Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2002.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
14 people listed on the 990.
Paige Van Tuyl’s $14K as Executive Dir. is at the 10th 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.
See Carpinteria Arts Center executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Fosters a lively community by offering diverse arts experiences.
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Offered 68 in person educational arts classes for all ages. Special youth projects include an annual teen mural project that involves 39 teens and 4 adults along with 7 weeks of summer arts camp that served 112 youth, 36 of which received full scholarships or reduced tuition.
Hosted 10 different community art exhibits in the new gallery which is staffed by a team of 75 community volunteers. Offered art receptions, artist talks, gallery host training and events.
Offered a free 5 month concert series, monthly arts & crafts faire with a free community art project table, community voices event and sea glass festival.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $320K | $371K | $361K | $360K | $357K |
| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $374K | $491K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $371K | $317K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $3.1M | $2.9M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.1M | $3.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $71K | $14K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $4.0M | $3.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $260K | $132K | $62K | $65K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $30K | $15K | $7K | $8K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $17K | $9K | $4K | $4K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $5K | $5K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $8K | $8K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $46K | $35K | $11K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $22K | $16K | $2K | $4K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $26K | $26K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $12K | $7K | $1K | $4K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $33K | $30K | $3K | $222 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $178K | $161K | $15K | $1K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $14K | $13K | $1K | $139 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $40K | $25K | $15K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $4K | $4K | $627 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $699K | $448K | $139K | $112K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $863K | $838K | $25K | $3.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 | $384K | $417K | −$33K | $3.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 11, 2023 | $557K | $699K | −$142K | $3.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $414K | $576K | −$162K | $4.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 10, 2021 | $344K | $614K | −$270K | $4.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $557,290 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $557,290 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $699,070 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,800,458 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,786,063 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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