The organization is dedicated solely to making the Arts accessible to people with disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $48K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $91K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$134K
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$159K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$326K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$109K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$159K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$160K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$190K
FY2025$159K
Expenses
$326K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$217K
FY2022$260K
FY2023$282K
FY2024$320K
FY2025$326K
Net assets
$109K
FY2025▼ -60%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$294K
FY2022$218K
FY2023$406K
FY2024$276K
FY2025$109K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1986.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $257K Management & general 14% · $45K Fundraising 7% · $24K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $79K 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
Executive Director
$79,000Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Eileen Bagnall$79,000$74,750$68,943——
Elizabeth Ludwig———$50,500$37,500

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Makes arts accessible to people with disabilities.

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3 programs · $200K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Racial Equity and Disability

Reimagining policies, procedures, and practices to create equitable opportunities in programming for people with disabilities.

$91Kprogram expense
02

Audio Description

Provide audio description services to theaters so patrons who are blind or have low vision can experience performances.

$76Kprogram expense
03

Training & Education

Provide a variety of training courses, workshops and evaluations for businesses to promote accessibility awareness for arts organizations.

$33Kprogram 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$91K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$159K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$155K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$326K
Ln 25
Programscol B$257K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$109K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$155K
Government grantsLn 1e$72K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$159K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$84K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$96K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K
Net assetsLn 32$109K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
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$172K$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$437K$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K$134K
Net assetsLn 32$276K$109K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$55K$16K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$95K$82K$9K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$10K$2K$933
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$15K$4K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$40K$40K$301$151
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$558$279
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$857$428
Information technologyLn 14$120$84$24$12
OccupancyLn 16$45K$31K$9K$4K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$856$428
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$373$186
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$8K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$326K$257K$45K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $159K$326K−$166K$109K 990 PDF
FY2024 $190K$320K−$130K$276K 990 PDF
FY2023 $470K$282K$188K$406K 990 PDF
FY2022 $184K$260K−$76K$218K 990 PDF
FY2021 $160K$217K−$57K$294K 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 $159,284 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $154,340$154,540
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $35,050$27,563
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $651$1,072
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$23,891
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $190,041$159,284
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,540$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $164,704$187,604
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $154,161$138,006
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $320,405$325,610
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$130,364−$166,326
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 $159,284 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$20,011
VIII-1e Government grants$71,831
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$62,698
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$154,540
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,563$27,563
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,072$1,072
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$23,891−$23,891
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,563 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$22,819$159,284
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $325,610 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,300 · Management $15,800 · Fundraising $7,900$79,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $81,870 · Management $8,989 · Fundraising $4,494$95,353
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,452 · Management $1,866 · Fundraising $933$13,251
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,757 · Management $4,216 · Fundraising $2,108$21,081
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $39,815 · Management $301 · Fundraising $151$40,267
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,956 · Management $558 · Fundraising $279$2,793
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,993 · Management $857 · Fundraising $428$4,278
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $84 · Management $24 · Fundraising $12$120
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,335 · Management $8,951 · Fundraising $4,476$44,762
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,304$6,304
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,995 · Management $856 · Fundraising $428$4,279
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,305 · Management $373 · Fundraising $186$1,864
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,287 · Management $1,826 · Fundraising $2,145$12,258
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $257,453 · Management $44,617 · Fundraising $23,540$325,610
Part X · Balance sheet $243,677 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $41,820$38,943
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $130,077$84,239
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $100,944$4,319
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,086$3,553
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,710$2,419
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,574$14,295
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $122,316$95,909
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $436,527$243,677
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,072$3,894
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $155,948$130,602
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $161,020$134,496
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $173,949$90,885
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $101,558$18,296
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $275,507$109,181
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $436,527$243,677
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $109,181 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$159,284
XI-2 Total expenses$325,610
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$166,326
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$275,507
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$109,181

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