Zygote Press INC

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Cleveland, OH501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 34-1830215

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Educate individuals about the unique art form of print making

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 7 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 74% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $120K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$466K
+81% vs prior year
Spent
$403K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$324K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$466K
FY2024▲ +81%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$281K
FY2021$288K
FY2022$387K
FY2023$258K
FY2024$466K
Expenses
$403K
FY2024▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$258K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$319K
FY2023$375K
FY2024$403K
Net assets
$324K
FY2024▲ +27%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$328K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$367K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$324K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2001.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $314K Management & general 13% · $53K Fundraising 9% · $36K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$78,548Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jackie Feldman’s $79K as Executive Di is at the 74th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jackie Feldman$78,548$74,180$72,019$63,123

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Teaches people about the unique art of printmaking.

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1 program service account for $314K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Proof fellowship program in 2021, zygote launched a residency program for bipoc artists that was renamed to proof (print residency of ohio's future) fellowship in 2023. The proof fellowship provides artists with a six-month residency, 500 stipend, group workshops in all the primary printmaking processes, individual instruction of…

$314Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$466K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$325K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$125K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$403K
Ln 25
Programscol B$314K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$324K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K
Total assetsLn 16$340K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$325K
Government grantsLn 1e$48K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$125K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$466K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
SavingsLn 2$74K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$84K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$340K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$324K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 66
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$126K$84K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34K$39K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$27K
Total assetsLn 16$291K$340K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$255K$324K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$79K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$142K$101K$17K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$6K$555$803
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$14K$1K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f$485$485
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$32K$23K$500$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$299
Office expensesLn 13$11K$6K$5K$41
OccupancyLn 16$38K$37K$1K$383
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$6K$108$36
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$34K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$774$774
Total functional expensesLn 25$403K$314K$53K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $466K$403K$63K$324K 990 PDF
FY2023 $258K$375K−$117K$255K 990 PDF
FY2022 $387K$319K$68K$367K 990 PDF
FY2021 $288K$313K−$25K$301K 990 PDF
FY2020 $281K$258K$23K$328K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $466,315 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$10,961
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,939
VIII-1e Government grants$48,359
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$252,480
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$324,739
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $124,850$124,850
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,882$3,882
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $12,844$12,844
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $137,694 · Excluded from tax $3,882$466,315
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $403,245 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $78,548$78,548
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $100,744 · Management $16,718 · Fundraising $24,173$141,635
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,952 · Management $555 · Fundraising $803$7,310
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,340 · Management $1,337 · Fundraising $1,933$17,610
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,157$18,157
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $485$485
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,445 · Management $500 · Fundraising $7,860$31,805
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,694 · Fundraising $299$2,993
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,774 · Management $4,798 · Fundraising $41$10,613
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,766 · Management $1,149 · Fundraising $383$38,298
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,022$4,022
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,460 · Management $108 · Fundraising $36$6,604
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,228 · Management $2,025$3,253
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,638 · Management $7,500$41,138
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $774$774
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $314,385 · Management $53,332 · Fundraising $35,528$403,245
Part X · Balance sheet $340,391 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,596$9,984
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $122,698$74,080
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $79,246$168,833
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,639
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,205$26,601
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $34,404$39,198
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $33,167$19,056
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $291,451$340,391
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,029$4,989
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $30,167$11,313
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,196$16,302
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $106,316$122,434
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $148,939$201,655
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $255,255$324,089
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $291,451$340,391
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $324,089 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$466,315
XI-2 Total expenses$403,245
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$63,070
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$255,255
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,279
XI-7 Investment expenses$485
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$324,089

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