Flying V is a performing arts organization that creates intersectional niche-based art to provide spaces of belonging to artists and audiences. We share and interpret modern mythologies that affirm individuals unique identities and their relationship to the world. Our work and how we create it is rooted in care for and accountability to those same individuals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$40K 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $60K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% 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
$249K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$278K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$26K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$249K
FY2021▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$269K
FY2021$249K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$288K
FY2024$349K
FY2025$332K
Expenses
$278K
FY2021▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$215K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$287K
FY2023$295K
FY2024$359K
FY2025$331K
Net assets
$26K
FY2021▼ -64%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021$26K
FY2022$28K
FY2023$21K
FY2024$15K
FY2025$17K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2014-05-15). 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

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $203K Management & general 25% · $71K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$39,814Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexandra Kelly Colburn’s $42K as Executive Director is at the 37th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alexandra Kelly Colburn$42,000$31,661————
Katherine Offutt———$32,675$39,814$31,087
Katherine Ross——$37,000———
Jason Schlafstein—————$20,026
Jonathan Rubin—————$4,704

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

Creates intersectional art exploring modern mythologies to foster belonging and affirm individual identities.

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3 programs · $24K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Flying V Fights

Back! Flying v mounted its first narrative professional wrestling since 2019 event in november of 2021. 32 technicians and performers performed a high stakes villians-meet-heroes story (by means of professional wrestling) for 114 audience members.

$11Kprogram expense
02

The Game

Live! The fights division of flying v generated the game live - a digitally PRODUCED/EDITED show that brought FV company members and professional wrestlers together "in the ring and "at the table" where they experienced a wacky tabletop-gaming, body-slamming, pile-driving, role-playing wrestling experience.

$9Kprogram expense
03

Podcast programming paperless pulp series 2RELEASED in the late spring of 2021, flying V'S second series of our pulp noir podcast was very well received, and to date has over 800 individual unique downloads.

$4Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$249K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$165K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Other incomeLn 4–11$115
Money outPt IX
$278K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Managementcol C$71K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$26K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K
Total assetsLn 16$32K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$165K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Other incomeLn 4–11$115
Total revenueLn 12$249K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$32K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$32K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$26K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$82K$32K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$72K$26K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$40K$6K$30K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$73K$73K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$7K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$134K$102K$32K$228
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$278K$203K$71K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $332K$331K$2K$17K 990 PDF
FY2024 $349K$359K−$10K$15K 990 PDF
FY2023 $288K$295K−$8K$21K 990 PDF
FY2022 $264K$287K−$23K$28K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $249K$278K−$29K$26K 990 PDF
FY2020 $269K$215K$54K$72K 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 $248,797 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $168,171$164,537
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $100,118$84,139
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,151$115
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $269,446$248,797
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 $51,113$39,814
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $164,108$238,052
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $215,221$277,866
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,225−$29,069
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 $248,797 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$164,537
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$164,537
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $84,139$84,139
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $6$6
VIII-5 RoyaltiesUnrelated business $45$45
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $70$70
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $84,139 · Unrelated business $51 · Excluded from tax $70$248,797
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $277,866 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,972 · Management $29,861 · Fundraising $3,981$39,814
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $73,280$73,280
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,935$2,935
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,224 · Management $8,585$15,809
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $101,584 · Management $32,231 · Fundraising $228$134,043
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,985$11,985
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $202,980 · Management $70,677 · Fundraising $4,209$277,866
Part X · Balance sheet $32,270 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,005$32,270
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,800$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $81,805$32,270
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,252$6,597
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,252$6,597
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $71,553$25,673
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $81,805$32,270
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,673 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$248,797
XI-2 Total expenses$277,866
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$29,069
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$71,553
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$16,811
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,673

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