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Tryon Arts and Crafts INC

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Tryon, NC501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 56-0946889Revenue $353K in FY2024

On file with the IRStryonartsandcrafts.org373 Harmon Field Rd, 28782-9631 · Tryon, NCTax-exempt since Oct 1967Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide creative opportunities for everyone through education, instruction, and expression of heritage and contemporary Arts and Crafts in a friendly, stimulating and enriching environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
21¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
21%
of spending
Concern: 21% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $286K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $151K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$353K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$346K
To programs
21%
Net assets
$854K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$353K
FY2024▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$256K
FY2021$295K
FY2022$349K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$353K
Expenses
$346K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$353K
FY2024$346K
Net assets
$854K
FY2024▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$760K
FY2021$790K
FY2022$775K
FY2023$846K
FY2024$854K

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 Oct 1967.

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

Where the money goes

21 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 21% · $71K Management & general 74% · $255K Fundraising 6% · $20K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Cinda Austin
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lili Corbus
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Grobowsky
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karoline S Orourke
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julie McIntyre
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tari Gerst
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Leigh Nodine
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ruby Drew
Associate Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Offers creative arts and crafts education, instruction, and expression for all in a friendly environment.

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1 program · $71K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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265 members and 45 gift shop artists provided 23 workshops, 68 weekly classes and 18 youth programs in addition to independent study. These situations impacted 214 students in workshops and 323 in classes 725 in independent study and 169 in youth. 6 gallery exhibitions drew 2,350 viewers and festivals drew 350 attendees.

$71Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Polk County Community Foundation INCFY2025$135K
Hospice of Rutherford County INCFY2025$16K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$151K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$353K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Money outPt IX
$346K
Ln 25
Programscol B$71K
Managementcol C$255K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$854K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K
Total assetsLn 16$871K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Government grantsLn 1e$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$353K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$50K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$286K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$519K
Total assetsLn 16$871K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$854K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 630
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$52K$50K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$263K$286K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$536K$519K
Total assetsLn 16$865K$871K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$846K$854K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$153K$2K$139K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$140$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$55K$52K$345$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$3K$3K$570
Office expensesLn 13$18K$10K$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$3K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K$160
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$354$9K$869
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$840$5K$133
Total functional expensesLn 25$346K$71K$255K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $353K$346K$7K$854K 990 PDF
FY2023 $456K$353K$103K$846K 990 PDF
FY2022 $349K$305K$44K$775K 990 PDF
FY2021 $295K$277K$19K$790K 990 PDF
FY2020 $256K$249K$7K$760K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $353,256 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $301,354$201,414
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $101,493$104,398
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,001$17,127
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,946$30,317
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $455,794$353,256
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $163,901$180,493
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $189,108$165,458
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $353,009$345,951
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $102,785$7,305
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $353,256 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,231 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$17,750
VIII-1e Government grants$11,369
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$172,295
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$201,414
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $104,398$104,398
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $17,127$17,127
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $27,086$27,086
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $151,842 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$353,256
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $345,951 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,829 · Management $139,135 · Fundraising $11,545$152,509
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $14,928$14,928
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $140 · Management $12,916$13,056
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,232$1,232
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,254$8,254
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,199$2,199
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,174 · Management $345 · Fundraising $2,850$55,369
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,871 · Management $3,433 · Fundraising $570$6,874
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,069 · Management $4,307 · Fundraising $3,526$17,902
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,990$1,990
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $19,703$19,703
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,106 · Management $20,803$23,909
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,220 · Fundraising $160$11,380
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $354 · Management $9,138 · Fundraising $869$10,361
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $840 · Management $5,312 · Fundraising $133$6,285
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $71,383 · Management $254,915 · Fundraising $19,653$345,951
Part X · Balance sheet $870,914 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,113$50,204
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $13,988$14,928
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $536,165$519,286
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $263,069$286,496
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $865,335$870,914
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,280$17,009
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,280$17,009
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $818,378$823,230
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $27,677$30,675
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $846,055$853,905
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $865,335$870,914
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $853,905 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$353,256
XI-2 Total expenses$345,951
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,305
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$846,055
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,507
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$7,962
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$853,905

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

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