Tahoe Arts Project

Tax-deductible

S Lake Tahoe, CA501(c)(3)EIN 68-0177040

Presenting performing art to children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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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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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 26% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$249K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$204K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$531K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$249K
FY2025▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$93K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$249K
Expenses
$204K
FY2025▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2023$155K
FY2024$178K
FY2025$204K
Net assets
$531K
FY2025▲ +12%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$353K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$476K
FY2025$531K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1989.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $152K Management & general 11% · $23K Fundraising 14% · $29K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$70,815Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Assistant
$18,690Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Peggy Blowney$70,815$72,490$62,176$51,152
Kylee Finnegan$18,690$17,900$15,975—

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

Brings live performing arts experiences to children.

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3 program services account for $85K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Alias Brass, Brass Quintet

K-12 school programs. Assemblies for 4,000 students. 200 community members attended a public performance.

$29Kprogram expense
02

Backhaus Dance, Contemporary Dance

K-12TH school programs. Assemblies for 4,000 students.

$29Kprogram expense
03

Cascada De Flores, Traditional Music from Mexico

K-12 school programs. Assemblies for 4,000 students. 200 community members attended a public performance.

$27Kprogram expense

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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$30K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$249K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$124K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$204K
Ln 25
Programscol B$152K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$531K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$322K
Total assetsLn 16$540K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$124K
Gains on assetsLn 7$968
Total revenueLn 12$249K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
SavingsLn 2$299K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$322K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$215K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$540K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$531K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$495K$322K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$215K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$498K$540K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$476K$531K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$94K$57K$15K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$4K$1K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$955$654$654
Office expensesLn 13$4K$1K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$611$856
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$1K$741
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79K$79K$102$547
All other expensesLn 24e$586$65$451$70
Total functional expensesLn 25$204K$152K$23K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $249K$204K$45K$531K 990 PDF
FY2024 $235K$178K$57K$476K 990 PDF
FY2023 $244K$155K$88K$410K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $93K$353K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $249,260 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$11,150
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$83,333
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$94,483
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,694$13,694
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,180$16,180
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $968$968
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $123,935$123,935
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,694 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $141,083$249,260
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,420 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,632 · Management $14,630 · Fundraising $23,031$94,293
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,408 · Management $1,163 · Fundraising $1,812$7,383
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,504$1,504
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $955 · Management $654 · Fundraising $654$2,263
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,438 · Management $1,438 · Fundraising $1,438$4,314
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,833 · Management $611 · Fundraising $856$3,300
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,533$1,533
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,722 · Management $1,482 · Fundraising $741$3,945
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,650 · Management $102 · Fundraising $547$79,299
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $65 · Management $451 · Fundraising $70$586
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $152,236 · Management $23,035 · Fundraising $29,149$204,420
Part X · Balance sheet $539,666 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,560$22,687
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $415,854$298,869
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,774$2,633
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$215,477
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $498,188$539,666
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $22,485$8,538
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,485$8,538
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $475,703$531,128
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $498,188$539,666
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $531,128 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$249,260
XI-2 Total expenses$204,420
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,840
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$475,703
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,585
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$531,128

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

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