Bigger Than US Arts: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 82-3362916)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024	$243K
FY2024	$180K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024	$235K
FY2024	$57K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024	$31K
FY2024	$37K

Is it real?

Yes. Revoked Nov 2023, reinstated. IRS ruling Aug 2025, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2025.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

100%

Management & general 100% · $57K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Benwar Shepard

Executive Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Provides arts education and supports positive expression within communities.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Bringing arts education directly to the community and supporting positive forms of expression.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$180K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$180K

Money outPt IX

$57K

Ln 25

Managementcol C$57K

Owns and owesPt X

$37K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K

Total assetsLn 16$46K

LiabilitiesLn 26$9K

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a1

IndependentVI 1b1

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$180K

Total revenueLn 12$180K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$7K

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$0

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Other assetsLn 15$39K

Total assetsLn 16$46K

LiabilitiesLn 26$9K

Net assetsLn 32$37K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$938	$7K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$0	$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$40K	$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$9K	$9K
Net assetsLn 32	$31K	$37K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$0		$0
Management feesLn 11a	$33K		$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$6K		$6K
OccupancyLn 16	$8K		$8K
InsuranceLn 23	$11K		$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$57K	$0	$57K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024	$243K	$235K	$8K	$31K	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 VIII · Statement of revenue $180,195 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$180,195

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$180,195

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$180,195

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $57,175 across 5 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $0$0

IX-11a Management feesManagement $33,100$33,100

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,500$5,500

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,000$8,000

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,575$10,575

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $57,175 · Fundraising $0$57,175

Part X · Balance sheet $46,147 assets, 24 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $938$7,245

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $38,902$38,902

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $39,840$46,147

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,000$9,000

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $30,840$37,147

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $39,840$46,147

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,147 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$180,195

XI-2 Total expenses$57,175

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$123,020

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$30,840

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,147

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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