To provide a place for children and adults to come to express their inherent creative natures, to learn about the world of art and its capacity to make whole the individual, enriching the community and beyond. Stumptown Art Studio offers year round art classes and workshops for children and adults, special needs groups, at risk youth, artist in residency programs at area schools, exhibition space for emerging artists, volunteer opportunities for youth and adults, permanent public art installations within the Whitefish community, and collaborative art projects with area organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$59K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $54K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$289K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$452K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$489K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$288K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$452K
FY2022▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$348K
FY2021$430K
FY2022$452K
FY2023$509K
FY2024$614K
Expenses
$489K
FY2022▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$295K
FY2021$419K
FY2022$489K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$579K
Net assets
$288K
FY2022▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$311K
FY2021$329K
FY2022$288K
FY2023$317K
FY2024$348K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1996.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $439K Management & general 10% · $50K

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; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/Treasurer
$56,259Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$2,547Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anne Couser’s $2K as Director is at the 2nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melanie Drown—$51,522$56,259$42,106$33,688
Anne Couser$2,228$2,448$2,547$3,041$1,712

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

Offers art classes, workshops, and exhibitions for all ages, fostering creativity and community enrichment.

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1 program · $439K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Provided youth and adult arts instruction, workshops, exhibit and work space, an all inclusive & accessible community studio space for creating art, collaborative art projects with area organizations & Public Art Installations

$439Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$54K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$452K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$376K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$489K
Ln 25
Programscol B$439K
Managementcol C$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$288K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$284K
Total assetsLn 16$577K
LiabilitiesLn 26$289K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75K
Government grantsLn 1e$24K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$376K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$452K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$176K
SavingsLn 2$108K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$284K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$212K
Total assetsLn 16$577K
LiabilitiesLn 26$289K
Net assetsLn 32$288K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 675
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$192K$284K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$222K$212K
Total assetsLn 16$475K$577K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K$289K
Net assetsLn 32$329K$288K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$13K$45K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$145K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$13K$4K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$22K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K$0$0
TravelLn 17$528$528$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$0$0
InterestLn 20$8K$8K$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$546$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$163K$163K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$489K$439K$50K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $614K$579K$36K$348K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $509K$479K$30K$317K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $452K$489K−$37K$288K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $430K$419K$12K$329K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 $348K$295K$54K$311K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $451,880 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $100,089$74,651
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $329,551$375,874
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $475$1,355
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $430,115$451,880
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $177,287$220,779
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $241,221$268,398
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $418,508$489,177
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,607−$37,297
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $451,880 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,378
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$23,983
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$49,290
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$74,651
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $375,874 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$375,874
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,355$1,355
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $375,874 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,355$451,880
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $489,177 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,313 · Management $45,493$58,806
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $144,993$144,993
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,195 · Management $3,785 · Fundraising $0$16,980
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,938 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,938
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,922 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,922
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,183 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,183
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,141 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,141
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,003 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$34,003
IX-17 TravelPrograms $528 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$528
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,109 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,109
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,496 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,496
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,464 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,464
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,544 · Management $546 · Fundraising $0$3,090
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $162,524 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$162,524
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $439,353 · Management $49,824 · Fundraising $0$489,177
Part X · Balance sheet $576,606 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,528$176,118
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $94,399$108,143
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $61,845$80,314
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $221,643$212,031
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $475,415$576,606
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,041$10,425
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $26,225$30,916
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $107,617$247,695
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $146,883$289,036
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $328,532$287,570
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $475,415$576,606
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $287,570 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$451,880
XI-2 Total expenses$489,177
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$37,297
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$328,532
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$3,665
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$287,570

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