Our mission: Yo Art enhances everyday classroom curriculum with media arts programs designed to spark students' curiosity and teach real-world skills. Our projects encourage learning through discovery and discipline, improvisation and technique, and provide a fertile ground for creative thought through coding, photography, filmmaking, and design.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$40K 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 88% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 88% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $38K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
106% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 106% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$49K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$46K
To programs
80%
Net assets
−$412
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$49K
FY2021▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$40K
FY2021$49K
FY2022$70K
FY2023$112K
FY2024$105K
FY2025$89K
Expenses
$46K
FY2021▼ -47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$86K
FY2021$46K
FY2022$66K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$149K
FY2025$68K
Net assets
−$412
FY2021▲ +88%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$3K
FY2021−$412
FY2022$9K
FY2023$18K
FY2024−$18K
FY2025$3K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2010.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $36K Management & general 8% · $4K Fundraising 12% · $6K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$39,931Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Greg Colleton’s $32K as CEO is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 111 <$100K youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Greg Colleton$31,875$45,376$31,875$18,659$39,931$17,500

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $36K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Yo art works at eleven public schools (mostly title 1) in-class time approximately 20 classes per school week instructing 4TH- 8TH graders skills in steam (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) related courses and also two summer programs.

$36Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$38K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$49K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$46K
Ln 25
Programscol B$36K
Managementcol C$4K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
−$412
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$49K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32−$412
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 65
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$7K$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$7K
Net assetsLn 32−$3K−$412
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$35K$29K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$429
Legal feesLn 11b$125$125
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$766$766
Information technologyLn 14$2K$757$757
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$948$474$474
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$506$261$230$15
Total functional expensesLn 25$46K$36K$4K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $89K$68K$21K$3K 990 PDF
FY2024 $105K$149K−$43K−$18K 990 PDF
FY2023 $112K$102K$9K$18K 990 PDF
FY2022 $70K$66K$5K$9K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $49K$46K$3K−$412 990 PDF
FY2020 $40K$86K−$46K−$3K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $48,622 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $40,374$48,621
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $40,401$48,622
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 $71,982$37,507
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,984$8,029
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $85,966$45,536
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$45,565$3,086
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $48,622 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$48,621
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$48,621
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1$48,622
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $45,536 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,451 · Fundraising $5,197$34,648
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,430 · Fundraising $429$2,859
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $125$125
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,150$1,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,920$1,920
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $766$766
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $757 · Management $757$1,514
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,100$1,100
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $474 · Management $474$948
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $261 · Management $230 · Fundraising $15$506
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $36,393 · Management $3,502 · Fundraising $5,641$45,536
Part X · Balance sheet $6,538 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,219; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,347$5,319
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $948$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,514$6,538
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,012$6,950
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,012$6,950
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$3,498−$412
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$3,498−$412
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,514$6,538
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$412 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$48,622
XI-2 Total expenses$45,536
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,086
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$3,498
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$412

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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