Is it real?
Yes. Exemption reinstated (2017-02-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2017.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
8 people listed on the 990-EZ; $41K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Teri Noaeill’s $53K as Executive Di is at the 48th 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 · 2 named individuals · 990-EZ Part IV
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teri Noaeill | $53,109 | $43,725 | $41,400 | $39,000 | $45,200 | $38,875 |
| Lynda Hensel | — | — | — | — | — | $10,000 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990-EZ Part IV column (c) / 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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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2023 990-EZ, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 19, 2025 | $199K | $218K | −$19K | $134K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 17, 2025 | $322K | $224K | $98K | $153K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 8, 2023 | $92K | $55K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2022 | $163K | $94K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 8, 2021 | $62K | $44K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 20, 2021 | $83K | $29K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2019Filed with the IRS Mar 27, 2021 | $120K | $40K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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