Provide Arts programming to develop the creative potential of youth and young adults living in underserved communities throughout Detroit

Form 990-EZ Part III, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-0401751) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990-EZ Part III · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2023 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990-EZ
The latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
990-EZ Pt II · Ln 26
Revenue
$25K
-63% vs prior year
Net assets
−$6K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$25K
FY2023▼ -63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$68K
FY2022$68K
FY2023$25K
Net assets
−$6K
FY2023▼ -480%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$17K
FY2021$20K
FY2022$2K
FY2023−$6K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Nov 2004.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990-EZ.

990-EZ Part IV · reportable compensation
President
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV

Janice Smith’s $24K as Ceostore Manager is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · 990-EZ Part IV

NameFY2022FY2020
Janice Smith$24,000$6,725

Total reportable compensation (Form 990-EZ Part IV column (c) / 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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Programs and updates

Develops youth creativity through arts programs in Detroit's underserved communities.

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3 programs · $24K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Workplace Development & Career Exploration training series for African American males ages 15-18. Specialized training in Video Editing, Animation & Video Production

Form 990-EZ Part III, lines 28–30, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-0401751) · Dispute this line
$8Kprogram expense
02

Virtual arts classes for kids and teens, ages 8-17. Classes, Acting for Beginners, Dance, Theater, Creative Writing, Painting & Drawing, The Art of Storytelling

Form 990-EZ Part III, lines 28–30, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-0401751) · Dispute this line
$8Kprogram expense
03

Provided virtual arts classes to engage youth in arts and cultural opportunities including Online Classes; Dance, Theater, Creative Writing, Painting & Drawing, The Art of Storytelling

Form 990-EZ Part III, lines 28–30, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-0401751) · Dispute this line
$7Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$25K
Other income$25K
Owns and owes
−$6K
net assets
Liabilities$0
People
6
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$25K
Total revenue$25K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$0
Net assets−$6K
Operations
Employees0
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 5, 2025 $25K−$6K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 3, 2024 $68K$37K$31K$2K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 29, 2022 $68K$20K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 27, 2021 $63K$17K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support

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

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