Our mission as a place-based social enterprise connects people living in poverty with cultural industry opportunities that help them achieve economic self-sufficiency. To do this, we incubate creative entrepreneurs, and we train the workforce needed to sustain them. Vision: A thriving Harlem powered by creative entrepreneurs at the intersection of arts and commercebuilding on our legacy of equitable economic development since 2011.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $220K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$466
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$936K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
60%
Net assets
$86K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$936K
FY2023▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$931K
FY2022$975K
FY2023$936K
FY2024$926K
FY2025$496K
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2023▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$222K
FY2021$643K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$863K
FY2025$564K
Net assets
$86K
FY2023▼ -50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$371K
FY2022$174K
FY2023$86K
FY2024$150K
FY2025$82K

From the FY2023 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 May 2015.

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Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $613K Management & general 28% · $286K Fundraising 12% · $123K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairwoman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janet Rodriguez’s $52K as CEO is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2021FY2020
Janet Rodriguez$51,923$48,077

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

Empowers creative individuals to drive economic development and change community narratives through accessible studio space.

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2 programs · $613K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

2022 Cultural Industries Incubator Program Highlights- Designers' Studio was open for business throughout 2022; activities included classes, training, consultations and professional development sessions.

$478Kprogram expense
02

Training Institute

Workforce DevelopmentIn 2023, SoHarlem Designers Studio continued to serve as the anchor of our programs. Our Creative Collective of 14 entrepreneurs who are part of our cultural industries incubator created and produced designs that exhibited the quality of the craftsmanship gained at SoHarlem.

$135Kprogram 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
Ford FoundationFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$220K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$936K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$874K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$613K
Managementcol C$286K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$86K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K
Total assetsLn 16$87K
LiabilitiesLn 26$466
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$874K
Government grantsLn 1e$152K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$230K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$936K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$82K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$82K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$87K
LiabilitiesLn 26$466
Net assetsLn 32$86K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 66
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$166K$82K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$172K$87K
LiabilitiesLn 26$107$466
Net assetsLn 32$172K$86K
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$130K$78K$36K$16K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$57K$34K$16K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$9K$4K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$10K$5K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$1K$525
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$330K$198K$92K$40K
TravelLn 17$618$371$173$74
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$3K$2K$910$390
InsuranceLn 23$9K$5K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$382K$229K$107K$46K
All other expensesLn 24e$74K$44K$21K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$613K$286K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $496K$564K−$68K$82K 990 PDF
FY2024 $926K$863K$63K$150K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $936K$1.0M−$85K$86K 990 PDF
FY2022 $975K$1.2M−$197K$174K 990 PDF
FY2021 $931K$643K$288K$371K 990 PDF
FY2020 $235K$222K$13K$83K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $936,165 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $933,294$874,316
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $41,445$61,849
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $974,739$936,165
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $144,727$201,705
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,027,079$819,796
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,171,806$1,021,501
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$197,067−$85,336
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $936,165 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$152,470
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$721,846
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$230,372
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$874,316
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $61,849$61,849
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 $61,849$936,165
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,021,501 across 31 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 $78,000 · Management $36,400 · Fundraising $15,600$130,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $33,960 · Management $15,848 · Fundraising $6,792$56,600
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,063 · Management $4,229 · Fundraising $1,813$15,105
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,030 · Management $4,680 · Fundraising $2,006$16,716
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,626 · Management $1,226 · Fundraising $525$4,377
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $198,000 · Management $92,400 · Fundraising $39,600$330,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $371 · Management $173 · Fundraising $74$618
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 amortizationPrograms $1,951 · Management $910 · Fundraising $390$3,251
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,170 · Management $2,413 · Fundraising $1,034$8,617
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $229,453 · Management $107,078 · Fundraising $45,890$382,421
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $44,278 · Management $20,662 · Fundraising $8,856$73,796
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $612,902 · Management $286,019 · Fundraising $122,580$1,021,501
Part X · Balance sheet $86,911 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $166,096$81,694
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, netStart of year $5,791$5,217
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 $1$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $171,888$86,911
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $107$466
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $107$466
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $131,781$86,445
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $171,781$86,445
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $171,888$86,911
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $86,445 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$936,165
XI-2 Total expenses$1,021,501
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$85,336
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$171,781
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$86,445

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