Art Spark Texas FY2021 filing

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Austin, TX501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 74-2863338Revenue $627K in FY2021

On file with the IRSartsparktx.org1152 San Bernard St, 78702-2030 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Jun 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
92¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
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
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% 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 · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 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
$14K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
$627K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$502K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$244K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$627K
FY2021▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$627K
FY2022$486K
FY2023$530K
FY2024$359K
FY2025$560K
Expenses
$502K
FY2021▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$502K
FY2022$581K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$438K
FY2025$502K
Net assets
$244K
FY2021▲ +105%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$119K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$185K
FY2024$105K
FY2025$164K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · 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

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $463K Management & general 6% · $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 (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$53,726Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $174K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Community Arts provided workshops, classes, and opportunities to artists with disabilities to sell their work at local and statewide events. In 2020/21, we offered the majority of our programming virtually, so exhibit opportunities were online only.

$174Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$627K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$333K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Other incomeLn 4–11$688
Money outPt IX
$502K
Ln 25
Programscol B$463K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$244K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K
Total assetsLn 16$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Government grantsLn 1e$196K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$333K
Investment incomeLn 3$63
Other incomeLn 4–11$688
Total revenueLn 12$627K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
SavingsLn 2$157K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$225K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$244K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K$225K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$158K$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$119K$244K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$259K$237K$15K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$10K$651$284
Payroll taxesLn 10$237$217$14$6
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$0$8K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$11K$689$301
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$169$74
Office expensesLn 13$12K$11K$692$303
OccupancyLn 16$25K$23K$1K$651
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$834$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$141K$141K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$23K$1K$649
Total functional expensesLn 25$502K$463K$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 Viewing $627K$502K$125K$244K 990 PDF
FY2020 $449K$417K$31K$119K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $626,614 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $268,947$292,866
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $179,345$332,997
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39$63
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $500$688
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $448,831$626,614
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 $220,971$270,314
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $196,379$231,373
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $417,350$501,687
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,481$124,927
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $626,614 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $688 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$196,199
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$96,667
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$292,866
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $332,997$332,997
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $63$63
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $332,997 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $751$626,614
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $501,687 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $236,938 · Management $15,457 · Fundraising $6,766$259,161
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,980 · Management $651 · Fundraising $284$10,916
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $217 · Management $14 · Fundraising $6$237
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,053 · Fundraising $0$8,053
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,556 · Management $689 · Fundraising $301$11,546
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,585 · Management $169 · Fundraising $74$2,828
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,623 · Management $692 · Fundraising $303$11,618
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,793 · Management $1,487 · Fundraising $651$24,931
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,020$2,020
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,336 · Management $834 · Fundraising $0$4,170
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $141,383 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$141,383
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,694 · Management $1,481 · Fundraising $649$24,824
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $463,125 · Management $29,527 · Fundraising $9,034$501,687
Part X · Balance sheet $258,133 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,031$67,384
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $77,090$157,153
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $32,765$15,072
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,068$17,147
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,377$1,377
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $158,331$258,133
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,846$14,355
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,480$14,355
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $53,295$239,035
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $118,851$243,778
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $158,331$258,133
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $243,778 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$626,614
XI-2 Total expenses$501,687
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$124,927
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$118,851
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$243,778

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