Studio by the Tracks INC: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 63-1004336)

Merrilee Challiss’s $64K as Executive Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Merrilee Challiss	$63,545	$45,252	—	—	—
Suzanne Boozer	—	—	$45,954	$62,848	$46,486

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers free art classes for troubled youth and adults with special needs in a supportive environment.

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2 programs · $151K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Studio By The Tracks was formed to provide free art classes to emotionally conflicted children and adults with autism spectrum disorder or other mental illnesses. SBTT maintains a focused, energized atmosphere that provides students a safe haven in which to create. Currently the Studio is serving approximately 80 individuals.

$151Kprogram expense

02

Holiday Open House

Pt IX · col B

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

The Child Health FoundationFY2025$4K

Rucker & Margaret Agee Fund UaFY2025$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$444K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$375K

Other incomeLn 4–11$68K

Investment incomeLn 3$935

Money outPt IX

$430K

Ln 25

Programscol B$151K

Managementcol C$81K

Fundraisingcol D$199K

Owns and owesPt X

$622K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$446K

Total assetsLn 16$638K

LiabilitiesLn 26$17K

PeoplePt VI, VII

16

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a15

IndependentVI 1b15

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$375K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$180K

Investment incomeLn 3$935

Other incomeLn 4–11$68K

Total revenueLn 12$444K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$220K

SavingsLn 2$226K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$446K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$9K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$170K

Total assetsLn 16$638K

LiabilitiesLn 26$17K

Net assetsLn 32$622K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 55

VolunteersI 620

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$490K	$446K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$9K	$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$168K	$170K
Total assetsLn 16	$667K	$638K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$56K	$17K
Net assetsLn 32	$611K	$622K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$41K		$18K	$23K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$179K	$81K	$2K	$96K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$20K	$3K	$8K	$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$17K	$6K	$3K	$8K
Management feesLn 11a	$17K		$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$17K	$3K	$14K	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$620			$620
Office expensesLn 13	$4K	$2K	$2K	$74
Information technologyLn 14	$602	$602
OccupancyLn 16	$11K	$7K	$3K	$1K
TravelLn 17	$483	$356		$127
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$329		$329
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$4K	$1K	$1K	$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$2K	$2K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$99K	$38K	$7K	$54K
All other expensesLn 24e	$15K	$6K	$4K	$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$430K	$151K	$81K	$199K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$506K	$472K	$34K	$2.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.3M	$445K	$1.9M	$2.3M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$444K	$430K	$13K	$622K	990 PDF
FY2021	$386K	$378K	$9K	$611K	990 PDF
FY2020	$364K	$320K	$44K	$587K	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 $443,875 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $385,288$375,184

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,052$935

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$67,756

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $386,340$443,875

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 $234,581$257,091

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $143,210$173,302

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $377,791$430,393

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,549$13,482

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 $443,875 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $67,756 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$33,387

VIII-1c Fundraising events$180,135

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$161,662

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$375,184

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $935 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$935

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $68,691 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$443,875

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $430,393 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $18,364 · Fundraising $22,977$41,341

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $80,989 · Management $2,044 · Fundraising $95,890$178,923

IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,096 · Management $7,740 · Fundraising $8,772$19,608

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,444 · Management $3,259 · Fundraising $7,516$17,219

IX-11a Management feesManagement $17,370$17,370

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,000 · Management $13,744 · Fundraising $0$16,744

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $620$620

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,003 · Management $1,589 · Fundraising $74$3,666

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $602$602

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,493 · Management $2,782 · Fundraising $1,113$11,388

IX-17 TravelPrograms $356 · Fundraising $127$483

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $329$329

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,174 · Management $1,174 · Fundraising $1,173$3,521

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,541 · Management $1,540 · Fundraising $1,540$4,621

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,569 · Management $6,940 · Fundraising $54,143$98,652

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,315 · Management $3,816 · Fundraising $5,175$15,306

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $150,582 · Management $80,691 · Fundraising $199,120$430,393

Part X · Balance sheet $638,425 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $264,851$220,053

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $225,000$225,817

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0

X-4 Accounts receivable$13,674

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $168,144$169,929

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,952$8,952

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $666,947$638,425

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $55,596$5,564

X-25 Other liabilities$10,954

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $55,596$16,518

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $611,351$621,907

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $666,947$638,425

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $621,907 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$443,875

XI-2 Total expenses$430,393

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,482

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$611,351

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$1,084

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$4,010

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$621,907

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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