The Articulate Foundation FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 47-4490110Revenue $1.8M in FY2021

On file with the IRSarticulateshow.org1923 Walnut St, 19103-4605 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Jul 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$102K 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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FY2021 · 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.8M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$775K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2021▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$248K
FY2024$33K
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$680K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$775K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$639K
FY2021$775K
FY2022$670K
FY2023$238K
FY2024$88K

From the FY2021 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

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.6M Management & general 5% · $79K Fundraising 5% · $84K

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; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$102,009Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (until 6/14/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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 · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Articulate with Jim Cotter

Articulate with jim cotter is an emmy award-winning, nationally distributed public television program. Over nine 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.

$8Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$497K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$775K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$269K
Total assetsLn 16$777K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$497K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$130K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$584
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
SavingsLn 2$174K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$269K
Total assetsLn 16$777K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$775K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$355K$269K
Total assetsLn 16$662K$777K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$639K$775K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$50K$29K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$56K$25K$15K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$3K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$6K$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K$120
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$41$22K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$69K$69K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$6K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$770$612$116$42
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$2K$638
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.4M$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$723
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.6M$79K$84K

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 Viewing $1.8M$1.7M$136K$775K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.6M$246K$639K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,849,400 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $475,565$497,338
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,400,004$1,350,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,057$1,478
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $489$584
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,877,115$1,849,400
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 $159,651$188,533
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,471,930$1,524,631
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,631,581$1,713,164
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $245,534$136,236
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 $1,849,400 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$25,222
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$472,116
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$130,239
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$497,338
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,350,000$1,350,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24$24
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,454$1,454
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $584$584
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,350,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,062$1,849,400
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,713,164 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,578 · Management $29,412 · Fundraising $33,033$112,023
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,720 · Management $14,665 · Fundraising $16,471$55,856
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,050 · Management $1,810 · Fundraising $2,032$6,892
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,091 · Management $3,613 · Fundraising $4,058$13,762
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,288 · Management $120$4,408
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41 · Management $21,851 · Fundraising $3,234$25,126
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $69,109$69,109
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,259 · Management $5,335 · Fundraising $2,040$13,634
IX-17 TravelPrograms $612 · Management $116 · Fundraising $42$770
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,226 · Management $2,072 · Fundraising $638$7,936
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,378,977 · Fundraising $21,600$1,400,577
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,348 · Fundraising $723$3,071
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,550,299 · Management $78,994 · Fundraising $83,871$1,713,164
Part X · Balance sheet $777,013 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $110,684$94,788
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $244,193$173,909
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $199,844$400,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $107,580$108,316
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $662,301$777,013
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,320$2,018
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,542$2,018
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $438,915$372,445
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $199,844$402,550
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $638,759$774,995
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $662,301$777,013
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $774,995 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,849,400
XI-2 Total expenses$1,713,164
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$136,236
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$638,759
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$774,995

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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