Glen Echo Pottery INC FY2020 filing

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Glen Echo, MD501(c)(3)Since 2003Arts & CultureEIN 37-1468690Revenue $293K in FY2020

On file with the IRSglenechopottery.com7300 Macarthur Blvd, 20812-1200 · Glen Echo, MDTax-exempt since Aug 2004School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To educate interested individuals in the art of pottery making.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$94K 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $155K a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
35 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 35.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$293K
Spent
$219K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$645K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$293K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$483K
FY2023$583K
FY2024$748K
FY2025$664K
Expenses
$219K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$219K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$315K
FY2023$373K
FY2024$444K
FY2025$576K
Net assets
$645K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$645K
FY2021$729K
FY2022$897K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2004.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $148K Management & general 32% · $70K Fundraising 0% · $693

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; $94K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/Ex-Officio
$93,985Pt VII · Sec A
Director/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Secy (thru 9/2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Kirk’s $112K as Founding Director is at the 93rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeff Kirk$112,271$102,009$113,398$118,538$104,705$93,985
Marget Maurer$89,525$70,717$40,833———

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

Programs and updates

Teaches people how to make pottery.

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1 program · $148K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization offers pottery making classes and workshops to the surrounding community, allowing students to create their own pottery.

$148Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$293K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$190K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$219K
Ln 25
Programscol B$148K
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$693
Owns and owesPt X
$645K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$639K
Total assetsLn 16$647K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K
Government grantsLn 1e$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$190K
Investment incomeLn 3$44
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$293K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$186K
SavingsLn 2$453K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$639K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$647K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$645K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 672
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$565K$639K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$578K$647K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$568K$645K
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$91K$40K$51K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$3K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$28K$25K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$99$99
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$678$678
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$53K$53K
TravelLn 17$0
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$7K$6K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$578$697
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$637$693
Total functional expensesLn 25$219K$148K$70K$693

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $664K$576K$88K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $748K$444K$304K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $583K$373K$210K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $483K$315K$168K$897K 990 PDF
FY2021 $334K$250K$84K$729K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $293K$219K$74K$645K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $293,333 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $58,001$101,483
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $313,238$190,251
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $428$44
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,723$1,555
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $389,390$293,333
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $126,902$98,064
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $162,706$121,003
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $291,608$219,067
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $97,782$74,266
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $293,333 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,555 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$69,960
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,523
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$101,483
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $190,251$190,251
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44$44
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$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $190,251 · Excluded from tax $1,599$293,333
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $219,067 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 $39,841 · Management $51,008$90,849
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,174 · Management $4,041$7,215
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,451$3,451
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,012 · Management $2,799$27,811
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $99$99
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,304$6,304
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $678$678
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,764$52,764
IX-17 Travel$0
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 amortizationPrograms $5,750 · Management $1,426$7,176
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $578 · Management $697$1,275
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,115$20,115
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $637 · Fundraising $693$1,330
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $147,970 · Management $70,404 · Fundraising $693$219,067
Part X · Balance sheet $646,542 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,869$186,352
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $401,362$452,845
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $428$428
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,007$6,917
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $577,666$646,542
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,382$1,906
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,382$1,906
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $568,284$644,636
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $568,284$644,636
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $577,666$646,542
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $644,636 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$293,333
XI-2 Total expenses$219,067
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$74,266
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$568,284
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,086
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$644,636

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