Summit Artspace connects artists and artist-serving organizations to the community and to the resources they need to thrive professionally, creatively, and financially. Its core values of creativity, collaboration, and community guide the current strategic plan, which focuses on six key priority areas: 1) supporting artists at all levels of their creative journey, 2) encouraging participation in the arts through education and outreach, 3) serving as a vital creative resource for the community, 4) increasing awareness and visibility throughout the community, 5) building financial sustainability through revenue growth and 6) diversifying artists we serve. Additionally, Summit Artspace seeks to build public awareness concerning the value of artists as contributors to our area's creative economy, quality of life, and place-making for those that live, work or go to school in Summit and contiguous counties.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$81K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$165K
Spent
$202K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$180K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$165K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$360K
FY2024$823K
FY2025$681K
Expenses
$202K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$203K
FY2022$355K
FY2023$318K
FY2024$609K
FY2025$625K
Net assets
$180K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$221K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$261K
FY2024$471K
FY2025$468K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1998.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $154K Management & general 18% · $36K Fundraising 6% · $12K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec Dir, Re
$60,346Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather Meeker’s $70K as Exec. Dir.,r is at the 65th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heather Meeker$70,452$68,466$66,842$67,577——
Megann Eberhart Resigned————$62,500—
Kamelia Fisher—————$60,346
Natalie Grieshammer-Patrick$2,710—————

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

Connects local artists with space, programs, and resources to help them succeed creatively and professionally.

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3 programs · $154K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Summit artspace is home to the main gallery, transition gallery, welcome gallery and skyline gallery. These five galleries hosted over 25 exhibitions featuring local art and engaged more than 10,000 individuals in person and virtually in 2019-2020.

$82Kprogram expense
02

Summit artspace represents two community art centers bringing together some of the best local artists and art serving organizations of summit county and the five-county area it serves. Locations were operated at 140 e. Market street in akron and at 571 w. Tuscarawas avenue in barberton.

$59Kprogram expense
03

Programs to assist creatives along their journey are an important component to summit artspace's mission. The signature offering is artist as an entrepreneur institute (aei) that provides business skill building sessions from local content experts to train creatives for self-sufficiency.

$14Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 15 grants · $323K · 2023–2024
Moore-DunsonFY2024$70,669
Akron Black Artist GuildFY2024$36,332
MakikisartFY2024$20,500
Clapp for ArtFY2024$8,095
Art X LoveFY2024$7,557
Akron Honey CompanyFY2024$7,050
Market Place ManagementFY2024$5,400
Inspiring CanvasesFY2024$5,020
MooredunsonFY2023$68,394
Akron Black Artist GuildOH · FY2023$34,489
WorkstudioFY2023$17,792
Individual RecipientFY2023$15,437
Individual RecipientFY2023$11,600
Clapp for ArtFY2023$7,617
Individual RecipientFY2023$7,452

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$165K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$202K
Ln 25
Programscol B$154K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$180K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K
Total assetsLn 16$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$165K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
SavingsLn 2$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$86K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$161K
Total assetsLn 16$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
Net assetsLn 32$180K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K$86K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6K$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$168K$161K
Total assetsLn 16$266K$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K$81K
Net assetsLn 32$216K$180K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$44K$13K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$49K$42K$5K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$2K$757
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$5K$1K$732
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$350
Office expensesLn 13$1K$730$312
Information technologyLn 14$9K$6K$2K$891
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12$12
InterestLn 20$134$134
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K$374$150
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$12K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$202K$154K$36K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $681K$625K$56K$468K 990 PDF
FY2024 $823K$609K$214K$471K 990 PDF
FY2023 $360K$318K$42K$261K 990 PDF
FY2022 $348K$355K−$7K$213K 990 PDF
FY2021 $242K$203K$39K$221K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $165K$202K−$36K$180K 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 $165,379 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $75,601$43,424
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $112,434$109,712
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $37$20
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,992$12,223
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $193,064$165,379
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $120,987$121,747
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $79,589$80,130
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $200,576$201,877
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,512−$36,498
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $165,379 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $250 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$12,696
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,728
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$43,424
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $109,462$109,462
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20$20
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $7,589$7,589
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,737$1,737
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,897$2,897
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $109,712 · Excluded from tax $12,243$165,379
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $201,877 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,961 · Management $12,560 · Fundraising $6,280$62,801
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,054 · Management $4,948 · Fundraising $2,473$49,475
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,630 · Management $2,084 · Fundraising $757$9,471
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,175$7,175
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,118 · Management $1,462 · Fundraising $732$7,312
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,402 · Fundraising $350$1,752
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $730 · Management $312$1,042
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,238 · Management $1,782 · Fundraising $891$8,911
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,364$27,364
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12$12
IX-20 InterestManagement $134$134
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,966 · Management $374 · Fundraising $150$7,490
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,570 · Management $5,394$16,964
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,974$1,974
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $154,019 · Management $36,225 · Fundraising $11,633$201,877
Part X · Balance sheet $260,576 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $68,228$37,157
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,448$48,575
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,730$7,529
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $188$455
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $168,264$160,774
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $6,048$6,086
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $265,906$260,576
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,138$43,691
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $175$5,970
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$25,072
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $35,125$5,835
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,438$80,568
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $178,135$150,422
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $38,333$29,586
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $216,468$180,008
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $265,906$260,576
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $180,008 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$165,379
XI-2 Total expenses$201,877
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$36,498
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$216,468
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$38
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$180,008

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