Funding local Arts organizations

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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.
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$65K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$570K
Spent
$488K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$128K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$570K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$570K
FY2021$489K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$699K
FY2025$758K
Expenses
$488K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$488K
FY2021$472K
FY2023$572K
FY2024$653K
FY2025$752K
Net assets
$128K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$128K
FY2021$146K
FY2023$64K
FY2024$139K
FY2025$144K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Nov 1982.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $459K Management & general 6% · $27K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patrick Calder-Carriere’s $38K as Executive Di is at the 32nd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Laura Seeter—$63,824—
Laura Seter——$63,824
Patrick Calder-Carriere$37,500——

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

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1 program · $459K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The region 2 arts council provides money and assistance to local and regional individuals and organizations as well as providing a newsletter for the communities it serves related to the arts.

$459Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60K
Grants paid · 92 grants · $1.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$83,253
Bemidji Symphony OrchestraMN · FY2024$25,000
Lake of the Woods Art GuildMN · FY2024$22,000
Loon Country Arts CollectiveMN · FY2024$18,000
Clear Waters Life CenterMN · FY2024$18,000
Nemeth Art CenterMN · FY2024$18,000
Northern Artist AssociationMN · FY2024$15,026
Hubbard County DacMN · FY2024$12,000
Heartland Arts IncorporatedMN · FY2024$11,000
Bemidji State UniversityFY2024$7,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$570K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$569K
Investment incomeLn 3$728
Money outPt IX
$488K
Ln 25
Programscol B$459K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$128K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$132K
Total assetsLn 16$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$569K
Government grantsLn 1e$444K
Investment incomeLn 3$728
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$570K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$75K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$132K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
Net assetsLn 32$128K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K$132K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$75K$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$65K
Net assetsLn 32$46K$128K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$236K$236K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$50K$50K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$126K$110K$15K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$15K$2K$173
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$1K$97
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$209
Information technologyLn 14$691$601$90
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$6K$936
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$605
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$938$816$122
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$196
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$18K$394
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$353
Total functional expensesLn 25$488K$459K$27K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $758K$752K$6K$144K 990 PDF
FY2024 $699K$653K$46K$139K 990 PDF
FY2023 $479K$572K−$93K$64K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $489K$472K$18K$146K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $570K$488K$82K$128K 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 $569,965 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $511,046$569,237
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,186$728
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,204$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $515,436$569,965
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $294,488$285,804
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $146,877$153,027
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $46,359$49,013
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $487,724$487,844
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $27,712$82,121
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $569,965 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$444,164
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$125,073
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$569,237
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $728$728
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $728$569,965
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $487,844 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $236,155$236,155
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $49,649$49,649
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $109,624 · Management $15,120 · Fundraising $1,260$126,004
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,099 · Management $2,083 · Fundraising $173$17,355
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,411 · Management $1,160 · Fundraising $97$9,668
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,008$6,008
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,398 · Management $209$1,607
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $601 · Management $90$691
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,264 · Management $936$7,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,047 · Management $605$4,652
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $816 · Management $122$938
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,308 · Management $196$1,504
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,635 · Management $394$18,029
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,031 · Management $353$3,384
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $459,038 · Management $27,276 · Fundraising $1,530$487,844
Part X · Balance sheet $193,565 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,322$56,829
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,090$75,288
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$60,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,950$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,387$1,448
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $74,749$193,565
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,067$2,847
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $24,431$37,846
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,498$65,193
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $46,251$128,372
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $46,251$128,372
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $74,749$193,565
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $128,372 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$569,965
XI-2 Total expenses$487,844
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$82,121
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$46,251
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$128,372

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