Five Points Arts' mission is to champion and nurture artists at all stages of their careers and to empower a diverse community through the presentation of inspiring exhibitions and educational initiatives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$24K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $752K a year · 53% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$24K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$196K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$730K
Spent
$344K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$730K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$730K
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$887K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$344K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$344K
FY2021$499K
FY2022$769K
FY2023$776K
FY2024$935K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $185K Management & general 36% · $123K Fundraising 10% · $36K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $24K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$23,718Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Judith McElhone’s $51K as Executive Dir. is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Judith McElhone$51,218$51,218$38,718$23,718$23,718

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports artists and empowers communities through exhibitions and arts education.

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3 programs · $185K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Five Points Arts finalized the purchase of the former University of Connecticut Torrington campus on June 30, 2020. The 30,000 sq. ft. building and surrounding 90 acres has been transformed into the Five Points Art Center.

$171Kprogram expense
02

The Five Points University of Hartford/Hartford Art School Launchpad supports emerging artists by providing affordable shared studio spaces above Five Points Gallery. In addition to workspace, the initiative offers a mentorship program, a serious arts community, gallery management experience and a Five Points Gallery exhibition…

$12Kprogram expense
03

The Five Points Annex, an expansion of the Five Points, Hartford Art School / University of Hartford Launchpad program, is an affordable community pop-up gallery managed by the Launchpad artists.

$3Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$730K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$681K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$344K
Ln 25
Programscol B$185K
Managementcol C$123K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$410K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$681K
Government grantsLn 1e$87K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$361
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$730K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$120K
SavingsLn 2$291K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$410K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$791
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$630K
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 625
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$457K$410K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6$791
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K$630K
Total assetsLn 16$526K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$196K
Net assetsLn 32$526K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$24K$10K$10K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$136K$83K$48K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$8K$5K$850
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$5K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$72K$72K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$22K$2K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$8K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$1K$739
Total functional expensesLn 25$344K$185K$123K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$935K$571K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$776K$498K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $887K$769K$119K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$499K$2.2M$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $730K$344K$386K$1.0M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $730,221 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $355,972$681,423
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $67,998$34,858
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $837$361
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,108$13,579
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $426,915$730,221
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $81,578$173,757
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $115,605$170,336
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $197,183$344,093
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $229,732$386,128
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $730,221 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$87,417
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$594,006
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$30,235
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$681,423
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $34,858$34,858
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $361$361
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $13,579$13,579
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,858 · Excluded from tax $13,940$730,221
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $344,093 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,000 · Management $9,718 · Fundraising $4,000$23,718
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $82,913 · Management $47,799 · Fundraising $5,150$135,862
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,223 · Management $5,104 · Fundraising $850$14,177
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $4,720 · Fundraising $24,999$29,719
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,367$1,367
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,507$3,507
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,257$1,257
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,711$71,711
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,754 · Management $20,413$22,167
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,184 · Management $29,203$37,387
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,150 · Management $1,332 · Fundraising $739$3,221
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $185,302 · Management $123,053 · Fundraising $35,738$344,093
Part X · Balance sheet $1,209,368 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $174,311$119,787
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $283,010$290,688
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$117,728
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $68,558$630,077
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6$791
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1$50,297
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $525,886$1,209,368
X-18 Grants payable$3,906
X-25 Other liabilities$186,971
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$195,877
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $30,304$564,397
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $495,582$449,094
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $525,886$1,013,491
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $525,886$1,209,368
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,013,491 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$730,221
XI-2 Total expenses$344,093
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$386,128
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$525,886
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$101,477
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,013,491

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