We transform public places and engage people with arts, culture, heritage & food to build a vibrant, healthy Bradenton. Bringing people together, our work results in social, physical & economic revitalization and shapes a community where people want to live, work & visit.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$107K 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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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $169K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$219K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$953K
Spent
$911K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$417K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$953K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$953K
FY2021$957K
FY2022$659K
FY2023$868K
FY2024$816K
FY2025$836K
Expenses
$911K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$911K
FY2021$899K
FY2022$873K
FY2023$733K
FY2024$777K
FY2025$804K
Net assets
$417K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$475K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$362K
FY2024$400K
FY2025$433K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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 2010.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $779K Management & general 14% · $125K Fundraising 1% · $7K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$106,878Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Johnette Isham’s $116K as Executive Director is at the 94th 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
Johnette Isham$116,040$115,370$106,878

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

Transforms public places with arts, culture, heritage, and food to build a vibrant, healthy community.

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3 programs · $779K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Improve Downtown Cultural Vitality

Creative placemaking is our key strategy to transform public places and involve people of all ages and backgrounds to build social connections, grow civic pride, and boost community development. On an annual basis, realize bradenton conducts approximately 75 activities, which bring over 100,000 people downtown.

$401Kprogram expense
02

Increase Outreach and Capacity Building

Our civic engagement strategies reach people of all ages and backgrounds to positively contribute to the bradenton community, as well as their personal wellness and professional development.

$194Kprogram expense
03

Improve Marketing, Access, and Collaboration

Place branding of downtown increases the recognition of bradenton as a preferred destination for residents, visitors,and businesses. To do so, realize bradenton informs and engages approximately 10,000 people a month using print, on-line, on-air, and in-person strategies to promote the physical, cultural, historic, culinary, and social…

$184Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$953K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$658K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$295K
Investment incomeLn 3$494
Money outPt IX
$911K
Ln 25
Programscol B$779K
Managementcol C$125K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$417K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$622K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$658K
Government grantsLn 1e$370K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$295K
Investment incomeLn 3$494
Other incomeLn 4–11$317
Total revenueLn 12$953K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
SavingsLn 2$552K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$622K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
Net assetsLn 32$417K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$549K$622K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$568K$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K$219K
Net assetsLn 32$375K$417K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116K$97K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$193K$143K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$28K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$17K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$31K$21K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$7K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$12K$12K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$5K$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$274
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$432K$429K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$10K$2K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$911K$779K$125K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $836K$804K$33K$433K 990 PDF
FY2024 $816K$777K$38K$400K 990 PDF
FY2023 $868K$733K$135K$362K 990 PDF
FY2022 $659K$873K−$214K$261K 990 PDF
FY2021 $957K$899K$58K$475K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $953K$911K$43K$417K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $953,418 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $673,530$657,943
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $315,627$294,664
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42$494
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $120$317
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $989,319$953,418
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $309,883$368,009
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $665,326$542,890
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $975,209$910,899
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,110$42,519
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $953,418 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$370,063
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$287,880
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$657,943
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $294,664$294,664
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $494$494
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $317$317
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $295,475 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$953,418
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $910,899 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,444 · Management $18,549$115,993
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $142,810 · Management $50,516$193,326
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,962 · Management $8,404$36,366
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,301 · Management $5,023$22,324
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $20,769 · Management $10,230$30,999
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,713 · Management $2,865$9,578
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,889 · Management $8,889$17,778
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,225 · Management $11,677$23,902
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $2,367 · Management $2,367$4,734
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,315 · Management $274$3,589
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,249 · Management $1,247$2,496
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $428,512 · Management $3,614$432,126
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,569 · Management $1,594 · Fundraising $6,525$17,688
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $779,125 · Management $125,249 · Fundraising $6,525$910,899
Part X · Balance sheet $635,952 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,122$70,330
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $439,529$551,862
X-4 Accounts receivable$696
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,754$11,050
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,603$2,014
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $568,242$635,952
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,704$38,322
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $167,798$119,246
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$61,125
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $193,502$218,693
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $211,178$214,050
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $163,562$203,209
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $374,740$417,259
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $568,242$635,952
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $417,259 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$953,418
XI-2 Total expenses$910,899
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,519
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$374,740
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$417,259

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