To spark creativity, foster learning, empower individuals, and facilitate community connections through the visual Arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $69K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
86% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 86% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$676K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$675K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$185K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$676K
FY2023▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$399K
FY2022$595K
FY2023$676K
FY2024$592K
FY2025$675K
Expenses
$675K
FY2023▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$368K
FY2021$365K
FY2022$515K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$732K
FY2025$760K
Net assets
$185K
FY2023▲ +0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$71K
FY2021$105K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$185K
FY2024$46K
FY2025−$39K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1988.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $526K Management & general 15% · $100K Fundraising 7% · $49K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Exec
$66,560Pt VII · Sec A
Former Actin
$43,680Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Direc
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Clayton Evans’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 78th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Clayton Evans$83,923$32,308————
Linda Marson Cox——$66,560$64,780$57,200$56,100
Allison Berg——$43,680———

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 15aNo

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1 program · $526K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Art education and art therapy programs for children, adolescents and adults

$526Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$69K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$676K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$464K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$210K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$675K
Ln 25
Programscol B$526K
Managementcol C$100K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$185K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$500K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$210K
Government grantsLn 1e$167K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$464K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$676K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$500K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$500K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K
Other assetsLn 15$765K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$185K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$465K$500K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$50K
Total assetsLn 16$503K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$319K$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$184K$185K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$43K$13K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$168K$109K$34K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$12K$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$11K$14K$625
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$13K$18K$772
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$33K$4K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$124K$115K$9K$1K
TravelLn 17$23$23
InterestLn 20$4K$4K$281$40
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$5K$905$40
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$2K$420
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$166K$162K$1K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$7K$994$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$675K$526K$100K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $675K$760K−$85K−$39K 990 PDF
FY2024 $592K$732K−$140K$46K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $676K$675K$1K$185K 990 PDF
FY2022 $595K$515K$80K$184K 990 PDF
FY2021 $399K$365K$34K$105K 990 PDF
FY2020 $382K$368K$14K$71K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $675,732 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $247,349$209,541
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $345,394$463,957
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,882$2,234
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $594,625$675,732
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $216,309$252,825
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $298,734$421,833
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $515,043$674,658
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $79,582$1,074
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $675,732 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$167,088
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$42,453
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$209,541
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $463,957$463,957
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,234$2,234
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $466,191$675,732
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $674,658 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,328 · Management $13,312 · Fundraising $9,920$66,560
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $109,195 · Management $33,549 · Fundraising $25,002$167,746
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,055 · Management $3,704 · Fundraising $2,760$18,519
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,518 · Management $14,196 · Fundraising $625$25,339
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,991 · Management $17,534 · Fundraising $772$31,297
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,603$4,603
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,041 · Management $3,841 · Fundraising $1,920$38,802
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $114,529 · Management $8,714 · Fundraising $1,245$124,488
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23$23
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,688 · Management $281 · Fundraising $40$4,009
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,158 · Management $905 · Fundraising $40$6,103
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,810 · Management $2,249 · Fundraising $420$9,479
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $162,206 · Management $1,126 · Fundraising $2,675$166,007
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,490 · Management $994 · Fundraising $3,199$11,683
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $525,635 · Management $100,405 · Fundraising $48,618$674,658
Part X · Balance sheet $1,346,125 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $465,380$500,201
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,450$17,624
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,210$13,839
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,909$49,687
X-15 Other assets$764,774
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $502,949$1,346,125
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,019$45,591
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $136,122$161,665
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $150,000$147,771
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,531$805,747
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $318,672$1,160,774
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $184,277$161,680
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$23,671
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $184,277$185,351
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $502,949$1,346,125
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $185,351 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$675,732
XI-2 Total expenses$674,658
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,074
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$184,277
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$185,351

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