Arts at Large INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 33-1114575)

Joel Cencius’s $105K as Executive Director is at the 36th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Joel Cencius	$104,934	$53,991	—	—	—	—
Teri Sullivan	—	—	—	—	$84,130	$95,117
Sean Kiebzak	—	—	$79,350	$84,549	$64,459	—
Thomas Roepsch	$42,685	$42,000	$72,000	—	$42,000	$45,414

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Connects arts to academics through partnerships with schools, artists, and policymakers.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Arts @ Larges programs invested in local Artist Educators to facilitate diverse, arts-rich educational opportunities. The organization collaborated with partners and artists to integrate the arts across all school curriculum areas and into after-school, summer, and community-based programs.

$1.1Mprogram 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

Milwaukee Jewish Federation INCFY2024$43K

Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation INCFY2024$40K

Greater Milwaukee Foundation INCFY2024$15K

Brewers Community Foundation INCFY2024$11K

The Ros FoundationFY2024$10K

Robert & Toni Bader Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$10K

Joy Engine INCFY2024$10K

Frank and Lucille Puncer Foundation LtdFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 12 funders$164K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.3M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$686K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$553K

Investment incomeLn 3$89K

Money outPt IX

$1.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.1M

Managementcol C$285K

Fundraisingcol D$174K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K

Total assetsLn 16$5.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$553K

Government grantsLn 1e$101K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$68K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$686K

Investment incomeLn 3$89K

Other incomeLn 4–11$5K

Gains on assetsLn 7$4K

Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$79K

SavingsLn 2$8

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$97K

Other assetsLn 15$63K

Total assetsLn 16$5.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M

Net assetsLn 32$3.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 548

VolunteersI 675

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$108K	$79K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$5K	$97K
Total assetsLn 16	$6.0M	$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.4M	$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32	$3.6M	$3.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$107K	$11K	$43K	$54K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$654K	$568K	$47K	$39K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$11K	$9K	$1K	$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$39K	$31K	$4K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$61K	$48K	$7K	$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$47K	$32K	$9K	$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$42K	$6K	$5K	$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$7K	$2K	$5K	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$52K	$5K	$29K	$19K
Information technologyLn 14	$9K	$7K	$1K	$1K
OccupancyLn 16	$127K	$85K	$31K	$11K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$1K	$850	$27
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K	$1K	$367	$0
InterestLn 20	$97K	$0	$97K	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$3K	$2K	$314	$322
InsuranceLn 23	$25K	$19K	$3K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$270K	$270K	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.6M	$1.1M	$285K	$174K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$1.3M	$1.6M	−$221K	$3.4M	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.4M	$1.6M	−$215K	$3.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.1M	$1.4M	$672K	$3.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.4M	$1.2M	$197K	$3.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.6M	$1.1M	$487K	$2.9M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.7M	$1.1M	$657K	$2.5M	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 $1,332,477 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $379,280$553,341

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $931,209$685,571

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83,723$88,695

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,896$4,870

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,384,316$1,332,477

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $507,934$872,324

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,091,577$681,517

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,599,511$1,553,841

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$215,195−$221,364

Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members11

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,332,477 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $2,630 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$67,726

VIII-1e Government grants$100,520

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$385,095

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$553,341

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$682,941

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $84,195$84,195

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,500$4,500

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,870$4,870

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $685,571 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $93,565$1,332,477

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,553,841 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,714 · Management $42,857 · Fundraising $53,571$107,142

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $568,426 · Management $47,164 · Fundraising $38,801$654,391

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,610 · Management $1,338 · Fundraising $1,373$11,321

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,530 · Management $4,468 · Fundraising $3,890$38,888

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,561 · Management $6,961 · Fundraising $6,060$60,582

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $32,462 · Management $9,221 · Fundraising $5,178$46,861

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,052 · Management $4,896 · Fundraising $30,956$41,904

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,676 · Management $4,836 · Fundraising $0$6,512

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,582 · Management $28,906 · Fundraising $18,505$51,993

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,907 · Management $1,074 · Fundraising $1,102$9,083

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $84,651 · Management $31,437 · Fundraising $11,216$127,304

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,013 · Management $850 · Fundraising $27$1,890

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,222 · Management $367 · Fundraising $0$1,589

IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $97,266 · Fundraising $0$97,266

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,021 · Management $314 · Fundraising $322$2,657

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,901 · Management $2,938 · Fundraising $3,015$24,854

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $269,604 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$269,604

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,094,932 · Management $284,893 · Fundraising $174,016$1,553,841

Part X · Balance sheet $5,943,271 assets, 14 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,552,645; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $107,699$78,512

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $308$8

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $254,209$56,109

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,680,965$2,094,569

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,220

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,592$97,249

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $62,959$62,959

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,025,492$5,943,271

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $204,637$342,682

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,421,461$2,560,604

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,370,697$3,306,651

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $233,334$76,016

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,604,031$3,382,667

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,025,492$5,943,271

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,382,667 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,332,477

XI-2 Total expenses$1,553,841

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$221,364

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,604,031

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,382,667

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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