Arhoolie Foundation FY2022 filing

El Cerrito, CA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2022
Revenue
$932K
▲ +21% vs prior year
Spent
$542K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$1.7M
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2022 (IRS tax year 2022).

Figures match the IRS filing checked 9/3/26 · see original: IRS

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
6 funders, incl. Sage Foundation
$181K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
77% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$1–10M
↑ +21% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CArhoolie Foundation
EINHdr · item D68-0351651
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1995
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CEl Cerrito, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.arhoolie.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.05
Program services77%$416K
Management & general18%$100K
Fundraising5%$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$542K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$932K
FY2022▲ +21%
Expenses
$542K
FY2022▼ -9%
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
17.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+42%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.7M
FY2022▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$18K
FY2022▼ -93%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$390K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$790K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$18K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed17.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants99%$922K
Program service revenue$5K
Investment income$4K
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$94K
Total revenueLn 12$932K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $790K · Operating expenses/yr $542K
17.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $416K · Total expenses $542K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $100K · Total expenses $542K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $26K · Total expenses $542K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $26K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $651K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $922K · Total revenue $932K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $94K · Total revenue $932K
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $5K · Total revenue $932K
0.5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $932K
+0.4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $5K · Total expenses $542K
0.8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $932K · Prior year $771K
+21%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $932K · Expenses $542K
+42%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.7M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.7M · Total assets $1.7M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.7M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Leopold · Reported title Sec/treasurer · Highest reported compensation $150K · Total expenses $542K
28%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $339K · Total expenses $542K
63%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%——
Overhead ratio 18%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——
Revenue growth 21%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0.3%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Sec/Treasurer
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$15,118Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Adam Machado’s $101K as Executive Dir. is at the 33rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Leopold—$96,923$150,000$124,038—
Adam Machado$100,785$60,451$15,118$67,836$104,661
Tom Diamant———$30,923$45,970

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Preserves and celebrates regional roots music, sharing its history and supporting living traditions.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $392K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Emerging Projects, Strachwitz Archive

Cataloging, preserving, digitizing, and curating various collections gathered by Chris Strachwitz and related to his life's work documenting American roots music: photographs, videos, audio recordings, posters, papers, etc, shared program expenses.

$319Kprogram expense
02

Artist Awards & Benefit Concert

Public concert to benefit the Arhoolie Foundation where the annual Arhoolie Awards are presented (est. 2018).

$38Kprogram expense
03

Emerging Projects

Barbara Dane -- Fiscal sponsor for a documentary film being made about this local jazz and blues singer.

$35Kprogram expense

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $133K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$22,955
Unitemized GrantFY2021$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$40,000

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $2.3M$505K+450% 990 PDF
FY2023 $421K$708K-55% 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $932K$542K+21% 990 PDF
FY2021 $771K$593K+27% 990 PDF
FY2020 $608K$524K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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