Unison Learning Center INC

Tax-deductible

New Paltz, NY501(c)(3)Since 1976Arts & CultureEIN 22-2134692

Unison arts is a vibrant community arts hub that provides transformative, accessible arts experiences for people of all ages and backgrounds. Through artist-led programs, exhibitions, and educational opportunities, unison fosters inclusive, collaborative, and experiential learning while connecting artists and communities at its historic site in the cultural heart of the hudson valley.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
2 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $54K a year · 24% of revenue · last 7 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 54% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$106K
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$197K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$164K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$93K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$197K
FY2025▲ +23%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$177K
FY2020$249K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$304K
FY2023$327K
FY2024$160K
FY2025$197K
Expenses
$164K
FY2025▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$332K
FY2020$259K
FY2021$323K
FY2022$352K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$151K
FY2025$164K
Net assets
$93K
FY2025▲ +58%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$248K
FY2020$279K
FY2021$138K
FY2022$69K
FY2023$49K
FY2024$59K
FY2025$93K

From the FY2025 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 Jan 1977.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $113K Management & general 19% · $31K Fundraising 13% · $21K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $53K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$52,080Pt VII · Sec A
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (until December 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member (until December 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maria Elena Ferrer-Harrington’s $52K as Executive Director is at the 46th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alexandra Baer————$55,646$68,385
Faheem Haider—$9,692$63,000$58,000$14,125—
Alexandra Baer——————
Maria Elena Ferrer-Harrington$52,080$29,400————
Matthew Friday$1,000—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fosters community growth through innovative art practices.

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3 program services account for $95K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

GALLERY/SCULPTURE garden- unison presented fourteen (14) gallery exhibitions throughout the year, showcasing the work of local artists at various stages of their careers, including two (2) exhibitions featuring suny new paltz students.

$53Kprogram expense
02

Workshops and classes- unison offered a dynamic range of creative and personal development programs throughout the year: -life drawing sessions provided artists of all skill levels the opportunity to work with professional models in a safe, welcoming, and non-instructional environmentideal for honing individual practice and creative…

$36Kprogram expense
03

Performances- showcasing local artists, unison presented an eclectic lineup of eventsincluding open mics, film screenings, improvisational comedy, garage jams, and performance artoffering engaging experiences for all ages and interests.

$6Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $48K · 2022–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$9,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$28,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$197K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$176K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Money outPt IX
$164K
Ln 25
Programscol B$113K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$93K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$176K
Government grantsLn 1e$120K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$282
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$197K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$77K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$77K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$108K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
Net assetsLn 32$93K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 612
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K$77K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$108K$108K
Total assetsLn 16$163K$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K$106K
Net assetsLn 32$59K$93K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$32K$11K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$491$491
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$3K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$275$0$275$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$54K$48K$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$687$686
Office expensesLn 13$1K$842$281$281
InterestLn 20$2K$0$2K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$132$79$27$26
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$9K$4K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$828$276$276
Total functional expensesLn 25$164K$113K$31K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $197K$164K$33K$93K 990 PDF
FY2024 $160K$151K$9K$59K 990 PDF
FY2023 $327K$354K−$27K$49K 990 PDF
FY2022 $304K$352K−$49K$69K 990 PDF
FY2021 $146K$323K−$177K$138K 990 PDF
FY2020 $249K$259K−$11K$279K 990 PDF
FY2019 $177K$332K−$154K$248K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $197,329 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,360
VIII-1e Government grants$120,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$54,213
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$176,073
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,047
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $282$282
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $8,186$8,186
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,691$6,691
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $50 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$50
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,283 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,973$197,329
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $164,134 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,500$9,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,455 · Management $10,818 · Fundraising $10,818$54,091
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,472 · Management $491 · Fundraising $491$2,454
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,234 · Management $1,077 · Fundraising $1,078$5,389
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,500 · Fundraising $0$5,500
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $275 · Fundraising $0$275
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $48,150 · Management $3,250 · Fundraising $2,895$54,295
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,060 · Management $687 · Fundraising $686$3,433
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $842 · Management $281 · Fundraising $281$1,404
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $2,448 · Fundraising $0$2,448
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $79 · Management $27 · Fundraising $26$132
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,602 · Management $1,534 · Fundraising $1,534$7,670
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,295 · Management $4,193 · Fundraising $2,675$16,163
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $828 · Management $276 · Fundraising $276$1,380
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $112,517 · Management $30,857 · Fundraising $20,760$164,134
Part X · Balance sheet $198,653 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,198$76,889
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,709$2,086
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $108,081$107,949
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $10,881$11,729
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $162,869$198,653
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,463$14,831
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $93,827$91,139
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $104,290$105,970
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $54,480$48,683
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,099$44,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $58,579$92,683
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $162,869$198,653
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $92,683 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$197,329
XI-2 Total expenses$164,134
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,195
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$58,579
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$909
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$92,683

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