To create arts access for all, by providing unique arts education programming that integrates diverse art forms with core curriculum. We target pre-K through high school students with the lowest arts access. The programs are evidence-based with measurable outputs and outcomes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% 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
$243K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$268K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$137K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$243K
FY2021▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$333K
FY2023$288K
FY2024$514K
FY2025$439K
Expenses
$268K
FY2021▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$320K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$521K
FY2025$457K
Net assets
$137K
FY2021▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$162K
FY2021$137K
FY2022$150K
FY2023$126K
FY2024$120K
FY2025$101K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 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 1991.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $188K Management & general 19% · $51K Fundraising 11% · $29K

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; $69K 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
$68,735Pt 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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauri Bevan’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 63rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lauri Bevan$68,735$68,735$68,735——
Lauri McKay Bevan———$68,735$67,113

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

Programs and updates

Provides arts education integrating diverse forms with core curriculum for underserved students.

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2 programs · $188K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Imagination fort worth crafts research based, outcome driven programming, includes field trips, in-school and after-school programs for a diverse population of learners; more than 80% are designated as economically disadvantaged.

$187Kprogram expense
02

Deaf Program

Even the statewide special weekend for the deaf and hard of hearing program went virtual. (initiated in 1990, this unique program historically brings 300-500 deaf and hard-of-hearing students and their teachers and support staff to fort worth, to experience two days of performances, workshops and events by visual and performing artists…

$1Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$243K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$214K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Money outPt IX
$268K
Ln 25
Programscol B$188K
Managementcol C$51K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$137K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$166K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
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$214K
Government grantsLn 1e$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Total revenueLn 12$243K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$166K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$137K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$173K$65K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$193K$166K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$162K$137K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$28K$19K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$55K$52K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K$257$313
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$4K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$156$146
Office expensesLn 13$22K$12K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$11K$893$892
TravelLn 17$672$672
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$300$300
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$598$561
InsuranceLn 23$9K$6K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$59K$1K$453
All other expensesLn 24e$831$831
Total functional expensesLn 25$268K$188K$51K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $439K$457K−$19K$101K 990 PDF
FY2024 $514K$521K−$7K$120K 990 PDF
FY2023 $288K$311K−$23K$126K 990 PDF
FY2022 $333K$320K$13K$150K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $243K$268K−$25K$137K 990 PDF
FY2020 $305K$301K$4K$162K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $243,234 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $255,754$213,730
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $47,900$29,504
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,684$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $305,338$243,234
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 $147,760$136,258
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $153,716$131,971
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $301,476$268,229
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,862−$24,995
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $243,234 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$56,107
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$157,623
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$213,730
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,504$29,504
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,504 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$243,234
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $268,229 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,734 · Management $18,720 · Fundraising $22,881$69,335
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $52,195 · Management $1,155 · Fundraising $1,411$54,761
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,592 · Management $257 · Fundraising $313$12,162
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,207$15,207
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,866 · Fundraising $2,135$6,001
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,148 · Management $156 · Fundraising $146$1,450
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,443 · Management $9,256$21,699
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,965 · Management $893 · Fundraising $892$12,750
IX-17 TravelPrograms $672$672
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $300$300
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,579 · Management $598 · Fundraising $561$3,738
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,866 · Management $2,636$8,502
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,328 · Management $1,040 · Fundraising $453$60,821
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $831$831
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $188,388 · Management $51,049 · Fundraising $28,792$268,229
Part X · Balance sheet $166,112 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $172,958$64,960
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $487$88,305
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,051$7,247
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,339$5,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $192,835$166,112
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,274$5,366
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,820$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $24,200$24,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,294$29,566
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $161,541$42,046
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$94,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $161,541$136,546
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $192,835$166,112
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $136,546 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$243,234
XI-2 Total expenses$268,229
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,995
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$161,541
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$136,546

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