The public and specific purpose of this corporation is to educate the public on the interdisciplinary art of persons with severe mental disabilities, to provide educational art opportunities for this population and the public and to provide educational and career opportunities for this disadvantaged and underserved population.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 21% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $70K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$209K
+157% vs prior year
Spent
$192K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$24K
By yearFY2021–FY2023
Revenue
$209K
FY2022▲ +157%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$81K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$349K
Expenses
$192K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$192K
FY2023$248K
Net assets
$24K
FY2022▲ +216%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$8K
FY2022$24K
FY2023$125K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Dec 2001.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $161K Management & general 14% · $27K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Finance Directo
$34,260Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$28,138Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Sacks’s $34K as Finance Directo is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2022FY2021
Stephen Sacks$34,260—
Linda Sibio$28,138$6,962

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

Programs and updates

Educates the public and provides art and career opportunities for people with severe mental disabilities.

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1 program · $161K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The public and specific purpose of this corporation is to educate the public on the interdisciplinary art of persons with severe mental disabilities, to provide educational art opportunities for this population and the public and to provide educational and career opportunities for this disadvantaged and underserved population.Founded by…

$161Kprogram 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 · FY2024
South Arts INCFY2024$60K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$70K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$209K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$209K
Money outPt IX
$192K
Ln 25
Programscol B$161K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$24K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$209K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$209K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$24K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K$16K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$42K$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$8K$24K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$130K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$2K$468$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$150$150
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$227$227
Office expensesLn 13$9K$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K$757
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$192K$161K$27K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $349K$248K$101K$125K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $209K$192K$17K$24K 990 PDF
FY2021 $81K$8K 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 $208,823 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $81,179$208,823
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $81,179$208,823
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $49,972$140,829
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $8,070$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,542$51,311
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $73,584$192,140
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,595$16,683
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $208,823 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$20,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$188,823
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$208,823
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$208,823
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $192,140 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $129,721$129,721
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,108$11,108
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,890 · Management $468 · Fundraising $4,072$6,430
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $150$150
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $227$227
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,453 · Management $4,453$8,906
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,558$1,558
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $14,971$14,971
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,179$9,179
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,511$4,511
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,622 · Management $757$5,379
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $160,973 · Management $27,095 · Fundraising $4,072$192,140
Part X · Balance sheet $63,268 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$16,236
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,201$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $36,065$42,778
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,933$4,254
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,199$63,268
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,869$3,381
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $4,791$6,531
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $24,799$28,933
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,459$38,845
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,740$24,423
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,740$24,423
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,199$63,268
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,423 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$208,823
XI-2 Total expenses$192,140
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,683
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,740
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,423

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