Art Prevails Project INC

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Art Prevails project's primary exempt purpose is to empower residents of south florida and beyond through performing arts, education and community engagement.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-1459352) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 4 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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $184K a year · 38% of revenue · last 2 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
90% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
13.5 mo
of spending, in cash
13.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$617K
+70% vs prior year
Spent
$418K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$470K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$617K
FY2024▲ +70%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$94K
FY2022$118K
FY2023$362K
FY2024$617K
Expenses
$418K
FY2024▲ +116%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$194K
FY2024$418K
Net assets
$470K
FY2024▲ +73%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$50K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$42K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$470K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2018.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $375K Management & general 10% · $43K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $51K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$51,458Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021
Darius V Daughtry$51,458—$30,000
Yamille Mercedes—$1,900—

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

Empowers residents through performing arts, education, and community engagement.

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1 program · $375K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Art prevails project's primary exempt purpose is to empower residents of south florida and beyond through performing arts, education and community engagement. In 2024, art prevails project impacted OVER3,000 students through our in- school arts education programming and nearly 5,000 residents through our presentations of theatre and…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-1459352) · Dispute this line
$375Kprogram 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$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$617K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$459K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$158K
Money outPt IX
$418K
Ln 25
Programscol B$375K
Managementcol C$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$470K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$470K
Total assetsLn 16$470K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$459K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$158K
Total revenueLn 12$617K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$470K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$470K
Total assetsLn 16$470K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$470K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 645
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$271K$470K
Total assetsLn 16$271K$470K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$271K$470K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$51K$46K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$84K$76K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$9K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$44$44
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$177K$160K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$2K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$669$669
OccupancyLn 16$40K$38K$2K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$850$680$170
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$22K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$627$329$298
Total functional expensesLn 25$418K$375K$43K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $617K$418K$199K$470K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 5, 2024 $362K$194K$169K$271K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 14, 2023 $118K$42K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2022 $94K$56K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 22, 2022 $44K$50K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $617,399 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $309,006$459,019
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $53,174$158,380
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $362,180$617,399
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$146,287
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $193,611$272,207
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $193,611$418,494
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $168,569$198,905
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $617,399 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$459,019
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$459,019
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $158,380$158,380
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $158,380$617,399
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $418,494 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $46,312 · Management $5,146$51,458
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $75,990 · Management $8,443$84,433
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,356 · Management $1,040$10,396
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $44$44
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $159,748 · Management $17,750$177,498
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,590$16,590
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,841 · Management $5,892$7,733
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $669$669
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,786 · Management $1,989$39,775
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,721$3,721
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $680 · Management $170$850
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,364 · Management $2,336$24,700
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $329 · Management $298$627
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $375,430 · Management $43,064 · Fundraising $0$418,494
Part X · Balance sheet $469,683 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $270,778$469,683
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $270,778$469,683
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $270,778$469,683
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $270,778$469,683
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $270,778$469,683
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $469,683 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$617,399
XI-2 Total expenses$418,494
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$198,905
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$270,778
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$469,683

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

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