Sanctuary Arts School FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

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

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.
$5K 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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FY2023 · 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$222K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$220K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$92K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$222K
FY2023▼ -10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$233K
FY2025$231K
Expenses
$220K
FY2023▼ -2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$155K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$225K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$239K
FY2025$276K
Net assets
$92K
FY2023▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$32K
FY2021$69K
FY2022$90K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$86K
FY2025$41K

From the FY2023 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% · $220K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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 service account for $117K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Bring glass arts into the community for all

$117Kprogram expense

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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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$222K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$162K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Money outPt IX
$220K
Ln 25
Programscol B$220K
Owns and owesPt X
$92K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Government grantsLn 1e$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$162K
Total revenueLn 12$222K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
Other assetsLn 15$20
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$92K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K$59K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$90K$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$90K$92K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$5K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$75K$75K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$62K$62K
OccupancyLn 16$44K$44K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$769$769
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$220K$220K$0$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 Viewing $222K$220K$2K$92K 990 PDF
FY2022 $246K$225K$21K$90K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 $222,464 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$42,679
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,685
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$60,364
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $162,100$162,100
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $162,100$222,464
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $220,408 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $74,574$74,574
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,716$6,716
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,358$1,358
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,058$11,058
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,714$8,714
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $62,206$62,206
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,500$43,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,905$1,905
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $769$769
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,608$4,608
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $220,408 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$220,408
Part X · Balance sheet $91,877 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,628$57,453
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,000$2,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $33,173$32,404
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20$20
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $89,821$91,877
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $89,821$91,877
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $89,821$91,877
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $91,877 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$222,464
XI-2 Total expenses$220,408
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,056
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$89,821
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$91,877

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