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Lighthouse Artcenter INC FY2021 filing

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Jupiter, FL501(c)(3)Since 1965Arts & Culture EIN 59-1118672Revenue $2.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRSlighthousearts.org373 Tequesta Dr, 33469-3027 · Jupiter, FLTax-exempt since Nov 1969Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Lighthouse Artcenter gallery and school of art (lac) is a for impact art center focused on community. Our vision is to inspire, engage, and connect all walks of life through the universal language of art. To achieve our mission, we offer art classes in media that vary from traditional to niche, display unique and captivating exhibitions, host social and educational events, and provide community-based art outreach programs to those in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$162K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $357K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$162K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
63%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2021▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2021▲ +46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$3.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1969.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $1.1M Management & general 30% · $524K Fundraising 7% · $112K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $162K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Nancy Politsch
Executive Director
$161,591Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Susan Bardin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Anne Palumbo
Advisory Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Diane Tohn
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeni Licata’s $83K as Executive Director is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nancy Politsch———$234,877$161,591$154,983
Jeni Licata$83,391$73,473$63,654$59,872——

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

Programs and updates

Provides art programs and scholarships to increase access to creative expression and well-being for all ages and backgrounds.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Outreach and art programs for nonmembers and members who are interested in the arts.

$748Kprogram expense
02

The school of art is designed to serve the lighthouse art center, inc. Membership and community by providing art experiences for ages pre-k and up through a variety of studio programs. These programs are designed for artists and those who would like to be artists of all skill level. Courses are provided in a broad variet of mediums.

$225Kprogram expense
03

Exhibitions

The lighthousre artcenter puts on art exhibitions to promote and support nationally recgonized, regional, and local artists as well as memeber and student artists from the center. Estimated number of exhibit visitors was 300.

$109Kprogram expense

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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
Loxahatchee Club Educational Foundation INCFY2025$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$750K
Other incomeLn 4–11$229K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$524K
Fundraisingcol D$112K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$635K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$78K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$750K
Investment incomeLn 3$341
Other incomeLn 4–11$229K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$635K
SavingsLn 2$573
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$635K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$789K$635K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$162K$81K$81K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$536K$536K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$55K
Legal feesLn 11b$49K$21K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$85K$12K$59K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$66K$20K$34K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$25K$25K
OccupancyLn 16$44K$18K$26K
TravelLn 17$17K$7K$9K$2K
InterestLn 20$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$87K$87K
InsuranceLn 23$48K$44K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$424K$355K$69K
All other expensesLn 24e$99K$12K$83K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.1M$524K$112K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$2.0M$172K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $2.7M$2.0M$693K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 10, 2024 $2.0M$2.0M−$29K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $2.8M$2.4M$381K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 16, 2022 $2.5M$1.7M$764K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 30, 2021 $1.8M$1.7M$160K$1.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,482,262 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $962,746$1,502,702
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $828,761$750,123
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$24,328$341
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $77,202$229,096
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,844,381$2,482,262
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $759,997$754,603
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $924,570$963,399
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,684,567$1,718,002
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $159,814$764,260
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $2,482,262 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$95,635
VIII-1e Government grants$78,173
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,328,894
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,502,702
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $750,123$750,123
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $341$341
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $181,659$181,659
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $47,437$47,437
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $750,123 · Unrelated business $47,778 · Excluded from tax $181,659$2,482,262
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,718,002 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $80,795 · Fundraising $80,796$161,591
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $535,946$535,946
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,285$2,285
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,781$54,781
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $20,540 · Management $28,833$49,373
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,846 · Management $59,231 · Fundraising $13,538$84,615
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,050 · Management $33,653 · Fundraising $12,384$66,087
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $24,684$24,684
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,213 · Management $25,886$44,099
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,757 · Management $9,085 · Fundraising $1,529$17,371
IX-20 InterestManagement $19,252$19,252
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $87,222$87,222
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $44,302 · Management $3,375$47,677
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $355,142 · Management $68,947$424,089
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,402 · Management $82,846 · Fundraising $3,682$98,930
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,082,264 · Management $523,809 · Fundraising $111,929$1,718,002
Part X · Balance sheet $3,825,019 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $264,869; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $787,840$634,738
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $710$573
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,200$68,200
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $29,683$12,859
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,069$14,922
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,101,504$2,802,548
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $13,480$12,224
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,260$14,086
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,146,340$3,825,019
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $110,618$111,575
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $66,913$28,742
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,465,381$1,377,034
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $273,297$2,440,085
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,407,662$7,900
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,680,959$2,447,985
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,146,340$3,825,019
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,447,985 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,482,262
XI-2 Total expenses$1,718,002
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$764,260
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,680,959
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,766
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,447,985

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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