Nurture involvement in the arts and culture, providing opportunities for people to create, learn, and communicate ideas while encouraging self-expression, thereby strengthening the community. Their purpose is to provide high quality visual and creative arts classes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 4 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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FY2025 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 10% 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
$61K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $192K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $146K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$449K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$427K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$643K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$449K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$372K
FY2022$440K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$457K
FY2025$449K
Expenses
$427K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$246K
FY2022$442K
FY2023$545K
FY2024$468K
FY2025$427K
Net assets
$643K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$535K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$631K
FY2024$620K
FY2025$643K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 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% · $332K Management & general 17% · $74K Fundraising 5% · $21K

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; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$61,342Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laila Voss’s $61K as Executive Di is at the 56th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Laila Voss$61,342$57,250$57,250$57,250$51,766

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers arts classes to foster creativity, learning, and community connection.

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3 programs · $332K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Urban Bright Arts-In-Education

Art house's award winning urban bright arts-in-education program is an artist residency program that provides students with meaningful, hands-on arts opportunities and exposure to artists, methods, and materials to which they would otherwise not be exposed.

$332Kprogram expense
02

Friends & family clay day (FFCD) FFCD is a bi-monthly clay workshop that is only 7 per person to help cover materials and the firings. This workshop is very popular- often with 30- 35 or more participants of varying ages and skill levels.

Pt IX · col B
03

Friends & family open studio (ffos) ffos is a free monthly program offered to the families in the community and greater cleveland. Led by a professional artist in a medium of their choosing, participants develop a new skill. Both the ffos & FFCD (below) also often focus on a variety of cultural traditions.

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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$449K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$195K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$427K
Ln 25
Programscol B$332K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$643K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K
Total assetsLn 16$659K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$195K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$449K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$132K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$151K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$192K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$189K
Total assetsLn 16$659K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$643K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 611
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K$151K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$179K$192K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$183K$189K
Total assetsLn 16$626K$659K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$620K$643K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$43K$13K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$120K$84K$25K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$10K$3K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$121K$111K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$458$2K$122
Office expensesLn 13$9K$4K$4K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$12K$4K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$464$464
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$4K$4K$523
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$50K$391$98
Total functional expensesLn 25$427K$332K$74K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $449K$427K$23K$643K 990 PDF
FY2024 $457K$468K−$10K$620K 990 PDF
FY2023 $643K$545K$98K$631K 990 PDF
FY2022 $440K$442K−$2K$532K 990 PDF
FY2021 $372K$246K$126K$535K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $449,472 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $202,897$234,909
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $238,757$194,912
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,363$17,206
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,169$2,445
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $457,186$449,472
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $177,097$196,616
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $290,530$230,184
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $467,627$426,800
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,441$22,672
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $449,472 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$234,909
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$234,909
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $194,912$194,912
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,206$17,206
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$2,445
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $194,912 · Excluded from tax $17,206$449,472
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $426,800 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,952 · Management $12,992 · Fundraising $5,398$61,342
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $84,240 · Management $25,480 · Fundraising $10,599$120,319
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,471 · Management $3,167 · Fundraising $1,317$14,955
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $110,676 · Management $10,000$120,676
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,126$8,126
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $458 · Management $1,843 · Fundraising $122$2,423
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,855 · Management $3,821 · Fundraising $1,706$9,382
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,389 · Management $3,747 · Fundraising $1,558$17,694
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $464$464
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,753$12,753
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,157 · Management $3,732 · Fundraising $523$8,412
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,765 · Management $391 · Fundraising $98$50,254
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $331,716 · Management $73,763 · Fundraising $21,321$426,800
Part X · Balance sheet $658,595 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,819$18,544
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $69,622$132,222
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $146,264$126,545
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $183,495$189,142
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $178,980$192,142
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $626,091$658,595
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,996$15,828
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,996$15,828
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $533,429$531,337
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $86,666$111,430
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $620,095$642,767
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $626,091$658,595
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $642,767 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$449,472
XI-2 Total expenses$426,800
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,672
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$620,095
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$642,767

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