The James Gang works to foster community-oriented actions, attitudes, and experiences in which creativity and service thrive. We provided collective support for Drupal Corn, The Antelope Lending Library, BRINK, EntrePartners, Her Tech Collaborative, Iowa City Poetry, PromptPress, Floodwater Festival, LENA Project, Iowa Tech Chicks, and The Machine Stops Opera Group.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $25K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 12 voting members
Concern: none of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$317K
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$288K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$104K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$317K
FY2023▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$123K
FY2020$77K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$317K
FY2024$453K
Expenses
$288K
FY2023▲ +35%
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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
$104K
FY2023▲ +73%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$67K
FY2020$56K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$60K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$103K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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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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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $270K Management & general 6% · $18K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$3,331Pt VII · Sec A
$1Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$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 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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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 15aNo

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3 programs · $191K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Antelope Lending LibraryIn 2023, Antelope Lending Library provided 287 hours of bookmobile service, was visited by over 5,500 community members, delivered library materials to 187 households, and checked out over 3,500 books and games to individuals, families, and organizations.

$99Kprogram expense
02

Iowa City PoetryIn 2023, Iowa City Poetry served 2,076 writers, including adults and teens, by delivering 83 weekly writing workshops, 12 monthly open mics, 21 monthly writing workshops, 6 monthly poetry readings, 8 four-week writing workshops, 7 special events, and 2 large community festivals.

$65Kprogram expense
03

The QuireThe Quire is a chorus for LGTBQ persons promoting a positive image of these communities through excellence in choral music. We hosted 63 unique singers and 8 musical events in the spring 2023 season, and 6 musical events in the fall 2023 season.

$27Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$317K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$150K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Money outPt IX
$288K
Ln 25
Programscol B$270K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$104K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$104K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$150K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$60
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$317K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$100K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$104K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$104K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K$100K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$60K$104K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$60K$104K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$425$425
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$63K$63K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$82K$82K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$29K$29K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$61K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$396$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$288K$270K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $453K$449K$4K$103K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $317K$288K$29K$104K 990 PDF
FY2022 $237K$213K$24K$60K 990 PDF
FY2021 $146K$67K 990 PDF
FY2020 $77K$56K 990 PDF
FY2019 $123K$67K 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 $316,547 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $119,637$149,791
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $105,021$104,436
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $54$60
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,260$62,260
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $236,972$316,547
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$425
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $67,662$81,660
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $145,218$205,714
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $212,880$287,799
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,092$28,748
Part VI · Governance 0 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $316,547 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,771 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$149,791
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$149,791
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $97,665$97,665
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $60$60
VIII-5 Royalties$0
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$62,260
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $104,496$316,547
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $287,799 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $425$425
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,732$3,732
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $63,039$63,039
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,889$14,889
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,463$9,463
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $82,263$82,263
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,369$4,369
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,641$5,641
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,965$28,965
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,029$7,029
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,212$1,212
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,664$2,664
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,777 · Management $1,409$62,186
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $396 · Management $1,526$1,922
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $269,760 · Management $18,039 · Fundraising $0$287,799
Part X · Balance sheet $104,240 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,566$100,375
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,529$3,865
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $60,095$104,240
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $60,095$104,240
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $60,095$104,240
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $104,240 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$316,547
XI-2 Total expenses$287,799
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,748
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$60,095
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$15,397
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$104,240

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