Hot Shops Art Foundation

Tax-deductible

Omaha, NE501(c)(3)Since 2019EIN 61-1937628Revenue $1.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRShotshopsartcenter.org1301 Nicholas St, 68102-4212 · Omaha, NETax-exempt since Aug 2020Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Hot Shops Foundation provides informal Art education programs and instruction to children and adults through Art classes, workshops, camps, lectures, demonstrations and exhibits. In addition, the Foundation promotes appreciation for and understanding of a variety of visual Art forms and how they are created by providing direct access to a unique collaborative living artistic environment at the Hot Shops Art center.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 12 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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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $279K a year · 31% 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
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $275K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$782K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$54K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$415K
FY2023$955K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$126K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$688K
FY2024$832K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$445K
FY2024$962K
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Aug 2020.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $783K Management & general 27% · $305K Fundraising 3% · $30K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$88,548Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$26,405Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kim Sellmeyer$88,548$84,341$79,483$77,156$75,000$18,750
Tim Barry$26,405$28,717$27,015$19,556$2,015—
Ed Fennell———$5,133$2,060$650
Rowena Cage—$512————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Offers art classes, workshops, and exhibits to teach and promote visual art appreciation.

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1 program · $783K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The foundation provides classes, workshops, and other informal art education programs in a variety of artistic mediums.

$783Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$275K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$849K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$722K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$783K
Managementcol C$305K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$903K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$782K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$722K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$28K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$849K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$903K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$903K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$782K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$736K$903K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$831K$782K
Net assetsLn 32$962K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$80K$23K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$186K$131K$37K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$12K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$914$392
Office expensesLn 13$19K$13K$6K
InterestLn 20$34K$24K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$26K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$31K$22K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$664K$465K$199K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$10K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$783K$305K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.1M$453K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$832K$516K$962K 990 PDF
FY2023 $955K$688K$268K$445K 990 PDF
FY2022 $415K$348K$67K$178K 990 PDF
FY2021 $217K$126K$91K$111K 990 PDF
FY2020 $54K$20K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,570,671 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $537,465$722,033
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $811,096$848,638
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,348,561$1,570,671
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $264,104$301,444
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $565,053$816,577
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $832,157$1,118,021
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $516,404$452,650
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,570,671 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$722,033
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$27,569
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$722,033
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $848,638$848,638
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $848,638 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,570,671
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,118,021 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,467 · Management $22,991 · Fundraising $11,495$114,953
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $130,544 · Management $37,298 · Fundraising $18,649$186,491
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,914 · Management $5,106$17,020
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $914 · Management $392$1,306
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,038 · Management $5,588$18,626
IX-20 InterestPrograms $23,624 · Management $10,124$33,748
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,535 · Management $10,944$36,479
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,953 · Management $9,409$31,362
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $465,115 · Management $199,335$664,450
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,510 · Management $4,076$13,586
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $782,614 · Management $305,263 · Fundraising $30,144$1,118,021
Part X · Balance sheet $2,196,913 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $736,257$903,214
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,105$7,503
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,044,588$1,274,835
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,698$11,361
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,792,648$2,196,913
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,116$14,654
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $472,704$189,730
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $830,752$782,367
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $740,183$1,371,197
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $221,713$43,349
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $961,896$1,414,546
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,792,648$2,196,913
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,414,546 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,570,671
XI-2 Total expenses$1,118,021
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$452,650
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$961,896
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,414,546

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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