The Yard supports artists in both their creative processes and social instrumentality through paid research residency, public performance, and long-term educational and community engagement across all ages and diverse populations of martha's vineyard, and in broad application to new england and the nation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$169K 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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FY2020 · 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 deficit $149K a year · 14% 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
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$169K
to officers and key staff · 103% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 103% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
90 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 89.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $96K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$241K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$838K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$165K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$838K
FY2020▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2020$838K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$757K
FY2024$398K
Expenses
$165K
FY2020▼ -84%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2020$165K
FY2021$954K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2020▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1992.

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

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $84K Management & general 37% · $60K Fundraising 12% · $20K

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; $169K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Artistic Director
$106,724Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$62,309Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Pacheco’s $130K as Exec. Director is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2020
David White————$106,724$171,704
Stephanie Pacheco$130,000$71,222————
Yvonne Mendez$84,000$105,561————
Yvone Mendez——$83,538———
Chloe Jones——$60,340$67,018$62,309$54,309

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports artists' creative and social work through residencies, performances, and community engagement.

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2 programs · $84K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Providing a supportive environment for dance development through creative research residency for artists, choreographic mentorship, brown bag lunch seminar, community roundtables. As well as providing a venue for performances in the performing arts, including contempoary dance and related forms, puppetry, children's theater, music…

$84Kprogram expense
02

Providing educational opportunities for students, seniors, and general community through dance-making and movement programs offered in partnership with public and private schools and other community institutions.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$838K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$836K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$500
Money outPt IX
$165K
Ln 25
Programscol B$84K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$241K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$836K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$180
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$500
Total revenueLn 12$838K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$241K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$542K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$238K$241K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$80K$40K$23K$17K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$2K$1K$750
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$4K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$303$303
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$1K$415$234$635
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$635
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$3K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$200$200
Total functional expensesLn 25$165K$84K$60K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $398K$1.1M−$700K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $757K$1.5M−$738K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.4M$427K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$954K$124K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.0M$141K$2.5M 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
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Part I · Summary $837,956 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,136,827$835,664
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,940$180
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $376$1,612
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,925$500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,159,068$837,956
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $493,318$90,445
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $524,726$74,110
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,018,044$164,555
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $141,024$673,401
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $837,956 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$835,664
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,472
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$835,664
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $180$180
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,612$1,612
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $500$500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $680 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,612$837,956
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $164,555 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,914 · Management $22,782 · Fundraising $16,953$79,649
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,764 · Management $1,007 · Fundraising $750$3,521
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,646 · Management $2,081 · Fundraising $1,548$7,275
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,000$8,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $17,022$17,022
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $303$303
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,324$2,324
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,792$23,792
IX-17 TravelPrograms $415 · Management $234 · Fundraising $635$1,284
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,250$1,250
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,008$7,008
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,073 · Management $635$5,708
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,676 · Management $4,543$7,219
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $200$200
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $84,488 · Management $60,181 · Fundraising $19,886$164,555
Part X · Balance sheet $3,445,135 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $491,511$1,178,366
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,111$50,127
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $142,688$143,027
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,981$8,059
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,072,564$2,065,556
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,768,855$3,445,135
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,811$34,689
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $106,500$106,500
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $100,000$100,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $238,311$241,189
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,004,984$2,146,547
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $525,560$1,057,399
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,530,544$3,203,946
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,768,855$3,445,135
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,203,946 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$837,956
XI-2 Total expenses$164,555
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$673,401
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,530,544
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,203,946

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