Side Street Studio Arts Nfp

Tax-deductible

Elgin, IL501(c)(3)Since 2013Arts & CultureEIN 46-1897980

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Side Street Studio Arts advances engagement in the Arts by providing inclusive access to exhibition, performance, education, and advocacy resources, because art is important.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 4 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
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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 86% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$278K
91% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 91% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$412K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$392K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$29K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$412K
FY2025▼ -27%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$433K
FY2023$528K
FY2024$564K
FY2025$412K
Expenses
$392K
FY2025▼ -21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$310K
FY2022$418K
FY2023$602K
FY2024$496K
FY2025$392K
Net assets
$29K
FY2025▲ +220%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021−$11K
FY2022$14K
FY2023−$59K
FY2024$9K
FY2025$29K

From the FY2025 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 Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $295K Management & general 25% · $97K

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; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$19,750Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$12,667Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rick Tanner Melvin’s $20K as Executive Dir. is at the 14th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erin Rehberg$12,667$28,800$44,688$35,029$34,924$27,631
Rick Melvin——$38,500$37,617——
Rick Tanner Melvin$19,750$35,450——$33,408$29,467

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports artists and their creative journeys through collaboration.

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1 program · $295K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Side street studio arts provides educational and creative resources and an accessible space, run by artists. We provide lab access, arts and cultural events and workshops. Side street studio arts theater opened april 2014. An intimate performance space, perfect for event rentals, additional gallery space and so much more.

$295Kprogram 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 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$412K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$134K
Money outPt IX
$392K
Ln 25
Programscol B$295K
Managementcol C$97K
Owns and owesPt X
$29K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K
Total assetsLn 16$307K
LiabilitiesLn 26$278K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$134K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$412K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$144K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$307K
LiabilitiesLn 26$278K
Net assetsLn 32$29K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K$19K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$533$144K
Total assetsLn 16$123K$307K
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K$278K
Net assetsLn 32$9K$29K
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$32K$26K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$184K$147K$37K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$23K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$15K$4K
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$7K$6K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$785
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$40K$32K$8K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$383
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$679$543$136
InterestLn 20$2K$2K$379
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$533$426$107
InsuranceLn 23−$1K−$954−$238
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$29K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$392K$295K$97K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $412K$392K$20K$29K 990 PDF
FY2024 $564K$496K$68K$9K 990 PDF
FY2023 $528K$602K−$74K−$59K 990 PDF
FY2022 $433K$418K$16K$14K 990 PDF
FY2021 $270K$310K−$39K−$11K 990 PDF
FY2020 $276K$250K$26K$29K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $411,538 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9,509 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,083
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$276,596
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$277,679
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $124,350$124,350
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $133,859$411,538
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $391,596 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 $25,934 · Management $6,483$32,417
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $147,175 · Management $36,794$183,969
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,898 · Management $5,725$28,623
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,638 · Management $3,659$18,297
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,587 · Management $1,397$6,984
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,142 · Management $785$3,927
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,134 · Management $1,033$5,167
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,647 · Management $7,912$39,559
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,530 · Management $383$1,913
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $543 · Management $136$679
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,514 · Management $379$1,893
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $426 · Management $107$533
IX-23 InsurancePrograms −$954 · Management −$238−$1,192
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,518 · Management $30,129$58,647
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,146 · Management $2,034$10,180
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $294,878 · Management $96,718 · Fundraising $0$391,596
Part X · Balance sheet $306,834 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,702$19,106
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $95,920$135,000
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 $533$143,643
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,704$9,085
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $122,859$306,834
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,284$34,426
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $70,200$68,493
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,290$174,888
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $113,774$277,807
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,085$29,027
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,085$29,027
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $122,859$306,834
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,027 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$411,538
XI-2 Total expenses$391,596
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,942
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,085
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,027

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

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