Dynamo Studios: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 81-0756710)

Kessler Cuffman’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 75th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Kessler Cuffman	$80,000	$97,917	$65,000	$53,874	$46,041	$16,875

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Empowers students to create art, music, and technology for personal and community growth.

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2 programs · $195K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

In-School Program

All in school programs follow various teaching standards that we structure the CLASSES/PROGRAMS around (national arts media and A/V cte standards) so that students are able to received credit for their time in these classes.

$142Kprogram expense

02

Mentorship Program in Schools

At the start of the hcde 2022-2023 school year, dynamo studios plans to continue this work through funding and staffing three full-time teacher positions that will work between howard connect academy and howard high school as well as supporting programming at chatt prep, dalewood middle school, and center for creative arts.

$54Kprogram expense

Funders

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From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Robert F Stone FoundationFY2024$50K

United Way of Greater ChattanoogaFY2024$26K

Chattanooga Christian Community FoundationFY2024$20K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$13K

Benwood Foundation INCFY2024$10K

Schillhahn-Huskey FoundationFY2024$10K

ArtsbuildFY2024$8K

Les Paul FoundationFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$148K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$243K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$243K

Money outPt IX

$223K

Ln 25

Programscol B$195K

Managementcol C$28K

Fundraisingcol D$124

Owns and owesPt X

$129K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K

Total assetsLn 16$129K

LiabilitiesLn 26$275

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$243K

Total revenueLn 12$243K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$85K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$85K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K

Total assetsLn 16$129K

LiabilitiesLn 26$275

Net assetsLn 32$129K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 58

VolunteersI 620

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$48K	$85K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$62K	$44K
Total assetsLn 16	$110K	$129K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$275	$275
Net assetsLn 32	$109K	$129K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$54K	$53K	$541
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$92K	$90K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$9K	$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$11K	$11K	$165
Management feesLn 11a	$10K	$2K	$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$9K		$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2K	$2K	$178
Office expensesLn 13	$462		$462
Information technologyLn 14	$21		$21
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$22K	$19K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$2K		$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$12K	$10K	$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$433		$309	$124
Total functional expensesLn 25	$223K	$195K	$28K	$124

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.4M	$1.8M	−$353K	$0	990 PDF
FY2024	$452K	$490K	−$37K	$353K	990 PDF
FY2023	$557K	$296K	$261K	$390K	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$243K	$223K	$19K	$129K	990 PDF
FY2021	$162K			$109K	990 PDF
FY2020	$96K			$100K	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 $242,651 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $162,242$242,651

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $162,242$242,651

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 $92,083$165,378

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,864$58,067

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $152,947$223,445

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,295$19,206

Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 5 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members7

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $242,651 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$242,651

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$242,651

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$242,651

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $223,445 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,333 · Management $541$53,874

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,000 · Management $1,624$91,624

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,749$8,749

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,966 · Management $165$11,131

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,750 · Management $8,600$10,350

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,898$8,898

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,750 · Management $178$1,928

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $462$462

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $21$21

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,980 · Management $2,588$21,568

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,222$2,222

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,835 · Management $2,350$12,185

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $309 · Fundraising $124$433

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $195,363 · Management $27,958 · Fundraising $124$223,445

Part X · Balance sheet $128,971 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,947$84,908

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $61,819$44,063

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $109,766$128,971

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $275$275

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $109,491$128,696

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $109,491$128,696

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $109,766$128,971

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $128,696 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$242,651

XI-2 Total expenses$223,445

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,206

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$109,491

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$128,696

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