Artrain INC FY2023 filing

Ann Arbor, MIUnknown exempt organization EIN 23-7099789Revenue $395K in FY2023Latest return filed Sep 24, 2025

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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.

86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$202K
78% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 78% of assets; over 65%.
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
$395K
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$378K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$57K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$395K
FY2023▼ -47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$707K
FY2022$742K
FY2023$395K
FY2024$219K
Expenses
$378K
FY2023▼ -52%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$256K
FY2021$704K
FY2022$789K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$335K
Net assets
$57K
FY2023▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$40K
FY2023$57K
FY2024−$59K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $327K Management & general 10% · $36K Fundraising 4% · $15K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$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

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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

Programs and updates

Brings arts and culture programs to underserved communities nationwide.

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3 programs · $327K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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

$166Kprogram expense
02

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

$108Kprogram expense
03

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

$53Kprogram expense

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$395K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$237K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$157K
Investment incomeLn 3$988
Money outPt IX
$378K
Ln 25
Programscol B$327K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$57K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K
Total assetsLn 16$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$202K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$157K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$237K
Investment incomeLn 3$988
Total revenueLn 12$395K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$150K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$150K
Accounts receivableLn 4$75K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K
Total assetsLn 16$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$202K
Net assetsLn 32$57K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$147K$150K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$220K$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K$202K
Net assetsLn 32$40K$57K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$150K$150K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$76K$9K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$55K$46K$5K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
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$17K$10K$7K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$803$1K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$579$907
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$13K$11K$1K$864
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$737$737$0$0
InterestLn 20$10K$0$10K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$11K$728$614
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$9K$2K$855
Total functional expensesLn 25$378K$327K$36K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 24, 2025 $219K$335K−$116K−$59K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $395K$378K$16K$57K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $742K$789K−$47K$40K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 $707K$704K$3K$87K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 $296K$256K$41K$84K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $394,648 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $624,426$157,114
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $117,182$236,546
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $169$988
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $741,777$394,648
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $564,909$150,059
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $159,813$147,006
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $63,959$81,181
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $788,681$378,246
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$46,904$16,402
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $394,648 across 14 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$157,114
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$157,114
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $220,490 · Unrelated business $16,056 · Excluded from tax $0$236,546
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $988 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$988
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-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $221,478 · Unrelated business $16,056 · Excluded from tax $0$394,648
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $378,246 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $150,059$150,059
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $46,055 · Management $5,342 · Fundraising $4,006$55,403
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $9,600 · Management $7,220 · Fundraising $0$16,820
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,495 · Management $803 · Fundraising $1,219$5,517
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,449 · Management $579 · Fundraising $907$6,935
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,434 · Management $1,154 · Fundraising $864$13,452
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 $737 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$737
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $9,668 · Fundraising $0$9,668
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,165 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,165
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,147 · Management $728 · Fundraising $614$12,489
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,836 · Management $1,707 · Fundraising $855$11,398
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $326,550 · Management $36,361 · Fundraising $15,335$378,246
Part X · Balance sheet $258,324 assets, 30 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $146,586$149,517
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 $35,296$74,801
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
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 $38,172$34,006
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 $220,054$258,324
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,098$1,243
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $9,179$55,345
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $37,000$15,500
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $126,008$128,200
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,552$1,417
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $179,837$201,705
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $40,217$56,619
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40,217$56,619
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $220,054$258,324
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,619 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$394,648
XI-2 Total expenses$378,246
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,402
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40,217
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$56,619

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