Assembly House 150 INC

Tax-deductible

Buffalo, NY501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 47-4138885Revenue $1.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSassemblyhouse150.org150 Edward St, 14201-2106 · Buffalo, NYTax-exempt since Jun 2015Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Operating an experimental art/architecture space, specializing in the design and display of imaginative environments, furnishings, and aesthetic objects, and hosting public exhibitions, educational programs, and events that enhance the sense of wonder within everyday surroundings.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 5 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $147K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$328K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.5M
+93% vs prior year
Spent
$804K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$983K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +93%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$531K
FY2022$872K
FY2023$815K
FY2024$766K
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$804K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$427K
FY2022$706K
FY2023$842K
FY2024$955K
FY2025$804K
Net assets
$983K
FY2025▲ +223%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$354K
FY2022$520K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$305K
FY2025$983K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2015.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $660K Management & general 10% · $83K Fundraising 8% · $61K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $101K 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
Executive Director
$101,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Board Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dennis Maher’s $101K as Executive Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dennis Maher$101,000$92,027$66,250$70,000$62,038

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

Creates imaginative art and architecture, hosting exhibitions and programs to inspire wonder.

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1 program · $660K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operated an experimental ART/ARCHITECTURE space, specalizing in the design and display of imaginative environments, furnishings, and aesthetic objects, and hosting public exhibitions, educational programs, and events that enhance the sense of wonder within everyday surroundings.

$660Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $139K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$60,485
Unitemized GrantFY2023$78,021

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Money outPt IX
$804K
Ln 25
Programscol B$660K
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$983K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$557K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$328K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$182K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$557K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$557K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$208K
Other assetsLn 15$136K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$328K
Net assetsLn 32$983K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$386K$557K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$208K
Total assetsLn 16$517K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$213K$328K
Net assetsLn 32$305K$983K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$60K$60K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$88K$7K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$289K$251K$19K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$17K$739$739
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$30K$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$35K$16K$20K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$5K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$86$6K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$21K$4K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$178
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$191K$185K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$804K$660K$83K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$804K$678K$983K 990 PDF
FY2024 $766K$955K−$188K$305K 990 PDF
FY2023 $815K$842K−$27K$493K 990 PDF
FY2022 $872K$706K$166K$520K 990 PDF
FY2021 $531K$427K$104K$354K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,481,761 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $742,056$1,459,231
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,223$22,530
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $766,279$1,481,761
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $78,021$60,485
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $540,216$440,893
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $336,461$302,404
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $954,698$803,782
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$188,419$677,979
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,481,761 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$181,983
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,277,248
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,459,231
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,530$22,530
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,530 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,481,761
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $803,782 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $60,485$60,485
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,914 · Management $6,543 · Fundraising $6,543$101,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $251,339 · Management $18,707 · Fundraising $18,707$288,753
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,047 · Management $739 · Fundraising $739$18,525
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,013 · Management $1,301 · Fundraising $1,301$32,615
IX-11a Management feesManagement $15,969 · Fundraising $19,525$35,494
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,822 · Fundraising $2,228$4,050
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,050 · Fundraising $6,175$11,225
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $86 · Fundraising $6,033$6,119
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,646$10,646
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,119 · Management $3,727$24,846
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,633$4,633
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,599 · Management $178$1,777
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,841$9,841
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $185,304 · Management $5,501$190,805
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,968$2,968
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $659,539 · Management $82,992 · Fundraising $61,251$803,782
Part X · Balance sheet $1,310,115 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $386,218$557,449
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $90,695$405,788
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $600$2,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,331$208,052
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $36,338$136,226
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $517,182$1,310,115
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,554$58,009
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $187,100$269,599
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $212,654$327,608
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $149,246$148,167
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $155,282$834,340
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $304,528$982,507
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $517,182$1,310,115
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $982,507 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,481,761
XI-2 Total expenses$803,782
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$677,979
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$304,528
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$982,507

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