Blair County Arts Foundation

Tax-deductible

Altoona, PA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 25-1180869Revenue $681K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmishlertheatre.org1212 12th Ave, 16601-3430 · Altoona, PATax-exempt since Jun 1966Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Develop and promote culture in the community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $85K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $17K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$164K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$681K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$700K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$681K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$444K
FY2021$394K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$600K
FY2024$723K
FY2025$681K
Expenses
$700K
FY2025-0.08%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$650K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$662K
FY2023$692K
FY2024$700K
FY2025$700K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025▼ -0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1966.

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% · $357K Management & general 42% · $296K Fundraising 7% · $47K

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

21 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Shaffer’s $61K as Executive Director is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Kate Shaffer$60,636$54,948$54,634

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

Fosters and shares community culture through development and promotion.

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1 program · $357K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To serve the cultural neeeds of the community, develop & present quality arts programs, preserve & operate the historic mishler theatre.

$357Kprogram expense

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
Group ReturnFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$17K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$681K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$323K
Other incomeLn 4–11$209K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Money outPt IX
$700K
Ln 25
Programscol B$357K
Managementcol C$296K
Fundraisingcol D$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$471K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$323K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$209K
Total revenueLn 12$681K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$471K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$471K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$608K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$422K$471K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$571K$608K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K$164K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$236K$142K$71K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$16K$8K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$11K$5K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$6K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$13K$26K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$93K$93K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$10K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$192K$111K$74K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$66K$49K$13K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$700K$357K$296K$47K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $681K$700K−$19K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $723K$700K$23K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $600K$692K−$91K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$662K$850K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $394K$443K−$49K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $444K$650K−$206K$1.6M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $680,599 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $164,558$145,769
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $338,488$322,649
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $426$3,065
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $219,812$209,116
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $723,284$680,599
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $273,347$280,237
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $427,055$419,598
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $700,402$699,835
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,882−$19,236
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $680,599 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$145,769
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$145,769
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $322,649$322,649
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,065$3,065
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $70,682$70,682
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $138,434$138,434
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $464,148 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $70,682$680,599
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $699,835 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $141,512 · Management $70,756 · Fundraising $23,585$235,853
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,680 · Management $7,840 · Fundraising $2,613$26,133
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,951 · Management $5,475 · Fundraising $1,825$18,251
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,939 · Fundraising $2,545$8,484
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,971 · Management $25,943 · Fundraising $4,324$43,238
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $93,290$93,290
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,962 · Management $4,980 · Fundraising $1,660$16,602
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $110,791 · Management $74,417 · Fundraising $6,647$191,855
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $49,230 · Management $13,284 · Fundraising $3,615$66,129
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $357,036 · Management $295,985 · Fundraising $46,814$699,835
Part X · Balance sheet $2,526,555 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $421,789$471,123
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $34,461$3,709
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $453$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,429,707$1,441,166
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $570,653$608,190
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,269$2,367
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,459,332$2,526,555
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,258$52,935
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $12,744$91,729
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $24,899$19,696
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,901$164,360
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,714,574$1,764,221
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $666,857$597,974
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,381,431$2,362,195
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,459,332$2,526,555
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,362,195 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$680,599
XI-2 Total expenses$699,835
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$19,236
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,381,431
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,362,195

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