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Conjuring Arts Research Center FY2020 filing

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Nashua, NH501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 83-0366726Revenue $182K in FY2020

On file with the IRSconjuringarts.org51 Lake St Ste 2 # 1, 03060-4513 · Nashua, NHTax-exempt since Dec 2003Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Appealing to practicioners and performers of the Conjuring ats, academic historians, collectors, writrs and general enthusiasts, Conjuring Arts fills the gap between private collections of magic related history and information and the public.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $48K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $35K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$182K
Spent
$390K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$297K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$182K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$182K
FY2021$381K
FY2022$215K
FY2023$399K
FY2024$390K
Expenses
$390K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$390K
FY2021$234K
FY2022$404K
FY2023$331K
FY2024$446K
Net assets
$297K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$255K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$266K

From the FY2020 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 Dec 2003.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $359K Management & general 5% · $20K Fundraising 3% · $11K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Dan Smith
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Cuiffo
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Blaine
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William Kalush
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Shares magic history and information from private collections with the public.

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3 programs · $359K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Conjuring arts provides a valuable resource for performers, historians, collectors, and the general public, with its extensive working library of books and periodicals, many of which are not readily available anywhere else.

$359Kprogram expense
02

The hocus pocus project is conjuring arts outreach program, teaching magic to disadvantaged kids and adults. It started in 2007 at the morgan stanley childrens hospital in new york city and has since thenexpanded to additional childrens hospitals, detention centers, va hospitals, and the door community center.

Pt IX · col B
03

Conjuring arts university offers a series of online classes taught by magicians.

Pt IX · col B

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
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INCFY2024$25K
Endowment and Development Fund of the International Brotherhood of MFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$35K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$182K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$113K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Money outPt IX
$390K
Ln 25
Programscol B$359K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$297K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K
Total assetsLn 16$314K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$113K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Total revenueLn 12$182K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$111K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$111K
Total assetsLn 16$314K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$297K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 68
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K$111K
Total assetsLn 16$524K$314K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$505K$297K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$76K$72K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K$348
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$240$96$144
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$804$585
Information technologyLn 14$8K$5K$794$2K
OccupancyLn 16$78K$63K$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$195$195
InsuranceLn 23$144$144
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$206K$205K$644
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$313
Total functional expensesLn 25$390K$359K$20K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $390K$446K−$56K$266K 990 PDF
FY2023 $399K$331K$68K$322K 990 PDF
FY2022 $215K$404K−$189K$255K 990 PDF
FY2021 $381K$234K$147K$443K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $182K$390K−$208K$297K 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 $182,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,632$11,600
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $125,339$113,048
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $299,597$57,352
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $435,570$182,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $69,552$82,471
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $71,105$307,746
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $140,657$390,217
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $294,913−$208,217
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $182,000 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $20,492 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,600
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $113,048$113,048
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $36,860$36,860
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $170,400 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$182,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $390,217 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $71,758 · Management $4,708$76,466
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,657 · Management $348$6,005
IX-11a Management feesManagement $2,450$2,450
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,700$1,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $96 · Fundraising $144$240
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,863 · Management $804 · Fundraising $585$6,252
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,765 · Management $794 · Fundraising $2,382$7,941
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $62,519 · Management $7,803 · Fundraising $7,831$78,153
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,560 · Management $195 · Fundraising $195$1,950
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $144$144
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $205,141 · Management $644$205,785
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,818 · Management $313$3,131
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $359,177 · Management $19,903 · Fundraising $11,137$390,217
Part X · Balance sheet $313,773 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $83,429$110,982
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $418,272$191,044
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $22,197$11,747
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $523,898$313,773
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,989$17,081
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,989$17,081
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $504,909$296,692
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $504,909$296,692
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $523,898$313,773
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $296,692 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$182,000
XI-2 Total expenses$390,217
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$208,217
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$504,909
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$296,692

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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