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Paris Gibson Square Incorporated FY2022 filing

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Promotes contemporary arts and cultural opportunities in North Central Montana. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $654K in revenue, $627K in expenses, and $1.2M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1976
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Great Falls, MT
Website
the-square.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$654KFY2022
Expenses
$627K
Net assets
$1.2M
People
16
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  81-0361663 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Great Falls, MT Founded 1976
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes contemporary arts and cultural opportunities in North Central Montana.
Leadership
Sarah Justice · Executive Director · $57K
Money in and out
$654K revenue, $627K expenses
Bottom line
63% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$654K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$627K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $27K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.63 Management & general $0.32 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
63%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
16.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$654K
FY2022▲ +35%
Expenses
$627K
FY2022▲ +40%
Total assets
$1.4M
FY2022▼ -7%
Total liabilities
$222K
FY2022▲ +16%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$27K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B63%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CParis Gibson Square Incorporated
EINHdr · item D81-0361663
Principal addressHdr · item CGreat Falls, MT
WebsiteHdr · item Jthe-square.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1976
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A510)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1976

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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 (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$57,177Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Justice Ended Oct 2024’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 54th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Justice$63,915$63,816
Sarah Justice Ended Oct 2024$59,952
Sarah Justice$57,177$52,773$39,320
Nicole Evans Started Nov 2024$48,130
Tracy Houck$39,491

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $394K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

The organization strives to foster accessibility and understanding of modern, contemporary and self-taught art by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting art that actively engages a diverse and growing audience; expand public knowledge of interest in and support for the arts and artists of the region; serve as a cultural…

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$506K · 77%
Other revenue$62K · 9%
Program service revenue$50K · 8%
Investment income$36K · 5%
Contributions & grants77%$506K
Other revenue9%$62K
Program service revenue8%$50K
Investment income5%$36K
— government grantsLn 1e$201K
Total revenueLn 12$654K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.63 Management & general $0.32 Fundraising $0.05
Program services63%$394K
Management & general32%$202K
Fundraising5%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$627K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$464K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$222K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed8.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $849K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $627K · Less non-cash grants $10K · Cash operating expenses/yr $617K
16.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $394K · Total expenses $627K
63%
Management & General
Management & general $202K · Total expenses $627K
32%
Fundraising
Fundraising $31K · Total expenses $627K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $34K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $217K
$0.15 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $506K · Total revenue $654K
77%
Government reliance
Government grants $201K · Total revenue $654K
31%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $50K · Total revenue $654K
8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $36K · Total revenue $654K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $50K · Total expenses $627K
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $654K · Prior year $486K
+35%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $654K · Expenses $627K
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.2M · Total assets $1.4M
84%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $384K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.4M
28%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sarah Justice · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $57K · Total expenses $627K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $323K · Total expenses $627K
52%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 63%
Overhead ratio 32%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 35%
Investment management fee ratio 0.3%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$17K
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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
FY2024$938K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$739K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$654K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$486K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$449K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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