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Promote Art work education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
2¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $391K a year · 67% of revenue · last 2 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
2%
of spending
2% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8.0 mo
of spending, in cash
8.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
8% of total assets
Liabilities are 8% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
3 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$319K
-63% vs prior year
Spent
$228K
To programs
2%
Net assets
$750K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$319K
FY2025▼ -63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$50K
FY2021$22K
FY2022$49K
FY2023$98K
FY2024$854K
FY2025$319K
Expenses
$228K
FY2025▲ +41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$162K
FY2025$228K
Net assets
$750K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$5K
FY2021−$18K
FY2022−$13K
FY2023−$8K
FY2024$694K
FY2025$750K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

2 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 2% · $6K Management & general 98% · $223K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Oh Art Foundation is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Chicago, IL.

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1 program · $6K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Promote art work education

$6Kprogram 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$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$319K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$175K
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Money outPt IX
$228K
Ln 25
Programscol B$6K
Managementcol C$223K
Owns and owesPt X
$750K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K
Total assetsLn 16$817K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$175K
Government grantsLn 1e$42K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$128K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Gains on assetsLn 7$106K
Total revenueLn 12$319K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
SavingsLn 2$148K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$153K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$540K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$124K
Total assetsLn 16$817K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$750K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$128K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K$153K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$40K$124K
Total assetsLn 16$764K$817K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K$66K
Net assetsLn 32$694K$750K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$64K$64K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$650$650
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$243$243
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$69K$69K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$3K$49K
All other expensesLn 24e$17$17
Total functional expensesLn 25$228K$6K$223K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 25, 2026 $319K$228K$91K$750K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 14, 2025 $854K$162K$692K$694K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 7, 2024 $98K−$8K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $49K−$13K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 13, 2022 $22K−$18K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2021 $50K−$5K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $319,439 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $839,269$175,075
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $33,580$37,816
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$18,696$106,548
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $854,153$319,439
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $162,254$228,491
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $162,254$228,491
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $691,899$90,948
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $319,439 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$41,889
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$133,186
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$128,317
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$175,075
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,816$37,816
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $117$117
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $106,431$106,431
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,816 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $106,548$319,439
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $228,491 across 14 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $64,411$64,411
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,300$3,300
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $650$650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $25,536$25,536
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $243$243
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,750$4,750
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,525$1,525
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $69,000$69,000
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,253$1,253
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,672$2,672
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,883$1,883
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,324$1,324
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,729 · Management $49,198$51,927
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $17$17
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,644 · Management $222,847 · Fundraising $0$228,491
Part X · Balance sheet $816,666 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,427$4,597
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $114,094$148,126
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $608,500$539,500
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $39,711$124,443
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $763,732$816,666
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$261
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $69,563$65,986
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $69,563$66,247
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $85,669$210,919
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $608,500$539,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $694,169$750,419
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $763,732$816,666
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $750,419 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$319,439
XI-2 Total expenses$228,491
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,948
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$694,169
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$34,698
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$750,419

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

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