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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $39K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$24K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$639K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$248K
FY2024$33K
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$680K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$639K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$639K
FY2021$775K
FY2022$670K
FY2023$238K
FY2024$88K

From the FY2020 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 Jul 2016.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.5M Management & general 4% · $73K Fundraising 4% · $70K

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; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$87,981Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Abigail Guay’s $63K as Exec Director (til 5/2022) is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Abigail Guay$62,949$102,009$87,981

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 15aYes

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2 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Articulate with Jim Cotter

Articulate with jim cotter is an emmy award-winning, nationally distributed public television program. For seven seasons, the program has informed and uplifted audiences with stories of how creative thinking shapes our world.

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

Education Programs

The articulate website features a searchable directory of standards-compliant lesson plans based on television segments. Created for use in physical and virtual classrooms, the plans integrate the arts and creative problem-solving into stem, ela, and social studies instruction.

$29Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$476K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$639K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$355K
Total assetsLn 16$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$476K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$489
Gains on assetsLn 7$932
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$111K
SavingsLn 2$244K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$355K
Total assetsLn 16$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$639K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$389K$355K
Total assetsLn 16$399K$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$393K$639K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$43K$26K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$46K$20K$12K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$3K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$5K$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$2K$1K$246
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$80$21K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$57K$57K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$3K$4K$2K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$605$2
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K$593
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.3M$375$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$842$723
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.5M$73K$70K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $33K$88K 990 PDF
FY2023 $248K$680K−$432K$238K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.5M−$105K$670K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.7M$136K$775K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.9M$1.6M$246K$639K 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 $1,877,115 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $153,747$475,565
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,183,668$1,400,004
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$1,057
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,459$489
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,339,874$1,877,115
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $108,890$159,651
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $967,221$1,471,930
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,076,111$1,631,581
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $263,763$245,534
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,877,115 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$475,565
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$475,565
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,400,004$1,400,004
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $125$125
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $932$932
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $489$489
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,400,004 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,546$1,877,115
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,631,581 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,065 · Management $26,183 · Fundraising $27,376$96,624
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,497 · Management $12,462 · Fundraising $13,030$45,989
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,548 · Management $1,549 · Fundraising $1,619$5,716
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,046 · Management $3,068 · Fundraising $3,208$11,322
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,252 · Management $1,432 · Fundraising $246$3,930
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $80 · Management $21,202 · Fundraising $3,411$24,693
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $57,401$57,401
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,052 · Management $4,245 · Fundraising $2,075$9,372
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,411 · Management $605 · Fundraising $2$4,018
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,780 · Management $1,745 · Fundraising $593$5,118
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,347,458 · Management $375 · Fundraising $18,000$1,365,833
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $842 · Fundraising $723$1,565
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,488,432 · Management $72,866 · Fundraising $70,283$1,631,581
Part X · Balance sheet $662,301 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $388,970$110,684
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$244,193
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,070$199,844
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,579$107,580
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $398,619$662,301
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,394$3,320
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$20,222
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,394$23,542
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $393,225$438,915
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$199,844
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $393,225$638,759
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $398,619$662,301
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $638,759 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,877,115
XI-2 Total expenses$1,631,581
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$245,534
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$393,225
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$638,759

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