To provide Arts education to children who are disenfranchised ea does culminating activities for over 200 pupils every summer by teaching the Arts

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
23¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$35K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $137K a year · 44% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
23%
of spending
Concern: 23% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $164K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$89K
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$246K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$237K
To programs
23%
Net assets
$70K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$246K
FY2023▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$118K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$295K
FY2025$452K
Expenses
$237K
FY2023▲ +88%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$126K
FY2023$237K
FY2024$271K
FY2025$74K
Net assets
$70K
FY2023▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$10K
FY2021$42K
FY2022$60K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$142K
FY2025$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2018.

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

Where the money goes

23 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 23% · $54K Management & general 77% · $183K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $35K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$35,000Pt VII · Sec A

Tanisha Cidel’s $35K as Executive Director is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Tanisha Cidel$35,000$35,000$35,000$20,000$4,200
Bringle Cidel————$10,500
Brianne Cidel————$10,500

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

Programs and updates

Offers arts education to underserved children.

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1 program · $237K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Ea does culminating activities for over 200 pupils every summer by teaching the arts ea finishes its program with a musical and orchestra all participated by camp students

$237Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$164K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$246K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$155K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Money outPt IX
$237K
Ln 25
Programscol B$54K
Managementcol C$183K
Owns and owesPt X
$70K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$160K
Total assetsLn 16$160K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$155K
Government grantsLn 1e$155K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Total revenueLn 12$246K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$160K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$160K
Total assetsLn 16$160K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
Net assetsLn 32$70K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K$160K
Total assetsLn 16$154K$160K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K$89K
Net assetsLn 32$60K$70K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$89K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$94K$94K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$41K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$237K$54K$183K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $452K$74K$378K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $295K$271K$25K$142K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $246K$237K$9K$70K 990 PDF
FY2022 $263K$126K$137K$60K 990 PDF
FY2021 $118K$42K 990 PDF
FY2020 $33K−$10K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $246,284 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $197,483$154,600
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $65,906$91,684
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $263,389$246,284
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $79,273$183,110
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $46,735$54,322
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $126,008$237,432
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $137,381$8,852
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $246,284 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$154,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$154,600
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$91,684
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$246,284
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $237,432 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $89,008$89,008
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $94,102$94,102
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,245$1,245
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,256$8,256
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $40,566$40,566
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,112$1,112
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,143$3,143
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $54,322 · Management $183,110 · Fundraising $0$237,432
Part X · Balance sheet $159,604 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $154,335$159,604
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $154,335$159,604
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $94,550$89,150
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $59,785$70,454
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $59,785$70,454
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $154,335$159,604
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $70,454 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$246,284
XI-2 Total expenses$237,432
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,852
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$59,785
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$70,454

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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