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Fosters community creativity and service through collective support for local arts and tech groups. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $453K in revenue, $449K in expenses, and $103K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Iowa City, IA
Website
www.jamesgangic.org
Filings
6 on file (2019–2024)
Revenue
$453KFY2024
Expenses
$449K
Net assets
$103K
People
14
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  74-3070882 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Iowa City, IA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Fosters community creativity and service through collective support for local arts and tech groups.
Leadership
Cassandra Elton · Treasurer · $11K
Money in and out
$453K revenue, $449K expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$453K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$449K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$103K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $4K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -36% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+1.0%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -89% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$453K
FY2024▲ +43%
Expenses
$449K
FY2024▲ +56%
Total assets
$103K
FY2024▼ -1%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$453K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$449K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$103K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$4K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$103K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CJames Gang
EINHdr · item D74-3070882
Principal addressHdr · item CIowa City, IA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.jamesgangic.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
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

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$10,891Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cassandra Elton’s $11K as Treasurer is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cassandra Elton$3,331$17,472$5,053$7,825
Cassandra Elton$10,891
Tricia Windschitl$1,551
Jenny Colville$600
Nina Lohman$1

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $260K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Antelope lending library in 2024, we distributed 1523 books through lobby libraries, made 237 deliveries to 1565 readers, distributed 2176 snacks through the free snack program, nad hosted 5248 people to the bookmobile.

$127Kprogram expense
02

The lena project we hosted a walk through winter pledge to encourage citizens to get outside and walk. We held free prompt for the planet workshops for adults and children. We held lena earth warriors camp for children.

$67Kprogram expense
03

Iowa city poetry in 2024, we hosted writing workshops, open mics, poetry readings, special events and community festivals. We served over 2000 adult and teen writers.

$66Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$235K · 52%
Program service revenue$162K · 36%
Other revenue$56K · 12%
Contributions & grants52%$235K
Program service revenue36%$162K
Other revenue12%$56K
Investment income$101
Total revenueLn 12$453K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05
Program services95%$425K
Management & general5%$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$449K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$100K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$103K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $100K · Operating expenses/yr $449K
2.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $425K · Total expenses $449K
95%
Management & General
Management & general $23K · Total expenses $449K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $449K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $156K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $235K · Total revenue $453K
52%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $453K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $162K · Total revenue $453K
36%
Investment reliance
Investment income $101 · Total revenue $453K
+0.02%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $162K · Total expenses $449K
36%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $453K · Prior year $317K
+43%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $123K · FY2024 $453K
+30%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $103K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $453K · Expenses $449K
+1.0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $103K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $103K · Total assets $103K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $103K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cassandra Elton · Reported title TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $11K · Total expenses $449K
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $96K · Total expenses $449K
21%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%
Overhead ratio 5%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 43%
Legal fee ratio 4%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$25K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $88K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$52,723
Unitemized GrantFY2024$34,998

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$453K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$317K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$237K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$146K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$77K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$123K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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