Artogether EIN 82-3045350

Artogether FY2021 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 · Exec Director · $48K
Money in and out
$852K revenue, $729K expenses
Bottom line
91% program efficiency

Offers art programs to help refugees and immigrants build compassionate communities. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $852K in revenue, $729K in expenses, and $231K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$852K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$729K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$231K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $124K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+15%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$852K
FY2021▲ +179%
Expenses
$729K
FY2021▲ +210%
Total assets
$257K
FY2021▲ +141%
Total liabilities
$27K
FY2021
Total revenue
$852K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$729K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$231K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$124K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$257K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $662K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Fiscal Sponsorships

ARTogether works with arts and other nonprofit organizations and groups to provide fiscal sponsorships and other auxiliary support for programs and projects that fall within ARTogether's mission and values.

$485Kprogram expense
02

Artist Support Programs

ARTogether offers professional and financial support to refugee and immigrant artists, helping them to establish reputations in the Bay Area and to connect with their artistic community. Wraparound and other support for artists includes professional development, grant-writing support, artist mentorship, financial assistance, grants for…

$106Kprogram expense
03

Community Art Programs

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

$71Kprogram 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 1b7
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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
Program service revenue$510K · 60%
Contributions & grants$342K · 40%
Program service revenue60%$510K
Contributions & grants40%$342K
— government grantsLn 1e$38K
Total revenueLn 12$852K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.01
Program services91%$662K
Management & general8%$59K
Fundraising1%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$729K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$257K
Total assetsLn 16$257K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$27K
Total net assetsLn 32$231K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $257K · Operating expenses/yr $729K
4.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $662K · Total expenses $729K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $59K · Total expenses $729K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $7K · Total expenses $729K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $275K
$0.02 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $342K · Total revenue $852K
40%
Government reliance
Government grants $38K · Total revenue $852K
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $510K · Total revenue $852K
60%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $852K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $510K · Total expenses $729K
70%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $852K · Prior year $305K
+179%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $231K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $852K · Expenses $729K
+15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $257K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $231K · Total assets $257K
90%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $257K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Leva Zand · Reported title Exec Director · Highest reported compensation $48K · Total expenses $729K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $181K · Total expenses $729K
25%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 179%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
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 · 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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$305K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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