1520 Arts FY2023 filing

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S Salt Lake, UT501(c)(3)Since 2013Arts & CultureEIN 45-4214752Revenue $312K in FY2023

On file with the IRS1520arts.org2505 S State St, 84115-3109 · S Salt Lake, UTTax-exempt since Aug 2013Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Mentor underprivileged through dance, art, and education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$31K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$31K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$106K
98% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 98% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$312K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$295K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$2K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$312K
FY2023▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$232K
FY2022$262K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$415K
FY2025$389K
Expenses
$295K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$220K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$295K
FY2024$376K
FY2025$357K
Net assets
$2K
FY2023▲ +116%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2K
FY2022−$15K
FY2023$2K
FY2024$22K
FY2025$54K

From the FY2023 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 Aug 2013.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $295K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $31K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$30,525Pt VII · Sec A
Design Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joshua Perkins’s $49K as CEO is at the 43rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Joshua Perkins$48,580$45,270$30,525$34,075$38,400
Josie Marine—$300———

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 dance through performances, education, training, and mentoring for the underprivileged.

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3 programs · $295K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Dance performances, benefited about 10,000 people

$148Kprogram expense
02

Dance classes, education, training, mentoring

$94Kprogram expense
03

After school programs, benefited about 3,000 people

$53Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$312K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$164K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$148K
Money outPt IX
$295K
Ln 25
Programscol B$295K
Owns and owesPt X
$2K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$148K
Government grantsLn 1e$53K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$164K
Total revenueLn 12$312K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
Other assetsLn 15$55K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
Net assetsLn 32$2K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$28K
Total assetsLn 16$93K$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K$106K
Net assetsLn 32−$15K$2K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$31K$31K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$57K$57K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$168K$168K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$295K$295K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $389K$357K$32K$54K 990 PDF
FY2024 $415K$376K$39K$22K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $312K$295K$18K$2K 990 PDF
FY2022 $262K$279K−$17K−$15K 990 PDF
FY2021 $232K$220K$12K$2K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $312,275 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $118,868$147,802
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $143,579$164,473
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $262,447$312,275
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 $109,279$94,120
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $170,176$200,609
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $279,455$294,729
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,008$17,546
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $312,275 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$53,125
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,677
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$147,802
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $164,473 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$164,473
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $164,473 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$312,275
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $294,729 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,525$30,525
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,295$57,295
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,300$6,300
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,557$27,557
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,922$1,922
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $168,355$168,355
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,775$2,775
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $294,729 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$294,729
Part X · Balance sheet $108,537 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,522$28,484
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,680$20,617
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,636$4,636
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $54,800$54,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $92,638$108,537
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $20,000$20,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $57,872$56,225
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $107,772$106,125
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$15,134$2,412
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $92,638$108,537
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,412 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$312,275
XI-2 Total expenses$294,729
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,546
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$15,134
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,412

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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