Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $148K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Janine Warner Co-Exec Dir’s $115K as Until 5/24, Then Exec Director is at the 44th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janine Warner Co-Exec Dir | $115,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Janine Warner | — | $82,500 | $60,000 | — | — |
| Mijal Iastrebner | $35,000 | $65,000 | $67,500 | — | — |
| Mij Ebner | — | — | — | $51,000 | $42,000 |
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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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
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.1M | $535K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.1M | $928K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $9K | $6K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.1M | $922K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $287K | $287K | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $148K | $118K | $18K | $12K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $2K | $2K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $23K | $12K | $12K | |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $15K | $15K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $900K | $732K | $111K | $58K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $8K | $8K | $37 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $12K | $2K | $11K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $19K | $13K | $6K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $11K | $2K | $9K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $72K | $45K | $27K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $13K | $13K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $21K | $9K | $12K | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $220K | $84K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $18K | $943K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 7, 2024 | $1.3M | $1.5M | −$206K | $922K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2023 | $2.0M | $1.4M | $549K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $1.2M | $758K | $404K | $575K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $489K | $413K | $76K | $172K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $1,325,144 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,325,144 across 13 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,531,612 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $927,627 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $921,850 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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