Arts Business Collaborative, INC is a technical assistance and research organization with a mission to improve quality of life for people of color through the Arts and "stem" science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. These services focus on the underlying factors that impede their creative and professional endeavors: access to capital, networks, and training. Abc aims to systemically improve the quality of life in communities of color through two main services: the grassroots action project and the rising tides research institute. The organization supported primarily through contributions from the public and private grants.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$97K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $77K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$97K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 26.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $139K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.2M
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$7.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$10.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.2M
FY2021$7.5M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$321K
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$9.1M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$737K
Net assets
$7.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$8.6M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$613K
FY2024−$129K

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $2.4M Management & general 7% · $238K Fundraising 17% · $547K

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; $97K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$97,441Pt VII · Sec A

Kat Bloomfield’s $188K as Ceo- Board Secretary is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tatum Turner——$21,796$311,326—
Kat Bloomfield$187,519$187,519$209,114$205,176$97,441
Joshua Beauchemin$143,564$143,564$109,470——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers people of color by providing arts and STEM training, capital, and networks.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Arts business collaborative, inc is a technical assistance and research organization with a mission to improve quality of life for people of color through the arts and "stem" science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

$2.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Ford FoundationFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$139K
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $4.8M · 2021–2023
Okra Project INCNY · FY2023$485,551
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,000
Okra Project INCNY · FY2022$2,925,121
Unitemized GrantFY2022$228,021
Unitemized GrantFY2022$30,080
Unitemized GrantFY2022$27,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$940,250
House of TulipLA · FY2021$75,000
Babes Fest INCTX · FY2021$75,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$33,429
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$579K
Other incomeLn 4–11$151
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$238K
Fundraisingcol D$547K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.0M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$579K
Other incomeLn 4–11$151
Total revenueLn 12$10.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.0M
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$7.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 60
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$6K$7.0M
Total assetsLn 16$8K$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$7K$7.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.0M$1.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$273K$273K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$36K$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$63K$63K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$653K$133K$520K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$16K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$48K$48K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$987K$825K$135K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.4M$238K$547K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $321K$737K−$416K−$129K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$2.7M−$790K$613K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$9.1M−$7.0M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.5M$5.9M$1.6M$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $10.2M$3.2M$7.0M$7.0M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $10,163,543 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $41,404$9,584,460
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $39,808$578,932
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$151
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $81,212$10,163,543
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,044,185
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $41,420$291,833
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $19,063$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,310$1,870,511
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $73,793$3,206,529
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,419$6,957,014
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,163,543 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,584,460
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,584,460
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $578,932$578,932
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $151$151
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $578,932 · Unrelated business $151 · Excluded from tax $0$10,163,543
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,206,529 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,044,185$1,044,185
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $272,603$272,603
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,230$19,230
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $36,200$36,200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $63,149$63,149
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $133,098 · Fundraising $520,110$653,208
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,679$6,679
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,063 · Management $3,307$19,370
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,244$3,244
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,075$48,075
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,583$10,583
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,094$5,094
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $825,300 · Management $135,396 · Fundraising $26,500$987,196
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $37,713$37,713
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,421,867 · Management $238,052 · Fundraising $546,610$3,206,529
Part X · Balance sheet $7,017,438 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,937$6,961,268
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,500$30,350
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$25,820
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,437$7,017,438
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,018$15,205
X-19 Deferred revenue$27,900
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$9,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,018$53,005
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,419$6,815,351
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$149,082
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,419$6,964,433
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,437$7,017,438
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,964,433 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,163,543
XI-2 Total expenses$3,206,529
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,957,014
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,419
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,964,433

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