Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1966.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
15 people listed on the 990.
Tim Peterson’s $61K as Executive Director is at the 56th 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
| Name | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Peterson | $60,610 | $60,564 |
| Rachel Haider | $2,345 | — |
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.
See Northfield Arts Guild executive salaries →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 classes, performances, concerts, and gallery space to inspire artistic participation.
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Education
The guild offers developmental, sequenced classes for all levels of students in theater, dance, music, and visual arts. Key programs include clay program, dance program, and classes in visual arts. In its 35TH year, the youth people's theater workshop again offered two in person three-week workshops.
Theatre Productions
The 64TH theater season included five plays: the matchmaker, the merry wives of windsor, the childrens hour, sweet charity, & castastrophe 4. Over 200 volunteered in the cast or crew in addition to many more who helped out as ushers and box office attendants.
Gallery and Shop
The gallery exhibited high quality visual arts of over 100 adult artists plus hundreds more from northfield area schools. There were also several exhibitions in satellite gallery spaces. The shop sold works from over 100 regional artists. There were over 6,000 visitors to the gallery and shop.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $25K | $25K | $25K | $25K | $20K |
| Given inLn 1b | $5K |
| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $425K | $314K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $260K | $234K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $943K | $837K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $29K | $38K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $914K | $798K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $245K | $183K | $61K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $19K | $19K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $13K | $13K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $74K | $61K | $7K | $5K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $12K | $4K | $8K | $547 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $24K | $6K | $12K | $6K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $15K | $1K | $14K | |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $9K | $9K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $66K | $16K | $47K | $2K |
| TravelLn 17 | $893 | $457 | $436 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $762 | $10 | $752 | |
| InterestLn 20 | $3 | $3 | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $33K | $33K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $10K | $2K | $8K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $20K | $11K | $9K | $819 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $12K | $9K | $4K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $553K | $355K | $183K | $15K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 11, 2026 | $476K | $524K | −$48K | $780K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 28, 2025 | $399K | $553K | −$153K | $798K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2024 | $651K | $493K | $159K | $914K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2023 | $487K | $449K | $38K | $737K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 19, 2022 | $393K | $323K | $70K | $741K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 22, 2021 | $416K | $433K | −$16K | $629K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $399,410 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $399,410 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $552,844 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $836,750 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $798,253 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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