To celeberate the art and science of Glass

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K 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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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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $489 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $148K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
82% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 82% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$686K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$784K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$429K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$686K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$554K
FY2021$679K
FY2022$940K
FY2023$722K
FY2024$686K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$784K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$593K
FY2021$666K
FY2022$723K
FY2023$765K
FY2024$784K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$429K
FY2024▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$342K
FY2021$365K
FY2022$582K
FY2023$539K
FY2024$429K
FY2025$391K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Mar 1989.

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% · $584K Management & general 22% · $176K Fundraising 3% · $24K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$57,477Pt VII · Sec A
President-El
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melody Reed$58,154$57,477$56,000$50,000$50,000$50,000

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Celebrates the art and science of glass through exhibitions and educational programs.

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1 program · $584K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Glass axis is a comprehensive glass-making facility,encompassing molten glass, casting, fusing, neon, stained glass, cold working, and torch working. The space offers first-class facilities to glass artists in all stages of development, hundreds of classes and public programs each year, exhibition and retail space, high school and…

$584Kprogram 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$148K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$686K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$498K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$175K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$784K
Ln 25
Programscol B$584K
Managementcol C$176K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$429K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$175K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$498K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$155
Gains on assetsLn 7$13K
Total revenueLn 12$686K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$420K
Other assetsLn 15$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$429K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 632
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$30K$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$467K$420K
Total assetsLn 16$788K$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$539K$429K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$114K$80K$26K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$139K$139K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$707$235
Office expensesLn 13$61K$45K$13K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$153K$122K$23K$8K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$80K$64K$12K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$12K$2K$746
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$100K$58K$43K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$3K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$784K$584K$176K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$1.1M−$49K$391K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $686K$784K−$97K$429K 990 PDF
FY2023 $722K$765K−$43K$539K 990 PDF
FY2022 $940K$723K$217K$582K 990 PDF
FY2021 $679K$666K$13K$365K 990 PDF
FY2020 $554K$593K−$38K$342K 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
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Part I · Summary $686,133 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $205,282$174,755
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $506,090$498,383
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$12,840
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,980$155
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $722,360$686,133
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $197,000$171,361
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $568,258$612,208
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $765,258$783,569
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$42,898−$97,436
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $686,133 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$947
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$173,808
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$174,755
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $498,383$498,383
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2$2
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $12,838$12,838
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $155$155
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $511,378$686,133
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $783,569 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,477$57,477
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $79,612 · Management $25,704 · Fundraising $8,568$113,884
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,469$18,469
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $139,135$139,135
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,769 · Management $707 · Fundraising $235$4,711
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $45,171 · Management $13,468 · Fundraising $2,822$61,461
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $122,128 · Management $22,899 · Fundraising $7,633$152,660
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,792$2,792
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,315$3,315
IX-20 InterestManagement $10,437$10,437
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $63,805 · Management $11,963 · Fundraising $3,988$79,756
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,939 · Management $2,239 · Fundraising $746$14,924
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,546 · Management $42,716$100,262
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,429 · Management $20,857$24,286
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $584,011 · Management $175,566 · Fundraising $23,992$783,569
Part X · Balance sheet $2,387,248 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,396$22,225
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $110,869$135,280
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $28,343$19,997
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $467,047$420,344
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $103,231$1,789,402
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $788,445$2,387,248
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,675$44,750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $54,058$1,792,452
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $248,997$1,958,074
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $397,940$429,174
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $539,448$429,174
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $788,445$2,387,248
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $429,174 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$686,133
XI-2 Total expenses$783,569
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$97,436
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$539,448
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$12,838
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$429,174

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