To advance excellence in the arts and Crafts by educating and encouraging individuals to develop technical skills, good design, and innovative expression. Recognizing the contributions of artists and artisans to the quality of life, Touchstone serves, but is not limited to, the people of fayette county, PA, and the surrounding area. Touchstone Center for Crafts offers classes, exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations, and other creative, edcuational programming throughout the year for people of all ages and levels of expertise.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 17 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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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 5% 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
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $117K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$502K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+61% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$673K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$773K
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$614K
FY2021$889K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2024▼ -0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1973.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $894K Management & general 25% · $330K Fundraising 5% · $69K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
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Director
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Director
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lindsay K Gates’s $92K as Executive Di is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lindsay K Gates$92,238$83,283$75,819$70,000

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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Educates and encourages people to develop artistic skills and innovative expression through classes and exhibitions.

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1 program · $894K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Touchstone's mission is to advance excellence in the arts and crafts by educating and encouraging individuals to develop technical skills, good design, and innovative expression. To realize this mission, touchstone offers workshops, exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations and other forms of artistic and educational programming through the…

$894Kprogram 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 2 funders$117K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$716K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$348K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$894K
Managementcol C$330K
Fundraisingcol D$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$427K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$502K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$716K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$348K
Investment incomeLn 3$87K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$300
SavingsLn 2$427K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$427K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$220K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M
Other assetsLn 15$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$502K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 615
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$601K$427K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$208K$220K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$505K$502K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$55K$28K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$382K$229K$115K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$3K$1K$419
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$27K$13K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$72K$72K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$14K$23K$648
OccupancyLn 16$48K$39K$10K
InterestLn 20$44K$44K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$138K$130K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$48K$38K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$259K$223K$33K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$114K$65K$37K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$894K$330K$69K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.3M−$51K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $773K$1.2M−$426K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.1M$396K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$889K$272K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $673K$614K$59K$3.8M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,242,234 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $373,160$715,597
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $253,400$347,731
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $59,441$86,796
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $86,902$92,110
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $772,903$1,242,234
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $440,520$522,086
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $758,701$770,658
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,199,221$1,292,744
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$426,318−$50,510
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $1,242,234 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,387 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$11,046
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$704,551
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,767
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$715,597
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $347,731$347,731
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $89,683$89,683
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$2,887−$2,887
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $46,109$46,109
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $32,614$32,614
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $377,458 · Excluded from tax $149,179$1,242,234
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,292,744 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,032 · Management $27,516 · Fundraising $9,172$91,720
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $229,160 · Management $114,580 · Fundraising $38,193$381,933
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,517 · Management $1,258 · Fundraising $419$4,194
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,543 · Management $13,272 · Fundraising $4,424$44,239
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,750$8,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $72,439$72,439
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,464 · Management $23,280 · Fundraising $648$38,392
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,652 · Management $9,663$48,315
IX-20 InterestManagement $43,707$43,707
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $129,755 · Management $8,289$138,044
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $38,041 · Management $9,511$47,552
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $223,313 · Management $32,617 · Fundraising $3,175$259,105
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $64,526 · Management $37,061 · Fundraising $12,767$114,354
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $894,442 · Management $329,504 · Fundraising $68,798$1,292,744
Part X · Balance sheet $4,459,357 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300$300
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $600,259$426,935
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $20,614$15,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,761$2,661
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,718,978$2,783,264
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $201,899$217,637
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $6,020$2,169
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $941,257$1,011,391
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,491,088$4,459,357
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $89,714$98,206
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $505,376$501,982
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,741,668$2,706,748
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,244,044$1,250,627
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,985,712$3,957,375
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,491,088$4,459,357
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,957,375 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,242,234
XI-2 Total expenses$1,292,744
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$50,510
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,985,712
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$22,173
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,957,375

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