Arts Place INC

Tax-deductible

Portland, IN501(c)(3)EIN 35-1379424

Arts place nurtures the creative spirit by making arts experiences, education, and services accessible to the region's residents, artists, and cultural organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 600 volunteers and 17 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $183K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$364K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$534K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$810K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$534K
FY2025▼ -23%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$836K
FY2022$894K
FY2023$647K
FY2024$693K
FY2025$534K
Expenses
$810K
FY2025▲ +19%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$707K
FY2021$673K
FY2022$898K
FY2023$836K
FY2024$683K
FY2025$810K
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2025▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.0M

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 Jun 1977.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $641K Management & general 20% · $160K Fundraising 1% · $9K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $70K 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 Director
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric R Rogers———$89,206$89,206$89,163
Carolyn Carducci$70,000$69,231$31,329———

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

Makes arts experiences, education, and services accessible to residents, artists, and cultural groups.

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3 program services account for $389K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Facility Operations

Facility management has been a major responsibility for arts place, inc. Since 1983. Arts place operates three community arts centers. The jay county campus of arts place is located in portland indiana and also serves as the corporate home for arts place. This campus serves jay and surrounding counties in indiana and ohio.

$226Kprogram expense
02

Musicworks

Drawing the largest number of students in creativeworks is our music instruction program. Inspired by the music settlement movement, arts place began this music education program in 1983. Individual and group instruction is available in brass, guitar, harp, percussion, piano, orchestral strings, woodwinds, and voice.

$108Kprogram expense
03

Arts in the Parks

This popular program was launched in 1977 and continues to provide access to the arts for children during the summer months. Over 16,000 children have participated in the program since its inception. The workshops are designed for children ages six through twelve and provide intensive introductions to specific art-form mediums.

$55Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$183K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $17K · 2022–2022
Jay School CorporationFY2022$16,863

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$534K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$89K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$810K
Ln 25
Programscol B$641K
Managementcol C$160K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$361K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$364K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Government grantsLn 1e$52K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$89K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$534K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$153K
SavingsLn 2$208K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$361K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Other assetsLn 15$85K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$364K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6600
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$209K$361K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$400K$364K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$37K$32K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$181K$100K$77K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$13K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$248K$227K$19K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$9K$3K$538
Office expensesLn 13$36K$31K$5K$109
OccupancyLn 16$976$976
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$3K$2K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$120K$119K$366
InsuranceLn 23$23K$18K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$73K$2K$54
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$4K$3K$740
Total functional expensesLn 25$810K$641K$160K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $534K$810K−$276K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $693K$683K$11K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $647K$836K−$189K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $894K$898K−$4K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $836K$673K$163K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$707K$398K$3.9M 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $533,950 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$52,183
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$354,293
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,999
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$406,476
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $89,065$89,065
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,960$23,960
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $14,449$14,449
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $89,065 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,409$533,950
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $809,695 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,100 · Management $31,500 · Fundraising $1,400$70,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $100,250 · Management $77,221 · Fundraising $3,783$181,254
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $3,520$3,520
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,688 · Management $8,249$20,937
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $227,049 · Management $19,221 · Fundraising $2,032$248,302
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,949 · Management $2,650 · Fundraising $538$12,137
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,195 · Management $5,030 · Fundraising $109$36,334
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $976$976
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,177$6,177
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,093 · Management $1,403$3,496
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $119,343 · Management $366$119,709
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,259 · Management $5,183$23,442
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,950 · Management $2,100 · Fundraising $54$75,104
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,236 · Management $3,331 · Fundraising $740$8,307
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $641,265 · Management $159,774 · Fundraising $8,656$809,695
Part X · Balance sheet $4,405,552 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $208,571$152,940
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$207,592
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $129,268$41,070
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $200,832$4,979
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,218$7,596
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,781,632$2,666,957
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,200,415$1,239,313
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $76,196$85,105
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,602,132$4,405,552
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $48,312$67,706
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $95,500$9,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $199,313$217,660
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $400,441$364,438
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,465,219$2,460,160
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,736,472$1,580,954
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,201,691$4,041,114
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,602,132$4,405,552
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,041,114 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$533,950
XI-2 Total expenses$809,695
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$275,745
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,201,691
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$115,168
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,041,114

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