The mission of the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) is to maximize the success and impact of creatives in society by driving evidence-informed change in training and illuminating the value of arts and design education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $310K a year · 53% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
41 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 40.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $617K
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
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$775K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$460K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$775K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$361K
FY2022$703K
FY2023$124K
FY2024$953K
FY2025$775K
Expenses
$460K
FY2025▲ +459%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$106K
FY2022$303K
FY2023$417K
FY2024$82K
FY2025$460K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$262K
FY2022$671K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Nov 2018.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $450K Management & general 2% · $9K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lee Ann Scoto Adams’s $77K as Executive Director is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Lee Ann Scoto Adams$77,250$71,000—
Lee Ann Scotto Adams——$75,900

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 15aYes

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1 program · $450K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Last fiscal year, SNAAP welcomed new board members; developed an external advisory board comprised of organizational leaders in the field; launched a new longitudinal research initiative, SNAAP Pulse; cemented a five-year partnership with UT Austin to maintain SNAAP's organizational home; conducted a successful formal financial review…

$450Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$617K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $411K · 2024–2024
The University of Texas at AustinFY2024$340,123
Indiana UniversityIN · FY2024$33,381
Io Research INCIN · FY2024$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$775K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$676K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$460K
Ln 25
Programscol B$450K
Managementcol C$9K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$676K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Total revenueLn 12$775K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$707K$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$411K$411K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K$48
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$13K$2K$469
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$201$50
InsuranceLn 23$500$500
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$460K$450K$9K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $775K$460K$315K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $953K$82K$871K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $124K$417K−$293K$378K 990 PDF
FY2022 $703K$303K$400K$671K 990 PDF
FY2021 $361K$106K$256K$262K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $774,691 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $939,000$675,660
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$65,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,157$34,031
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $953,157$774,691
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$410,605
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $183,325$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $233,489$48,925
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $416,814$459,530
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $536,343$315,161
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $774,691 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$675,660
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$675,660
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $65,000$65,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $34,031$34,031
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $99,031 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$774,691
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $459,530 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $410,605$410,605
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,637$4,637
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,994$1,994
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,250 · Management $48$10,298
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,256$2,256
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,299 · Management $1,878 · Fundraising $469$15,646
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,074$9,074
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,421 · Management $201 · Fundraising $50$1,672
IX-23 InsuranceFundraising $500$500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,848$2,848
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $449,753 · Management $8,758 · Fundraising $1,019$459,530
Part X · Balance sheet $1,564,432 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,955$33,920
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,246,134$1,530,512
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,956,339$1,564,432
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $707,068$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,249,271$1,564,432
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,249,271$1,564,432
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,956,339$1,564,432
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,564,432 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$774,691
XI-2 Total expenses$459,530
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$315,161
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,249,271
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,564,432

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