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A Reason to Survive FY2023 filing

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National City, CA501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 33-0963135Revenue $1.2M in FY2023

On file with the IRSareasontosurvive.org200 E 12th St, 91950-3314 · National City, CATax-exempt since Aug 2001Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Our mission is to lift young people in the south county region of san diego to become confident, compassionate, and courageous community builders through the transformative power of creativity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$108K 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $49K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+55% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$507K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$772K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$507K
FY2023▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$371K
FY2023$507K
FY2024$364K
FY2025$431K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Aug 2001.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $812K Management & general 17% · $180K Fundraising 6% · $68K

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; $108K 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
James Halliday
Executive Director
$108,327Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sam Mazzeo
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Reise
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lucy Eagleson’s $116K as Executive Director is at the 45th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Lucy Eagleson$116,250———
James Halliday—$109,557$108,327$77,292

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

Empowers youth in South County San Diego to become confident community builders through creative programs.

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1 program · $812K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Each year, over 600 youth ages 6-24 benefit from our programs, which include: Community ARTS classes, workshops, and community design projects for youth ages 8-18; ARTS on Campus school-based mural workshops and onsite beautification projects; ARTS@Work is our youth workforce development program, engaging 11th and 12th graders in…

$812Kprogram expense

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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
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$776K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$406K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$812K
Managementcol C$180K
Fundraisingcol D$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$507K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$242K
Total assetsLn 16$560K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$776K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$125K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$406K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$242K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$242K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$196K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K
Total assetsLn 16$560K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$507K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6500
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K$242K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$192K$196K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$74K$50K
Total assetsLn 16$405K$560K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$371K$507K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$87K$15K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$487K$389K$68K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$12K$2K$919
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$43K$8K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$15K$6K$4K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$319$247$72
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$16K$3K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$788$26K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$9K$2K$649
OccupancyLn 16$147K$118K$21K$9K
TravelLn 17$4K$722$2K$748
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$569$1K$338
InterestLn 20$2K$2K$267$115
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$24K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K$104K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$812K$180K$68K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.8M$1.8M$47K$431K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.8M−$113K$364K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$136K$507K 990 PDF
FY2022 $772K$1.0M−$267K$371K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,195,727 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $708,289$775,619
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $70,157$405,634
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$6,898$14,474
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $771,548$1,195,727
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $460,310$664,463
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $578,526$394,923
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,038,836$1,059,386
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$267,288$136,341
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $1,195,727 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $14,474 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$775,619
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$125,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$775,619
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $405,634$405,634
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $420,108 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,195,727
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,059,386 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,662 · Management $15,166 · Fundraising $6,500$108,328
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $389,441 · Management $68,152 · Fundraising $29,208$486,801
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,254 · Management $2,145 · Fundraising $919$15,318
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,213 · Management $7,562 · Fundraising $3,241$54,016
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $5,882 · Management $3,981 · Fundraising $5,493$15,356
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $247 · Management $72$319
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,196 · Management $2,834 · Fundraising $1,215$20,245
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $788 · Management $25,524 · Fundraising $3,076$29,388
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,653 · Management $1,514 · Fundraising $649$10,816
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $117,749 · Management $20,606 · Fundraising $8,831$147,186
IX-17 TravelPrograms $722 · Management $2,234 · Fundraising $748$3,704
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $569 · Management $1,358 · Fundraising $338$2,265
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,527 · Management $267 · Fundraising $115$1,909
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $24,000$24,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,153 · Management $4,227 · Fundraising $1,811$30,191
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,951 · Fundraising $5,593$109,544
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $812,007 · Management $179,642 · Fundraising $67,737$1,059,386
Part X · Balance sheet $560,170 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $113,499$242,320
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,625$71,475
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $74,000$50,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $191,839$196,375
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $404,963$560,170
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,123$52,989
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,123$52,989
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $316,840$507,181
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $370,840$507,181
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $404,963$560,170
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $507,181 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,195,727
XI-2 Total expenses$1,059,386
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$136,341
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$370,840
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$507,181

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