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Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2019 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 6% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Named funders
3
named funders · $25K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$123K
Net assets
$67K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$123K
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$123K
FY2020$77K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$317K
FY2024$453K
Expenses
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FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$213K
FY2023$288K
FY2024$449K
Net assets
$67K
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$67K
FY2020$56K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$60K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$103K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2004.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cassandra Elton’s $11K as Treasurer is at the 8th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cassandra Elton$10,891$3,331$17,472$5,053$7,825
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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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

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

By the numbers

The FY2019 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$123K
Other income$123K
Owns and owes
$67K
net assets
People
4
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$123K
Total revenue$123K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Net assets$67K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers100
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $453K$449K$4K$103K 990 PDF
FY2023 $317K$288K$29K$104K 990 PDF
FY2022 $237K$213K$24K$60K 990 PDF
FY2021 $146K$67K 990 PDF
FY2020 $77K$56K 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $123K$67K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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