The Four Eighteen Project

Tax-deductible

Santa Cruz, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 77-0335796Revenue $1.7M in FY2024

On file with the IRSthe418project.com155 S River St, 95060-4524 · Santa Cruz, CATax-exempt since Jun 1993Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Mission: The 418 Project builds community, ignites creative expression, inspires exploration, and nurtures personal and artistic growth through dance and movement art in Santa Cruz County.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 334 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $430K a year · 53% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $1.0M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+120% vs prior year
Spent
$698K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +120%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$314K
FY2022$889K
FY2023$765K
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$698K
FY2024▲ +67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$228K
FY2022$367K
FY2023$419K
FY2024$698K
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +77%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$322K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$930K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$2.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1993.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $505K Management & general 21% · $150K Fundraising 6% · $44K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$101,592Pt VII · Sec A
$750Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Bishop’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Laura Bishop$101,592$51,600
Gregory Speed$750—

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

Fosters creative expression and personal growth through dance and movement arts.

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1 program · $505K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Our fiscal sponsorship program created over $200,000 in financial project produced 12 original evenings of theater, providing artistic development and paying a creative team of 8 working artists. We paid over 130 emerging artists, fueling the heart of the santa cruz arts scene.

$505Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $170K · 2020–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$82,072
Tobera ProjectFY2024$17,721
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,000
Everyone's Music SchoolFY2024$10,006
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$5,078
Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,740
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,969
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$698K
Ln 25
Programscol B$505K
Managementcol C$150K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
SavingsLn 2$73K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$153K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Other assetsLn 15$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6334
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$603K$153K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$127K$127K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$22K$22K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$31K$41K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$135K$69K$66K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$400$300
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$9K$9K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$48K$1K$174
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$664$2K$110
OccupancyLn 16$82K$74K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$2K$1K$121
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$7K$761
InsuranceLn 23$13K$8K$5K$632
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$99K$91K$5K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$698K$505K$150K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.7M$698K$985K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $765K$419K$346K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $889K$367K$522K$930K 990 PDF
FY2021 $314K$228K$86K$409K 990 PDF
FY2020 $397K$188K$209K$322K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,682,948 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $669,639$1,542,726
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $94,426$128,484
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30$5,757
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,162$5,981
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $765,257$1,682,948
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $770$148,550
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $129,820$260,939
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$6,383
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $288,577$282,332
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $419,167$698,204
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $346,090$984,744
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $1,682,948 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,681 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,542,726
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,542,726
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $128,484$128,484
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,757$5,757
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $300$300
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $134,465 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,757$1,682,948
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $698,204 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $126,550$126,550
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $22,000$22,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $31,228 · Management $40,636 · Fundraising $30,478$102,342
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $68,901 · Management $66,054$134,955
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,300 · Management $400 · Fundraising $300$3,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,672 · Management $9,310 · Fundraising $2,660$20,642
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,513$1,513
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,750$8,750
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $6,383$6,383
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,646 · Management $1,108 · Fundraising $174$48,928
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,627$14,627
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $664 · Management $2,431 · Fundraising $110$3,205
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,939 · Management $8,215$82,154
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,231 · Management $1,209 · Fundraising $121$3,561
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,847 · Management $761$7,608
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,142 · Management $4,529 · Fundraising $632$13,303
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $91,090 · Management $4,790 · Fundraising $2,803$98,683
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $504,837 · Management $149,706 · Fundraising $43,661$698,204
Part X · Balance sheet $2,271,333 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $530,423$79,752
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $72,993$73,020
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $111,727$111,727
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,948$18,340
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $538,543$1,988,494
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,279,634$2,271,333
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$7,127
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,070$2,898
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,070$10,025
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,276,564$2,261,202
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$106
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,276,564$2,261,308
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,279,634$2,271,333
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,261,308 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,682,948
XI-2 Total expenses$698,204
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$984,744
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,276,564
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,261,308

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