0864458Revenue $347K in FY2021

On file with the IRSreachstudioart.org1804 S Washington Ave, 48910-9151 · Lansing, MITax-exempt since Nov 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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A non-profit community art studio located in the REO Town District of Lansing Michigan, offering out-of-school visual art education for youth of all ages (2-18), and adults from the Greater Lansing Area, taught by local artists and art educators.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$45K 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 $67K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $49K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$347K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$240K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$347K
FY2021▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$447K
FY2021$347K
FY2022$315K
FY2023$341K
FY2024$506K
FY2025$495K
Expenses
$240K
FY2021▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$240K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$369K
FY2024$408K
FY2025$439K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M

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 Nov 2004.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $195K Management & general 17% · $42K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$44,720Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$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 1612 $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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers art classes for youth and adults, taught by local artists.

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3 programs · $131K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Summer Camps & Art Truck

half day, M-F camp sessions in art media are offered June - August to ages 6-12. are offered June - August to ages 4-13. Regular camp sessions are offered for a fee, with full Regular camp sessions are offered for a fee, with full and partial scholarships available.

$56Kprogram expense
02

Themed Classes

Out-of-school weekly arts education classes for youth and adults offered in four, 8-week terms. Classes mainly in visual arts such as painting, drawing, digital arts, and mixed media. All fee-based youth classes are offered on a sliding scale based on student's household income level.

$43Kprogram expense
03

Clay Studio

Weekly ceramic clay classes in four, 8-week terms in hand-building and pottery wheel throwing are offered to all ages from 5 years through adults. In 2021, no classes were offered until summer due to the corona virus pandemic.

$33Kprogram expense

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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$49K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$347K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$294K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$240K
Ln 25
Programscol B$195K
Managementcol C$42K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$294K
Government grantsLn 1e$59K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$33
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$347K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100K
SavingsLn 2$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$55K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$156K$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$42K$1K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$83K$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$124$119
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$9K$192$171
Accounting feesLn 11c$850$0$850$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$28K$287$0
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K$193$100
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$0$35K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$9K$3K$482
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$240K$195K$42K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $495K$439K$56K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $506K$408K$98K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $341K$369K−$27K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $315K$329K−$14K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $347K$240K$107K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $447K$264K$183K$1.3M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $346,579 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $408,852$294,146
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,850$34,750
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26$33
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,211$17,650
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $446,939$346,579
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $143,929$142,312
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $120,299$97,442
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $264,228$239,754
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $182,711$106,825
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $346,579 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,124
VIII-1e Government grants$59,470
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$234,676
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$294,146
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$34,750
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33$33
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,092$13,092
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,558 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,558
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,308 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,125$346,579
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $239,754 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,484 · Management $1,118 · Fundraising $1,118$44,720
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $83,016 · Management $1,195 · Fundraising $1,194$85,405
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,119 · Management $124 · Fundraising $119$2,362
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,462 · Management $192 · Fundraising $171$9,825
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $850 · Fundraising $0$850
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,338 · Management $287 · Fundraising $0$28,625
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,101 · Management $193 · Fundraising $100$19,394
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $35,051 · Fundraising $0$35,051
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,150 · Management $2,881 · Fundraising $482$12,513
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,009 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,009
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $194,679 · Management $41,891 · Fundraising $3,184$239,754
Part X · Balance sheet $1,464,276 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,323$99,721
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $130,352$155,384
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $140$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,182,225$1,154,171
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$55,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,338,040$1,464,276
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$40$4,620
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,250$30,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,210$34,620
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,322,830$1,429,656
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,322,830$1,429,656
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,338,040$1,464,276
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,429,656 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$346,579
XI-2 Total expenses$239,754
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$106,825
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,322,830
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,429,656

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