Sol Treasures is an art and cultural enrichment center that provides rural residents an easily accessible location in which to enjoy and exhibit featured works of local artists. Sol Treasures provides art enrichment in visual and performing arts for the community including visual art classes in various mediums and genres, music instruction, and theatre and performance classes.in addition to paintings, drawings, poetry and photographs, local residents also present finished works in fiber and textiles, sign making, jewelry, pottery, wood working and other types of arts carried down through the generations. Sol Treasures primary goal is to bring the culture of art to communities and children who would not otherwise have this opportunity.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-1764855) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 28 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
73% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
8.3 mo
of spending, in cash
8.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $64K
4 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$327K
42% of total assets
Liabilities are 42% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
5 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$357K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$482K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$449K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$357K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$791K
FY2023$372K
FY2024$344K
FY2025$357K
Expenses
$482K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$377K
FY2022$370K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$412K
FY2025$482K
Net assets
$449K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2021$254K
FY2022$674K
FY2023$638K
FY2024$571K
FY2025$449K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2008.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $353K Management & general 25% · $119K Fundraising 2% · $10K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director (3/25-10/25)
$49,476Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (thru 2/25)
$17,333Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Executive Director (start 11/25)
$4,220Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (thru 8/25)
$3,483Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (start 6/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (8/25-10/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maria Turner’s $49K as Executive Director (3/25-10/25) is at the 43rd 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
Jeff Hinderscheid$17,333$83,334$76,667$82,000$73,517$2,225
Elizabeth Oltmann————$12,500$54,875
Maria Turner$49,476—————
Sonia Chapa$3,483$1,858$10,903———
Jamie Jones$1,000$2,900—$5,450$3,000$4,248
Tj Plew$4,220—————
Hermie Robles————$3,256$700
Elizabeth Calderon-Lavelle———$2,000——

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

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

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1 program · $353K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Sol treasures is an art and cultural enrichment center serving rural south county communities. We provide arts education to schools and offer weekly classes introducing students to visual art, music, and creative expression.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-1764855) · Dispute this line
$353Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$357K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$174K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$172K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$482K
Ln 25
Programscol B$353K
Managementcol C$119K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$449K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K
Total assetsLn 16$776K
LiabilitiesLn 26$327K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$172K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$32K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$174K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Total revenueLn 12$357K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
SavingsLn 2$312K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$332K
Accounts receivableLn 4$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$375K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$64K
Total assetsLn 16$776K
LiabilitiesLn 26$327K
Net assetsLn 32$449K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$405K$332K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$57K$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$382K$375K
Total assetsLn 16$906K$776K
LiabilitiesLn 26$335K$327K
Net assetsLn 32$571K$449K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$76K$57K$13K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$173K$101K$72K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$1K$2K$458
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$16K$2K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$624$624
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$47K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$189$1K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$4K$13K$246
Information technologyLn 14$1K$639$639
OccupancyLn 16$14K$9K$5K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$568
InterestLn 20$20K$17K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$11K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$72K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K$416
Total functional expensesLn 25$482K$353K$119K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 28, 2026 $357K$482K−$125K$449K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 18, 2025 $344K$412K−$69K$571K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 20, 2024 $372K$411K−$39K$638K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $791K$370K$420K$674K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 1, 2022 $313K$377K−$64K$254K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 3, 2021 $261K$234K$26K$318K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $356,934 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $200,741$171,585
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $127,832$174,292
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,393$16,497
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,188−$5,440
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $343,778$356,934
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,040$1,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $288,952$274,152
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $122,377$206,839
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $412,369$481,991
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$68,591−$125,057
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $356,934 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$32,384
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$139,201
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,455
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$171,585
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $174,292$174,292
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,497$16,497
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$5,516−$5,516
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $76$76
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $174,292 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,057$356,934
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $481,991 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $57,314 · Management $12,810 · Fundraising $5,388$75,512
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $100,862 · Management $71,647$172,509
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,075 · Management $1,737 · Fundraising $458$3,270
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,358 · Management $2,168 · Fundraising $4,335$22,861
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,809$2,809
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $624$624
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,770$46,770
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $189 · Management $1,071$1,260
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,350 · Management $12,789 · Fundraising $246$17,385
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $639 · Management $639$1,278
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,693 · Management $4,934$13,627
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,216 · Management $568$3,784
IX-20 InterestPrograms $16,823 · Management $2,969$19,792
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,004 · Management $2,335$13,339
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,364 · Management $1,299$8,663
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,546$71,546
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,546 · Management $416$5,962
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $352,749 · Management $118,815 · Fundraising $10,427$481,991
Part X · Balance sheet $775,773 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,317$20,567
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $393,128$311,821
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $61,701$4,030
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $381,796$375,357
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $57,408$63,998
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $906,350$775,773
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $331,508$326,050
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,585$542
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $335,093$326,592
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $530,757$408,681
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,500$40,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $571,257$449,181
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $906,350$775,773
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $449,181 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$356,934
XI-2 Total expenses$481,991
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$125,057
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$571,257
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,981
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$449,181

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