Bee Cave Arts Foundation

Tax-deductible

Bee Cave, TX501(c)(3)Since 2009Arts & CultureEIN 27-3161727

Bee Cave Arts Foundation was formed in 2009 and celebrated its 15th anniversary with special events in 2025. The Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit with a Mission to enrich community life by connecting people of all ages to art through exhibitions classes youth programs community projects and an inspiring sculpture park. Since 2009 the Foundation has built the Bee Cave Sculpture Park placed artist-created benches across Hill Country Galleria hosted hundreds of exhibitions of student and professional artists and offered year-round classes and summer art camps for youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 4 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 83% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$242K
+77% vs prior year
Spent
$178K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$83K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$242K
FY2025▲ +77%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$290K
FY2022$141K
FY2023$283K
FY2024$137K
FY2025$242K
Expenses
$178K
FY2025▲ +11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$172K
FY2022$215K
FY2023$316K
FY2024$161K
FY2025$178K
Net assets
$83K
FY2025▲ +335%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021$150K
FY2022$75K
FY2023$43K
FY2024$19K
FY2025$83K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $107K Management & general 40% · $72K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $22K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Treasurer and Director
$21,920Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deby Childress’s $22K as Board Treasurer and Director is at the 17th 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 · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Deby Childress$21,920$23,320$25,570$16,600
Ashley Nussbaum Cobb——$340—

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

Programs and updates

Brings art to public spaces, improving community life and visitor experiences.

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3 program services account for $107K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Bee Cave Arts Foundation engages its surrounding community by hosting several art events throughout the year including Halloween at the Hive and the Texas Youth Music Festival. Birthday Bash celebrated the Bee Cave Arts Foundations 15th year with 8 new sculptures at the park artists talks and artist awards.

$46Kprogram expense
02

Bee Cave Arts Foundations community art center space The Hive hosts rotating exhibitions of student and local artists. The Bee Cave Sculpture Park is a serene outdoor space featuring a wide range of artistic styles and materials for the community.

$35Kprogram expense
03

Bee Cave Arts Foundation maintains a community art center space at the Hill Country Galleria The Hive with a hands-on childrens art area community service projects for volunteers and art classes for adults and children. Year-round art classes for adults and children are offered at the Hive as well as summer art camps for youth.

$25Kprogram expense

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Funders

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 1 funder$50
Grants paid · 3 grants · $49K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$11,100
Lake Travis Film FestivalFY2021$12,500
Lake Travis Film FestivalFY2020$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$242K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$136K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Money outPt IX
$178K
Ln 25
Programscol B$107K
Managementcol C$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$83K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$136K
Government grantsLn 1e$73K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$242K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$82K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$82K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$999
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$83K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K$82K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$999
Total assetsLn 16$19K$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$19K$83K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11K$11K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$22K$0$22K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$29K$500$29K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$0$4K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$35$3K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$39K$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$866$0
Office expensesLn 13$57K$52K$5K$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$0$2K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$0$1K$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$852$588$264$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$500$0$500$0
InsuranceLn 23$734$0$734$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$0$1K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$178K$107K$72K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $242K$178K$64K$83K 990 PDF
FY2024 $137K$161K−$23K$19K 990 PDF
FY2023 $283K$316K−$33K$43K 990 PDF
FY2022 $141K$215K−$74K$75K 990 PDF
FY2021 $290K$172K$118K$150K 990 PDF
FY2020 $203K$189K$13K$31K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $242,437 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$61,676
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$73,075
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,500
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$136,251
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $106,186 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$106,186
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $106,186 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$242,437
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $178,198 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,100$11,100
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $21,920 · Fundraising $0$21,920
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $500 · Management $28,838 · Fundraising $0$29,338
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $3,921 · Fundraising $0$3,921
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $35 · Management $2,775 · Fundraising $0$2,810
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $39,490 · Management $2,442 · Fundraising $0$41,932
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,081 · Management $866 · Fundraising $0$3,947
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $51,822 · Management $5,150 · Fundraising $0$56,972
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,901 · Fundraising $0$1,901
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $1,238 · Fundraising $0$1,238
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $588 · Management $264 · Fundraising $0$852
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $500 · Fundraising $0$500
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $734 · Fundraising $0$734
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1,033 · Fundraising $0$1,033
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $106,616 · Management $71,582 · Fundraising $0$178,198
Part X · Balance sheet $83,438 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,199$82,439
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$999
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,199$83,438
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,199$83,438
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,199$83,438
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $83,438 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$242,437
XI-2 Total expenses$178,198
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,239
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,199
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$83,438

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