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Paint a Miracle

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Rochester, MI501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 38-3413275Revenue $337K in FY2024

On file with the IRSpaintamiracle.org400 Water St Ste Ll4, 48307-2088 · Rochester, MITax-exempt since Jul 2002Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Paint a Miracle offers art classes and experiences to people with disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $78K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $14K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$337K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$292K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$459K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$337K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$400K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$337K
Expenses
$292K
FY2024+0.05%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$193K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$292K
FY2024$292K
Net assets
$459K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$140K
FY2021$306K
FY2022$358K
FY2023$414K
FY2024$459K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2002.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $237K Management & general 11% · $32K Fundraising 8% · $23K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Propson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Heather Tkac
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Guy
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Meghan Murphy
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 art classes and experiences to people with disabilities.

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1 program · $237K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Weekly art classes, workshops, and other art education for people living withdisabilities; exhibition and sale of artists' works.

$237Kprogram 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
CulturesourceFY2025$14K
Frank Rewold & Son FoundationFY2025$500
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$337K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Money outPt IX
$292K
Ln 25
Programscol B$237K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$459K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$314K
Total assetsLn 16$488K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Government grantsLn 1e$38K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Total revenueLn 12$337K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
SavingsLn 2$249K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$314K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$148K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$488K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$459K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$279K$314K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$133K$148K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$422K$488K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$29K
Net assetsLn 32$414K$459K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$135K$88K$23K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$48K$741
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$37K
TravelLn 17$27$27
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$849$849
InsuranceLn 23$8K$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$292K$237K$32K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $337K$292K$45K$459K 990 PDF
FY2023 $348K$292K$56K$414K 990 PDF
FY2022 $326K$274K$53K$358K 990 PDF
FY2021 $400K$231K$169K$306K 990 PDF
FY2020 $264K$193K$71K$140K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $336,847 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $161,222$154,256
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $126,243$123,880
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,954$22,500
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $37,504$36,211
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $347,923$336,847
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,112$148,829
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $156,044$143,478
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $292,156$292,307
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,767$44,540
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $336,847 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$13,498
VIII-1e Government grants$38,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$102,258
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$154,256
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $123,880$123,880
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $22,500$22,500
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$36,211
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $146,380$336,847
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $292,307 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $88,165 · Management $23,170 · Fundraising $23,170$134,505
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,035$4,035
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,289$10,289
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,874$3,874
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $48,268 · Management $741$49,009
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,788$10,788
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,185$11,185
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,803$36,803
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27$27
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $849$849
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,070 · Management $4,071$8,141
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,802$22,802
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $237,281 · Management $31,856 · Fundraising $23,170$292,307
Part X · Balance sheet $487,794 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,556$65,065
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $241,649$248,524
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,458$8,215
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,740$2,891
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $132,895$147,544
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,300$15,555
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $421,598$487,794
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,399$29,055
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,399$29,055
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $414,199$458,739
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $414,199$458,739
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $421,598$487,794
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $458,739 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$336,847
XI-2 Total expenses$292,307
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,540
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$414,199
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$458,739

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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