Artrain INC

Ann Arbor, MIUnknown exempt organizationEIN 23-7099789

Artrain mission is to deliver discovery and - through the power of arts and culture - transform lives organizations and communities. As a project management organization it partners with arts and cultural institutions artists and creative individuals to deliver programs to under-resourced communities across the United States.

88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $20K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $46K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$130K
183% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 183% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$219K
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$335K
To programs
88%
Net assets
−$59K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$219K
FY2024▼ -45%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$707K
FY2022$742K
FY2023$395K
FY2024$219K
Expenses
$335K
FY2024▼ -12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$256K
FY2021$704K
FY2022$789K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$335K
Net assets
−$59K
FY2024▼ -204%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$40K
FY2023$57K
FY2024−$59K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $295K Management & general 8% · $27K Fundraising 4% · $12K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President CEO
$92,271Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deb Polich$92,271$88,639$88,200$84,000

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

Brings arts and culture programs to underserved communities nationwide.

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3 program services account for $295K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

As a project management organization Artrain self-produces or partners with arts and cultural institutions and creative individuals to develop and deliver programs

$138Kprogram expense
02

Artrain is committed to strengthening & building capacity for nonprofit arts and cultural organizations. It offers management services to creative entrepreneurs and worthwhile but vulnerable artistic or cultural programs.

$105Kprogram expense
03

Artrain partners with artists creative workers and arts and creative organizations to develop manage and fund projects

$52Kprogram 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 · FY2023
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $1.2M · 2021–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$150,059
CultureverseMI · FY2022$449,550
A2jazz FestFY2022$46,705
Treetown MuralsFY2022$39,264
Unitemized GrantFY2022$29,390
CultureverseMI · FY2021$469,900
Team Red Legacy INCFY2021$30,943
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,222

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$219K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$147K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$335K
Ln 25
Programscol B$295K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
−$59K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$147K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$219K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
Net assetsLn 32−$59K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K$0
Total assetsLn 16$258K$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$202K$130K
Net assetsLn 32$57K−$59K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$85K$85K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$76K$9K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$40K$36K$3K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$499$412$50$37
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$862$647
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$807$5K$112
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$26K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$291$216
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$571$425
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$10K$1K$769
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$818$416$29
InterestLn 20$7K$0$7K$833
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$34K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$11K$645$442
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$0$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$335K$295K$27K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $219K$335K−$116K−$59K 990 PDF
FY2023 $395K$378K$16K$57K 990 PDF
FY2022 $742K$789K−$47K$40K 990 PDF
FY2021 $707K$704K$3K$87K 990 PDF
FY2020 $296K$256K$41K$84K 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 $218,836 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$146,530
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,360
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$146,530
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $16,833 · Excluded from tax $0$71,082
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,224
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $16,833 · Excluded from tax $0$218,836
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $334,540 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $85,144$85,144
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,573 · Management $9,160 · Fundraising $6,870$91,603
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $35,556 · Management $2,751 · Fundraising $2,064$40,371
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $412 · Management $50 · Fundraising $37$499
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,071 · Management $862 · Fundraising $647$9,580
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $807 · Management $4,758 · Fundraising $112$5,678
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$26,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,391 · Management $291 · Fundraising $216$2,898
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,368 · Management $571 · Fundraising $425$6,365
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,880 · Management $1,026 · Fundraising $769$11,675
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $818 · Management $416 · Fundraising $29$1,263
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $6,576 · Fundraising $833$7,409
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,066 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$34,066
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,902 · Management $645 · Fundraising $442$11,989
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $294,988 · Management $27,106 · Fundraising $12,444$334,540
Part X · Balance sheet $71,006 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $149,517$50,570
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $74,801$20,436
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,006$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $258,324$71,006
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,243$450
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $55,345$157
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,500$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $128,200$128,200
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,417$1,283
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $201,705$130,090
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $56,619−$59,085
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $56,619−$59,085
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $258,324$71,005
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$59,084 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$218,836
XI-2 Total expenses$334,540
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$115,704
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$56,619
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$59,084

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