Artists in Motion INC

Tax-deductible

Indianapolis, IN501(c)(3)Since 2006Arts & CultureEIN 20-8239461

To operate and manage a school for dance education, dance performance, cheerleading and gymnastics for the benefit of the general public; to provide financial assistance for those activities to low-income and financially challenged children and young adults; to serve the charitable and educational needs of the public for the above mentioned activities; to offer children and young adults appropriate and innovative extra-curricular activities; to empower committed volunteers and donors to share resources for the charitable and educational purposes of the corporation; and to engage in any and all activities necessary or appropriate to raise funds for the purposes of the corporation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 67 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$106K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$496K
116% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 116% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.2M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
82%
Net assets
−$70K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +11%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$950K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
−$70K
FY2025▼ -159%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$184K
FY2021−$21K
FY2022$227K
FY2023$251K
FY2024−$27K
FY2025−$70K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2008.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $976K Management & general 18% · $220K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $106K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$61,780Pt VII · Sec A
Exec.direct.
$32,458Pt VII · Sec A
$11,457Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres./T
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alyssa Farris’s $62K as Director is at the 8th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alyssa Farris$61,780$60,776$56,106$62,141$53,376$52,000
Lynn M Herrick$32,458$31,744$32,389$42,220$31,630$30,745
Margaret Hurrle$11,457$14,336$13,750$11,719$4,695$3,019

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Offers dance, cheer, and gymnastics education and performance, with financial aid for low-income youth.

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1 program service account for $976K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Dance and performing arts instruction program service expenses

$976Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$976K
Managementcol C$220K
Owns and owesPt X
−$70K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K
Total assetsLn 16$426K
LiabilitiesLn 26$496K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$210K
Total assetsLn 16$426K
LiabilitiesLn 26$496K
Net assetsLn 32−$70K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 567
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$198K$210K
Total assetsLn 16$355K$426K
LiabilitiesLn 26$382K$496K
Net assetsLn 32−$27K−$70K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$11K$94K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$453K$453K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$38K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$47K$47K
OccupancyLn 16$115K$114K$1K
TravelLn 17$32K$32K
InterestLn 20$8K$83$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$267K$267K$411
All other expensesLn 24e$82K$40K$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$976K$220K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.2M−$43K−$70K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.1M−$102K−$27K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M$24K$251K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$248K$227K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.1M$163K−$21K 990 PDF
FY2020 $950K$1.1M−$152K−$184K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,153,428 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,151,428$1,151,428
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,151,428$1,153,428
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,196,227 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,457 · Management $94,238$105,695
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $452,716$452,716
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,319 · Management $7,388$45,707
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,229$2,229
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,873$4,873
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $46,548$46,548
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $114,269 · Management $1,154$115,423
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,611$31,611
IX-20 InterestPrograms $83 · Management $8,190$8,273
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,104$16,104
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $17,912$17,912
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $266,678 · Management $411$267,089
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $40,164 · Management $41,883$82,047
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $976,274 · Management $219,953 · Fundraising $0$1,196,227
Part X · Balance sheet $426,014 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $146,096; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,431$10,679
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $52,745$54,201
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $198,143$209,538
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $5,500$5,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $354,808$426,014
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $986$5,784
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $99,931$131,146
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,081$37,686
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $381,731$495,736
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$26,923−$69,722
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $354,808$426,014
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$69,722 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,153,428
XI-2 Total expenses$1,196,227
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$42,799
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$26,923
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$69,722

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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