Mission To promote artistic expression and the creative mind through education, exhibition, and outreach, and to preserve renowned Joe Cardella's home studio as an archive for the Artlife Limited Edition Collection and other art. To inspire current and future generations of artists and creative minds to pursue innovative works and ideas. To create opportunities for conceptual exchange through promoting conversations and projects around the world that challenge artists and thinkers to reconsider their perception of the meaning of art itself. To present exhibitions, shows, and discussions of innovative art in public places. to provide the opportunity for researchers to study the archives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2023 · Form 990-PFIndependent: 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-PF
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $198K a year · 84% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 4 filings
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
−$2K
-110% vs prior year
Spent
$37K
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
−$2K
FY2023▼ -110%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$681K
FY2022$19K
FY2023−$2K
FY2024$242K
Expenses
$37K
FY2023▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$18K
FY2022$44K
FY2023$37K
FY2024$48K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +1.0%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2018.

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Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Operating & administrative 100% · $37K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990-PF.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
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Treasurer
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Assit. Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Collections Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
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Programs and updates

Promotes artistic expression through education, exhibitions, and preserving an artist's studio archive.

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3 programs · $36K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Collections and Tours

To Preserve and display 275 issues of Artlife Limited Editions produced over 25 years by Joe Cardella. Each issue is a collection of art received from 30 to 40 artists from around the world who sent 150 original replications of their art, which were then bound for distribution to renowned museums and libraries; The Getty, Yale Library…

$19Kprogram expense
02

Exhibitions and Mail Art Shows

2021 Pandemic restrictions prohibited public gathering. The ARTLIFE Foundation continued with its plans for a Mail Art Show to be displayed in Ventura, Calif. To work within restrictions we planned to exhibit the work in the windows of businesses in the pedestrian friendly Downtown district of Ventura.

$10Kprogram expense
03

Creative Mind

creates opportunities for conceptual exchange through promoting conversations and projects around the world that challenge artist and thinkers to reconsider their preconceptions about the definition and practice of art itself, and to inspire current and future generations of artists to pursue Innovative works and ideas.

$7Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
−$2K
Money out
$37K
Running costs$37K
Owns and owes
$1.1M
net assets
Cash and savings$5K
Total assets$1.1M
Liabilities$0
People
9
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Total revenue−$2K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$5K
Total assets$1.1M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$1.1M
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers30
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $242K$48K$194K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing −$2K$37K−$39K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $19K$44K−$25K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $681K$18K$663K$1.2M 990 PDF

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III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

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

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