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Art Escape

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Sonoma, CA501(c)(3)Since 2015Arts & Culture EIN 47-3626950Revenue $338K in FY2025

On file with the IRSartescapesonoma.com17474 Highway 12, 95476-3656 · Sonoma, CATax-exempt since Jul 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Art Escape provides a creative sanctuary where people of all ages can gather to discover, explore, and develop their creative potential. Art Escape provides affordable hands-on visual arts programs, kits and events that cultivate greater understanding and appreciation of sonoma valleys rich diversity and creative spirit, as well as foster important life skills necessary to navigate our ever-changing world. We offer a variety of ways to interact and learn with US.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 4 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 7% 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $54K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$346
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$338K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$353K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$204K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$338K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$275K
FY2021$340K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$367K
FY2025$338K
Expenses
$353K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$276K
FY2023$361K
FY2024$309K
FY2025$353K
Net assets
$204K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$146K
FY2021$272K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$219K
FY2025$204K

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 Jul 2015.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $314K Management & general 7% · $25K Fundraising 4% · $14K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Shane Adler
Director-Art
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Barbara Bravo
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alex Mendez
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Shepard
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Elizabeth Sullivan
Director-Eve
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers affordable art programs and kits to explore creativity and build life skills.

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1 program · $314K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Art escape provides affordable hands-on visual arts programs, kits and events that cultivate greater understanding and appreciation of sonoma valleys rich diversity and creative spirit, as well as foster important life skills necessary to navigate our ever-changing world. We offer a variety of ways to interact and learn with us.

$314Kprogram 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
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$32K
Community Foundation Sonoma CountyFY2024$16K
Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$54K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$338K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$299K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$353K
Ln 25
Programscol B$314K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$204K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$205K
Total assetsLn 16$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$346
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$299K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$338K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$205K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$205K
Total assetsLn 16$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$346
Net assetsLn 32$204K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 620
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$219K$205K
Total assetsLn 16$219K$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$346
Net assetsLn 32$219K$204K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$179K$179K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$32K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$70K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$840$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$353K$314K$25K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $338K$353K−$14K$204K 990 PDF
FY2024 $367K$309K$58K$219K 990 PDF
FY2023 $305K$361K−$55K$161K 990 PDF
FY2022 $216K$276K−$60K$212K 990 PDF
FY2021 $340K$214K$126K$272K 990 PDF
FY2020 $275K$195K$80K$146K 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 $338,332 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $337,377$298,573
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,720$30,421
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$0
I-11 Other revenue$9,338
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $367,099$338,332
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,880$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $146,715$197,808
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $157,283$154,782
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $308,878$352,590
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $58,221−$14,258
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $338,332 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$298,573
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$298,573
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,421$30,421
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$9,338
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30,421$338,332
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $352,590 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $178,669$178,669
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,999$4,999
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,140$14,140
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,404 · Management $1,360$2,764
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,845$2,845
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,292$4,292
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,631$3,631
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,986 · Management $13,630$45,616
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,151 · Management $1,281$8,432
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,421 · Fundraising $12,342$82,763
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,043 · Management $840 · Fundraising $1,556$4,439
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $313,658 · Management $25,034 · Fundraising $13,898$352,590
Part X · Balance sheet $204,748 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $219,488$204,748
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $219,488$204,748
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$346
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$346
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $213,298$199,040
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,190$5,362
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $219,488$204,402
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $219,488$204,748
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $204,402 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$338,332
XI-2 Total expenses$352,590
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,258
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$219,488
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$828
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$204,402

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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