Milwaukee Artist Resource Network

Tax-deductible

Milwaukee, WI501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 39-2025337Revenue $316K in FY2024

On file with the IRS207 E Buffalo St Ste 600, 53202-5775 · Milwaukee, WITax-exempt since Oct 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Arts service organization

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
5¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 11 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $407K a year · 96% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
5%
of spending
Concern: 5% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $135K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$316K
+44% vs prior year
Spent
$915K
To programs
5%
Net assets
$926K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$316K
FY2024▲ +44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$111K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$316K
Expenses
$915K
FY2024▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$422K
FY2021$848K
FY2022$819K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$915K
Net assets
$926K
FY2024▼ -39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$926K

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 Oct 2003.

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

Where the money goes

5 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 5% · $43K Management & general 95% · $873K

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; $16K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$16,077Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joe Hausch’s $16K as Executive Director is at the 12th 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

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mal Montoya—$72,000$72,000$72,000
Joe Hausch$16,077———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Milwaukee Artist Resource Network is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Milwaukee, WI.

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3 programs · $43K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Marn workshops are designed to provide business skills to creatives. Examples of workshops include: writing an artist statement & bio, bookkeeping for artists, legal issues for artists, properly packing & shipping art, grant writing, marketing tools, social media, and how to approach galleries.

$20Kprogram expense
02

Marn mentors is a program where established working artists can pass on their knowledge and professional experience to others in the visual and literary art, filmmaking, composing and art administration fields.

$20Kprogram expense
03

Marn salons is a professional development program for artists, curators, critics, and cultural workers in related disciplines.

$4Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$135K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$316K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$316K
Investment incomeLn 3$35
Money outPt IX
$915K
Ln 25
Programscol B$43K
Managementcol C$873K
Owns and owesPt X
$926K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$934K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$316K
Government grantsLn 1e$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$35
Total revenueLn 12$316K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$3
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$777K
Other assetsLn 15$100K
Total assetsLn 16$934K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$926K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 612
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$567K$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$866K$777K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$934K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$926K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$16K$0$16K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$364K$0$364K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$0$29K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$0$32K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$530$24K$0
Office expensesLn 13$26K$0$26K$0
Information technologyLn 14$19K$0$19K$0
OccupancyLn 16$180K$3K$176K$0
TravelLn 17$622$0$622$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$1K$7K$0
InterestLn 20$80$0$80$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$89K$0$89K$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$0$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$115K$32K$83K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$6K$4K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$915K$43K$873K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $316K$915K−$600K$926K 990 PDF
FY2023 $219K$1.2M−$937K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $172K$819K−$647K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $111K$848K−$738K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$422K$889K$3.8M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $315,569 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $218,559$315,534
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $194$35
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $218,753$315,569
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $549,661$408,346
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $606,136$507,013
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,155,797$915,359
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$937,044−$599,790
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $315,569 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$10,752
VIII-1e Government grants$2,470
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$302,312
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$315,534
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$35
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$315,569
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $915,359 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $16,077 · Fundraising $0$16,077
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $363,642 · Fundraising $0$363,642
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $28,627 · Fundraising $0$28,627
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $31,654 · Fundraising $0$31,654
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $530 · Management $23,539 · Fundraising $0$24,069
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $25,797 · Fundraising $0$25,797
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $18,539 · Fundraising $0$18,539
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,383 · Management $176,490 · Fundraising $0$179,873
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $622 · Fundraising $0$622
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,178 · Management $6,569 · Fundraising $0$7,747
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $80 · Fundraising $0$80
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $89,413 · Fundraising $0$89,413
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $5,089 · Fundraising $0$5,089
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,866 · Management $82,680 · Fundraising $0$114,546
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,620 · Management $3,964 · Fundraising $0$9,584
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $42,577 · Management $872,782 · Fundraising $0$915,359
Part X · Balance sheet $934,436 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,721$57,444
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $559,076$3
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $866,402$776,989
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $100,000$100,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,533,199$934,436
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$291
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,256$7,992
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,256$8,283
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,525,943$926,153
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,533,199$934,436
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $926,153 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$315,569
XI-2 Total expenses$915,359
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$599,790
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,525,943
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$926,153

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