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.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$98K 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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FY2022 · 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 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 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$619K
+83% vs prior year
Spent
$433K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$312K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$619K
FY2022▲ +83%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$619K
FY2023$746K
FY2024$933K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$433K
FY2022▲ +61%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$268K
FY2022$433K
FY2023$805K
FY2024$793K
FY2025$856K
Net assets
$312K
FY2022▲ +98%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$87K
FY2021$158K
FY2022$312K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$550K
FY2025$724K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $343K Management & general 19% · $83K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$57,855Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$28,965Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Manager
$11,253Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$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

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

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $343K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The california arts council awarded the organization a state-local partner grant to continue offering advocacy and program services on behalf of the arts and cultural community in san bernardino county as the designated local arts agency, advocating for greater resources, skill sharing and infrastructure development across city and…

$343Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$619K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$475K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$144K
Money outPt IX
$433K
Ln 25
Programscol B$343K
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$312K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$306K
Total assetsLn 16$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$475K
Government grantsLn 1e$139K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$144K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$619K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$306K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$306K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$312K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K$306K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$158K$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26$819$0
Net assetsLn 32$158K$312K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$16K$16K
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$58K$30K$28K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19K$10K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$14K$13K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$182K$177K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$11K$4K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$872$758$114
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$81K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$433K$343K$83K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$856K$390K$724K 990 PDF
FY2024 $933K$793K$140K$550K 990 PDF
FY2023 $746K$805K−$59K$253K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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 $618,957 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $261,546$475,269
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $76,262$143,688
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $560$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $338,368$618,957
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$16,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $91,032$104,484
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $177,199$312,595
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $268,231$433,079
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,137$185,878
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
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 $618,957 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$138,621
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$336,648
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$475,269
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $143,688$143,688
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 $143,688$618,957
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $433,079 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $16,000$16,000
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 $29,506 · Management $28,349$57,855
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,840 · Management $9,454$19,294
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,243 · Management $13,092$27,335
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,742$5,742
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $177,003 · Management $5,250$182,253
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,107 · Management $3,820 · Fundraising $7,086$22,013
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,295$4,295
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,800$1,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $758 · Management $114$872
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,576$1,576
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,612$7,612
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,364 · Management $1,765$83,129
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,901 · Management $1,402$3,303
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $343,298 · Management $82,695 · Fundraising $7,086$433,079
Part X · Balance sheet $312,020 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $152,198$305,962
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$0
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 $6,140$6,058
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $158,338$312,020
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $819$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $157,519$239,026
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$72,994
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $157,519$312,020
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $158,338$312,020
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $312,020 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$618,957
XI-2 Total expenses$433,079
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$185,878
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$157,519
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$31,377
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$312,020

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