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The Foundry Art Centre

IRS exemption revoked

St Charles, MOUnknown exempt organization EIN 43-1948556Revenue $385K in FY2020

On file with the IRS520 North Main Center · St Charles, MO

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Regional interdiscipline Art center

86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2020
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2020, 6 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$43K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $21
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$385K
Spent
$456K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2024

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $392K Management & general 7% · $31K Fundraising 7% · $33K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $43K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Melissa Whitwam
Executive Director
$43,307Pt VII · Sec A
Lorna Frahm
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fred C Dyer
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Ann Ohms
Ex-Offico
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Borgmeyer
Ex-Offico
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jason Kuhl
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Promotes and exhibits diverse regional art through interdisciplinary projects.

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1 program · $392K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Presentation of visual and performing arts through curated exhibits, juried competions, multi-cultural exhibitions and concerts for adults and children multi-disciplined artists educate in glass studios by allowing the public to view, create, and interact with them. Rent is reduced because the artists are required to give seminars.

$392Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2020$21
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$385K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$222K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$163K
Money outPt IX
$456K
Ln 25
Programscol B$392K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$222K
Government grantsLn 1e$174K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$163K
Total revenueLn 12$385K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Total assetsLn 16$406K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K$0
Net assetsLn 32$354K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$43K$43K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$146K$108K$19K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$0$11K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$16K$0$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$200K$200K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$456K$392K$31K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest Viewing $385K$456K−$72K$0 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $384,522 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $139,127$221,579
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $356,620$162,943
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $273$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $496,020$384,522
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $225,114$204,597
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $310,505$251,533
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $535,619$456,130
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$39,599−$71,608
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $384,522 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $162,943 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,688
VIII-1e Government grants$174,150
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$39,741
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$221,579
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $162,943 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$384,522
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $456,130 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,307 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$43,307
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $108,203 · Management $18,939 · Fundraising $18,939$146,081
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,167 · Management $1,521 · Fundraising $1,521$15,209
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,548 · Fundraising $0$10,548
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,889 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,889
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,469 · Management $0 · Fundraising $12,640$29,109
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $199,987 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$199,987
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $392,022 · Management $31,008 · Fundraising $33,100$456,130
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 6 lines filed
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,885$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $406,454$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $50,457$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,147$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $354,307$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $406,454$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$384,522
XI-2 Total expenses$456,130
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$71,608
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$354,307
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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