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Locate Arts TN

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Knoxville, TN501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 62-1783187Revenue $338K in FY2024

On file with the IRStristararts.org4450 Candora Ave, 37920-1208 · Knoxville, TNTax-exempt since Feb 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers.
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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$338K
+105% vs prior year
Spent
$279K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$92K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$338K
FY2024▲ +105%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$171K
FY2021$261K
FY2023$439K
FY2024$165K
FY2024$338K
Expenses
$279K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$273K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$265K
FY2024$279K
Net assets
$92K
FY2024▲ +184%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$178
FY2021−$12K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$32K
FY2024$92K

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 Feb 2000.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $224K Management & general 20% · $55K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Tracy Ayers
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jamaal Sheats
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Laurence Eaton
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Patterson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Denny Renshaw
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sylvia Peters
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Janet Decker Yanez
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Jobe
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wesley Roden’s $19K as Gallery Assistant is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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.

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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

Promotes and spotlights Tennessee's contemporary visual art, connecting regional and state scenes.

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4 programs · $367K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Tri-Star Arts produces 4-5 art exhibitions and 4-5 project space exhibitions and one public sculpture each year at the Candoro Marble Building in Knoxville. We commission innovative and experimental work in group or solo exhibitions by emerging and established artists alike.

$108Kprogram expense
02

Tri-Star Arts produces 4-5 art exhibitions and 4-5 project space exhibitions and one public sculpture each year at the Candoro Marble Building in Knoxville. We commission innovative and experimental work in group or solo exhibitions by emerging and established artists alike.

$108Kprogram expense
03

The Current Art Fund is a partnership with the Andy Warhol Foundation to distribute project grants to Tennessee based artists. Tri-Star Arts holds grant workshops in each region of Tennessee and also one recorded workshop online.

$108Kprogram expense
04

The Current Art Fund is a partnership with the Andy Warhol Foundation to distribute project grants to Tennessee based artists. Tri-Star Arts holds grant workshops in each region of Tennessee and also one recorded workshop online.

$43Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
East Tennessee FoundationFY2023$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $320K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$65,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$65,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$59,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$63,500
Centennial Park ConservancyTN · FY2022$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$61,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$338K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Money outPt IX
$279K
Ln 25
Programscol B$224K
Managementcol C$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$92K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$100K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K
Government grantsLn 1e$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Total revenueLn 12$338K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$100K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$92K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $165K$265K−$101K$32K 990 PDF
FY2023 $439K$365K$75K$108K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $261K$273K−$12K−$12K 990 PDF
FY2020 $171K$174K−$4K$178 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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

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

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