Artspace Projects INC EIN 41-1350071

Artspace Projects INC FY2022 filing

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Creates, fosters, and preserves affordable spaces and provides consulting services for artists, arts organizations, and creative communities nationwide. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $31.2M in revenue, $31.2M in expenses, and $28.1M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1978
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Website
www.artspace.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$31.2MFY2022
Expenses
$31.2M
Net assets
$28.1M
People
51
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  41-1350071 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Minneapolis, MN Founded 1978
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Creates, fosters, and preserves affordable spaces and provides consulting services for artists, arts organizations, and creative communities nationwide.
Leadership
L Kelley Lindquist · President · $249K
Money in and out
$31.2M revenue, $31.2M expenses
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$31.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$31.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$28.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $25K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.02

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990-T
Revenue
$31.2M
FY2022▼ -9%
Expenses
$31.2M
FY2022▼ -4%
Total assets
$88.5M
FY2022▼ -3%
Total liabilities
$60.4M
FY2022▼ -4%
Total revenue
$31.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$31.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$28.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$25K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$88.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 340
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 440
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $22.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Real Estate Projects

Provides properties that are sensitive to the unique needs and environment necessary for artists, arts organizations, and arts venues, through wholly, or partially-owned limited partnerships which own commercial and/or residential properties.

$19.3Mprogram expense
02

Consulting and Strategic Partnerships

Provides a computerized registry and handout of spaces available for rent or purchase; consulting services to arts organizations and individual artists around the country; support on real estate development projects, community building, diversity in the arts, and neighborhood development and the arts.

$1.7Mprogram expense
03

Development

Develops artists' live/work space and cultural facilities with both public agencies and private groups by involvement in real estate projects as project coordinator, developer, co-developer, and general contractor; informs and educates the general public and key decision makers about projects and issues related to artists, space and art…

$1.2Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CArtspace Projects INC
EINHdr · item D41-1350071
Principal addressHdr · item CMinneapolis, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.artspace.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1978
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A900)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1984

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a40
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b40
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$248,606Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$211,860Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP, Properties
$202,648Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP, Consulting
$192,136Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP, National Advancement
$164,604Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$156,877Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Government Relations
$147,106Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Asset Management
$114,494Pt VII · Sec A

L Kelley Lindquist’s $272K as President is at the 34th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
L Kelley Lindquist$271,989$239,316$248,606$226,084$224,441
William Law$201,793$201,610$211,860$204,002$203,690
Greg Handberg$192,998$202,648$191,803$176,186
Greg Handberg Until Dec$192,988
Wendy Holmes$150,212$189,398$192,136$184,017$183,691
Kathleen Kvern$156,404$156,395$164,604$151,430$142,461
Beth Chalmers$163,460
Steve Stanley$156,877$147,028$129,697

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$16.4M · 52%
Contributions & grants$14.2M · 45%
Investment income$510K · 2%
Other revenue$175K · 1%
Program service revenue52%$16.4M
Contributions & grants45%$14.2M
Investment income2%$510K
Other revenue1%$175K
— government grantsLn 1e$8.8M
Total revenueLn 12$31.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.02
Program services92%$28.8M
Management & general6%$1.8M
Fundraising2%$589K
Total functional expensesLn 25$31.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$8.0M
Total assetsLn 16$88.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$60.4M
Total net assetsLn 32$28.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.1

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10.1M
Grants paid · 13 grants · $5.6M · 2020–2024
The Cowles CenterMN · FY2024$278,939
Unitemized GrantFY2024$75,000
Rosy Simas Danse INCMN · FY2024$75,000
Racing MagpieSD · FY2024$75,000
Little Eagle Arts FoundationWI · FY2024$75,000
The Cowles CenterMN · FY2023$1,930,101
The Cowles CenterMN · FY2022$734,479
The Cowles CenterMN · FY2021$1,636,057
The Cowles CenterMN · FY2021$10,000
The Cowles CenterMN · FY2020$502,841

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$32.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$29.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$31.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$34.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$23.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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