Sandusky Artisans Cooperative FY2023 filing

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Sandusky Artisans Cooperative (organization) is a peer supported, grass roots nonprofit corporation chartered in ohio. Its purpose is to serve the needs of those battling substance-use issues and mental health disorders by providing free addiction services, 12 step programs, art-based recovery programs, and various other events supporting the recovery community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$127K 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $174K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$127K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $221K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$514K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$934K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2023▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$833K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$934K
FY2023▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$722K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$982K
FY2023$934K
FY2024$966K
FY2025$946K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2023▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$776K
FY2022$912K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M

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 Oct 2000.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $772K Management & general 17% · $162K

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; $127K 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
Secretary/Tr
$71,776Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$54,758Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Supina’s $68K as Co-Director is at the 11th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Supina$68,495$62,954$71,776$69,318$74,288$71,672
Joey Supina$55,713$47,567$54,758$63,939$55,411$62,551

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides free addiction services, 12-step programs, and art-based recovery support.

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1 program · $772K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The majority of the organization's income is provided from grant contracts entered into with the alcohol, drug addiction & mental health services board of erie county (formerly the mental health and recovery board of erie and ottawa counties). The grants' terms run from july 1 through june 30 and are renewable annually by the board.

$772Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$221K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$984K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$934K
Ln 25
Programscol B$772K
Managementcol C$162K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$484K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$514K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$984K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$484K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$484K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$986K
Other assetsLn 15$275
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$514K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$436K$484K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$995K$986K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$600K$514K
Net assetsLn 32$912K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$127K$85K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$122K$80K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$71K$47K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$13K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$193$174$19
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K$872
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$31K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$711
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$561K$529K$32K
All other expensesLn 24e−$56K−$39K−$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$934K$772K$162K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $1.0M$946K$95K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 $1.1M$966K$118K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2024 $1.0M$934K$101K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $1.1M$982K$103K$912K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $1.7M$1.2M$516K$776K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $833K$722K$111K$260K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,035,476 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,172$27,098
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,045,787$984,338
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,867$24,040
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,084,826$1,035,476
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $309,762$338,465
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $671,841$595,822
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $981,603$934,287
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $103,223$101,189
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,035,476 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $462 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$27,098
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$27,098
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $984,338$984,338
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $23,578$23,578
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,008,378$1,035,476
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $934,287 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $84,800 · Management $41,734$126,534
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $79,791 · Management $42,080$121,871
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $46,694 · Management $24,054$70,748
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,746 · Management $6,566$19,312
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,955$26,955
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,750$1,750
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $174 · Management $19$193
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,580 · Management $872$17,452
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,148$2,148
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,041 · Management $3,449$34,490
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,854 · Management $711$8,565
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $529,063 · Management $31,639$560,702
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$38,520 · Management −$17,913−$56,433
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $771,973 · Management $162,314 · Fundraising $0$934,287
Part X · Balance sheet $1,539,975 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $436,374$483,777
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $80,912$70,239
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $995,167$985,684
X-15 Other assets$275
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,512,453$1,539,975
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,872$29,793
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $560,486$478,275
X-25 Other liabilities$6,242
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $600,358$514,310
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $906,095$1,010,834
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,000$14,831
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $912,095$1,025,665
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,512,453$1,539,975
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,025,665 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,035,476
XI-2 Total expenses$934,287
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$101,189
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$912,095
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$12,381
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,025,665

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