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Riverbend Centre for the Arts

Tax-deductible

Austin, TX501(c)(3)Since 2010Arts & Culture EIN 27-4595284Revenue $201K in FY2025

On file with the IRSriverbend.com4214 N Capital of Texas Hwy, 78746-1418 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Dec 2013Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Riverbend Centre for the Arts supports and encourages all artistic expressions as the premiere creative community in west austin.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers.
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
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $59K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$201K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$164K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$36K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$201K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$60K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$153K
FY2024$164K
FY2025$201K
Net assets
$36K
FY2025▲ ×47
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$13K
FY2022$16K
FY2023$25K
FY2024−$813
FY2025$36K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2013.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $152K Management & general 8% · $12K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Scott Reeves
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Maddie Schulte
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kim Farr
Treasurer (as of 08/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jessica Cannon
Treasurer (until 08/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carlton Dillard
Member Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brenda Payne
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Johnson
Director, Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharon Dillard’s $33K as Advisor is at the 28th 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Riverbend Centre for the Arts is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Austin, TX, formed in 2010.

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1 program · $152K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Riverbend centre for the arts supports and encourages all artistic expressions as the premiere creative community in west austin.

$152Kprogram 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
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$49K
United CharitableFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$59K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$201K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$156K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Money outPt IX
$164K
Ln 25
Programscol B$152K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$36K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$156K
Total revenueLn 12$201K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$36K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$62K$55K
Total assetsLn 16$63K$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$19K
Net assetsLn 32−$813$36K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$52K
Management feesLn 11a$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$970$970
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$50$50
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$37K$200
All other expensesLn 24e$73$73
Total functional expensesLn 25$164K$152K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $201K$164K$37K$36K 990 PDF
FY2024 $164K−$813 990 PDF
FY2023 $153K$25K 990 PDF
FY2022 $102K$16K 990 PDF
FY2021 $60K$13K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $200,888 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$44,932
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$155,956
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$200,888
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,905
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$51,770
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$110,127
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$163,802
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$37,086
Part VI · Governance 15 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $200,888 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$44,932
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$44,932
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $155,956$155,956
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $155,956 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$200,888
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $163,802 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,905$1,905
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,770$51,770
IX-11a Management feesManagement $8,267$8,267
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,451$2,451
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,153$31,153
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $970$970
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,188 · Management $1,308$3,496
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,522$26,522
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $50$50
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,945 · Management $200$37,145
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $73$73
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $151,503 · Management $12,299 · Fundraising $0$163,802
Part X · Balance sheet $55,468 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,379$54,620
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $99$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $520$848
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $62,998$55,468
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $56,811$14,790
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,000$4,405
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,811$19,195
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$813$36,273
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $62,998$55,468
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,273 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$200,888
XI-2 Total expenses$163,802
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,086
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$813
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,273

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

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