Association for Visual Artists EIN 58-1728801

Association for Visual Artists

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Connects people with visual arts through personal, experiential community programs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $534K in revenue, $588K in expenses, and $-26K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Chattanooga, TN
Website
www.avarts.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$534KFY2025
Expenses
$588K
Net assets
$-26K
People
19
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  58-1728801 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chattanooga, TN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects people with visual arts through personal, experiential community programs.
Leadership
Money in and out
$534K revenue, $588K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$534K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$588K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-26K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$55K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -65% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -495% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$534K
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses
$588K
FY2025▲ +19%
Total assets
$180K
FY2025▼ -36%
Total liabilities
$205K
FY2025▼ -19%
Total revenue
$534K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$588K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-26K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$55K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$180K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 319
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 419
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $382K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Festivals and Events

presentation of art in a public forum

$297Kprogram expense
02

Programs, Classes and Workshops

production programs, classes and workshops for members and public for free or nominal fee.

$55Kprogram expense
03

Exhibits

production of various exhibits of local, regional and national artists in various forms.

$29Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAssociation for Visual Artists
EINHdr · item D58-1728801
Principal addressHdr · item CChattanooga, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.avarts.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A400)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1987

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a19
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b19
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$282K · 53%
Program service revenue$205K · 38%
Other revenue$46K · 9%
Contributions & grants53%$282K
Program service revenue38%$205K
Other revenue9%$46K
— government grantsLn 1e$36K
Total revenueLn 12$534K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.13
Program services65%$382K
Management & general22%$129K
Fundraising13%$77K
Total functional expensesLn 25$588K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$32K
Total assetsLn 16$180K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$205K
Total net assetsLn 32$-26K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $32K · Operating expenses/yr $588K
0.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $382K · Total expenses $588K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $129K · Total expenses $588K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $77K · Total expenses $588K
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $69K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $193K
$0.36 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $282K · Total revenue $534K
53%
Government reliance
Government grants $36K · Total revenue $534K
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $205K · Total revenue $534K
38%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $534K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $205K · Total expenses $588K
35%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $534K · Prior year $506K
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $340K · FY2024 $534K
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-26K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $534K · Expenses $588K
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $180K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-26K · Total assets $180K
-14%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $180K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mark Bradley-Shoup · Reported title Member · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $588K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $202K · Total expenses $588K
34%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 27%
Revenue growth 5%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
ArtsbuildFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$30K
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$534K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$506K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$465K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$451K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$340K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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