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.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$89K 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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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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
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 18.1 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
$468K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$707K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$836K
FY2022$894K
FY2023$647K
FY2024$693K
FY2025$534K
Expenses
$707K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$707K
FY2021$673K
FY2022$898K
FY2023$836K
FY2024$683K
FY2025$810K
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2020
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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 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 Jun 1977.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $528K Management & general 20% · $144K Fundraising 5% · $35K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $89K 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
Executive Director
$89,163Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 programs · $394K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Facility Operations

The portland facility is home to an intensive year-round offering of exhibits, performances, and arts instruction. The facility also provides a unique teaching, meeting and celebration space for community groups, as well as local business and industry. Traffic at the portland center typically reaches 30,000 annually.

$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, and woodwinds.

$121Kprogram expense
03

Performances

Presenting performing artists remains a central part of arts place programming. The 2019-2020 performance series at hall-moser theatre continued a tradition dating back to 1967. The performance series included larry harris and mark sonksen, jay ungar and molly mason, duo dolce, ensemble 4.1, and international guitar night.

$47Kprogram expense

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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$954K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$80K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Money outPt IX
$707K
Ln 25
Programscol B$528K
Managementcol C$144K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$468K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$954K
Government grantsLn 1e$106K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$80K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$666
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$95K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$468K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$514K$468K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$39K$36K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$220K$159K$57K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$15K$9K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$99K$85K$10K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$15K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$13K$5K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$10K$1K$471
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$307$135
InterestLn 20$22K$14K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$90K$89K$997
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$65K$4K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$9K$5K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$707K$528K$144K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $1.1M$707K$398K$3.9M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,105,721 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $569,287$954,374
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $117,791$80,354
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24,960$40,387
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,255$30,606
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $742,293$1,105,721
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $353,231$338,943
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $407,577$368,533
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $760,808$707,476
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,515$398,245
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $1,105,721 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$105,627
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$848,747
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,570
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$954,374
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $80,354$80,354
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,053$41,053
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$666−$666
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $30,606$30,606
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $79,688 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $71,659$1,105,721
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $707,476 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,529 · Management $36,334 · Fundraising $14,300$89,163
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $158,737 · Management $56,928 · Fundraising $4,707$220,372
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $3,621$3,621
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,985 · Management $9,301 · Fundraising $1,501$25,787
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $84,863 · Management $10,388 · Fundraising $3,506$98,757
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,562 · Management $1,808 · Fundraising $1,548$17,918
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,862 · Management $4,957 · Fundraising $3,145$20,964
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,200 · Management $1,490 · Fundraising $471$12,161
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,049 · Management $307 · Fundraising $135$5,491
IX-20 InterestPrograms $13,709 · Management $7,858$21,567
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $89,040 · Management $997$90,037
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,466 · Management $1,520$12,986
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,096 · Management $3,716 · Fundraising $4,032$72,844
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,217 · Management $5,040 · Fundraising $1,551$15,808
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $528,315 · Management $144,265 · Fundraising $34,896$707,476
Part X · Balance sheet $4,380,793 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,390$1,066,801
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $323,573$347,285
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,542$3,220
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,325,774$1,265,437
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,156,226$1,603,275
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $97,107$94,775
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,020,313$4,380,793
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $101,062$62,051
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$71,312
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $513,843$467,660
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $924,492$823,342
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,581,978$3,089,791
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,506,470$3,913,133
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,020,313$4,380,793
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,913,133 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,105,721
XI-2 Total expenses$707,476
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$398,245
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,506,470
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,418
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,913,133

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