Sanctuary Arts School FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Shreveport, LA501(c)(3)Since 2019Arts & CultureEIN 83-3011785

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Bring glass Arts into the community and conduct Arts projects and classes for the elderly, veterans, the disabled, children and families that are economically challenged

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $39K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$242K
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$205K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$69K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$242K
FY2021▲ +33%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$233K
FY2025$231K
Expenses
$205K
FY2021▲ +32%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$155K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$225K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$239K
FY2025$276K
Net assets
$69K
FY2021▲ +116%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$32K
FY2021$69K
FY2022$90K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$86K
FY2025$41K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $204K Management & general 0% · $99

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chaiman of T
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Hess’s $5K as Director is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2020
Michelle Pennington—$28,148
Eric Hess$5,000$23,654

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Brings glass arts to communities through projects and classes for diverse groups.

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1 program · $63K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Bring glass arts into the community for all

$63Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$242K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$166K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$75K
Money outPt IX
$205K
Ln 25
Programscol B$204K
Managementcol C$99
Owns and owesPt X
$69K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$69K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$166K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$75K
Total revenueLn 12$242K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K
Total assetsLn 16$69K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$69K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$35K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$67K$69K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$0
Net assetsLn 32$32K$69K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$28K$28K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K$99
Information technologyLn 14$649$649
OccupancyLn 16$128K$128K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$251$251
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$770$770
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$205K$204K$99$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $231K$276K−$46K$41K 990 PDF
FY2024 $233K$239K−$6K$86K 990 PDF
FY2023 $222K$220K$2K$92K 990 PDF
FY2022 $246K$225K$21K$90K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $242K$205K$37K$69K 990 PDF
FY2020 $181K$155K$26K$32K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $241,584 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$166,444
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$166,444
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $75,140$75,140
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $75,140$241,584
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,577 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,261$28,261
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,401$3,401
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,006$7,006
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,941 · Management $99$8,040
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $649$649
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $128,087$128,087
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $251$251
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $770$770
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,777$1,777
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,335$26,335
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $204,478 · Management $99 · Fundraising $0$204,577
Part X · Balance sheet $68,905 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,387$34,963
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,750$33,942
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $67,148$68,905
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,250$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,898$68,905
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $67,148$68,905
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $68,905 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$241,584
XI-2 Total expenses$204,577
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,007
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,898
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$68,905

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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