Cultureworks

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Holland, MI501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 27-3165045

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CultureWorks is a faith-based organization whose mission is to help develop people holistically - physically, mentally, spritually, and realtionally. Youth and those coming from low-income backgrounds will be targeted. Transportation provided.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $56K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$298K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$304K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$176K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$298K
FY2025▼ -6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$146K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$316K
FY2025$298K
Expenses
$304K
FY2025▲ +44%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$121K
FY2022$208K
FY2023$233K
FY2024$212K
FY2025$304K
Net assets
$176K
FY2025▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$91K
FY2022$80K
FY2023$78K
FY2024$182K
FY2025$176K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2011.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $205K Management & general 21% · $63K Fundraising 12% · $36K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$61,257Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$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

Emily Christensen’s $61K as Executive Di is at the 56th 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

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021
Emily Christensen$61,257——
Emily Christensen—$53,942$46,979

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops people holistically through faith-based programs, focusing on youth and low-income individuals.

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1 program service account for $205K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Arts program for students in grades 6-12. Served 1955 youth and 1426 adults throughout the year.

$205Kprogram 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 · 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
$298K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$279K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Money outPt IX
$304K
Ln 25
Programscol B$205K
Managementcol C$63K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$176K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$178K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$279K
Government grantsLn 1e$85K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Total revenueLn 12$298K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$123K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$178K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$176K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K$45K
Total assetsLn 16$183K$178K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$182K$176K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$20K$20K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$100K$75K$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$8K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$8K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$582$194$194$194
Office expensesLn 13$1K$330$1K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$38K$36K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K$521
InsuranceLn 23$4K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$36K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$11K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$304K$205K$63K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $298K$304K−$6K$176K 990 PDF
FY2024 $316K$212K$104K$182K 990 PDF
FY2023 $229K$233K−$3K$78K 990 PDF
FY2022 $197K$208K−$11K$80K 990 PDF
FY2021 $146K$121K$25K$91K 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 $298,348 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$16,212
VIII-1e Government grants$85,237
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$177,923
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,608
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$279,372
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,422$25,422
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$6,941
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $495$495
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,917$298,348
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $304,106 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,419 · Management $20,419 · Fundraising $20,419$61,257
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $74,920 · Management $12,296 · Fundraising $12,460$99,676
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,726 · Management $2,576 · Fundraising $2,576$12,878
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,714$5,714
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,153 · Management $4,605$12,758
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $194 · Management $194 · Fundraising $194$582
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $330 · Management $1,154$1,484
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,076 · Management $1,026$4,102
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,951 · Management $1,892$37,843
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,665 · Management $521$7,186
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,480 · Management $2,218$3,698
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,500 · Management $4,313$39,813
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,766 · Management $6,349$17,115
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $205,180 · Management $63,277 · Fundraising $35,649$304,106
Part X · Balance sheet $177,710 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $135,264$122,683
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,000$6,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,312$1,216
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $37,794$45,004
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,807$2,807
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $183,177$177,710
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,414$1,705
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,414$1,705
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $181,763$176,005
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $181,763$176,005
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $183,177$177,710
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $176,005 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$298,348
XI-2 Total expenses$304,106
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,758
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$181,763
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$176,005

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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