Intersect Arts Center EIN 81-3708769

Intersect Arts Center

EIN  81-3708769 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Louis, MO
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides arts education and exhibitions to enrich low-income communities.
Leadership
Sarah Bernhardt · Executive Director · $115K
Money in and out
$519K revenue, $497K expenses
Bottom line
43% program efficiency

Provides arts education and exhibitions to enrich low-income communities. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $519K in revenue, $497K in expenses, and $121K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$519K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$497K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$121K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $22K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.43 Management & general $0.57
Program efficiency
43%
of spending reaches programs▼ -39% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -42% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +282% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$519K
FY2025▲ +4%
Expenses
$497K
FY2025▼ -2%
Total assets
$129K
FY2025▼ -47%
Total liabilities
$8K
FY2025▲ +70%
Total revenue
$519K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$497K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$121K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$22K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$129K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B43%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $212K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Arts Education Programs. Our education programs include afterschool programming for low-income youth, weekly classes and apprenticeships for low-income teens, and adult arts classes.

$179Kprogram expense
02

Exhibition Programs. This included 4 exhibitions and events in our gallery space for the community. Attendance around 800 for the year.

$33Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CIntersect Arts Center
EINHdr · item D81-3708769
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Louis, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.intersectstl.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A25)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$115,262Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$51,856Pt VII · Sec A
Grants Manager
$50,707Pt VII · Sec A
Media and Graphic Design Manager
$22,602Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Bernhardt’s $115K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Bernhardt$115,262$101,972$99,545$97,499$61,399$55,687
Aida Hasanovic$51,856$48,996$45,483$27,645
Christina Schempf$50,707$38,205$36,937$38,731$38,123$12,500
Abby Bennett$38,749
April Parviz$22,602$21,194$21,087$20,000$15,683$15,187
Abigail Bennett$21,876

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$337K · 65%
Other revenue$98K · 19%
Program service revenue$85K · 16%
Contributions & grants65%$337K
Other revenue19%$98K
Program service revenue16%$85K
— government grantsLn 1e$22K
Total revenueLn 12$519K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.43 Management & general $0.57
Program services43%$212K
Management & general57%$285K
Total functional expensesLn 25$497K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$76K
Total assetsLn 16$129K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$8K
Total net assetsLn 32$121K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $76K · Operating expenses/yr $497K
1.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $212K · Total expenses $497K
43%
Management & General
Management & general $285K · Total expenses $497K
57%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $497K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $286K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $337K · Total revenue $519K
65%
Government reliance
Government grants $22K · Total revenue $519K
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $85K · Total revenue $519K
16%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $519K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $85K · Total expenses $497K
17%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $519K · Prior year $497K
+4%
Revenue CAGR
FY2018 $231K · FY2024 $519K
+14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $121K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $519K · Expenses $497K
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $129K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $121K · Total assets $129K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $129K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sarah Bernhardt · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $115K · Total expenses $497K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $350K · Total expenses $497K
70%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 43%
Overhead ratio 57%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 4%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$55K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$519K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$497K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$494K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$491K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$290K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$324K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$231K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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