Paint Love is an organization that brings art programming to youth facing poverty and trauma

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 7 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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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $265K
Looks good: 11 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
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
$423K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$380K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$247K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$423K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$92K
FY2021$147K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$384K
FY2024$423K
Expenses
$380K
FY2024▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021$109K
FY2022$234K
FY2023$297K
FY2024$380K
Net assets
$247K
FY2024▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16K
FY2021$54K
FY2022$116K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$247K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $316K Management & general 15% · $57K Fundraising 2% · $6K

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; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$51,917Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Shaw’s $52K as Executive Di is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laura Shaw$51,917$45,993$30,849$35,000$35,042

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

Brings art programming to youth facing poverty and trauma.

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1 program · $264K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Paint love is an organization that brings art programs to youth facing poverty and trauma. The organization believes art empowers young people and strengthens communities. Our programs help schools and organizations bring more art to more kids.

$264Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$423K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$316K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$879
Money outPt IX
$380K
Ln 25
Programscol B$316K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$247K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$245K
Total assetsLn 16$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$316K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$879
Total revenueLn 12$423K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$245K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$245K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$530
Total assetsLn 16$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$247K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6100
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$202K$245K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$202K$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$517$0
Net assetsLn 32$202K$247K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$139K$111K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$18K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$46K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$1K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$177$177
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$361$361
InsuranceLn 23$10K$8K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$82K$75K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$4K$2K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$380K$316K$57K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $423K$380K$43K$247K 990 PDF
FY2023 $384K$297K$87K$202K 990 PDF
FY2022 $295K$234K$61K$116K 990 PDF
FY2021 $147K$109K$39K$54K 990 PDF
FY2020 $92K$122K−$29K$16K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $422,733 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $322,432$316,442
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $60,531$105,412
I-10 Investment income$879
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,038$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $384,001$422,733
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $190,003$271,476
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $106,562$108,237
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $296,565$379,713
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $87,436$43,020
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $422,733 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$316,442
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$316,442
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $105,412$105,412
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $879$879
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $106,291$422,733
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $379,713 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,917$51,917
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,995 · Management $27,749$138,744
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,213 · Management $4,553$22,766
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,439 · Management $11,610$58,049
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,493 · Management $1,631$3,124
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $177$177
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $361$361
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,310 · Management $2,077$10,387
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $74,938 · Management $7,270$82,208
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,651 · Management $2,102 · Fundraising $6,227$11,980
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $316,494 · Management $56,992 · Fundraising $6,227$379,713
Part X · Balance sheet $247,364 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $202,215$245,030
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$1,804
X-15 Other assets$530
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $202,215$247,364
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $517$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $201,698$247,364
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $201,698$247,364
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $202,215$247,364
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $247,364 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$422,733
XI-2 Total expenses$379,713
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,020
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$201,698
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,646
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$247,364

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