We seek to promote reuse and creativity for students, teachers, artists, crafters and makers of all ages

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 137 volunteers and 7 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 14% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$39K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$376K
+73% vs prior year
Spent
$291K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$300K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$376K
FY2025▲ +73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$98K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$177K
FY2024$217K
FY2025$376K
Expenses
$291K
FY2025▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$221K
FY2025$291K
Net assets
$300K
FY2025▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021$140K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$216K
FY2025$300K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2016.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $228K Management & general 13% · $38K Fundraising 9% · $25K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $39K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$39,388Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katie Patterson Larsen’s $39K as Executive Dir. is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2020
Katie Patterson Larsen$39,388$33,553——
Katie Patterson Larson——$28,570$20,125

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

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1 program · $228K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Art Salvage is a nonprofit Creative Reuse Center that supports the circular economy in the Inland Northwest by diverting usable materials from the waste stream and getting materials into the hands of makers.

$228Kprogram 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 · FY2024
ArtsfundFY2024$18K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$376K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$323K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$550
Money outPt IX
$291K
Ln 25
Programscol B$228K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$300K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$320K
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$52K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$323K
Investment incomeLn 3$550
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$376K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$320K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$320K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$300K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6137
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K$320K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$226K$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$216K$300K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$39K$39K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$102K$76K$15K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$7K$1K$961
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$11K$2K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$600$450$90$60
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$962$641
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$1K$712
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$76K$57K$11K$8K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$230$154
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$25K$5K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$267$176
Total functional expensesLn 25$291K$228K$38K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $376K$291K$84K$300K 990 PDF
FY2024 $217K$221K−$4K$216K 990 PDF
FY2023 $177K$220K 990 PDF
FY2022 $137K$192K 990 PDF
FY2021 $98K$140K 990 PDF
FY2020 $64K$101K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $375,568 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $33,919$51,734
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $182,672$323,284
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $531$550
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $217,122$375,568
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $110,821$164,815
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,968$126,374
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $220,789$291,189
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,667$84,379
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $375,568 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$51,734
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$51,734
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $323,284$323,284
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $550$550
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $323,834$375,568
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $291,189 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,388$39,388
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $76,179 · Management $15,236 · Fundraising $10,157$101,572
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,209 · Management $1,442 · Fundraising $961$9,612
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,682 · Management $2,137 · Fundraising $1,424$14,243
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $450 · Management $90 · Fundraising $60$600
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,809 · Management $962 · Fundraising $641$6,412
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,342 · Management $1,068 · Fundraising $712$7,122
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $57,039 · Management $11,408 · Fundraising $7,605$76,052
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,151 · Management $230 · Fundraising $154$1,535
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,656 · Management $4,931 · Fundraising $3,287$32,874
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,336 · Management $267 · Fundraising $176$1,779
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $228,241 · Management $37,771 · Fundraising $25,177$291,189
Part X · Balance sheet $320,094 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225,949$320,094
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $225,949$320,094
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,402$6,524
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,592$13,236
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,994$19,760
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $215,955$300,334
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $215,955$300,334
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $225,949$320,094
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $300,334 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$375,568
XI-2 Total expenses$291,189
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$84,379
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$215,955
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$300,334

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