Artspace fosters engagement with the visual arts by bringing artists and communities together to catalyze new ways of learning, thinking and being.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $134K a year · 34% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $279K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.3 months of spending in cash, plus $279K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $38K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$122K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$707K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$893K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$241K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$707K
FY2022▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$456K
FY2021$506K
FY2022$707K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$9K
Expenses
$893K
FY2022▲ +76%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$537K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$893K
FY2023$617K
FY2024$69K
Net assets
$241K
FY2022▼ -50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$463K
FY2021$484K
FY2022$241K
FY2023−$76K
FY2024−$135K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1987.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $700K Management & general 16% · $141K Fundraising 6% · $53K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$75,236Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Dent’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Dent$75,236$100,000—
Helen Kauder——$88,000

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

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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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Connects artists and communities to foster visual arts engagement and new ways of learning.

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1 program · $700K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Artspaces gallery program includes exhibitions in various formats and scales, includingindividual solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, window installations, an annual artist inresidency, and a large city-wide festival that encompasses offsite exhibitions at as many as 65 sites.

$700Kprogram expense

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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$38K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$707K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$693K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$893K
Ln 25
Programscol B$700K
Managementcol C$141K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$241K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$693K
Government grantsLn 1e$104K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$28K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$13K
Total revenueLn 12$707K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
SavingsLn 2$60
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$279K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K
Net assetsLn 32$241K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K$22K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$326K$279K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$573K$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K$122K
Net assetsLn 32$484K$241K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$122K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$213K$213K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$118$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$252K$252K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$55K$2K$53K
OccupancyLn 16$83K$83K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$36K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$57K$57K
Total functional expensesLn 25$893K$700K$141K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $9K$69K−$60K−$135K 990 PDF
FY2023 $277K$617K−$340K−$76K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $707K$893K−$187K$241K 990 PDF
FY2021 $506K$508K−$1K$484K 990 PDF
FY2020 $456K$537K−$81K$463K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $706,520 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $441,240$692,561
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $34,850$20,187
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,139$13,517
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,835−$19,745
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $506,064$706,520
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $209,504$366,890
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $298,004$526,421
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $507,508$893,311
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,444−$186,791
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
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 $706,520 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $100 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$28,140
VIII-1e Government grants$104,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$560,021
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$692,561
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,087$20,087
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $827$827
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $900$900
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $12,690$12,690
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$20,645−$20,645
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,604 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$20,645$706,520
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $893,311 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $121,673$121,673
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $212,784$212,784
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,229$28,229
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,204$4,204
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,846$9,846
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $118 · Management $3,050$3,168
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,266$2,266
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $252,291$252,291
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,052 · Fundraising $52,733$54,785
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $83,453$83,453
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,526$12,526
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,707$1,707
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,229$9,229
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,238 · Management $3,789$40,027
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $57,123$57,123
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $699,954 · Management $140,624 · Fundraising $52,733$893,311
Part X · Balance sheet $363,041 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200,149$21,660
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $60$60
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $31,908$48,908
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,749$3,042
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $325,505$278,871
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,500$10,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $572,871$363,041
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,932$18,604
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $78,280$78,280
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$25,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $89,212$121,884
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $483,659$241,157
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $483,659$241,157
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $572,871$363,041
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $241,157 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$706,520
XI-2 Total expenses$893,311
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$186,791
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$483,659
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$58,886
XI-7 Investment expenses$2,266
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$909
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$241,157

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