Paramount Hudson Valley Arts

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The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, education and scientific purposes to provide diverse programs for cultural enrichment and Arts-in-education through the performing Arts for the benefit of the communities in and adjacent to northern westchester and southern putnam counties in new york state.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $135K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$496K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.4M
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$813K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$3.4M
FY2024▲ +56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$873K
FY2020$308K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$3.4M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2024▲ +54%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$648K
FY2020$296K
FY2021$679K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$3.3M
Net assets
$813K
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$250K
FY2020$263K
FY2021$793K
FY2022$689K
FY2023$706K
FY2024$813K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2015.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $3.1M Management & general 6% · $210K

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.

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

Abigail Adams’s $51K as President is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2020FY2019
Abigail Adams$51,100$19,500$25,850
Sharon Dipalo—$15,836—

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

Programs and updates

Enriches communities through performing arts programs and arts-in-education initiatives.

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3 programs · $117K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Mandy Patinkin Broadway Star launched our successfuly Broadway series.

$57Kprogram expense
02

Irish Tenors Successful expansion of our international programming.

$51Kprogram expense
03

Nutcracker Short & Sweet Highly successful sensory performance for an underserved community. World class writer & cultural figure.

$8Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$109K
Investment incomeLn 3$44K
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$210K
Owns and owesPt X
$813K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$496K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$109K
Government grantsLn 1e$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$44K
Total revenueLn 12$3.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$255K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$104K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$496K
Net assetsLn 32$813K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$624K$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$79K$104K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$450K$496K
Net assetsLn 32$706K$813K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$564K$507K$56K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$60K$54K$6K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$266K$240K$27K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$6K$20K$0
InsuranceLn 23$32K$30K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.0M$2.0M$37K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$338K$277K$61K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M$3.1M$210K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $3.4M$3.3M$107K$813K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 5, 2024 $2.2M$2.1M$40K$706K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 11, 2023 $1.4M$1.5M−$104K$689K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 10, 2022 $1.2M$679K$531K$793K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 18, 2021 $308K$296K$12K$263K 990 PDF
FY2019Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 $873K$648K$225K$250K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,384,033 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $155,594$109,125
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,000,614$3,230,447
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,800$44,461
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,163,008$3,384,033
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $440,151$563,547
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,682,733$2,713,781
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,122,884$3,277,328
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,124$106,705
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $3,384,033 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$59,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$49,625
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$109,125
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,230,447
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $44,461$44,461
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,230,447 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $44,461$3,384,033
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,277,328 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $507,194 · Management $56,353 · Fundraising $0$563,547
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $54,316 · Management $6,035 · Fundraising $0$60,351
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $239,724 · Management $26,636 · Fundraising $0$266,360
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,476 · Management $20,401 · Fundraising $0$26,877
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,219 · Management $2,260 · Fundraising $0$32,479
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,953,081 · Management $36,658 · Fundraising $0$1,989,739
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $276,671 · Management $61,304 · Fundraising $0$337,975
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,067,681 · Management $209,647 · Fundraising $0$3,277,328
Part X · Balance sheet $1,308,915 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $950,215; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $623,927$255,117
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $78,507$103,583
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,156,028$1,308,915
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $65,825$89,536
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year −$9,015−$9,015
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $31,200$17,700
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $361,774$397,830
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $449,784$496,051
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $706,244$812,864
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,156,028$1,308,915
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $812,864 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,384,033
XI-2 Total expenses$3,277,328
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$106,705
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$706,244
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$85
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$812,864

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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