Arco Collaborative INC serves as an independent source of leadership and support for new music commissions through collaborations with individual artists of diverse disciplines and styles.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers.
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$36K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $53K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$174K
+87% vs prior year
Spent
$140K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$135K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$174K
FY2025▲ +87%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$155K
FY2021$121K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$93K
FY2025$174K
Expenses
$140K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$107K
FY2022$161K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$122K
FY2025$140K
Net assets
$135K
FY2025▲ +34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$173K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$101K
FY2025$135K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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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

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $110K Management & general 21% · $29K Fundraising 0% · $529

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

7 people listed on the 990; $36K 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
$35,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Koh’s $36K as Officer is at the 30th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Koh$35,750$39,000$37,000$44,750$33,900$27,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports new music commissions by collaborating with diverse artists.

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2 programs · $56K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Sounds of US A new music festival celebrating American music through mentorship, new commissions, and performances. In the 2024 festival, 49 world premieres were featured in a 1day festival consisting of 7 concerts

$50Kprogram expense
02

Scenes of Living and Dying is a musical and visual work based on the personal and universal experience of loss

$6Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$174K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Money outPt IX
$140K
Ln 25
Programscol B$110K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$529
Owns and owesPt X
$135K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K
Total assetsLn 16$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Total revenueLn 12$174K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$153K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$153K
Total assetsLn 16$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$135K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$104K$153K
Total assetsLn 16$122K$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$101K$135K
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$39K$27K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$24K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$529
Information technologyLn 14$360$360
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$833$100$733
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$43K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$140K$110K$29K$529

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $174K$140K$34K$135K 990 PDF
FY2024 $93K$122K−$29K$101K 990 PDF
FY2023 $130K$174K−$43K$130K 990 PDF
FY2022 $209K$161K$48K$173K 990 PDF
FY2021 $121K$107K$14K$125K 990 PDF
FY2020 $155K$111K$43K$102K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $174,111 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $93,064$136,564
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $59$37,547
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $93,123$174,111
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $39,000$39,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,694$100,837
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $121,696$139,837
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$28,573$34,274
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $174,111 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$136,564
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$136,564
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$37,547
VIII-12 Total revenue$174,111
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $139,837 across 30 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 staffPrograms $27,000 · Management $12,000$39,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $23,500$23,500
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,433 · Management $1,432$2,865
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,500 · Management $4,500$9,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,000 · Management $9,180$18,180
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,512 · Fundraising $529$2,041
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $360$360
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,275$1,275
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $100 · Management $733$833
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,783$42,783
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $109,951 · Management $29,357 · Fundraising $529$139,837
Part X · Balance sheet $155,494 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,259$153,494
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $17,800$2,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $122,059$155,494
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,908$20,069
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,908$20,069
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $101,151$135,425
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $101,151$135,425
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $122,059$155,494
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $135,425 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$174,111
XI-2 Total expenses$139,837
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,274
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$101,151
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$135,425

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