Passion Works

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Athens, OH501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 82-2288880Revenue $1.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRSpassionworks.org20 E State St, 45701-2540 · Athens, OHTax-exempt since Jun 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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A collaborative community art center encouraging people of all abilities to work and thrive within partnership celebrating the power of creativity, connection and purpose.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 41 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
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $110K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$136K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 85% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $403K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+72% vs prior year
Spent
$795K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$630K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +72%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$426K
FY2021$633K
FY2022$610K
FY2023$682K
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$795K
FY2024▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$379K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$635K
FY2023$656K
FY2024$795K
Net assets
$630K
FY2024▲ +151%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$225K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$630K

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

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $639K Management & general 12% · $92K Fundraising 8% · $64K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $136K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$75,182Pt VII · Sec A
$60,565Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patty Mitchell’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Patty Mitchell$75,182$55,013$53,500$47,750
Shirley Anderson$60,565$38,375——
Susan Dlouhy———$39,500

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

Fosters community art creation and connection for people of all abilities.

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2 programs · $639K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide a collaborative community arts center, that at its heart and soul, is a core group of working artists with developmental difference. This collective creates aesthetically and conceptually powerful works of art.

$607Kprogram expense
02

Provide a training center where participants can learn and understand the Creative Abundance Model. Participants will leave with strategies to encourage similar programing that respond to their own unique opportunities in their communities.

$32Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$794K
Other incomeLn 4–11$301K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Money outPt IX
$795K
Ln 25
Programscol B$639K
Managementcol C$92K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$630K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$529K
Total assetsLn 16$645K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$794K
Government grantsLn 1e$256K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$301K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$349K
SavingsLn 2$181K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$529K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K
Other assetsLn 15$77K
Total assetsLn 16$645K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$630K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$135K$529K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K$38K
Total assetsLn 16$266K$645K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$251K$630K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$136K$65K$37K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$336K$336K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$70K$50K$13K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$35K$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$0$105$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$28K$26K$0$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$32K$80$403
Information technologyLn 14$9K$4K$5K$0
OccupancyLn 16$63K$51K$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$7$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$0$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$2K$10K$80
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$23K$4K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$795K$639K$92K$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$795K$379K$630K 990 PDF
FY2023 $682K$656K$26K$251K 990 PDF
FY2022 $610K$635K−$25K$225K 990 PDF
FY2021 $633K$508K$125K$250K 990 PDF
FY2020 $426K$379K$47K$125K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,173,775 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $319,326$794,105
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $85,326$65,184
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,542$13,878
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $270,470$300,608
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $681,664$1,173,775
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $478,530$584,689
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $173,015$210,420
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $655,545$795,109
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,119$378,666
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,173,775 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $241,330 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$255,728
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$538,377
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$794,105
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$65,184
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,878$13,878
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $58,356$58,356
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $922$922
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $306,514 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $73,156$1,173,775
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $795,109 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,330 · Management $36,899 · Fundraising $33,518$135,747
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $335,609 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$335,609
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,759 · Management $12,937 · Fundraising $6,966$69,662
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,171 · Management $4,250 · Fundraising $4,250$43,671
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $105 · Fundraising $5,000$5,105
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,299 · Fundraising $0$7,299
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,858 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,950$27,808
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $32,437 · Management $80 · Fundraising $403$32,920
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,911 · Management $4,835 · Fundraising $0$8,746
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,686 · Management $6,335 · Fundraising $6,335$63,356
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,216 · Management $7 · Fundraising $0$3,223
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,662 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,662
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $5,475 · Fundraising $0$5,475
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,086 · Management $9,811 · Fundraising $80$11,977
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,373 · Management $4,059 · Fundraising $5,417$32,849
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $639,098 · Management $92,092 · Fundraising $63,919$795,109
Part X · Balance sheet $644,754 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $135,184$348,512
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$180,782
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,748$161
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,201$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $49,632$37,969
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $70,508$77,330
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $266,273$644,754
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,070$14,885
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,070$14,885
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $251,203$480,588
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$149,281
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $251,203$629,869
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $266,273$644,754
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $629,869 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,173,775
XI-2 Total expenses$795,109
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$378,666
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$251,203
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$629,869

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