To provide creative guidance, Mentorship, and financial support to young and emerging performing artists in the santa barbara area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
11¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $28K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
11%
of spending
Concern: 11% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $36K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$318K
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$67K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$98K
To programs
11%
Net assets
$367K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$67K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$124K
FY2023$179K
FY2024$83K
FY2025$67K
Expenses
$98K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$156K
FY2021$169K
FY2023$257K
FY2024$137K
FY2025$98K
Net assets
$367K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$707K
FY2021$664K
FY2023$494K
FY2024$397K
FY2025$367K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2014-01-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2014.

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

Where the money goes

11 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 11% · $11K Management & general 88% · $86K Fundraising 1% · $1K

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; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$35,600Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rene Garcia-Hernandez’s $36K as Executive Dir. is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Rene Garcia-Hernandez$35,600$34,766$69,083

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

Provides arts education, studio access, and performance opportunities through scholarships and subsidies.

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1 program · $11K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Arts mentorship program creates opportunities for growth, and access to a state of the art studio and performance space through our scholarship programs, our all access no limits programs, and our rent subsidy program.

$11Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $85K · 2019–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$37,012
Unitemized GrantFY2020$24,575
Unitemized GrantFY2019$23,713

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$67K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Money outPt IX
$98K
Ln 25
Programscol B$11K
Managementcol C$86K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$367K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K
Total assetsLn 16$685K
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$67K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$111K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$112K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$573K
Other assetsLn 15$2
Total assetsLn 16$685K
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K
Net assetsLn 32$367K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K$112K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$595K$573K
Total assetsLn 16$725K$685K
LiabilitiesLn 26$327K$318K
Net assetsLn 32$397K$367K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$36K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$103$103
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$343$343
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$4K$2K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$470$470
Total functional expensesLn 25$98K$11K$86K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $67K$98K−$30K$367K 990 PDF
FY2024 $83K$137K−$55K$397K 990 PDF
FY2023 $179K$257K−$78K$494K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $124K$169K−$45K$664K 990 PDF
FY2020 $225K$156K$69K$707K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $67,261 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $82,788$56,610
I-9 Program service revenue$10,643
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36$8
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $82,824$67,261
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $52,638$50,900
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $84,714$46,812
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $137,352$97,712
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$54,528−$30,451
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $67,261 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,610
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$56,610
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,643$10,643
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8$8
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,643 · Excluded from tax $8$67,261
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $97,712 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $35,600$35,600
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $11,267$11,267
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,033$4,033
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $103$103
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,250$5,250
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,820$5,820
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $343$343
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,113$1,113
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,935$1,935
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $21,826$21,826
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,188$2,188
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,366 · Management $2,045 · Fundraising $1,353$7,764
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $470$470
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,529 · Management $85,830 · Fundraising $1,353$97,712
Part X · Balance sheet $685,347 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,109$1,728
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $110,662$110,662
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $594,781$572,955
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$2
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $724,552$685,347
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,667$27,321
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $300,549$291,141
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $327,216$318,462
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $397,336$366,885
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $724,552$685,347
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $366,885 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$67,261
XI-2 Total expenses$97,712
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$30,451
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$397,336
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$366,885

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