Dublin Arts Council

Tax-deductible

Dublin, OH501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 31-1101457Revenue $1.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSdublinarts.org7125 Riverside Dr, 43016-9586 · Dublin, OHTax-exempt since Oct 1984Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Engage the community, cultivate creativity and foster life-long learning through the Arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 19 volunteers and 6 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $155K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$155K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 69% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $57K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$81K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
26
of 26 voting members
Looks good: 26 of 26 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$992K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$857K
FY2021$926K
FY2022$912K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$757K
FY2021$824K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1984.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.0M Management & general 16% · $207K Fundraising 4% · $51K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $155K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$155,355Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President-El
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Guion’s $155K as Executive Di is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Guion$155,355$156,829$125,744$139,076$116,703

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspire community engagement, creativity, and lifelong learning through the arts.

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3 programs · $816K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Art in Public Places

The dublin arts council art in public places program's goal is to enhance the quality of life for dublin's residents and to strengthen the city of dublin as a destination for visitors. The collection includes both large and small visual artworks acquired through a variety of models in which dublin arts council (dac) is actively engaged…

$496Kprogram expense
02

Visual Art Series

Dublin arts council brings a variety of artwork from local, regional, national, and international artists to the dublin arts council gallery, providing sales and educational components that bring about a deeper understanding and appreciation of visual art. A new exhibition opens approximately every six weeks.

$255Kprogram expense
03

Sundays at Scioto

In 2024, dac, with the help of class acts (entertainment sourcing agency) and community sponsors organized and produced its annual four-week series of free summer concerts from september 15 through october 6, providing a variety of popular, local music and a variety of food trucks on sunday evenings at nearby scioto park.

$64Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$57K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $85K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,000
Evolution Theatre INCOH · FY2024$8,000
Dublin TaikoOH · FY2024$6,000
Dublin Community BandsOH · FY2024$6,000
Evolution Theatre INCOH · FY2023$8,000
Dublin Area Art LeagueOH · FY2023$5,500
Dublin Community BandsOH · FY2022$8,200
Evolution Theatre INCOH · FY2022$7,500
Evolution Theatre CompanyFY2021$8,000
Dublin Area Art LeagueOH · FY2021$7,145
Dublin Area Art LeagueOH · FY2020$6,545

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$207K
Fundraisingcol D$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$700
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$190K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 619
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$61K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K$81K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$42K$42K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$155K$112K$34K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$334K$242K$73K$19K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$8K$3K$669
Other employee benefitsLn 9$60K$44K$13K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$28K$8K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$208K$184K$13K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$24K$255
Office expensesLn 13$49K$30K$18K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$89K$65K$22K$2K
TravelLn 17$17K$14K$3K$3
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$2K$5K$73
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$222K$214K$6K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.0M$207K$51K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.3M$100K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.2M$153K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$912K$238K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $992K$926K$67K$824K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$857K$216K$757K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,382,371 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,282,262$1,301,420
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $606$700
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,216$50,285
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,196$29,966
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,332,280$1,382,371
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,400$51,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $615,855$599,744
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $538,096$631,338
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,179,351$1,282,582
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $152,929$99,789
Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members26
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,382,371 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,903 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,178,487
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$122,933
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,301,420
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $700$700
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $50,285$50,285
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $3,518$3,518
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $17,545$17,545
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,603 · Excluded from tax $71,348$1,382,371
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,282,582 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $42,500$42,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,000$9,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $112,445 · Management $33,971 · Fundraising $8,939$155,355
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $242,082 · Management $73,134 · Fundraising $19,245$334,461
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,413 · Management $2,541 · Fundraising $669$11,623
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $44,011 · Management $12,627 · Fundraising $3,499$60,137
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,626 · Management $8,346 · Fundraising $2,196$38,168
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,030$11,030
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $184,236 · Management $12,833 · Fundraising $10,919$207,988
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,169 · Fundraising $255$24,424
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,808 · Management $17,705 · Fundraising $1,468$48,981
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $64,894 · Management $21,500 · Fundraising $2,150$88,544
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,312 · Management $2,910 · Fundraising $3$17,225
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,595$4,595
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,120 · Management $4,663 · Fundraising $73$6,856
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $214,025 · Management $6,140 · Fundraising $1,530$221,695
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,024,236 · Management $207,400 · Fundraising $50,946$1,282,582
Part X · Balance sheet $1,395,627 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $228,184$190,136
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,096,098$1,116,041
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,462$22,662
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,733$2,279
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,761$3,192
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,445$61,317
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,352,683$1,395,627
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,207$23,857
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $113,023$13,141
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,377$43,764
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $137,607$80,762
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,215,076$1,314,865
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,215,076$1,314,865
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,352,683$1,395,627
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,314,865 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,382,371
XI-2 Total expenses$1,282,582
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$99,789
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,215,076
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,314,865

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