Sharewell: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 20-1470992)

Jessica Aronoff’s $239K as CEO (thru 07/2024) is at the 92nd 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Esther Netter	—	$193,222	$248,240	$249,099	$254,399	$259,647
Jessica Aronoff	$239,391	$180,178	$178,369	$159,894	$143,873	$40,491
Lisa Sherman-Colt	—	$150,870	$122,050	—	—	—
Carly Harrill	—	—	$150,100	$138,951	$128,319	$117,348
Amy Shapiro	—	—	—	—	—	$121,919
Christopher Jackson	—	$121,282	$19,630	—	—	—
Anneliese Sinzinger	$114,507	—	—	—	—	—

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

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Empowers young people to become responsible community members who positively shape the world.

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2 programs · $4.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Museum Programs

Cayton children's museum offers 21,000 square feet of discovery-based exhibits and immersive play, arts, and cultural activities designed for children 0 to 8 and their families.

$3.9Mprogram expense

02

Community Programs

The museum's community programs bring the cayton experience out beyond the museum walls, into neighborhoods, partner organizations, and schools in parts of los angeles county where opportunities for creative, safe, purposeful, and free play are needed most.

$426Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$210K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$76K

The Bessemer Giving FundFY2024$18K

Jewish Community Foundation of the JewishFY2024$12K

Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$10K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$10K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$8K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$357K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$4.6M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$907K

Investment incomeLn 3$25K

Money outPt IX

$5.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$4.3M

Managementcol C$658K

Fundraisingcol D$481K

Owns and owesPt X

$9.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M

Total assetsLn 16$14.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$4.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

36

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a32

IndependentVI 1b32

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$91K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$992K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$907K

Investment incomeLn 3$25K

Gains on assetsLn 7$213

Total revenueLn 12$4.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$393K

SavingsLn 2$952K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.8M

Total assetsLn 16$14.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$4.1M

Net assetsLn 32$9.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 555

VolunteersI 650

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.6M	$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$573K	$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$10.0M	$8.8M
Total assetsLn 16	$15.7M	$14.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$4.9M	$4.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$10.8M	$9.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$558K	$300K	$57K	$201K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.5M	$1.3M	$94K	$118K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$11K	$5K	$655	$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$133K	$121K	$3K	$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$160K	$127K	$12K	$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$173K		$173K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$8K		$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$52K	$6K	$39K	$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$79K	$32K	$4K	$43K
Information technologyLn 14	$115K	$94K	$5K	$16K
OccupancyLn 16	$797K	$736K	$33K	$28K
TravelLn 17	$27K	$21K	$2K	$4K
InterestLn 20	$81K		$81K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$1.3M	$1.2M	$69K
InsuranceLn 23	$56K	$44K	$4K	$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$317K	$240K	$65K	$11K
All other expensesLn 24e	$95K	$78K	$8K	$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$5.5M	$4.3M	$658K	$481K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$2.7M	$5.5M	−$2.8M	$3.6M	990 PDF
FY2024	$3.8M	$5.9M	−$2.1M	$6.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$4.9M	$6.4M	−$1.5M	$8.4M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$4.6M	$5.5M	−$850K	$9.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$3.4M	$4.6M	−$1.2M	$10.8M	990 PDF
FY2020	$5.0M	$6.5M	−$1.5M	$11.2M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $4,600,409 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,265,481$3,884,219

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,690$906,955

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,459$24,635

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $88,114−$215,400

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,394,744$4,600,409

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 $1,523,262$2,365,208

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $63,336$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,991,129$3,084,841

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,577,727$5,450,049

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,182,983−$849,640

Part VI · Governance 32 of 32 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body32

VI-1b Independent voting members32

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,600,409 across 12 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$245,647

VIII-1c Fundraising events$991,655

VIII-1e Government grants$1,628,436

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,018,481

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$90,941

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,884,219

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $906,955$906,955

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24,422$24,422

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $213$213

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$221,774−$221,774

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,374$6,374

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $906,955 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$190,765$4,600,409

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,450,049 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $300,382 · Management $57,376 · Fundraising $200,668$558,426

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,290,511 · Management $94,057 · Fundraising $117,859$1,502,427

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,131 · Management $655 · Fundraising $5,230$11,016

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $120,537 · Management $3,290 · Fundraising $9,573$133,400

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $126,608 · Management $11,803 · Fundraising $21,528$159,939

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $172,763$172,763

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,223$8,223

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,592 · Management $38,542 · Fundraising $7,992$52,126

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $32,083 · Management $4,327 · Fundraising $42,880$79,290

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $94,139 · Management $4,991 · Fundraising $15,938$115,068

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $736,376 · Management $33,320 · Fundraising $27,727$797,423

IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,425 · Management $2,290 · Fundraising $3,524$27,239

IX-20 InterestManagement $80,853$80,853

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,215,696 · Management $68,670$1,284,366

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $43,979 · Management $4,094 · Fundraising $7,476$55,549

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $240,480 · Management $65,188 · Fundraising $10,992$316,660

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $77,632 · Management $7,942 · Fundraising $9,707$95,281

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,310,571 · Management $658,384 · Fundraising $481,094$5,450,049

Part X · Balance sheet $13,975,819 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,559,434$392,683

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,900$951,840

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,448,192$2,722,638

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $66,617$71,800

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,013,964$8,763,798

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $573,447$1,073,060

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,712,554$13,975,819

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $304,265$401,952

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,863,090$1,705,946

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,874,730$4,107,898

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,470,472$8,808,411

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,367,352$1,059,510

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,837,824$9,867,921

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,712,554$13,975,819

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,867,921 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$4,600,409

XI-2 Total expenses$5,450,049

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$849,640

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,837,824

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$120,263

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,867,921

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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