As a catalyst for creativity, AVA cultivates an openness of space and mind to inspire, nurture, and showcase the artistic spirit. AVA Gallery and Art Center serves its mission by maintaining powerful exhibitions, hosting vibrant artist studios, and offering dynamic educational programming for artists, patrons of the arts, and the general public. All of our work is done with the priority of environmental sustainability and with the recognition that art enriches our lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K 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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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $50K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$520K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$5.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$884K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$5.5M
FY2021-0.1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2025$5.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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 Mar 1977.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.1M Management & general 5% · $59K Fundraising 7% · $83K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ex. Officio / Ex. Dir
$70,521Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shari Boraz’s $87K as Ex. Director is at the 81st 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shari Boraz$86,766$83,840————
Shari Boraz Ex Dir——$80,985———
Heidi Reynolds————$70,521—
Bente T West—————$36,823
Heidi J Reynolds—————$28,383
Hildegard Ojibway———$24,385——
Shari E Boraz———$6,154——
Andrew Pinard$5,421—————

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

Promotes and teaches art to enrich the community.

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2 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

AVA Gallery and Art Center's largest program service is the educational program, providing year-round art classes for all ages and abilities. AVA has eight dedicated teaching spaces as part of our robust community arts education program: a "Green" printimaking studio, two children's art studios, a stone carving studio, a digital arts…

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Art Exhibitions and Sales

The gallery holds regular exhibits for the artwork of local artists and local school children in an effort to promote art appreciation in the community.

$35Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$872K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$205K
Other incomeLn 4–11$139K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$573K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$520K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$872K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$205K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$139K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$203K
SavingsLn 2$370K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$573K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.2M
Other assetsLn 15$134K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$520K
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 6101
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$646K$573K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$53K$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.3M$5.2M
Total assetsLn 16$6.3M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$741K$520K
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M$5.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$56K$3K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$359K$287K$16K$56K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$27K$1K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$30K$2K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K$189$114
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$7K$0$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$46K$42K$5K$0
InterestLn 20$24K$24K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$257K$257K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$36K$35K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$16K$894$0
All other expensesLn 24e$339K$307K$28K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$59K$83K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $884K$1.3M−$411K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.3M−$7K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.4M−$134K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.2M$545K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.2M$1.2M−$6K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.1M$3K$5.6M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,233,461 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $806,482$872,144
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $193,927$205,409
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$480$17,071
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $52,947$138,837
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,052,876$1,233,461
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $434,996$499,149
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $615,279$740,169
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,050,275$1,239,318
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,601−$5,857
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,233,461 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$59,415
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$812,729
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$37,668
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$872,144
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$205,409
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19,097$19,097
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $35,526$35,526
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$2,026−$2,026
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,711$13,711
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $89,600 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$89,600
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $295,009 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $66,308$1,233,461
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,239,318 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,313 · Management $3,185 · Fundraising $11,023$70,521
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $286,534 · Management $16,204 · Fundraising $56,086$358,824
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,752 · Management $1,337 · Fundraising $4,627$32,716
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,616 · Management $1,675 · Fundraising $5,797$37,088
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,588 · Management $189 · Fundraising $114$1,891
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,605 · Management $1,402 · Fundraising $0$5,007
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,645 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,173$7,818
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,142 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,142
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $41,535 · Management $4,615 · Fundraising $0$46,150
IX-20 InterestPrograms $23,938 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23,938
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $256,792 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$256,792
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,548 · Management $1,665 · Fundraising $0$36,213
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,049 · Management $894 · Fundraising $0$16,943
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $307,496 · Management $27,869 · Fundraising $3,910$339,275
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,097,553 · Management $59,035 · Fundraising $82,730$1,239,318
Part X · Balance sheet $6,063,802 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $279,467$203,188
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $367,006$369,934
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,000$128,611
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $943$4,089
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,703$2,774
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,339,808$5,152,268
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $53,184$68,660
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $181,850$134,278
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,290,961$6,063,802
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,861$27,809
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $14,496$27,282
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $740,851$519,549
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,983,104$4,943,281
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $567,006$600,972
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,550,110$5,544,253
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,290,961$6,063,802
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,544,253 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,233,461
XI-2 Total expenses$1,239,318
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,857
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,550,110
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,544,253

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