Artistic Noise builds community with system-impacted youth to enhance their lives through the empowering and therapeutic potential of art making.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$107K 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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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $46K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$102K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$570K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$534K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$329K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$570K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$242K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$541K
FY2025$570K
Expenses
$534K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$231K
FY2021$210K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$401K
FY2024$433K
FY2025$534K
Net assets
$329K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$176K
FY2022$146K
FY2023$185K
FY2024$293K
FY2025$329K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $346K Management & general 27% · $143K Fundraising 9% · $46K

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; $107K 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 Director
$106,683Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (left During Fy25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Calder Zwicky’s $107K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Calder Zwicky$106,683$94,495$13,555———
Curtis Young——$83,354$82,500$75,000$75,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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3 programs · $346K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Artistic noise brings the freedom and power of artistic practice to a community of system-involved young people who are on probation, in foster care, unhoused, or otherwise impacted by the juvenile justice system.

$217Kprogram expense
02

The art & entrepreneurship program takes place in our harlem storefront studio and creates paid opportunities for youth to develop and explore their creative abilities. Led by a teaching artist, A&E participants learn artistic techniques in different media, study a variety of contemporary artists working across social justice issues, and…

$106Kprogram expense
03

Artistic noises art & care program and alternatives-to-incarceration programs offer art therapy in community-based and carceral settings to youth and young adults involved in the juvenile justice system who are in need of clinical services.

$22Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$570K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$526K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$534K
Ln 25
Programscol B$346K
Managementcol C$143K
Fundraisingcol D$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$329K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K
Total assetsLn 16$431K
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$526K
Government grantsLn 1e$108K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$67K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$570K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$205K
SavingsLn 2$73K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$278K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$76K
Total assetsLn 16$431K
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K
Net assetsLn 32$329K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$227K$278K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$317K$431K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$102K
Net assetsLn 32$293K$329K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$31K$62K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$72K$54K$18K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$9K$9K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$0$13K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$32K$29K$2K$413
Office expensesLn 13$1K$475$448$174
Information technologyLn 14$434$188$177$69
OccupancyLn 16$22K$10K$9K$4K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$1K$1K$411
InsuranceLn 23$39K$17K$16K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$163K$153K$10K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$32K$29K$3K$677
Total functional expensesLn 25$534K$346K$143K$46K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $570K$534K$36K$329K 990 PDF
FY2024 $541K$433K$108K$293K 990 PDF
FY2023 $440K$401K$39K$185K 990 PDF
FY2022 $309K$339K−$30K$146K 990 PDF
FY2021 $320K$210K$109K$176K 990 PDF
FY2020 $242K$231K$11K$67K 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 $569,912 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $512,037$526,484
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $26,675$38,600
I-10 Investment income$2,526
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,753$2,302
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $541,465$569,912
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $190,929$217,262
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $242,211$316,601
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $433,140$533,863
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $108,325$36,049
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $569,912 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$698 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$66,713
VIII-1e Government grants$108,252
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$351,519
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$526,484
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$38,600
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,526$2,526
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,902 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,526$569,912
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $533,863 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $31,036 · Management $62,072 · Fundraising $31,036$124,144
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $54,200 · Management $18,066 · Fundraising $0$72,266
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,049 · Management $8,508 · Fundraising $3,295$20,852
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $12,794 · Fundraising $0$12,794
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,171 · Management $2,066 · Fundraising $413$31,650
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $475 · Management $448 · Fundraising $174$1,097
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $188 · Management $177 · Fundraising $69$434
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,752 · Management $9,169 · Fundraising $3,551$22,472
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,548 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,548
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,128 · Management $1,060 · Fundraising $411$2,599
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,865 · Management $15,857 · Fundraising $6,141$38,863
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $152,856 · Management $9,809 · Fundraising $0$162,665
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,273 · Management $2,529 · Fundraising $677$32,479
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $345,541 · Management $142,555 · Fundraising $45,767$533,863
Part X · Balance sheet $430,860 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $156,500$205,157
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $70,361$72,887
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $70,595$48,750
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $852$19,222
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,971$9,261
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,697$75,583
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $316,976$430,860
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,441$18,999
X-19 Deferred revenue$8,654
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,266$73,889
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,707$101,542
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $253,269$289,318
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,000$40,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $293,269$329,318
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $316,976$430,860
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $329,318 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$569,912
XI-2 Total expenses$533,863
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,049
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$293,269
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$329,318

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