Raw Art Works INC

Tax-deductible

Lynn, MA501(c)(3)Since 1987EIN 22-2854850Revenue $3.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSrawartworks.org37 Central Sq Ste 3, 01901-1379 · Lynn, MATax-exempt since Dec 1987Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Raw ignites the desire to create and the confidence to succeed in underserved youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 70 volunteers and 86 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
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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
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 $540K a year · 16% 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
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$175K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $126K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
63%
Net assets
$11.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$3.1M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$11.6M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.8M
FY2021$9.5M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$11.2M
FY2025$11.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Dec 1987.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $2.2M Management & general 21% · $738K Fundraising 16% · $537K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $175K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$174,990Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Clerk (thru 10/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rosario Ubiera-Minaya$174,990$184,763————
Katherine Jenkins———$143,024$120,231$111,385
Rosario Ubiera- Minaya——$39,116———

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

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3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

High school groups our teens are challenged and cherished by everyone at raw. They are a vital example that we are living our mission - every artist is asked to show us his or her commitment by consistently igniting their desire to create and embracing the confidence to succeed with a deep sense of passion and purpose.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Middle school groups where do I belong? Raw has answered this question for our middle school artists by creating a culture of real connection. The diversity of need is deep and wide for this group. Some of our kids are constantly confronting feelings of awkwardness and social isolation.

$507Kprogram expense
03

Elementary school groups children are welcomed into a creative culture where they learn the value of blending paints and ideas. Our young artists learn that listening with their entire body means you are respectful, exploring new art materials means you are courageous, and staying focused and working very hard on your piece means you are…

$175Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$126K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$381K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$212K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$738K
Fundraisingcol D$537K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$748K
Total assetsLn 16$12.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$600K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$158K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$212K
Investment incomeLn 3$381K
Gains on assetsLn 7$217K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$207K
SavingsLn 2$541K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$748K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$383K
Total assetsLn 16$12.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$11.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 586
VolunteersI 670
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$748K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.6M$9.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$12.0M$12.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$876K$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$11.2M$11.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$178K$134K$43K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.3M$247K$405K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$215K$97K$90K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$196K$157K$17K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$0$20K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$266K$62K$190K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$0$5K$0
Information technologyLn 14$53K$35K$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$141K$103K$34K$5K
TravelLn 17$40K$29K$7K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$46K$31K$8K$7K
InterestLn 20$197$0$197$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$93K$70K$19K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$30K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$88K$33K$32K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$124K$92K$18K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$2.2M$738K$537K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.1M$3.5M−$326K$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.1M$3.6M$502K$11.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$2.9M−$24K$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.9M−$203K$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.5M$2.2M$1.3M$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.3M$2.3M$2.0M$6.8M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,128,116 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,558,933$2,535,065
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $125,819$212,096
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $371,716$380,955
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,056,468$3,128,116
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,408,153$2,548,810
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,146,685$905,800
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,554,838$3,454,610
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $501,630−$326,494
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $3,128,116 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$158,448
VIII-1e Government grants$599,796
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,776,821
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,195
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,535,065
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$212,096
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $163,909$163,909
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $217,046$217,046
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $212,096 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $380,955$3,128,116
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,454,610 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $133,749 · Management $42,799 · Fundraising $1,784$178,332
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,307,901 · Management $246,746 · Fundraising $404,599$1,959,246
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $97,407 · Management $89,990 · Fundraising $27,910$215,307
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $156,659 · Management $16,539 · Fundraising $22,727$195,925
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $20,000 · Fundraising $0$20,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,558 · Management $189,800 · Fundraising $15,003$266,361
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,702 · Fundraising $0$4,702
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,539 · Management $8,801 · Fundraising $9,383$52,723
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $103,129 · Management $33,503 · Fundraising $4,847$141,479
IX-17 TravelPrograms $29,156 · Management $7,322 · Fundraising $3,156$39,634
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $30,826 · Management $8,379 · Fundraising $6,762$45,967
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $197 · Fundraising $0$197
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $70,200 · Management $19,397 · Fundraising $3,554$93,151
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,493 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$30,493
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,514 · Management $31,522 · Fundraising $23,502$87,538
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $92,040 · Management $18,115 · Fundraising $13,400$123,555
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,180,171 · Management $737,812 · Fundraising $536,627$3,454,610
Part X · Balance sheet $12,726,185 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $385,104; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $270,200$207,146
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $751,573$541,324
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $523,609$426,102
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $184,089$71,343
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,888$19,515
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,090,669$1,210,417
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,554,387$9,481,767
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $427,782$383,467
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,032,232$12,726,185
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $208,698$286,067
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $667,744$805,030
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $876,442$1,151,097
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,106,212$1,896,997
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,049,578$9,678,091
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,155,790$11,575,088
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,032,232$12,726,185
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,575,088 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,128,116
XI-2 Total expenses$3,454,610
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$326,494
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,155,790
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$745,792
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,575,088

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

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