Arts Ignite INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 20-4532991Revenue $1.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSastep.org240 W 40th Street, 10018-1510 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Jun 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Astep uses the Arts to engage and support youth from underserved communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$116K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
44%
of spending
Concern: 44% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $52K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$70K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$882K
To programs
44%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$834K
FY2023$962K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$882K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$882K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$939K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2006.

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Where the money goes

44 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 44% · $387K Management & general 22% · $193K Fundraising 34% · $301K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$58,192Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance and Operations
$58,192Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lindsay Roberts Greene’s $119K as Executive Director is at the 47th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carl Sylvestre—$129,981$117,500——
Lindsay Roberts Greene$119,115$88,750———
Katherine Garst——$114,500$115,500—
Carl Sylvestre Until 424$73,250————
Mary-Mitchell Campbell$60,000$60,000$60,000$58,885$58,192
Davinia Troughton———$58,885$58,192
Davinia Troughton Term 111422——$51,057——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Uses arts to engage and support underserved youth.

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3 programs · $318K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Astep at international rescue committee's refugee youth program - new york cityastep provided the creative arts classes the refugee youth summer academy, a six-week camp for the irc's refugee youth program (ryp), which supports the personal growth, cultural adjustment, and education of multicultural REFUGEE/ASYLEE youth and helps them…

$122Kprogram expense
02

Astep on Stage!

New york cityastep connected performing artists with after-school programs at youth-serving community organizations in nyc to provide a safe space in which youth can acquire skills in the arts and learn to use artistic tools to communicate effectively, think creatively, and improve their collaboration and problem-solving skills.

$113Kprogram expense
03

Program developmentastep is committed to researching and developing new partnerships in order to extend and strengthen our program infrastructure to impact more youth in the U.S. And around the world.

$82Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $33K · 2020–2020
Abraham HouseNY · FY2020$14,309
Enfamilia INCFL · FY2020$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Money outPt IX
$882K
Ln 25
Programscol B$387K
Managementcol C$193K
Fundraisingcol D$301K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$894K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$134K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$219K
SavingsLn 2$676K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$894K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$653K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6293
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$233K$894K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$590K$653K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$70K
Net assetsLn 32$998K$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$75K$75K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$167K$8K$17K$142K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$358K$181K$68K$109K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$69K$44K$23K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$14K$7K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$3K$1K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$558$558
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$130K$59K$38K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$882K$387K$193K$301K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$1.2M−$125K$939K 990 PDF
FY2023 $962K$1.2M−$261K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $834K$1.2M−$367K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.0M$90K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$882K$586K$1.6M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,467,223 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,006,717$1,402,062
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $34,012$12,564
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,405$19,132
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,841$33,465
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,053,293$1,467,223
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$74,648
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $639,486$629,756
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $279,242$177,212
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $918,728$881,616
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $134,565$585,607
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,467,223 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,405 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,500
VIII-1e Government grants$134,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,265,062
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,402,062
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,564$12,564
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,477$11,477
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,655$7,655
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $30,060$30,060
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,564 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $52,597$1,467,223
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $881,616 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $74,648$74,648
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $8,294 · Management $16,587 · Fundraising $142,310$167,191
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $181,341 · Management $67,502 · Fundraising $108,658$357,501
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $44,034 · Management $23,301 · Fundraising $1,535$68,870
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,726 · Management $7,209 · Fundraising $15,259$36,194
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,891$28,891
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,494$6,494
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,377 · Management $1,879$3,256
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,903 · Management $558 · Fundraising $558$6,019
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,842 · Management $37,613 · Fundraising $33,165$129,620
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,932$2,932
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $387,165 · Management $192,966 · Fundraising $301,485$881,616
Part X · Balance sheet $1,697,977 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $180,787$218,593
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $51,979$675,854
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $179,252$140,184
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,769$2,564
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,817$6,847
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$1,100
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $589,529$652,835
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,018,133$1,697,977
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,622$60,226
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$10,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,622$70,226
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $828,011$1,303,739
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $169,500$324,012
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $997,511$1,627,751
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,018,133$1,697,977
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,627,751 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,467,223
XI-2 Total expenses$881,616
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$585,607
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$997,511
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$44,633
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,627,751

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