Allies in Arts

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 47-5376594Revenue $598K in FY2024

On file with the IRSalliesinarts.orgPo Box 39875, 90039-0875 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Jun 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to support artists who are women, bipoc, and lgbtqqia2s - all of whom are underrepresented individuals in creative industries.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$101K 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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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
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 surplus $132K a year · 21% 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
$101K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $346K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$598K
-0.5% vs prior year
Spent
$639K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$584K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$598K
FY2024-0.5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021$306K
FY2022$951K
FY2023$601K
FY2024$598K
Expenses
$639K
FY2024-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$144K
FY2022$504K
FY2023$642K
FY2024$639K
Net assets
$584K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$665K
FY2023$625K
FY2024$584K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2016.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $582K Management & general 8% · $49K Fundraising 1% · $8K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
$45,902Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Drew Denny’s $55K as President is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Drew Denny$55,000$75,417—
Kyle Lasky Kutten$45,902$68,974$40,000
Catherine Denny——$60,000

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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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

Empowers underrepresented women, BIPOC, and LGBTQQIA2S artists in creative fields.

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3 programs · $385K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Transanta Program

Sent gifts to over 5,000 queer youth in need whose families cannot afford to give them gifts.

$225Kprogram expense
02

Chosen Kin Program

Created and hosted a parent and child art program to relieve stress, improve bonding, and work through trauma.

$95Kprogram expense
03

Chase Strangio Fiscal Sponsorship

Develops and distributes creative content designed to counter harmful transphobic narratives and promote positive representation of transgender individuals in public spaces.

$64Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 18 grants · $386K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$184,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Tennessee Equality ProjectTN · FY2022$11,944
Pride LinkSC · FY2022$11,944
Transsocial INCFL · FY2022$11,944
Zebra Youth INCFL · FY2022$11,944
Equality Florida Action INCFL · FY2022$11,944
Lucies Place INCAR · FY2022$11,944
JasmynFL · FY2022$11,944
House of TulipLA · FY2022$11,944
Gendernexus INCIN · FY2022$11,944
Our Spot KcMO · FY2022$11,944
One IowaIA · FY2022$11,944

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$598K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$587K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$639K
Ln 25
Programscol B$582K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$584K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$590K
Total assetsLn 16$590K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$587K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Total revenueLn 12$598K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$391K
SavingsLn 2$199K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$590K
Total assetsLn 16$590K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$584K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$634K$590K
Total assetsLn 16$636K$590K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$625K$584K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$247K$247K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$110K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$70K$70K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$91K$89K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$5K$3K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$495
Total functional expensesLn 25$639K$582K$49K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $598K$639K−$41K$584K 990 PDF
FY2023 $601K$642K−$40K$625K 990 PDF
FY2022 $951K$504K$446K$665K 990 PDF
FY2021 $306K$144K$162K$218K 990 PDF
FY2020 $72K$56K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $598,471 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $598,500$586,904
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,832$11,567
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $601,332$598,471
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $104,385$246,931
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $354,522$221,763
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $182,593$170,566
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $641,500$639,260
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$40,168−$40,789
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $598,471 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$586,904
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$586,904
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,567$11,567
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,567$598,471
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $639,260 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $246,931$246,931
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $110,000$110,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $69,573$69,573
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,380$27,380
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,810$14,810
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,988$2,988
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,736$4,736
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $89,304 · Management $1,747$91,051
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,167$13,167
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,292$11,292
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $22,328$22,328
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,856$4,856
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,119$2,119
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,806 · Management $3,280 · Fundraising $8,146$16,232
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,302 · Management $495$1,797
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $582,129 · Management $48,985 · Fundraising $8,146$639,260
Part X · Balance sheet $590,292 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $521,418$391,208
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $112,767$199,084
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,025$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $636,210$590,292
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,801$3,693
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,836$2,815
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,637$6,508
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $624,573$583,784
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $624,573$583,784
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $636,210$590,292
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $583,784 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$598,471
XI-2 Total expenses$639,260
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$40,789
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$624,573
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$583,784

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

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