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Fosters artistic expression across generations to enrich community identity. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $204K in revenue, $195K in expenses, and $58K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2018
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Lafayette, LA
Website
basinartslafayette.com
Filings
6 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$204KFY2022
Expenses
$195K
Net assets
$58K
People
8
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  82-3669789 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lafayette, LA Founded 2018
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Fosters artistic expression across generations to enrich community identity.
Leadership
Clare Cook · Director · $10K
Money in and out
$204K revenue, $195K expenses
Bottom line
60% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$204K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$195K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$58K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $9K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.38 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
60%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$204K
FY2022▲ +20%
Expenses
$195K
FY2022▲ +42%
Total assets
$64K
FY2022▲ +11%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2022▼ -34%
Total revenue
$204K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$195K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$58K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$9K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$64K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B60%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBasin Arts
EINHdr · item D82-3669789
Principal addressHdr · item CLafayette, LA
WebsiteHdr · item Jbasinartslafayette.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2018
State of legal domicileHdr · item MLA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
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
Director
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Clare Cook’s $11K as Director is at the 8th 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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Clare Cook$11,000$3,000
Clare Cook$10,000$11,000$11,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $71K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Basin Arts provided low cost visual arts and dance classes to the Acadiana community. Students received instruction from professional level dance and art instructors. Basin Arts offers a wide variety of dance classes that help with physical expression. Basin Arts provided 600 classes that brought in over $40,000 in revenue.

$35Kprogram expense
02

BARE Walls provides an afforable way for businesses to fill up their empty walls with art from local artists. This program provides support to local artists by providing them with with residual income to support their creative minds. The BARE Walls program provided art to over 10 businesses and raised over $42,000 in revenue.

$26Kprogram expense
03

Basin Arts rental program provides a space for artists to express themselves. Basin Arts allows artists in the community to rent out the dance space and the art space for their creative needs. Basin Arts rented space to over 40 artist in 2022.

$10Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$106K · 52%
Contributions & grants$88K · 43%
Other revenue$10K · 5%
Program service revenue52%$106K
Contributions & grants43%$88K
Other revenue5%$10K
Investment income$397
— government grantsLn 1e$20K
Total revenueLn 12$204K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.38 Fundraising $0.02
Program services60%$117K
Management & general38%$75K
Fundraising2%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$195K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$48K
Total assetsLn 16$64K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$58K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $48K · Operating expenses/yr $195K
2.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $117K · Total expenses $195K
60%
Management & General
Management & general $75K · Total expenses $195K
38%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $195K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $39K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $88K · Total revenue $204K
43%
Government reliance
Government grants $20K · Total revenue $204K
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $106K · Total revenue $204K
52%
Investment reliance
Investment income $397 · Total revenue $204K
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $106K · Total expenses $195K
54%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $204K · Prior year $170K
+20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $58K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $204K · Expenses $195K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $64K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $58K · Total assets $64K
91%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $64K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Clare Cook · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $10K · Total expenses $195K
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $42K · Total expenses $195K
22%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 60%
Overhead ratio 38%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth 20%
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $31K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$30,839

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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)$332K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$234K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$193K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$204K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$170K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$118K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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