The mission of Art Spark Texas is to challenge the perceptions of how people contribute by creating an arts-inspired inclusive community of individuals with diverse abilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K 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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $195K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% 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
$449K
Spent
$417K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$119K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$449K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$627K
FY2022$486K
FY2023$530K
FY2024$359K
FY2025$560K
Expenses
$417K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$502K
FY2022$581K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$438K
FY2025$502K
Net assets
$119K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$119K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$185K
FY2024$105K
FY2025$164K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1998.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $379K Management & general 7% · $30K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$53,726Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Celia M Hughes’s $62K as Executive Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Celia M Hughes$62,120$62,868$61,293$59,580$53,726$53,726

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

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

Programs and updates

Creates an inclusive arts community for people of all abilities.

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1 program · $76K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Artist Services provides professional development workshops, classes, and opportunities to show their work through exhibitions at local and statewide venues. In 2019/20, approximately 1,055 emerging and professional artists were offered professional development services and technical assistance in visual art, performance, creative…

$76Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$449K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$179K
Other incomeLn 4–11$500
Money outPt IX
$417K
Ln 25
Programscol B$379K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$119K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K
Total assetsLn 16$158K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Government grantsLn 1e$171K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$179K
Investment incomeLn 3$39
Other incomeLn 4–11$500
Total revenueLn 12$449K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
SavingsLn 2$77K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$122K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$158K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$119K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K$122K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$102K$158K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$87K$119K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$49K$4K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$152K$137K$10K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$12K$926$408
Payroll taxesLn 10$251$226$17$8
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$0$9K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$189$84
Office expensesLn 13$26K$24K$2K$542
OccupancyLn 16$22K$20K$1K$658
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$303$134
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K$360$159
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$350$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$101K$101K$465$205
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$21K$1K$145
Total functional expensesLn 25$417K$379K$30K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $560K$502K$58K$164K 990 PDF
FY2024 $359K$438K−$79K$105K 990 PDF
FY2023 $530K$493K$36K$185K 990 PDF
FY2022 $486K$581K−$95K$148K 990 PDF
FY2021 $627K$502K$125K$244K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $449K$417K$31K$119K 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 $448,831 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $252,525$268,947
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $136,864$179,345
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13$39
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,978$500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $391,380$448,831
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $187,384$220,971
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $158,647$196,379
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $346,031$417,350
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,349$31,481
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $448,831 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$170,626
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$98,321
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$268,947
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $179,345 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$179,345
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $39$39
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $179,845 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $39$448,831
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $417,350 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,470 · Management $3,718 · Fundraising $1,641$54,829
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $137,362 · Management $10,323 · Fundraising $4,556$152,241
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,316 · Management $926 · Fundraising $408$13,650
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $226 · Management $17 · Fundraising $8$251
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,735 · Fundraising $0$8,735
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,518 · Management $189 · Fundraising $84$2,791
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,831 · Management $2,061 · Fundraising $542$26,434
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,826 · Management $1,490 · Fundraising $658$21,974
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,035 · Management $303 · Fundraising $134$4,472
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,796 · Management $360 · Fundraising $159$5,315
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,152 · Management $350 · Fundraising $0$3,502
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $100,692 · Management $465 · Fundraising $205$101,362
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,646 · Management $1,003 · Fundraising $145$21,794
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $378,870 · Management $29,940 · Fundraising $8,540$417,350
Part X · Balance sheet $158,331 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,454$45,031
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $55,877$77,090
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,920$32,765
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,717$2,068
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,378$1,377
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $102,084$158,331
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,662$5,846
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,052$33,634
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,714$39,480
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $87,370$118,851
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $102,084$158,331
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $118,851 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$448,831
XI-2 Total expenses$417,350
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,481
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$87,370
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$118,851

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