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.
$61K 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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FY2023 · 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
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
$61K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 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
$27K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% 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
$530K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$493K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$185K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$530K
FY2023▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$627K
FY2022$486K
FY2023$530K
FY2024$359K
FY2025$560K
Expenses
$493K
FY2023▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$502K
FY2022$581K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$438K
FY2025$502K
Net assets
$185K
FY2023▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$119K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$185K
FY2024$105K
FY2025$164K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · 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% · $447K Management & general 7% · $34K Fundraising 3% · $13K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$61,293Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $311K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Community Arts provided workshops, classes, and opportunities to artists with disabilities to sell their work at local and statewide events. In 2022-23 we offered in-person exhibits and classes at our new office location, while still providing artist workshops virtually.

$311Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$530K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$252K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$493K
Ln 25
Programscol B$447K
Managementcol C$34K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$185K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$179K
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Government grantsLn 1e$183K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$252K
Investment incomeLn 3$13
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$530K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$164K
SavingsLn 2$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$179K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$22K
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$185K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$105K$179K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$160K$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$148K$185K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$56K$4K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$184K$169K$11K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$27K$2K$709
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$17K$1K$372
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$34K$2K$764
Office expensesLn 13$11K$10K$650$216
OccupancyLn 16$26K$24K$2K$535
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K$296$99
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$80K$80K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$19K$1K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$493K$447K$34K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $560K$502K$58K$164K 990 PDF
FY2024 $359K$438K−$79K$105K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $530K$493K$36K$185K 990 PDF
FY2022 $486K$581K−$95K$148K 990 PDF
FY2021 $627K$502K$125K$244K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $529,723 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $157,180$268,009
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $328,187$251,598
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46$13
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $534$10,103
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $485,947$529,723
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 $336,908$293,408
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $244,419$199,875
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $581,327$493,283
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$95,380$36,440
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 $529,723 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $251,598 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$182,809
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$85,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$268,009
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13$13
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$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 $10,103$10,103
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $261,701 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13$529,723
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $493,283 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,390 · Management $3,678 · Fundraising $1,226$61,293
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $168,852 · Management $11,012 · Fundraising $3,671$183,535
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,313 · Management $1,936 · Fundraising $709$29,958
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,132 · Management $1,117 · Fundraising $372$18,622
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,635$8,635
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $34,475 · Management $2,268 · Fundraising $764$37,507
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,961 · Management $650 · Fundraising $216$10,827
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,143 · Management $1,588 · Fundraising $535$26,267
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,533 · Management $296 · Fundraising $99$4,927
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,958 · Management $1,240$6,198
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,682$79,682
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,206 · Management $1,270 · Fundraising $5,355$25,832
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $446,645 · Management $33,690 · Fundraising $12,947$493,283
Part X · Balance sheet $212,234 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$14,796$163,667
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $119,314$15,347
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $43,675$9,967
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,377$1,378
X-15 Other assets$21,875
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $160,137$212,234
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,739$5,521
X-25 Other liabilities$21,875
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,739$27,396
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $143,660$183,296
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $148,398$184,838
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $160,137$212,234
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $184,838 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$529,723
XI-2 Total expenses$493,283
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,440
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$148,398
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$184,838

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