Jess Curtisgravity INC FY2020 filing

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 68-0575118Revenue $216K in FY2020

On file with the IRSjesscurtisgravity.org80 Turk St, 94102-2808 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Jan 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Performance & education in the performing arts

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
21¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
21%
of spending
Concern: 21% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $87K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$216K
Spent
$210K
To programs
21%
Net assets
$309K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$216K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$216K
FY2021$349K
FY2022$621K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$341K
Expenses
$210K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$210K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$509K
FY2023$551K
FY2024$396K
Net assets
$309K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$309K
FY2021$471K
FY2022$583K
FY2023$504K
FY2024$450K

From the FY2020 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 Jan 2005.

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

Where the money goes

21 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 21% · $43K Management & general 77% · $162K Fundraising 3% · $6K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Artistic Director
$52,204Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$2,430Pt VII · Sec A
$1,460Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gabriele Christian Deleon’s $48K as Director/Exec. Dir. (starting Mar.) is at the 42nd 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jess Curtis$16,180$49,100$54,905$50,720$52,204
Gabriele Christian Deleon$47,535$17,179———
Gabriel Christian Deleon——$23,180——
Tiffany Taylor$7,980$16,275$9,135$2,455$2,430
Gabriel Christian———$9,335$1,460
Michelle Lynch Reynolds——$938——

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

Inspires and educates through live performing arts experiences.

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1 program · $43K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provided dance performance and education opportunity domestically and abroad. Created, presented and produced dance and body-based art works. Provided artist services to the community including fiscal sponsorship, mentorship, commissions, co-production support and, accessibility services. People served = 8,481

$43Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Ford FoundationFY2024$80K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$87K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$216K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$187K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$210K
Ln 25
Programscol B$43K
Managementcol C$162K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$309K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$241K
Total assetsLn 16$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$187K
Government grantsLn 1e$94K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$216K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
SavingsLn 2$180K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$241K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$309K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K$241K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$199K$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$193K$309K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$0$52K$0
Management feesLn 11a$113K$32K$79K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$0$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$147$0$147$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$0$4K$0
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$2K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$485$0$485$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$3K$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$7K$14K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$210K$43K$162K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $341K$396K−$54K$450K 990 PDF
FY2023 $471K$551K−$80K$504K 990 PDF
FY2022 $621K$509K$112K$583K 990 PDF
FY2021 $349K$320K$29K$471K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $216K$210K$6K$309K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $216,383 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $404,345$186,954
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $61,911$28,259
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $599$1,170
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $466,855$216,383
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $61,943$52,204
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,572$3,588
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $384,016$154,681
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $447,531$210,473
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,324$5,910
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $216,383 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$94,030
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$92,924
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$186,954
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,259$28,259
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,170$1,170
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,429$216,383
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $210,473 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $52,204 · Fundraising $0$52,204
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $31,890 · Management $78,910 · Fundraising $2,124$112,924
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,513 · Fundraising $0$2,513
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,588$3,588
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $2,354 · Fundraising $0$2,354
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $147 · Fundraising $0$147
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $3,976 · Fundraising $0$3,976
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,734 · Management $2,187 · Fundraising $0$3,921
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $485 · Fundraising $0$485
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $1,903 · Fundraising $0$1,903
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,068 · Management $2,548 · Fundraising $0$5,616
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,533 · Management $14,309 · Fundraising $0$20,842
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $43,225 · Management $161,536 · Fundraising $5,712$210,473
Part X · Balance sheet $312,355 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,026$60,626
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $82,113$180,299
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $55,777$68,455
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,878$2,975
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $198,794$312,355
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,283$3,430
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,283$3,430
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $95,803$102,969
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $96,708$205,956
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $192,511$308,925
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $198,794$312,355
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $308,925 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$216,383
XI-2 Total expenses$210,473
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,910
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$192,511
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$373
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$308,925

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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