Piast Institute

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Hamtramck, MI501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 30-0154459Revenue $510K in FY2025

On file with the IRSpiastinstitute.org11633 Joseph Campau St, 48212-3046 · Hamtramck, MITax-exempt since Apr 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Piast Institute is a National research policy and cultural center which serves Polish Americans and other ethnic groups and provides b

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 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 $14K a year · 3% 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
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
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
$169K
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$510K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$568K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$510K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$353K
FY2022$433K
FY2023$591K
FY2024$542K
FY2025$510K
Expenses
$568K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$316K
FY2022$442K
FY2023$455K
FY2024$577K
FY2025$568K
Net assets
$0
FY2025
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0

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 Apr 2004.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $426K Management & general 15% · $85K Fundraising 10% · $57K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
CEO Cofounder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Virginia Skrzyniarz’s $65K as Ceocofounder is at the 60th 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

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

Researches and preserves ethnic heritage, serving Polish Americans and other communities.

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3 programs · $61K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Historical and sociological research and disseminating articles, monographs, surveys and programs on Poland and East Central

$27Kprogram expense
02

Demographics and current affairs research and disseminating in support of initiative (70%) and information center to support responses to public for census data.

$20Kprogram expense
03

Social services, social science to immigrants and their families and local ethnic and immigrant groups including research and data for help in building community capacity. Including prevention activities to suppor a healthy community.

$13Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$56K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$510K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$510K
Money outPt IX
$568K
Ln 25
Programscol B$426K
Managementcol C$85K
Fundraisingcol D$57K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$510K
Government grantsLn 1e$497K
Total revenueLn 12$510K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$133K
Total assetsLn 16$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$79K$36K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$128K$133K
Total assetsLn 16$208K$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$208K$169K
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$322K$242K$48K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$71K$54K$11K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$788$591$118$79
Office expensesLn 13$36K$27K$5K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$741$548$111$74
OccupancyLn 16$22K$16K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$410$273
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$296$197
InterestLn 20$12K$9K$2K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$892$595
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$62K$12K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$7K$1K$986
Total functional expensesLn 25$568K$426K$85K$57K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $510K$568K−$58K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $542K$577K−$35K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $591K$455K$136K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $433K$442K−$8K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $353K$316K$37K$0 990 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $509,851 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$509,851
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$509,851
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$393,502
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$174,429
I-18 Total expenses$567,931
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$58,080
Part VI · Governance 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $509,851 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$496,956
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,895
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$509,851
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$509,851
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $567,931 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $241,526 · Management $48,305 · Fundraising $32,204$322,035
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $53,600 · Management $10,720 · Fundraising $7,147$71,467
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $591 · Management $118 · Fundraising $79$788
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,874 · Management $5,374 · Fundraising $3,583$35,831
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $548 · Management $111 · Fundraising $74$741
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,158 · Management $3,232 · Fundraising $2,154$21,544
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,048 · Management $410 · Fundraising $273$2,731
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,481 · Management $296 · Fundraising $197$1,974
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,153 · Management $1,831 · Fundraising $1,220$12,204
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,461 · Management $892 · Fundraising $595$5,948
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,104 · Management $11,787 · Fundraising $8,280$82,806
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,397 · Management $1,479 · Fundraising $986$9,862
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $425,941 · Management $84,555 · Fundraising $56,792$567,931
Part X · Balance sheet $169,333 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,421$36,041
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $128,500$133,292
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $207,921$169,333
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $207,921$169,333
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $207,921$169,333
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $207,921$169,333
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$509,851
XI-2 Total expenses$567,931
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$58,080
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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