Our mission is to ignite cultural vibrancy, incubate artistic expression and foster a creative workforce through the exploration of stroytelling, society, and technology

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$130K 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $274K a year · 41% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$130K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $70K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
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
$376K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$433K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$50K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$376K
FY2023▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$221K
FY2022$420K
FY2023$376K
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$423K
Expenses
$433K
FY2023▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$183K
FY2022$328K
FY2023$433K
FY2024$576K
FY2025$416K
Net assets
$50K
FY2023▼ -53%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$16K
FY2022$107K
FY2023$50K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M

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 Oct 2004.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $291K Management & general 33% · $141K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $130K 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
Artistic Dir
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Robert Devin Jones$70,000$65,000$36,469$33,100
Marcus Welby$68,500$65,000$51,385—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers innovative artistic and educational programs, bringing diverse people together for new cultural experiences.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Performing Emerging Arts

Artists (musicians, plays, poetry reading) can show their work. These emerging performing artists would be able to be shown otherwise. Admission is charged to cover costs. Midtown through our eyes is a one month part of this purpose. No admission is charged

Pt IX · col B
02

Non Profit Facility Use

Various non profits use the organizations facility for community events to help their causes.

Pt IX · col B
03

Visual Emerging Artists

Art is displayed and sold for artists that would not be able to show anywhere else.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$70K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $297K · 2023–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$83,403
Individual RecipientFY2024$48,807
Individual RecipientFY2024$16,938
Individual RecipientFY2023$74,777
Individual RecipientFY2023$31,200
Individual RecipientFY2023$27,361
Individual RecipientFY2023$14,361

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$376K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$226K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$149K
Money outPt IX
$433K
Ln 25
Programscol B$291K
Managementcol C$141K
Owns and owesPt X
$50K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$226K
Government grantsLn 1e$208K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$149K
Total revenueLn 12$376K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$720
Total assetsLn 16$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$50K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$108K$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$887$11K
Net assetsLn 32$107K$50K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$175K$130K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$25K
Management feesLn 11a$45K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$622$500$122
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$16$16
OccupancyLn 16$55K$18K$37K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$674$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$80K$79K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$15K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$433K$291K$141K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $423K$416K$7K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2025 $1.9M$576K$1.3M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 12, 2024 $376K$433K−$57K$50K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 21, 2023 $420K$328K$92K$107K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 16, 2022 $221K$183K$37K$16K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $375,535 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $265,011$226,127
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $123,813$149,408
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,976$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $419,800$375,535
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $135,783$200,316
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $192,368$232,433
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $328,151$432,749
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $91,649−$57,214
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $375,535 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$18,456
VIII-1e Government grants$207,671
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$226,127
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $149,408$149,408
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $149,408$375,535
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $432,749 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $130,000 · Management $45,000$175,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,316$25,316
IX-11a Management feesManagement $44,585$44,585
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $500 · Management $122$622
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,540$6,540
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,383$7,383
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16$16
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,815 · Management $36,849$54,664
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,654$2,654
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,322$5,322
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,042$1,042
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $674 · Management $2,923$3,597
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,258 · Management $1,197$80,455
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,884 · Management $10,669$25,553
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $291,404 · Management $141,345 · Fundraising $0$432,749
Part X · Balance sheet $60,936 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $105,630$56,568
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,947$3,648
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $720$720
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $108,297$60,936
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $887$4,975
X-18 Grants payable$5,765
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $887$10,740
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $107,410$50,196
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $107,410$50,196
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $108,297$60,936
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $50,196 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$375,535
XI-2 Total expenses$432,749
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,214
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$107,410
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$50,196

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