To engage and inspire youth through Photography-based leadership and educational opportunities that allow them to tell their stories to a wider audience.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 2 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$391K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$344K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$181K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$391K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$143K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$323K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$319K
FY2025$391K
Expenses
$344K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$184K
FY2022$260K
FY2023$330K
FY2024$301K
FY2025$344K
Net assets
$181K
FY2025▲ +58%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$166K
FY2023$97K
FY2024$115K
FY2025$181K

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 Apr 2015.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $244K Management & general 19% · $64K Fundraising 11% · $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

11 people listed on the 990; $151K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$83,971Pt VII · Sec A
Program Dire
$67,177Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tony Rocco’s $84K as Executive Di is at the 78th 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
Tony Rocco$83,971$81,480$83,559$75,000$70,769$70,000
Shoshanna Wiesner$67,177$65,220$62,220$60,000$34,619$9,232
Ray Sierra————$600—

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

Empowers youth to share their stories through photography leadership and education.

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1 program · $244K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provided educational opportunities involving photography to approximately 150 students.

$244Kprogram 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$4K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$391K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$347K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Money outPt IX
$344K
Ln 25
Programscol B$244K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$181K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K
Total assetsLn 16$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$347K
Government grantsLn 1e$100K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Gains on assetsLn 7−$394
Total revenueLn 12$391K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$152K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$152K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Total assetsLn 16$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$181K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$75K$152K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$115K$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42$0
Net assetsLn 32$115K$181K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$154K$91K$33K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$7K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$88K$81K$3K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$952$3K
TravelLn 17$110$110
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$31K$250
Total functional expensesLn 25$344K$244K$64K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $391K$344K$47K$181K 990 PDF
FY2024 $319K$301K$18K$115K 990 PDF
FY2023 $260K$330K−$69K$97K 990 PDF
FY2022 $323K$260K$63K$166K 990 PDF
FY2021 $244K$184K$60K$104K 990 PDF
FY2020 $143K$44K 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 $390,614 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $221,588$347,321
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $96,772$43,409
I-10 Investment income−$380
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $341$264
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $318,701$390,614
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $162,044$165,645
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $138,983$178,284
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $301,027$343,929
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,674$46,685
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $390,614 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$100,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$247,321
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,191
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$347,321
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $43,409$43,409
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14$14
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$394−$394
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $264$264
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,409 · Excluded from tax −$116$390,614
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $343,929 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,689 · Management $32,687 · Fundraising $30,229$153,605
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,224 · Management $2,408 · Fundraising $2,408$12,040
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,045$11,045
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $81,020 · Management $3,293 · Fundraising $3,600$87,913
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,807$22,807
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,284$10,284
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $952 · Management $2,856$3,808
IX-17 TravelPrograms $110$110
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,957$9,957
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,340$1,340
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,770 · Management $250$31,020
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $243,529 · Management $64,163 · Fundraising $36,237$343,929
Part X · Balance sheet $181,128 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $75,240$151,554
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $39,531$29,574
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $114,771$181,128
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $114,729$150,260
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$30,868
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $114,729$181,128
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $114,771$181,128
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $181,128 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$390,614
XI-2 Total expenses$343,929
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,685
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$114,729
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$19,714
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$181,128

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