Eastern Sierra Artists

Tax-deductible

Bishop, CA501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 77-0463190Revenue $303K in FY2024

On file with the IRSc5studios.org250 Sneden St, 93514-3542 · Bishop, CATax-exempt since Dec 2000Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To nurture and inspire our community and to reflect the history, cultures, and beauty of the Eastern Sierra through the arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 7 employees.
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$303K
+47% vs prior year
Spent
$305K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$58K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$303K
FY2024▲ +47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$62K
FY2021$127K
FY2022$236K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$303K
Expenses
$305K
FY2024▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$59K
FY2021$114K
FY2022$181K
FY2023$233K
FY2024$305K
Net assets
$58K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$33K
FY2022$88K
FY2023$60K
FY2024$58K

From the FY2024 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 Dec 2000.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $293K Management & general 4% · $11K Fundraising 0% · $908

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Naomi Hart-Johnson’s $20K as Executive Di is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Naomi Hart-Johnson$20,450$13,500$1,450
Erin Boehme$16,400$12,000$1,450
Gaye Mueller—$2,080—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Nurtures and inspires community, reflecting Eastern Sierra history, cultures, and beauty through arts.

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1 program · $293K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

C5 Community Arts Center

Providing space for interactive workshops, studio space for artists, a dark room, and consignment area for local artists to sell their work.

$293Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$303K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$179K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Money outPt IX
$305K
Ln 25
Programscol B$293K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$908
Owns and owesPt X
$58K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$60K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$179K
Total revenueLn 12$303K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$60K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$58K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$56K$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$70K$60K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$60K$58K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$130K$130K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$28K$27K$650
Advertising and promotionLn 12$444$444
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$39K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$477$477
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$70K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$3K−$1K$258
Total functional expensesLn 25$305K$293K$11K$908

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $303K$305K−$2K$58K 990 PDF
FY2023 $206K$233K−$27K$60K 990 PDF
FY2022 $236K$181K$55K$88K 990 PDF
FY2021 $127K$114K$13K$33K 990 PDF
FY2020 $62K$59K$3K$20K 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 $303,020 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $72,547$123,549
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $133,342$179,471
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $205,889$303,020
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $95,704$140,971
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $137,312$164,090
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $233,016$305,061
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$27,127−$2,041
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $303,020 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,175 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$123,549
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,219
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$123,549
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $176,296$176,296
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,135 · Excluded from tax $178,336$303,020
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $305,061 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $129,741$129,741
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,230$11,230
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,100$12,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,205 · Fundraising $650$27,855
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $444$444
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,653$3,653
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,203$39,203
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $477$477
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,169$1,169
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,302$7,302
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,537$69,537
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,147 · Management −$1,055 · Fundraising $258$2,350
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $293,108 · Management $11,045 · Fundraising $908$305,061
Part X · Balance sheet $60,127 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,152$45,193
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,000$5,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,881$9,934
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $70,033$60,127
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,544$1,679
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,544$1,679
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $60,489$58,448
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $60,489$58,448
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $70,033$60,127
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $58,448 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$303,020
XI-2 Total expenses$305,061
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,041
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$60,489
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$58,448

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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