Artogether EIN 82-3045350

Artogether FY2020 filing

EIN  82-3045350 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers art programs to help refugees and immigrants build compassionate communities.
Leadership
Leva Zand · Executive Director · $31K
Money in and out
$305K revenue, $235K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Offers art programs to help refugees and immigrants build compassionate communities. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $305K in revenue, $235K in expenses, and $107K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$305K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$235K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$107K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $70K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+23%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$305K
FY2020
Expenses
$235K
FY2020
Total assets
$107K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$305K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$235K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$107K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$70K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$107K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $195K of program spending, described in the organization's 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

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CArtogether
EINHdr · item D82-3045350
Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.artogether.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2018

Governance & Policies

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

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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 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 · 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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$305K
— government grantsLn 1e$60K
Total revenueLn 12$305K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.02
Program services83%$195K
Management & general15%$35K
Fundraising2%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$235K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$107K
Total assetsLn 16$107K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$107K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $107K · Operating expenses/yr $235K
5.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $195K · Total expenses $235K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $35K · Total expenses $235K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $235K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $5K · Solicited contributions $245K
$0.02 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $305K · Total revenue $305K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $60K · Total revenue $305K
20%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $305K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $305K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $235K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $305K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $107K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $305K · Expenses $235K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $107K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $107K · Total assets $107K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $107K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Leva Zand · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $31K · Total expenses $235K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $91K · Total expenses $235K
39%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · 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
Oakland Aapi UniteFY2021$18,750
Flying Carpet Children FestivFY2021$18,069
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,500

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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)$939K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$846K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$852K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$305K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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