Artistic Noise INC FY2023 filing

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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.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$97K 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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FY2023 · 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
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$97K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 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
$34K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$440K
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$401K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$185K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$440K
FY2023▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$242K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$541K
FY2025$570K
Expenses
$401K
FY2023▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$231K
FY2021$210K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$401K
FY2024$433K
FY2025$534K
Net assets
$185K
FY2023▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$176K
FY2022$146K
FY2023$185K
FY2024$293K
FY2025$329K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · 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.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $224K Management & general 34% · $137K Fundraising 10% · $40K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $97K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director (resigned)
$83,354Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$13,555Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $224K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

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…

$101Kprogram expense
02

Artistic noise offers art therapy in residential and community settings to youth involved in the juvenile justice system who are in need of clinical services. At the core of artistic noise's programming is the importance of cultivating an authentic and grounded identity upon which the youth can become benefiting and beneficial members of…

$75Kprogram expense
03

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.

$48Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$440K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$401K
Ln 25
Programscol B$224K
Managementcol C$137K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$185K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$192K
Total assetsLn 16$219K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Government grantsLn 1e$47K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$89K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$440K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$192K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$192K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$852
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$23K
Total assetsLn 16$219K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$185K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$114K$192K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$626$3K
Total assetsLn 16$161K$219K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$34K
Net assetsLn 32$146K$185K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$29K$51K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$45K$15K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$7K$6K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$0$11K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$293$293$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$864$391$352$121
OccupancyLn 16$19K$9K$8K$3K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$838$379$342$117
InsuranceLn 23$37K$17K$15K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$116K$83K$26K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$26K$4K$376
Total functional expensesLn 25$401K$224K$137K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 8, 2026 $570K$534K$36K$329K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 12, 2025 $541K$433K$108K$293K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $440K$401K$39K$185K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 19, 2022 $309K$339K−$30K$146K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 23, 2022 $320K$210K$109K$176K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 24, 2021 $242K$231K$11K$67K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $440,226 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $268,761$405,920
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $41,500$21,000
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,728$13,306
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $308,533$440,226
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $172,143$176,884
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $166,759$224,053
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $338,902$400,937
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,369$39,289
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $440,226 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,533 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$89,420
VIII-1e Government grants$47,043
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$269,457
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$405,920
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$21,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $773 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$773
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,306 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$440,226
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $400,937 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,504 · Management $51,135 · Fundraising $22,631$102,270
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $44,894 · Management $14,957 · Fundraising $0$59,851
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,684 · Management $6,018 · Fundraising $2,061$14,763
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $11,301 · Fundraising $0$11,301
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $293 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$293
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $391 · Management $352 · Fundraising $121$864
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,645 · Management $7,785 · Fundraising $2,666$19,096
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,613 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,613
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $379 · Management $342 · Fundraising $117$838
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,916 · Management $15,232 · Fundraising $5,216$37,364
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $83,237 · Management $26,289 · Fundraising $6,572$116,098
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,627 · Management $3,583 · Fundraising $376$29,586
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $224,183 · Management $136,994 · Fundraising $39,760$400,937
Part X · Balance sheet $219,439 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,016$192,495
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,728$852
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $626$3,031
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,514$23,061
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $160,884$219,439
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,229$13,658
X-25 Other liabilities$20,837
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,229$34,495
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,087$109,944
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $139,568$75,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $145,655$184,944
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $160,884$219,439
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $184,944 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$440,226
XI-2 Total expenses$400,937
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,289
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$145,655
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$184,944

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