To promote the practice, education and participation of music and arts as a vehicle of social action and community development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$204K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$196K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$10K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$204K
FY2023▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$156K
FY2022$176K
FY2023$204K
FY2024$202K
FY2025$227K
Expenses
$196K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$151K
FY2022$186K
FY2023$196K
FY2024$203K
FY2025$218K
Net assets
$10K
FY2023▲ +458%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$12K
FY2022$2K
FY2023$10K
FY2024$9K
FY2025$18K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · 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.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $141K Management & general 28% · $55K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and Artistic Dir
$40,156Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Assistant
$27,629Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$10,080Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, Treasurer
$2,750Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Adriana Linares’s $44K as President and Artistic Dir is at the 39th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Adriana Linares$44,114$37,933$40,156$42,908$44,641
Lisa Paino$25,688$25,290$27,629$26,287$26,920
Franklin Nino$4,815$9,377$10,080$6,616—
Alfredo Perez$2,900$3,200$2,750$2,400$2,600

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes music and arts for social action and community development.

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1 program · $141K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Arconet's programs and projects provide vast opportunities for children and youth in the community we serve. Our efforts and more than 70% of our resources were devoted to improve and expand our PROGRAMS/PROJECTS to empower students and children with artistic, musical, educational, cultural and social activities.

$141Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$204K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$204K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Money outPt IX
$196K
Ln 25
Programscol B$141K
Managementcol C$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$10K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15K
Total assetsLn 16$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194
Fees for servicesLn 2g$204K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Total revenueLn 12$204K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15K
Total assetsLn 16$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$10K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$17K$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$2K$10K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$29K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$2K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$95K$94K$845
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$838$838
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$786$786
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64$64
Total functional expensesLn 25$196K$141K$55K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $227K$218K$9K$18K 990 PDF
FY2024 $202K$203K−$1K$9K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $204K$196K$8K$10K 990 PDF
FY2022 $176K$186K−$10K$2K 990 PDF
FY2021 $156K$151K$6K$12K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $204,125 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,520$194
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $171,936$203,923
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9$8
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $176,465$204,125
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 $74,060$75,684
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $112,328$120,039
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $186,388$195,723
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,923$8,402
Part VI · Governance 5 of 8 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $204,125 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$194
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$194
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $203,923$203,923
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8$8
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $203,923 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8$204,125
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $195,723 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,682 · Management $41,291$69,973
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,342 · Management $3,369$5,711
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,869$1,869
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $94,270 · Management $845$95,115
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,594$4,594
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $838$838
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,770$14,770
IX-17 TravelPrograms $786$786
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,003$2,003
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64$64
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $140,914 · Management $54,809 · Fundraising $0$195,723
Part X · Balance sheet $14,786 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,400$9,666
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,112$5,120
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,706$14,786
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,872$4,550
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,872$4,550
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,834$10,236
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,834$10,236
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,706$14,786
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,236 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$204,125
XI-2 Total expenses$195,723
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,402
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,834
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,236

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