To provide excellent fine arts programs and instruction for homeschool students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 47 volunteers and 2 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
Download 990
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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 4% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $74K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 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
$278K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$289K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$117K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$278K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$169K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$260K
FY2025$278K
Expenses
$289K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$201K
FY2024$241K
FY2025$289K
Net assets
$117K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$102K
FY2022$84K
FY2023$109K
FY2024$128K
FY2025$117K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2014.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $203K Management & general 30% · $86K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $59K 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
President
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
$10,680Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Evens’s $48K as President is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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
Lisa Evens$48,000————
Lisa Evans—$48,000$48,000$44,000$48,000
Catherine Callari$10,680$9,660———
Cathy Callari————$500

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

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1 program · $203K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide concert band and string orchestra programs to homeschool students.

$203Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$74K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $69K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$34,700
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,750
Unitemized GrantFY2023$16,900
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$278K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$147K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$289K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Managementcol C$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$117K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K
Total assetsLn 16$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$147K
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$278K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$112K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$112K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$117K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 647
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$125K$112K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$128K$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$4K
Net assetsLn 32$128K$117K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$41K$41K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$28K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$29K$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$74K$74K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$11K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$8K$763
Total functional expensesLn 25$289K$203K$86K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 13, 2026 $278K$289K−$11K$117K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 29, 2024 $260K$241K$19K$128K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2023 $225K$201K$24K$109K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2023 $178K$84K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2021 $169K$102K 990 PDF

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 $278,060 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $121,467$128,175
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $107,965$146,694
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$21
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,965$3,170
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $260,397$278,060
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $16,900$41,450
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $90,402$91,918
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $134,132$155,797
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $241,434$289,165
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,963−$11,105
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $278,060 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,402
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$117,773
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$128,175
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $146,694$146,694
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21$21
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,024$2,024
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,146$1,146
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $147,840 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,045$278,060
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $289,165 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $41,450$41,450
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,400 · Management $28,400$56,800
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,430 · Management $14,430$28,860
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,129 · Management $3,129$6,258
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,276$4,276
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $73,592$73,592
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,330$2,330
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $19,351$19,351
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,128$6,128
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,635$17,635
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,454$1,454
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,744$2,744
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,026 · Management $8,486$19,512
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,012 · Management $763$8,775
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $202,748 · Management $86,417 · Fundraising $0$289,165
Part X · Balance sheet $120,467 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $125,051$111,729
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,636$8,738
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $127,687$120,467
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,885
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$3,885
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $127,687$116,582
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $127,687$116,582
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $127,687$120,467
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $116,582 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$278,060
XI-2 Total expenses$289,165
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,105
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$127,687
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$116,582

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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