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After School Arts Program INC FY2021 filing

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Washington Dt, CT501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 20-1308465Revenue $490K in FY2021

On file with the IRSafterschoolartsprogram.org6 Bee Brook Rd, 06794-1501 · Washington Dt, CTTax-exempt since Nov 2004Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The After School Arts Program, INC. Is dedciated to providing artistic opportunities for children, parents, and other members of the general public, particularly those from northwest connecticut, through educational workshops, events, and field trips with professional artists and art organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$102K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 6% 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $246K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $147K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$82K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$490K
Spent
$406K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$337K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$490K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$490K
FY2022$576K
FY2023$571K
FY2024$624K
FY2025$879K
Expenses
$406K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$406K
FY2022$511K
FY2023$585K
FY2024$709K
FY2025$746K
Net assets
$337K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$337K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$301K
FY2025$438K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2004.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $324K Management & general 14% · $58K Fundraising 6% · $25K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Joanne Torti
Executive Di
$101,681Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Julia Becker
Boardmember
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amol Naik
Boardmember
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sara Savage
Boardmember
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tony Vengrove
Boardmember
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michelle Weaver
Boardmember
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tal Fagin
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joanne Torti’s $112K as Prior Execut is at the 93rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Joanne Torti$112,320$110,160$113,000$103,000$101,681

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 artistic workshops, events, and field trips for children and the public.

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1 program · $324K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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With the use of educational materials and seminars to educate the public on all aspects of the arts, over 800 students enrolled and nearly 2,000 people particpated in our programs. In a non-covid year, we typically serve 10,000 participants.

$324Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation INCFY2025$94K
Connecticut Community Foundation INCFY2025$53K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$147K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$490K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$450K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$406K
Ln 25
Programscol B$324K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$337K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$450K
Government grantsLn 1e$137K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$490K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$129K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$246K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$28K
Total assetsLn 16$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
Net assetsLn 32$337K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$175K$129K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$101K$246K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$323K$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K$82K
Net assetsLn 32$254K$337K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$76K$20K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$151K$137K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$370$93
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$19K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$5K$7K$810
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$22K$3K$380
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$944
Information technologyLn 14$10K$6K$3K$795
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$863$288
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$141$82$59
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$716$277$110
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$43K$5K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$314$30$284
Total functional expensesLn 25$406K$324K$58K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $879K$746K$133K$438K 990 PDF
FY2024 $624K$709K−$85K$301K 990 PDF
FY2023 $571K$585K−$14K$381K 990 PDF
FY2022 $576K$511K$65K$384K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $490K$406K$84K$337K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $489,906 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $350,754$450,176
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $124,159$36,185
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,397$3,545
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $112$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $476,422$489,906
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $38,659$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $288,078$278,058
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $215,651$128,214
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $542,388$406,272
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$65,966$83,634
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $489,906 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$137,144
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$313,032
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,311
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$450,176
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,185$36,185
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,545$3,545
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,185 · Excluded from tax $3,545$489,906
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $406,272 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,261 · Management $20,336 · Fundraising $5,084$101,681
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $136,980 · Fundraising $14,236$151,216
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,388 · Management $370 · Fundraising $93$1,851
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,024 · Management $2,648 · Fundraising $1,638$23,310
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,551$12,551
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,313 · Management $6,984 · Fundraising $810$13,107
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $21,825 · Management $3,222 · Fundraising $380$25,427
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,108 · Management $944$8,052
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,465 · Management $2,771 · Fundraising $795$10,031
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,726 · Management $863 · Fundraising $288$2,877
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $82 · Management $59$141
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $716 · Management $277 · Fundraising $110$1,103
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,972 · Management $1,555$5,527
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,141 · Management $4,653 · Fundraising $1,290$49,084
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $30 · Management $284$314
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $324,031 · Management $57,517 · Fundraising $24,724$406,272
Part X · Balance sheet $419,293 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $174,512$128,903
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,630$3,630
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,985$3,970
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,949$8,911
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $101,196$245,857
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,667$28,022
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $323,389$419,293
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,030$5,147
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,125$17,578
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $54,500$59,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $69,655$81,925
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $229,067$309,346
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,667$28,022
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $253,734$337,368
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $323,389$419,293
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $337,368 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$489,906
XI-2 Total expenses$406,272
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$83,634
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$253,734
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$337,368

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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