Healing Arts Project INC

Tax-deductible

Nashville, TN501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 37-1486630Revenue $243K in FY2025

On file with the IRShealingartsprojectinc.orgPo Box 23584, 37202-3584 · Nashville, TNTax-exempt since May 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide artist opportunities to persons in mental health and substance abuse recovery

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 2 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 62% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$472
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$243K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$239K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$15K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$243K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$115K
FY2022$223K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$258K
FY2025$243K
Expenses
$239K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$213K
FY2023$199K
FY2024$266K
FY2025$239K
Net assets
$15K
FY2025▼ -68%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$50K
FY2022$62K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$45K
FY2025$15K

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 May 2004.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $181K Management & general 21% · $50K Fundraising 4% · $8K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $52K 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
$51,820Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynece Bentonstewart’s $52K as Executive Director is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lynece Bentonstewart$51,820$48,780$41,015$38,366$35,800

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

Offers artists opportunities to those in mental health and substance abuse recovery.

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3 programs · $173K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

It was an exceptional year for HAPI as we achieved significant milestones under the grant. We conducted art classes at 22 different sites, both virtually and in person, totaling 275 classes and 598 participants.

$121Kprogram expense
02

The HAPI programs and exhibitions were created to support artists and showcase their work across Tennessee. The staff curated, installed, managed, and promoted the exhibitions, which were viewed by over 3000 people.

$35Kprogram expense
03

Outreach, HAPI staff were engaged with the community through various means. Attending art shows, health festivals, conferences etc.

$18Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$243K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$243K
Money outPt IX
$239K
Ln 25
Programscol B$181K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$15K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$472
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$243K
Government grantsLn 1e$183K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$14K
Total revenueLn 12$243K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$472
Net assetsLn 32$15K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 68
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$15K$12K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$16K$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$472
Net assetsLn 32$11K$15K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$53K$36K$18K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K$25K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$0$1K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$2K$0
Management feesLn 11a$7K$7K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$61K$60K$0$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$225$3K$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$1K$140
Information technologyLn 14$8K$3K$5K$325
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K$18K$5K$0
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$1K$106
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$5K$1K$3K
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$9K$5K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$239K$181K$50K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $243K$239K$3K$15K 990 PDF
FY2024 $258K$266K−$8K$45K 990 PDF
FY2023 $198K$199K−$946$54K 990 PDF
FY2022 $223K$213K$10K$62K 990 PDF
FY2021 $115K$50K 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 $242,845 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $257,976$242,845
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $257,976$242,845
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 $55,463$85,953
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $210,793$153,508
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $266,256$239,461
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,280$3,384
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $242,845 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$13,576
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$183,077
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$46,192
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$242,845
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$242,845
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $239,461 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,732 · Management $17,628 · Fundraising $0$53,360
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,091 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,091
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $1,200 · Fundraising $0$1,200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,758 · Management $1,544 · Fundraising $0$6,302
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $7,427 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,427
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,828 · Fundraising $0$6,828
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $60,174 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,000$61,174
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $225 · Management $2,734 · Fundraising $0$2,959
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,021 · Management $1,062 · Fundraising $140$7,223
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,778 · Management $5,159 · Fundraising $325$8,262
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,186 · Management $4,546 · Fundraising $0$22,732
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,248 · Management $1,121 · Fundraising $106$7,475
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,136 · Management $1,453 · Fundraising $3,100$9,689
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,370 · Fundraising $0$1,370
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,143 · Management $5,471 · Fundraising $3,755$18,369
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $180,919 · Management $50,116 · Fundraising $8,426$239,461
Part X · Balance sheet $15,111 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,946$10,103
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,014$2,094
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,326$2,914
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
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 $16,286$15,111
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,295$64
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,736$408
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,031$472
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,255$10,256
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$4,383
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,255$14,639
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,286$15,111
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,639 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$242,845
XI-2 Total expenses$239,461
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,384
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,255
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,639

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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