Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1976.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
72 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
21 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.
Bryan Knicely’s $137K as Executive Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Knicely | $136,739 | $66,500 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Witzling Thru 63023 | — | — | $123,044 | — | — | — |
| Mark Witzling | — | — | — | $97,540 | $93,177 | $91,350 |
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 Craft Alliance 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
Exhibits art, educates students, and offers free classes and family programs to experience contemporary craft.
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Education Center
Craft alliance offers classes and workshops designed for all ages and skill levels in the media of contemporary craft. In the organization's two education centers, approximately 2,700 tuition-paying students are served.
Gallery shop- craft alliance's gallery shop sells the work of regional and national artists, offering the public the opportunity to buy original art at affordable prices, and supports artists by giving them a venue to sell their work.
The organization's community outreach programs offer free in-depth art experiences to more than 1,500 school children and high school students each year primarily from urban schools with sharply reduced art curriculums. The organization also provides classes for adults with disabilities.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $310K | $872K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $289K | $125K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.2M | $1.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.3M | $1.4M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | −$102K | $364K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $92K | $37K | $18K | $37K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $708K | $531K | $91K | $86K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $15K | $9K | $4K | $2K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $56K | $33K | $16K | $7K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $677 | $677 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $18K | $18K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $35K | $27K | $4K | $4K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $74K | $59K | $5K | $10K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $201K | $164K | $23K | $13K |
| TravelLn 17 | $8K | $8K | $19 | $719 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $41K | $38K | $3K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $33K | $27K | $6K | $299 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $110K | $55K | $48K | $7K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $38K | $45K | −$7K | $76 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.4M | $1.0M | $231K | $168K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 22, 2026 | $1.5M | $1.7M | −$244K | $466K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 27, 2025 | $1.1M | $1.9M | −$785K | $710K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 4, 2024 | $1.4M | $1.8M | −$348K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 13, 2023 | $2.5M | $1.5M | $944K | $1.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 18, 2022 | $1.8M | $1.3M | $535K | $899K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 24, 2021 | $1.9M | $1.4M | $466K | $364K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,897,454 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,897,454 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,431,210 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,769,070 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $364,333 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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