Provide educational and technological services to community, schools, and agencies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$114K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $125K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$114K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
94% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 94% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$734K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$691K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$60K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$734K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$890K
FY2022$779K
FY2023$687K
FY2024$734K
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$691K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$898K
FY2022$919K
FY2023$642K
FY2024$691K
FY2025$954K
Net assets
$60K
FY2024▲ +256%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$85K
FY2022−$55K
FY2023$17K
FY2024$60K
FY2025$744K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 May 1974.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $623K Management & general 8% · $54K Fundraising 2% · $14K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $114K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
(former) Executive Director
$87,458Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$27,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice - President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kechia Smith’s $37K as Executive Director is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Juan Tabb—$87,458$79,667$39,000—
David Sullivan$30,000$27,000——$80,750
Kechia Smith$36,667————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Offers educational and tech services to communities, schools, and agencies.

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3 programs · $623K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Combat is a program funded by a jackson county anti-drug tax to reduce or eliminate violance and substence abuse among our most troubled youth. Artstech uses fine art strategies to deliver youth development programming.

$363Kprogram expense
02

Teens in transition is a life-skills based employment program for a select group identified by hte KC nova police audit as already engaging in or being at high risk for exposure to criminal violence. They are diverse in age, geneder and gang affiliation. They attend the program 11 hours per week.

$242Kprogram expense
03

Artstech is the fiscal sponsor for the social service component of KC nova (kansas city no violence alliance) KC nova is composed of teh KC police department, city of kansas city, jackson county prosecutor, fbi, and aft to offer a focused detterence initiative to reduce violence.

$18Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$734K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$596K
Other incomeLn 4–11$132K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Money outPt IX
$691K
Ln 25
Programscol B$623K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$60K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$596K
Government grantsLn 1e$331K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$167
Other incomeLn 4–11$132K
Total revenueLn 12$734K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$159K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$159K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$825K
Other assetsLn 15$466
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$60K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 567
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$245K$159K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$842K$825K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$17K$60K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$114K$103K$9K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$122K$110K$10K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$273$68
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$17K$1K$369
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$31K$3K$686
OccupancyLn 16$71K$64K$6K$1K
TravelLn 17$125$112$10$3
InterestLn 20$77K$70K$5K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$27K$2K$591
InsuranceLn 23$22K$20K$2K$449
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$187K$168K$15K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$11K$948$237
Total functional expensesLn 25$691K$623K$54K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$954K$684K$744K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $734K$691K$43K$60K 990 PDF
FY2023 $687K$642K$45K$17K 990 PDF
FY2022 $779K$919K−$139K−$55K 990 PDF
FY2021 $890K$898K−$8K$85K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $734,214 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $604,685$595,667
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,775$6,745
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $310$167
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49,416$131,635
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $687,186$734,214
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $262,338$258,649
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $379,392$432,516
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $641,730$691,165
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,456$43,049
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $734,214 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $883 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$331,103
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$264,564
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$595,667
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,745$6,745
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $167$167
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $19,249$19,249
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $40,096$40,096
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $71,407$71,407
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $98,284 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $40,263$734,214
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $691,165 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $103,012 · Management $9,157 · Fundraising $2,289$114,458
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,085 · Management $9,785 · Fundraising $2,447$122,317
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,070 · Management $273 · Fundraising $68$3,411
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,617 · Management $1,477 · Fundraising $369$18,463
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $30,861 · Management $2,743 · Fundraising $686$34,290
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,514 · Management $5,646 · Fundraising $1,411$70,571
IX-17 TravelPrograms $112 · Management $10 · Fundraising $3$125
IX-20 InterestPrograms $69,926 · Management $5,294 · Fundraising $1,323$76,543
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,589 · Management $2,364 · Fundraising $591$29,544
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,203 · Management $1,796 · Fundraising $449$22,448
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $168,432 · Management $14,973 · Fundraising $3,742$187,147
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,663 · Management $948 · Fundraising $237$11,848
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $623,084 · Management $54,466 · Fundraising $13,615$691,165
Part X · Balance sheet $1,086,422 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $244,945$158,650
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,445$102,526
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $841,782$824,780
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $466$466
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,088,638$1,086,422
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,860$12,874
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $145,378$145,378
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,071,828$1,026,563
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,810−$82,841
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$142,700
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,810$59,859
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,088,638$1,086,422
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $59,859 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$734,214
XI-2 Total expenses$691,165
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,049
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,810
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$59,859

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