Intermuseum Conservation Association

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Cleveland, OH501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 34-0753538Revenue $861K in FY2024

On file with the IRSica-art-artconcervation.org2937 W 25th St, 44113-5307 · Cleveland, OHTax-exempt since Nov 1954Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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ICA Art Conservation protects, preserves, and enriches our shared heritage of art and material culture through conservation, preservation, and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 15 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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $95K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$162K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $40K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$355K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$861K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
61%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$861K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$922K
FY2022$905K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$861K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$963K
FY2022$950K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1954.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $694K Management & general 35% · $401K Fundraising 4% · $41K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $162K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$98,280Pt VII · Sec A
Accounting D
$63,632Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Holly Witchey’s $98K as Executive Di is at the 87th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julie Reilly——$142,639——
Julie a Reilly———$124,206$125,182
Holly Witchey$98,280$100,000———
Shelia Brown$63,632————

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

Protects and preserves art and cultural heritage through conservation, preservation, and education.

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3 programs · $694K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Ica is the oldest nonprofit art conservation center in the U.S., helping museums, libraries, churches, zoos, hospitals, universities, and the public care for their collections. Our team provides expert conservation treatments both in our lab and on-site, along with custom crates, display support, assessments, surveys, and photography.

$694Kprogram expense
02

Ica offers an education and outreach program designed to connect people with the world of art conservation. We host free monthly webinars, hands-on workshops, and offer free 30-MINUTE consultations with our expert conservators by appointment.

Pt IX · col B
03

Ica's expert art conservators care for a wide variety of objects - from paintings and murals to sculptures, furniture, ceramics, and historic monuments. We also preserve works on paper, books, posters, flags, costumes, archival materials, and even metal and synthetic objects.

Pt IX · col B

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
Rdm FoundationFY2024$375
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$40K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$861K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$544K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$273K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$694K
Managementcol C$401K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$534K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$355K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$273K
Government grantsLn 1e$166K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$544K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$861K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$526K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$534K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$548K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$199K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$355K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 65
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$717K$534K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$519K$548K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$226K$199K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$218K$355K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$162K$118K$37K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$445K$323K$103K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$29K$19K$9K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$93K$60K$30K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$33K$15K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$44K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$48K$42K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$113K$7K$106K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K$101
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$31K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$5K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$2K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$694K$401K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $861K$1.1M−$275K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.0M−$27K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $905K$950K−$45K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $922K$963K−$42K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.3M−$87K$1.6M 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 $860,988 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $307,319$273,093
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $517,000$543,771
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,319$42,387
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $157,798$1,737
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,003,436$860,988
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $721,110$778,801
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $309,091$356,729
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,030,201$1,135,530
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,765−$274,542
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $860,988 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,325
VIII-1e Government grants$165,678
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$103,090
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$273,093
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $543,771$543,771
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $42,387$42,387
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,737$1,737
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $545,508 · Excluded from tax $42,387$860,988
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,135,530 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,855 · Management $37,463 · Fundraising $6,593$161,911
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $323,037 · Management $103,489 · Fundraising $18,407$444,933
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,636 · Management $9,437 · Fundraising $1,250$29,323
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $59,679 · Management $30,177 · Fundraising $3,423$93,279
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,737 · Management $14,738 · Fundraising $1,880$49,355
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,643$9,643
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,628 · Fundraising $1,574$45,202
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $7,534$7,534
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,880 · Management $6,378$48,258
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $13,681$13,681
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,885 · Management $105,882$112,767
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,042 · Management $101$11,143
IX-20 InterestManagement $8,841$8,841
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,191$31,191
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,869 · Management $12,163$17,032
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,350 · Management $49,087$51,437
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $693,789 · Management $401,080 · Fundraising $40,661$1,135,530
Part X · Balance sheet $1,448,435 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,544$8,023
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $624,700$526,456
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $13,951$75,380
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $108,669$90,801
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $225,905$199,466
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $519,432$548,309
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,650,633$1,448,435
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,449$8,064
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $40,193$108,366
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,198$96,895
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $217,567$355,345
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,419,115$1,055,622
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,951$37,468
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,433,066$1,093,090
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,650,633$1,448,435
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,093,090 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$860,988
XI-2 Total expenses$1,135,530
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$274,542
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,433,066
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$65,434
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,093,090

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