Provide support for operation of Performing Arts Center located at 588 16th St, Astoria OR 97103

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$14K 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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FY2024 · 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.
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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
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
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$14K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $200K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$330K
+225% vs prior year
Spent
$129K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$206K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$330K
FY2024▲ +225%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$104K
FY2022$75K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$330K
FY2025$124K
Net assets
$206K
FY2024▲ ×50
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$6K
FY2022−$703
FY2023$4K
FY2024$206K
FY2025$42K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2017.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $114K Management & general 9% · $12K Fundraising 2% · $2K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $14K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$13,650Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bereniece Jones-Centeno’s $18K as Executive Director is at the 13th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Bereniece Jones-Centeno$15,450$13,650$13,650$12,000$14,013

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

Operates a performing arts center, offering community events and performances.

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2 programs · $114K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Provide space for local musical and theatrical organizations to rehearse. Provide affordable public arts and educational events. Number of musicians about 200. Numbers of attendees at performances estimated at 1,500.

$59Kprogram expense
02

Maintenance and repair of the historic building.

$55Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$200K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$330K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$129K
Ln 25
Programscol B$114K
Managementcol C$12K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$206K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K
Total assetsLn 16$226K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$155
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$330K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
SavingsLn 2$202K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$226K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$226K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$206K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K$226K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$25K$226K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$4K$206K
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$15K$12K$1K$1K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$832$104$104
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$150$0$150$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$20$0$20$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$9K$9K$881$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$427$427$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$545$0$545$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$56K$5K$597
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$0$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$129K$114K$12K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $124K$42K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $330K$129K$202K$206K 990 PDF
FY2023 $102K$4K 990 PDF
FY2022 $75K−$703 990 PDF
FY2021 $104K$6K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $330,400 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $69,879$263,965
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $30,859$60,768
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17$5,512
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $805$155
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $101,560$330,400
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 $15,508$15,890
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $80,950$112,744
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $96,458$128,634
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,102$201,766
Part VI · Governance 16 of 17 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $330,400 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $155 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$5,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$258,965
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$263,965
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60,768 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$60,768
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,512 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,512
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $66,435 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$330,400
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $128,634 across 31 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 $11,880 · Management $1,485 · Fundraising $1,485$14,850
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $832 · Management $104 · Fundraising $104$1,040
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $150 · Fundraising $0$150
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $20 · Fundraising $0$20
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 $8,525 · Management $881 · Fundraising $0$9,406
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,287 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,287
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,879 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,879
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $427 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$427
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,080 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,080
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $545 · Fundraising $0$545
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,559 · Fundraising $0$1,559
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,565 · Management $5,374 · Fundraising $597$61,536
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,855 · Fundraising $0$1,855
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $114,475 · Management $11,973 · Fundraising $2,186$128,634
Part X · Balance sheet $226,263 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,654$24,078
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,318$202,185
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 $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,972$226,263
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $20,813$20,338
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,813$20,338
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$619$192,807
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,778$13,118
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,159$205,925
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,972$226,263
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $205,925 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$330,400
XI-2 Total expenses$128,634
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$201,766
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,159
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
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$205,925

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