Redline

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 26-0317963Revenue $3.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSredlineart.org2350 Arapahoe St, 80205-2613 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Sep 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Redline foster's education and engagement between artists and communities to create positive social change. Our vision is to empower everyone to create social change through art.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $143K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $42K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% 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
$3.4M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.4M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.4M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2008.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $2.7M Management & general 8% · $236K Fundraising 5% · $148K

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; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$104,886Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Louise Martorano’s $105K as Executive Director is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Louise Martorano$104,886$99,667$91,573$92,830$81,956

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 education and engagement between artists and communities through contemporary art exhibitions and programs designed to inspire positive social change.

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3 programs · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Regranting Programs

Arts in Society - Redline continues to support the relationship between arts and intersectional/cross-sector work through our regranting programs like Arts in Society, a collaboration that currently includes funding from the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Colorado Health Foundation, Denver Arts & Venues, and Colorado Creative Industries.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Education Programs

EPIC Arts - Implemented in Denver and Arapahoe counties, EPIC Arts is a wellness professional-led program to enhance social-emotional learning and mental health through the arts which takes place during and after school with a class of students (K-12).

$657Kprogram expense
03

Exhibition

With a visiting curator model, RedLine's exhibition program braids local, regional, national and international perspectives together, anchored by a common theme to present current contemporary art practices and amplify how the work of Colorado artists is in conversation with global contemporary art movements and ideas.

$582Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$42K
Grants paid · 154 grants · $3.1M · 2020–2024
Warm Cookies of the RevolutionFY2024$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$35,000
Colorado State UniversityFY2024$35,000
2mx2 LLCFY2024$32,000
VoicesCO · FY2024$30,000
Sound Affects MusicCO · FY2024$26,000
Presenting DenverCO · FY2024$25,000
Fiestas Patrias LLCFY2024$20,000
Tender Math LLCFY2024$15,000
Gunnison Creative DistrictCO · FY2024$12,500
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$617K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$236K
Fundraisingcol D$148K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$674K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$973
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$180K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$617K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$3.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 635
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$506K$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$35K$39K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$626K$626K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$35K$35K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$76K$15K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$589K$429K$85K$75K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$14K$3K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$97K$70K$14K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$42K$8K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Investment management feesLn 11f$372$372
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$66K$48K$9K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$127K$97K$13K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$36K$34K$2K
TravelLn 17$44K$39K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$300K$291K$8K
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$121K$115K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$35K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$702K$702K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.7M$236K$148K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.4M$3.0M$323K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.5M$243K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.6M−$411K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$2.2M$259K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.4M$3.1M$299K$3.4M 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
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Part I · Summary $3,362,101 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,107,976$2,802,534
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $640,535$617,127
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $620−$57,561
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,749,137$3,362,101
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $233,530$661,040
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $861,615$867,117
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,410,860$1,510,819
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,506,005$3,038,976
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $243,132$323,125
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $3,362,101 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$179,900
VIII-1e Government grants$674,351
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,948,283
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$973
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,802,534
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $617,127$617,127
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$57,561−$57,561
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $617,127 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$57,560$3,362,101
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,038,976 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $626,040$626,040
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $35,000$35,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,462 · Management $15,104 · Fundraising $13,321$104,887
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $429,275 · Management $84,795 · Fundraising $74,784$588,854
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,534 · Management $2,674 · Fundraising $2,358$18,566
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $70,459 · Management $13,917 · Fundraising $12,275$96,651
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,397 · Management $8,376 · Fundraising $7,386$58,159
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,236$46,236
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $372$372
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,891 · Management $9,458 · Fundraising $8,343$65,692
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,488$5,488
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $97,086 · Management $13,322 · Fundraising $16,475$126,883
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $11,645$11,645
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,736 · Management $1,775$35,511
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,255 · Fundraising $4,920$44,175
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $291,372 · Fundraising $8,322$299,694
IX-20 InterestManagement $8,382$8,382
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $114,632 · Management $6,033$120,665
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,971 · Management $8,743$43,714
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $702,362$702,362
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,654,472 · Management $236,320 · Fundraising $148,184$3,038,976
Part X · Balance sheet $4,954,956 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $501,474$1,612,034
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,513$6,015
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $498,754$850,947
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,907$30,530
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,537,457$2,416,792
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $35,298$38,638
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,600,403$4,954,956
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,134$110,138
X-18 Grants payable$802,000
X-19 Deferred revenue$80,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $94,037$1,122,253
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,921,646$2,724,823
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $584,720$1,107,880
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,506,366$3,832,703
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,600,403$4,954,956
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,832,703 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,362,101
XI-2 Total expenses$3,038,976
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$323,125
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,506,366
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,212
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,832,703

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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