Brewery Arts Center

Tax-deductible

Carson City, NV501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 51-0183567Revenue $813K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbreweryarts.org449 W King St, 89703-4205 · Carson City, NVTax-exempt since Mar 1976Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide and promote programs and activities to further Art and Cultural awareness and opportunities in Carson City and Northern Nevada and California.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 100 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$177K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 64% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $70K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$286K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$813K
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$725K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$813K
FY2025▲ +42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$32K
FY2022$720K
FY2023$573K
FY2025$813K
Expenses
$725K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$183K
FY2022$554K
FY2023$563K
FY2025$725K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$483K
FY2022$929K
FY2023$960K
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Mar 1976.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $725K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $177K 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
Director
$69,425Pt VII · Sec A
Grounds Manager
$62,807Pt VII · Sec A
$44,986Pt VII · Sec A

Sean McGuire’s $69K as Director is at the 64th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sean McGuire$69,425$33,000——
Michael Wiencek$62,807———
Gina Lopez——$60,000$60,000
Valerie Moore$44,986———
Gina Hill—$40,650——

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

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Promote art and cultural awareness and opportunities in Northern Nevada and California.

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1 program · $226K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Theatrical and musical events are presented throughout the year. Providing opportunities for community members participation, enjoyment, and exposure to various art forms and ARTISTS.TECHNICAL productions including childrens theater. Art classes and art programs are held often.

$226Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$813K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$424K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$389K
Money outPt IX
$725K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$725K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$286K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$389K
Government grantsLn 1e$137K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$424K
Total revenueLn 12$813K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$88K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$88K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$286K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$19K$88K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$214K$286K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$177K$177K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$47K$47K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$31K$31K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$306K$306K
All other expensesLn 24e$126K$126K
Total functional expensesLn 25$725K$0$725K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $813K$725K$88K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $573K$563K$10K$960K 990 PDF
FY2022 $720K$554K$166K$929K 990 PDF
FY2021 $32K$183K−$151K$483K 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 $813,093 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,092,687$389,300
I-9 Program service revenue$423,793
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,092,687$813,093
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$253,195
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $960,094$471,550
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $960,094$724,745
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $132,593$88,348
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $813,093 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$14,584
VIII-1e Government grants$137,388
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$237,328
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$389,300
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $423,793$423,793
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $423,793$813,093
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $724,745 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $177,218$177,218
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $46,994$46,994
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $28,983$28,983
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,295$6,295
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,536$1,536
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,427$1,427
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $30,646$30,646
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $305,641$305,641
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $126,005$126,005
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $724,745 · Fundraising $0$724,745
Part X · Balance sheet $1,562,070 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,893$88,143
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,575,021$1,460,438
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,489$13,489
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,607,403$1,562,070
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$88,348
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,272$2,919
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $214,401$285,672
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,393,002$1,276,398
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,607,403$1,562,070
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,276,398 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$813,093
XI-2 Total expenses$724,745
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$88,348
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,393,002
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$204,952
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,276,398

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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