Litarts RI FY2023 filing

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Providence, RI501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 82-4968555Revenue $890K in FY2023

On file with the IRSwhatcheerclub.org400 Harris Ave, 02909-1018 · Providence, RITax-exempt since Jul 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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What cheer writers club is a nonprofit space in downtown providence supporting rhode island's makers of the written, spoken and illustrated word.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$140K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $100K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $200K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$890K
+188% vs prior year
Spent
$380K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$700K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$890K
FY2023▲ +188%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$220K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$890K
FY2024$328K
Expenses
$380K
FY2023▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$212K
FY2021$246K
FY2022$303K
FY2023$380K
FY2024$328K
Net assets
$700K
FY2023▲ +264%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$210K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$700K
FY2024$700K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $244K Management & general 26% · $99K Fundraising 10% · $36K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $140K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Program Director
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Director
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jodie Vinson’s $70K as Program Director is at the 60th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Jillian Winters$42,388$70,000—
Jody Vinson—$70,000$65,000
Jodie Vinson$69,741——

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports writers and artists with space and community in Providence.

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1 program · $244K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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LitArts RI provides support to Rhode Island's estimated 22,000 creative writers, podcasters and those who benefit from living in a state with a strength in the literary arts. The organization operates an award-winning Center in Providence offering creative workspace designed for writers, meeting and training rooms, and a podcast room, as…

$244Kprogram 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

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$890K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$923K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Money outPt IX
$380K
Ln 25
Programscol B$244K
Managementcol C$99K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$700K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K
Total assetsLn 16$708K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$923K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$94K
Total revenueLn 12$890K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$693K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$708K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$700K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$499$8K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$183K$693K
Total assetsLn 16$201K$708K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$192K$700K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$148K$100K$33K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$10K$5K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$6K$3K$999
OccupancyLn 16$95K$57K$29K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$832$832
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$11K$5K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$697$232
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$34K$7K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$5K$837$649
Total functional expensesLn 25$380K$244K$99K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $328K$328K$89$700K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $890K$380K$511K$700K 990 PDF
FY2022 $309K$303K$7K$192K 990 PDF
FY2021 $222K$246K−$24K$185K 990 PDF
FY2020 $220K$212K$7K$210K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $890,365 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $289,750$923,024
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,643$61,824
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0−$94,483
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $309,393$890,365
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $161,549$181,617
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $141,154$197,886
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $302,703$379,503
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,690$510,862
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $890,365 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$15,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$907,624
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$923,024
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $61,824$61,824
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$94,483−$94,483
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,824 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$94,483$890,365
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $379,503 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,979 · Management $33,380 · Fundraising $14,844$148,203
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,117$17,117
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,778 · Management $4,889 · Fundraising $1,630$16,297
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,913$1,913
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,849$2,849
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,919$9,919
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,496$1,496
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,993 · Management $2,997 · Fundraising $999$9,989
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $57,038 · Management $28,520 · Fundraising $9,507$95,065
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,629$1,629
IX-20 InterestManagement $832$832
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,735 · Management $5,368 · Fundraising $1,789$17,892
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,395 · Management $697 · Fundraising $232$2,324
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,626 · Management $6,955 · Fundraising $6,618$47,199
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,293 · Management $837 · Fundraising $649$6,779
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $244,079 · Management $99,156 · Fundraising $36,268$379,503
Part X · Balance sheet $707,784 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $499$8,027
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $183,228$692,891
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,237$6,866
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $201,442$707,784
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,393$7,567
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,891$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,284$7,567
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $192,158$700,217
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $192,158$700,217
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $201,442$707,784
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $700,217 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$890,365
XI-2 Total expenses$379,503
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$510,862
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$192,158
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$700,217

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