Engage and inspire people worldwide through excellence in educational, artistic and cultural programs, enhancing the quality of life through the universal language of Arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 551 volunteers and 731 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18.7M a year · 25% 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
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.1M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $121K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29.9M
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
32
of 32 voting members
Looks good: 32 of 32 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$34.2M
-48% vs prior year
Spent
$28.2M
To programs
54%
Net assets
$318.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$34.2M
FY2025▼ -48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$77.7M
FY2021$61.1M
FY2022$112.1M
FY2023$91.8M
FY2024$66.0M
FY2025$34.2M
Expenses
$28.2M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$68.7M
FY2021$56.7M
FY2022$66.8M
FY2023$83.5M
FY2024$26.9M
FY2025$28.2M
Net assets
$318.3M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$188.9M
FY2021$219.6M
FY2022$257.5M
FY2023$261.5M
FY2024$293.4M
FY2025$318.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1963.

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Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $15.1M Management & general 35% · $9.8M Fundraising 12% · $3.3M

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

46 people listed on the 990; $2.1M 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
President
$620,512Pt VII · Sec A
V-P, Philanthropy and Development
$441,692Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Pres., Finance and Operations
$397,727Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Vice-Pres., Philanthropy
$223,157Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Vice-Pres., Philanthropy
$164,713Pt VII · Sec A
Corporate Secretary
$114,612Pt VII · Sec A
Major Gift Officer
$102,383Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Arthur Devey’s $621K as President is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Arthur Devey$620,512$598,955$719,884$861,461$490,210$601,893
Patrick Kessel$397,727$386,094$377,704$493,368$356,550$373,417
John Bogley$441,692$305,161$343,672$312,517$252,049$218,465
Camille Colatosti—$325,636$318,508$411,740$306,638$348,095
Michael King—$335,673————
Tifini Mcclyde-Blythe—$328,680$220,967$218,358$199,400—
Carin Nuernberg—$272,075————
Daniel Besselsen—$260,481$196,266$187,214$157,161$154,829

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

Nurtures global artistic talent by providing world-class educational, cultural, and camp programs in the arts, supported through strategic fundraising and vision.

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1 program · $15.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Ica provides essential support of the interlochen arts group and the interlochen arts camp through fundraising, strategy, and vision.

$15.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $22.6M · 2023–2024
Interlochen Arts GroupMI · FY2024$9,153,588
Interlochen Arts CampMI · FY2024$3,043,533
Interlochen Arts GroupMI · FY2023$8,103,535
Interlochen Arts CampMI · FY2023$2,340,464

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$34.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$9.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$301K
Money outPt IX
$28.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.1M
Managementcol C$9.8M
Fundraisingcol D$3.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$318.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21.6M
Total assetsLn 16$348.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
46
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a32
IndependentVI 1b32
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$390K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$301K
Investment incomeLn 3$9.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7$3.6M
Total revenueLn 12$34.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$21.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$235.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$80.0M
Other assetsLn 15$71K
Total assetsLn 16$348.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29.9M
Net assetsLn 32$318.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5731
VolunteersI 6551
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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$25.9M$21.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$205.2M$235.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$80.6M$80.0M
Total assetsLn 16$322.8M$348.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29.4M$29.9M
Net assetsLn 32$293.4M$318.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12.2M$12.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.9M$1.4M$502K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.3M$604K$919K$1.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$199K$22K$177K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$391K$253K$7K$130K
Payroll taxesLn 10$248K$41K$62K$145K
Legal feesLn 11b$93K$93K$326
Accounting feesLn 11c$51K$51K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.8M$570K$1.2M$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$75K$4K$24K$46K
Office expensesLn 13$2.0M$620K$1.2M$211K
OccupancyLn 16$1.3M$86K$1.2M$4K
TravelLn 17$720K$533K$48K$139K
InterestLn 20$745K$745K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.5M$2.5M
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K$478
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$259K$95K$132K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$341K$106K$184K$51K
Total functional expensesLn 25$28.2M$15.1M$9.8M$3.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $34.2M$28.2M$6.1M$318.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $66.0M$26.9M$39.1M$293.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $91.8M$83.5M$8.4M$261.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $112.1M$66.8M$45.3M$257.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $61.1M$56.7M$4.3M$219.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $77.7M$68.7M$9.0M$188.9M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $34,248,705 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $23,448,760$24,099,852
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $328,347$301,498
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42,080,146$9,847,355
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $118,167$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $65,975,420$34,248,705
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,443,999$12,197,121
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,678,671$6,013,672
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,769,392$9,950,447
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $26,892,062$28,161,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,083,358$6,087,465
Part VI · Governance 32 of 32 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body32
VI-1b Independent voting members32
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 $34,248,705 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$248,840
VIII-1e Government grants$390,285
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,460,727
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,112,376
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,099,852
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $301,498$301,498
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,241,848$6,241,848
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,605,507$3,605,507
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $301,498 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,847,355$34,248,705
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $28,161,240 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $12,197,121$12,197,121
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,373,981 · Fundraising $502,124$1,876,105
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $604,105 · Management $919,291 · Fundraising $1,775,419$3,298,815
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $22,076 · Fundraising $177,385$199,461
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $253,489 · Management $7,365 · Fundraising $130,202$391,056
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,393 · Management $61,592 · Fundraising $145,250$248,235
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $92,655 · Fundraising $326$92,981
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $51,450$51,450
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $570,146 · Management $1,178,230 · Fundraising $40,852$1,789,228
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,330 · Management $23,983 · Fundraising $46,458$74,771
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $620,070 · Management $1,216,012 · Fundraising $211,470$2,047,552
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $85,522 · Management $1,195,405 · Fundraising $4,455$1,285,382
IX-17 TravelPrograms $532,643 · Management $48,212 · Fundraising $139,087$719,942
IX-20 InterestManagement $745,374$745,374
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,527,527$2,527,527
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,924 · Fundraising $478$16,402
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $95,315 · Management $132,077 · Fundraising $31,200$258,592
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $106,148 · Management $184,333 · Fundraising $50,765$341,246
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,132,358 · Management $9,773,411 · Fundraising $3,255,471$28,161,240
Part X · Balance sheet $348,114,218 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,044$40,540
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,928,742$21,573,608
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,672,064$10,649,894
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $310,657$676,510
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $80,603,901$80,044,381
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $158,589,597$139,759,982
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $46,613,781$95,297,807
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $59,388$71,496
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $322,782,174$348,114,218
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,373,889$3,771,223
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $25,292,859$25,303,574
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $748,080$786,938
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,414,828$29,861,735
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $184,602,322$190,476,770
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $108,765,024$127,775,713
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $293,367,346$318,252,483
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $322,782,174$348,114,218
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $318,252,483 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$34,248,705
XI-2 Total expenses$28,161,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,087,465
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$293,367,346
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,845,511
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$8,952,161
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$318,252,483

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