Support and education of the visual and performing arts

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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 $30K a year · 7% 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $195
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$360K
+110% vs prior year
Spent
$251K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$159K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$360K
FY2021▲ +110%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$172K
FY2021$360K
FY2022$533K
FY2023$444K
FY2024$451K
FY2025$475K
Expenses
$251K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$251K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$454K
FY2024$456K
FY2025$474K
Net assets
$159K
FY2021▲ +222%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$49K
FY2021$159K
FY2022$227K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$214K
FY2025$214K

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 Aug 2007.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $209K Management & general 15% · $38K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$42,199Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Frye’s $42K as President is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Lisa Frye$42,199$22,106
Frankie Steele—$16,738

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

Promotes and educates the public about visual and performing arts.

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3 programs · $17K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Provide reduced-rent space to artists and events

$10Kprogram expense
02

Artist performances

$7Kprogram expense
03

Art gallery

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$195

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$360K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$196K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$103K
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$209K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$159K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$181K
Total assetsLn 16$187K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$196K
Government grantsLn 1e$177K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$103K
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Total revenueLn 12$360K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$181K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$181K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$187K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$159K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$47K$181K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$54K$187K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$50K$159K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$53K$53K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$29K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$304
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$4$4
OccupancyLn 16$73K$64K$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$134$134
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$215$215
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$936$936
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$62K$269
All other expensesLn 24e$579$579
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$209K$38K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $475K$474K$504$214K 990 PDF
FY2024 $451K$456K−$5K$214K 990 PDF
FY2023 $444K$454K−$10K$219K 990 PDF
FY2022 $533K$477K$56K$227K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $360K$251K$109K$159K 990 PDF
FY2020 $172K$49K 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 $360,357 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$196,399
I-9 Program service revenue$102,548
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$61,410
I-12 Total revenue$360,357
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$89,658
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$161,491
I-18 Total expenses$251,149
I-19 Revenue less expenses$109,208
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $360,357 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$177,008
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,391
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$196,399
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $102,548$102,548
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,032$2,032
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $59,378$59,378
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $102,548 · Unrelated business $59,378 · Excluded from tax $2,032$360,357
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $251,149 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,604$52,604
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $29,008$29,008
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,023 · Management $4,023$8,046
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,216 · Management $304$1,520
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,775$4,775
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,842$3,842
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4$4
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $64,357 · Management $4,253 · Fundraising $4,212$72,822
IX-17 TravelPrograms $134$134
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $215$215
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,993$13,993
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $936$936
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,402 · Management $269$62,671
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $579$579
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $208,865 · Management $38,072 · Fundraising $4,212$251,149
Part X · Balance sheet $186,710 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,452$181,396
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,530$5,314
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $53,982$186,710
X-25 Other liabilities$24,605
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,720$27,240
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $50,262$159,470
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $50,262$159,470
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $53,982$186,710
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $159,470 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$360,357
XI-2 Total expenses$251,149
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,208
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$50,262
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$159,470

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