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Celebrates American craft artists and fosters appreciation, education, and scholarship for craft art. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $552K in revenue, $549K in expenses, and $317K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1982
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Washington, DC
Website
www.jra.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$552KFY2024
Expenses
$549K
Net assets
$317K
People
25
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  52-1254105 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC Founded 1982
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Celebrates American craft artists and fosters appreciation, education, and scholarship for craft art.
Leadership
Jacqueline Urow · Treasurer
Money in and out
$552K revenue, $549K expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$552K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$549K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$317K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $3K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs▲ +10% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -37% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+0.6%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +105% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$552K
FY2024▲ +50%
Expenses
$549K
FY2024▲ +33%
Total assets
$321K
FY2024▼ -30%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2024▼ -97%
Total revenue
$552K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$549K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$317K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$3K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$321K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 325
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 425

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CJames Renwick Alliance
EINHdr · item D52-1254105
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.jra.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1982
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A110)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1982

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a25
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b25
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $404K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

We were founded in 1982 as a support group of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, and have expanded to partner with and support institutions and organizations that advance craft across the United States.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$303K · 55%
Contributions & grants$237K · 43%
Investment income$10K · 2%
Program service revenue55%$303K
Contributions & grants43%$237K
Investment income2%$10K
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$43K
Total revenueLn 12$552K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.08
Program services74%$404K
Management & general18%$100K
Fundraising8%$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$549K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$309K
Total assetsLn 16$321K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$317K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $309K · Operating expenses/yr $549K
6.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $404K · Total expenses $549K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $100K · Total expenses $549K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $45K · Total expenses $549K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $44K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $183K
$0.24 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $237K · Total revenue $552K
43%
Government reliance
Government grants $43K · Total revenue $552K
8%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $303K · Total revenue $552K
55%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $552K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $303K · Total expenses $549K
55%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $552K · Prior year $369K
+50%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $256K · FY2024 $552K
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $317K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $552K · Expenses $549K
+0.6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $321K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $317K · Total assets $321K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $321K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jacqueline Urow · Reported title Treasurer · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $549K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $156K · Total expenses $549K
28%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 19%
Revenue growth 50%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $88K · 2019–2022
Smithsonian InstitutionDC · FY2022$21,425
Smithsonian InstitutionDC · FY2020$16,575
Smithsonian InstitutionDC · FY2019$50,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$369K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$483K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$563K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$370K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$256K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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