ARTogether's mission is to provide art programs that foster compassionate communities where refugees and immigrants can flourish.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$305K
Spent
$235K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$107K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$305K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$852K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$846K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$939K
Expenses
$235K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$729K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$654K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$980K
Net assets
$107K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$107K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$273K
FY2023$464K
FY2024$164K
FY2025$173K

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2018.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $195K Management & general 15% · $35K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$31,000Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$27,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leva Zand’s $87K as Exec Director is at the 81st 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leva Zand$87,422$83,659$72,000$66,500$48,000$31,000
Miles Markstein—————$27,000

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

Offers art programs to help refugees and immigrants build compassionate communities.

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3 programs · $195K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Artist Support Program

ARTogether provides support to artists, with new relief and support programs launched to help artists during the Covid-19 pandemic. Initiatives for artists include grant-writing support, direct financial assistance, grants for art projects, partnerships on public art projects, and workshops for artists.

$137Kprogram expense
02

Community Art Program

ARTogether offers community art workshops, providing welcoming, creative spaces for refugees, immigrant artists, and allies to meet, create, and build lasting connections with others in the community.

$36Kprogram expense
03

Advocacy Program

ARTogether's advocacy program promotes a deeper and more tolerant understanding of refugees and refugee issues, fighting misinformation through cross-cultural educational programs, in-the-classroom outreach, public arts events, and promoted media projects.

$22Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 17 grants · $1.7M · 2021–2025
Flying Carpet Children FestivCA · FY2025$90,319
Unitemized GrantFY2025$8,294
Unitemized GrantFY2024$134,249
Kinder Relief INCDE · FY2024$122,315
Flying Carpet Children FestivFY2024$94,548
Trybe INCCA · FY2024$85,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$900
Uplift Afghanistan FundFY2022$337,345
Unitemized GrantFY2022$39,001
Unitemized GrantFY2022$150
Uplift Afghanistan FundFY2021$421,135
Unitemized GrantFY2021$26,740
Individual RecipientFY2021$18,750
Flying Carpet Children FestivFY2021$18,069
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$305K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$305K
Money outPt IX
$235K
Ln 25
Programscol B$195K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$107K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K
Total assetsLn 16$107K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$305K
Government grantsLn 1e$60K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$305K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$107K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$107K
Total assetsLn 16$107K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$107K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K$107K
Total assetsLn 16$37K$107K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$37K$107K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$31K$27K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16K$13K$0$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$10K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$120K$120K$0$400
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$0$0$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$1K$0
TravelLn 17$45$45$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$5K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$235K$195K$35K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $939K$980K−$41K$173K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.5M−$300K$164K 990 PDF
FY2023 $846K$654K$192K$464K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$40K$273K 990 PDF
FY2021 $852K$729K$124K$231K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $305K$235K$70K$107K 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
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Part I · Summary $305,192 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $76,141$305,192
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $76,141$305,192
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$5,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $16,199$90,731
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $37,615$139,481
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $53,814$235,212
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,327$69,980
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $305,192 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$60,017
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$245,175
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$305,192
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$305,192
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $235,212 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $31,000 · Management $27,000 · Fundraising $0$58,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,700$15,700
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,002 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,002
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,029 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,029
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,600 · Fundraising $0$1,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $119,776 · Management $0 · Fundraising $400$120,176
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,621$1,621
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,658 · Management $1,344 · Fundraising $0$3,002
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,011 · Management $1,150 · Fundraising $0$4,161
IX-17 TravelPrograms $45 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$45
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,859 · Fundraising $0$2,859
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,962 · Management $1,055 · Fundraising $0$6,017
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $195,483 · Management $35,008 · Fundraising $4,721$235,212
Part X · Balance sheet $106,902 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,922$106,902
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,922$106,902
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $36,922$106,902
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,922$106,902
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $106,902 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$305,192
XI-2 Total expenses$235,212
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$69,980
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$36,922
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$106,902

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