Craft Alliance empowers you to experience the Craft of our time by exhibiting artists' work, educating all levels of students, and offering free classes and family programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$93K 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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FY2021 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $95K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $320K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$899K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2021▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$899K
FY2021▲ +147%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$364K
FY2021$899K
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$710K
FY2025$466K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Feb 1976.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $910K Management & general 15% · $191K Fundraising 13% · $171K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$93,177Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Exhibits art, educates students, and offers free classes and family programs to experience contemporary craft.

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3 programs · $780K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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 education center, approximately 1,100 tuition-paying students are served.

$452Kprogram expense
02

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.

$176Kprogram expense
03

The organization's community outreach programs offer free in-depth art experiences to more than 1,749 school children and high school students each year primarily from urban schools with sharply reduced art curriculums.

$152Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$320K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$946K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$386K
Other incomeLn 4–11$276K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$910K
Managementcol C$191K
Fundraisingcol D$171K
Owns and owesPt X
$899K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$867K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$386K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$199K
Investment incomeLn 3$946K
Other incomeLn 4–11$276K
Gains on assetsLn 7$945K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$318K
SavingsLn 2$550K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$867K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$150K
Other assetsLn 15$916K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$899K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 578
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$872K$867K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$125K$150K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$364K$899K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$39K$19K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$593K$491K$17K$85K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$8K$6K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$51K$25K$19K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$221$221
Accounting feesLn 11c$50K$50K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$35K$27K$3K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$52K$30K$13K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$82K$47K$34K
OccupancyLn 16$125K$113K$10K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$926$508$113
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$20K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$10K$6K$228
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$53K$2K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$64K$47K$2K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$910K$191K$171K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.7M−$244K$466K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.9M−$785K$710K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.8M−$348K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$1.5M$944K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.8M$1.3M$535K$899K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.4M$466K$364K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,806,668 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,341,482$385,646
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $377,246$198,662
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$2,995$945,951
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $181,721$276,409
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,897,454$1,806,668
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 $871,532$755,588
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $559,678$516,339
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,431,210$1,271,927
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $466,244$534,741
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,806,668 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $63,137 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$41,776
VIII-1c Fundraising events$24,716
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$319,154
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$385,646
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $198,662$198,662
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,130$1,130
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $944,821$944,821
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $213,272$213,272
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $475,071 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $945,951$1,806,668
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,271,927 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,644 · Management $19,322 · Fundraising $38,644$96,610
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $491,091 · Management $16,996 · Fundraising $84,639$592,726
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,670 · Management $5,915 · Fundraising $2,105$15,690
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,717 · Management $19,061 · Fundraising $6,784$50,562
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $221$221
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $50,400$50,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,521 · Management $2,554 · Fundraising $5,718$34,793
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,389 · Management $12,623 · Fundraising $9,098$52,110
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $47,396 · Management $34,216$81,612
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $113,156 · Management $9,572 · Fundraising $2,449$125,177
IX-17 TravelPrograms $926 · Management $508 · Fundraising $113$1,547
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,803 · Management $9,873$29,676
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,946 · Management $5,769 · Fundraising $228$15,943
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,910 · Management $1,708 · Fundraising $5,791$60,409
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $46,800 · Management $2,189 · Fundraising $15,462$64,451
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $909,969 · Management $190,927 · Fundraising $171,031$1,271,927
Part X · Balance sheet $2,366,078 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $346,829$317,517
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $524,825$549,829
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $690,796$353,096
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $68,404$66,143
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,431$14,267
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $124,785$149,651
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$915,575
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,769,070$2,366,078
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $83,541$110,869
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $22,843$46,594
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $320,400$3,411
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $977,953$1,306,130
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,404,737$1,467,004
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$341,264$532,340
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $705,597$366,734
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $364,333$899,074
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,769,070$2,366,078
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $899,074 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,806,668
XI-2 Total expenses$1,271,927
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$534,741
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$364,333
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$899,074

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