Arts Outreach EIN 77-0119825

Arts Outreach

EIN  77-0119825 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Olivos, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers education and experiences in visual, literary, performing, and musical arts.
Leadership
Megan Linton · Executive Director · $55K
Money in and out
$215K revenue, $197K expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency

Offers education and experiences in visual, literary, performing, and musical arts. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $215K in revenue, $197K in expenses, and $115K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$215K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$197K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$115K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $18K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.28
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +17% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+8%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +137% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$215K
FY2025▲ +33%
Expenses
$197K
FY20250%
Total assets
$115K
FY2025▲ +17%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total revenue
$215K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$197K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$115K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$18K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$115K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $143K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Arts-in-schools workshops provide art and music programs to area schools. Allows accesssibility to art and music without bearing the financial burden of a full-time art or music teacher. Students from low-income households particularly benefit from this program. Number of students served is approximately 3,000 annually.

$76Kprogram expense
02

Summer youth community theatre provides an opportunity for youth to work with professional musical, dance, and drama directors during an intensive 4-WEEK program; culminates in a series of performances such as bye-bye birdie, grease, willy wonka, guys & dolls, and crazy for you.

$67Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CArts Outreach
EINHdr · item D77-0119825
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Olivos, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.artsoutreach.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1987

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$54,519Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sandie Mullin$32,076$59,570$59,570$59,570
Megan Linton$54,519$24,912

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$138K · 64%
Contributions & grants$77K · 36%
Program service revenue64%$138K
Contributions & grants36%$77K
Investment income$150
Total revenueLn 12$215K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.28
Program services72%$143K
Management & general28%$55K
Total functional expensesLn 25$197K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$113K
Total assetsLn 16$115K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$115K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $113K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $197K · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $195K
6.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $143K · Total expenses $197K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $55K · Total expenses $197K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $197K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $70K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $77K · Total revenue $215K
36%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $215K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $138K · Total revenue $215K
64%
Investment reliance
Investment income $150 · Total revenue $215K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $138K · Total expenses $197K
70%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $215K · Prior year $162K
+33%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $131K · FY2024 $215K
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $115K · Beginning of year $97K
+18%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $215K · Expenses $197K
+8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $0 · Total assets $115K
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $115K · Total assets $115K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $115K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Megan Linton · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $55K · Total expenses $197K
28%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $60K · Total expenses $197K
30%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 28%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 33%
Accounting fee ratio 5%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$215K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$162K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$224K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$192K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$131K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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