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Art Escape FY2024 filing

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Sonoma, CA501(c)(3)Since 2015Arts & Culture EIN 47-3626950Revenue $367K in FY2024

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.
86¢ 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
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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$367K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$309K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$219K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$367K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$275K
FY2021$340K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$367K
FY2025$338K
Expenses
$309K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$276K
FY2023$361K
FY2024$309K
FY2025$353K
Net assets
$219K
FY2024▲ +36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$146K
FY2021$272K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$219K
FY2025$204K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2015.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $265K Management & general 9% · $28K Fundraising 5% · $16K

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 · $265K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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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.

$265Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$367K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$337K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$309K
Ln 25
Programscol B$265K
Managementcol C$28K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$219K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$219K
Total assetsLn 16$219K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$337K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Total revenueLn 12$367K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$219K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$219K
Total assetsLn 16$219K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$219K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$188K$219K
Total assetsLn 16$188K$219K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$0
Net assetsLn 32$161K$219K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$133K$133K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$523
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$5K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$794$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$42K$31K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79K$64K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$5K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$309K$265K$28K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $338K$353K−$14K$204K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $367,099 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $273,117$337,377
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,381$29,720
I-10 Investment income$2
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $305,498$367,099
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$4,880
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $162,050$146,715
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $198,903$157,283
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $360,953$308,878
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$55,455$58,221
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $367,099 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$337,377
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$337,377
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,720$29,720
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2$2
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,722$367,099
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $308,878 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,880$4,880
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $133,270$133,270
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,264$2,264
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,181$11,181
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,087 · Management $523$1,610
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,656 · Management $8,648$13,304
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $794 · Fundraising $1,384$2,178
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,936$1,936
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,982$2,982
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,505 · Management $11,678$42,183
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,489 · Management $1,058$8,547
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,197 · Fundraising $14,319$78,516
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,978 · Management $1,049$6,027
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $265,301 · Management $27,874 · Fundraising $15,703$308,878
Part X · Balance sheet $219,488 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $188,394$219,488
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $188,394$219,488
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,127$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $155,077$213,298
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,190$6,190
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $161,267$219,488
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $188,394$219,488
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $219,488 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$367,099
XI-2 Total expenses$308,878
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$58,221
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$161,267
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$219,488

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

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