Arts Connection is dedicated to stimulating creative and economic vitality and enriching lives throughout the communities we serve by providing support, promotion, education, and advocacy for the Arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$112K 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $145K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $536K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$856K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$724K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$619K
FY2023$746K
FY2024$933K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$856K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$268K
FY2022$433K
FY2023$805K
FY2024$793K
FY2025$856K
Net assets
$724K
FY2025▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$87K
FY2021$158K
FY2022$312K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$550K
FY2025$724K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2014.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $681K Management & general 20% · $175K

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; $112K 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
$111,823Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez’s $112K as Executive Dir. is at the 42nd 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez$111,823$40,717———
Jennifer Kane—$45,099$57,855$39,900$23,475
Marie Bobin——$28,965——
Saniyyah Thomas——$11,253——

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

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Supports, promotes, and educates communities to enrich lives through the arts.

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1 program · $681K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The california arts council awarded arts connection, the designated state local partner arts agency for san bernardino county to foster cultural development on the local level through a partnership between the state and arts connection.

$681Kprogram expense

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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
Arts MidwestFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$536K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $666 · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$666

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$634K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$612K
Money outPt IX
$856K
Ln 25
Programscol B$681K
Managementcol C$175K
Owns and owesPt X
$724K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$717K
Total assetsLn 16$724K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$634K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$612K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$717K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$717K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$724K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$724K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$550K$717K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$550K$724K
LiabilitiesLn 26$216K$0
Net assetsLn 32$334K$724K
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$112K$112K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$318K$318K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$38K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$160$160
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$257K$249K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$58K$45K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$856K$681K$175K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$856K$390K$724K 990 PDF
FY2024 $933K$793K$140K$550K 990 PDF
FY2023 $746K$805K−$59K$253K 990 PDF
FY2022 $619K$433K$186K$312K 990 PDF
FY2021 $338K$268K$70K$158K 990 PDF
FY2020 $183K$87K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,245,861 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $709,409$634,330
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $223,892$611,531
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $933,301$1,245,861
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $430,132$474,154
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $363,051$381,845
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $793,183$855,999
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $140,118$389,862
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,245,861 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,521 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$634,330
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$634,330
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $608,010$608,010
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 $611,531$1,245,861
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $855,999 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 staffManagement $111,823$111,823
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $318,404$318,404
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,387$6,387
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,540$37,540
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,000$8,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,020$9,020
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $160$160
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $11,855$11,855
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,429$18,429
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,008$6,008
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,483$12,483
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $249,246 · Management $8,198$257,444
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $44,932 · Management $13,514$58,446
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $680,946 · Management $175,053 · Fundraising $0$855,999
Part X · Balance sheet $723,730 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $550,047$717,050
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
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, net$4,642
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 assets$2,038
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $550,047$723,730
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $216,179$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $333,868$723,730
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $333,868$723,730
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $550,047$723,730
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $723,730 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,245,861
XI-2 Total expenses$855,999
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$389,862
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$333,868
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$723,730

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