Twelve Gates Arts FY2020 filing

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 45-2976134Revenue $144K in FY2020

On file with the IRStwelvegatesarts.org106 N 2nd St, 19106-1902 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Sep 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Twelve Gates Arts, established in 2011, is a non-profit organization based in philadelphia, pennsylvania. The "Gates" refer to the fortified Gates that walled many ancient cities- inside which lay the heart of each city's art and culture. Twelve Gates Arts aims to promote south & west asian diasporic artistic voices within the local cultural landscape.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $74K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$144K
Spent
$132K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$79K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$144K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$144K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$223K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$311K
FY2025$312K
Expenses
$132K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$161K
FY2022$187K
FY2023$258K
FY2024$306K
FY2025$315K
Net assets
$79K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$79K
FY2021$123K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$216K
FY2025$213K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2012.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $86K Management & general 34% · $44K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Dir/Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aisha Zia Khan’s $75K as Exec Dir./PR is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Aisha Zia Khan$75,000$69,996$64,992$65,000$50,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes South & West Asian diasporic artistic voices in the local cultural landscape.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Twelve gates arts aims to showcase international multidisciplinary arts bound by the sensibilities of a diasporic identity, especially the south asian identity, and to create and promote projects in the community that cross geographic and cultural boundaries.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$74K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $92K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,714
Unitemized GrantFY2023$48,930
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,271
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,199

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$144K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$91K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Money outPt IX
$132K
Ln 25
Programscol B$86K
Managementcol C$44K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$79K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$91K
Government grantsLn 1e$91K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Total revenueLn 12$144K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$62K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$79K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K$62K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$66K$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$66K$79K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$900$900
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$69K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$10K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$132K$86K$44K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $312K$315K−$3K$213K 990 PDF
FY2024 $311K$306K$6K$216K 990 PDF
FY2023 $309K$258K$51K$210K 990 PDF
FY2022 $223K$187K$36K$159K 990 PDF
FY2021 $205K$161K$44K$123K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $144K$132K$12K$79K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $143,741 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $63,657$90,899
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $48,905$52,842
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,266$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $148,828$143,741
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $37,990$40,551
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $106,083$91,192
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $144,073$131,743
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,755$11,998
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $143,741 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$90,899
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$90,899
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $52,842$52,842
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,842$143,741
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $131,743 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $37,500$37,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,051$3,051
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $900$900
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,459$1,459
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,113$1,113
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,863$1,863
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,961$2,961
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,314$2,314
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,619$68,619
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,213 · Fundraising $1,750$11,963
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,581 · Management $44,412 · Fundraising $1,750$131,743
Part X · Balance sheet $78,770 assets, 7 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,110; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,432$61,747
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $800$800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,074$15,113
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,416$78,770
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $66,416$78,770
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,416$78,770
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $78,770 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$143,741
XI-2 Total expenses$131,743
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,998
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$66,416
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$78,770

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

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