Cerqua Rivera Art Experience

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 36-4227744Revenue $300K in FY2025

On file with the IRScerquarivera.org2449 S California Ave, 60608-4603 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Apr 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To use multiple artistic forms (primarily dance and music) and the combined talents of our diverse company to convey intense personal narratives. We are proudly and visibly multicultural, exploring the intersection of heritage, culture, and identity through high quality art. Our unique culture of collaboration and diversity fosters magnetic connections between artists and audiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 10 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 61% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$305
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$300K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$269K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$54K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$300K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$200K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$247K
FY2025$300K
Expenses
$269K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$188K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$256K
FY2025$269K
Net assets
$54K
FY2025▲ +132%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$41K
FY2022$87K
FY2023$32K
FY2024$23K
FY2025$54K

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 1999.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $216K Management & general 15% · $40K Fundraising 5% · $13K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $45K 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
Artistic Dir.
$44,604Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wilfredo Rivera’s $45K as Artistic Dir. is at the 39th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Wilfredo Rivera$44,604$42,861$44,917$43,866$34,703$31,418

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

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Creates powerful, multicultural art exploring personal stories through dance and music.

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1 program · $216K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Creation of and public engagement with art exploring authentic personal stories at the crossroads of heritage, culture, and identity, opening paths for empathy and understanding.

$216Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
IffFY2025$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$300K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$273K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$123
Money outPt IX
$269K
Ln 25
Programscol B$216K
Managementcol C$40K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$54K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K
Total assetsLn 16$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$305
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$273K
Government grantsLn 1e$30K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$123
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$300K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$48K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$54K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$305
Net assetsLn 32$54K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$54K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$24K$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$887$305
Net assetsLn 32$23K$54K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$45K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$28K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$569$569
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$93K$84K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$712$53
Total functional expensesLn 25$269K$216K$40K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $300K$269K$31K$54K 990 PDF
FY2024 $247K$256K−$9K$23K 990 PDF
FY2023 $271K$326K−$55K$32K 990 PDF
FY2022 $305K$259K$46K$87K 990 PDF
FY2021 $200K$188K$11K$41K 990 PDF
FY2020 $203K$199K$4K$30K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $299,861 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $249,609$273,344
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,003$36,889
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $116$123
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$26,213−$10,495
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $246,515$299,861
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $104,594$105,202
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $151,154$164,060
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $255,748$269,262
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,233$30,599
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $299,861 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$59,524
VIII-1e Government grants$29,735
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$184,085
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$273,344
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,889$36,889
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $123$123
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$10,495
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,889 · Excluded from tax $123$299,861
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $269,262 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,604$44,604
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,635$51,635
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,963$8,963
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $28,178 · Fundraising $12,528$40,706
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,735$7,735
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,215$14,215
IX-17 TravelManagement $569$569
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,276 · Management $1,164$5,440
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $83,550 · Management $9,584$93,134
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,496 · Management $712 · Fundraising $53$2,261
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $216,474 · Management $40,207 · Fundraising $12,581$269,262
Part X · Balance sheet $54,060 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,174$5,817
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $14,869$48,243
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,043$54,060
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $887$305
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $887$305
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $23,156$53,755
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,156$53,755
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,043$54,060
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $53,755 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$299,861
XI-2 Total expenses$269,262
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,599
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,156
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$53,755

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