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
72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $69K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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.
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.
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.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.4M | $1.1M |
| Given inLn 1b | $0 | $100 | $52K | ||
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $141K | $53K | $45K | $84K | $68K |
| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $77K | $209K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2.9M | $2.8M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.4M | $4.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $341K | $400K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $4.1M | $4.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $69K | $37K | $31K | $1K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $185K | $98K | $84K | $3K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $3K | $24 | $3K | $14 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $20K | $10K | $9K | $381 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $122K | $97K | $25K | $816 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $11K | $8K | $3K | $513 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $19K | $14K | $4K | $288 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $3K | $3K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $7K | $7K | $275 | |
| InterestLn 20 | $7K | $2K | $6K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $120K | $119K | $366 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $21K | $16K | $5K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $74K | $69K | $5K | $180 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $22K | $10K | $10K | $2K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $683K | $491K | $184K | $8K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 14, 2025 | $534K | $810K | −$276K | $4.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 27, 2025 | $693K | $683K | $11K | $4.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 13, 2023 | $647K | $836K | −$189K | $4.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 31, 2023 | $894K | $898K | −$4K | $4.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 26, 2022 | $836K | $673K | $163K | $4.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 1, 2021 | $1.1M | $707K | $398K | $3.9M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $693,390 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $693,390 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $682,818 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,602,132 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,201,691 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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