Art Camp 504 empowers new orleans children to nurture creativity, boost self-confidence and build connection by removing barriers to arts access and creating joyful spaces for creative exploration. Our experiential programs span filmmaking, visual arts, creative writing, comedy and more. Our curriculum is designed to build confidence, leadership and real-world production skills beginning at infancy through age 17. Art Camp 504s rising artist scholarship program strives to make Art education accessible to all students regardless of their income level.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$348K
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$312K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$107K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$348K
FY2025▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$115K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$263K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$348K
Expenses
$312K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$258K
FY2024$289K
FY2025$312K
Net assets
$107K
FY2025▲ +66%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$66K
FY2021$41K
FY2022$89K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$64K
FY2025$107K

From the FY2025 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 May 2019.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $281K Management & general 7% · $21K Fundraising 3% · $10K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$49,652Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Samantha R Bass’s $50K as Executive Director is at the 43rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Samantha R Bass$49,652$51,150$49,350——
Samantha Bass———$15,000$19,425
Linka Odom———$2,000$1,357

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

Provides art education and community building to empower students, with financial aid available.

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1 program · $281K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Art camp 504 provides more than 8 weeks of summer camp and holiday art workshops for children ages 5-15. The mission of the camp is to shape the next generation of creative problem solvers by giving young artist the skills and confidence they need in order to reach their innate potential.

$281Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$348K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$248K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K
Investment incomeLn 3$966
Money outPt IX
$312K
Ln 25
Programscol B$281K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$107K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$248K
Investment incomeLn 3$966
Total revenueLn 12$348K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$109K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$107K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K$109K
Total assetsLn 16$66K$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$64K$107K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$42K$5K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$0$2K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$160K$153K$0$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$30$0$30$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K$92$0
All other expensesLn 24e$90K$76K$14K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$312K$281K$21K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $348K$312K$36K$107K 990 PDF
FY2024 $262K$289K−$26K$64K 990 PDF
FY2023 $263K$258K$5K$91K 990 PDF
FY2022 $159K$89K 990 PDF
FY2021 $115K$41K 990 PDF
FY2020 $161K$66K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $347,678 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $44,337$99,140
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $216,949$247,572
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,077$966
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $262,363$347,678
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$49,605
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $288,827$262,133
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $288,827$311,738
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,464$35,940
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $347,678 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$99,140
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$99,140
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$247,572
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$966
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $248,538 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$347,678
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $311,738 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,164 · Management $4,961 · Fundraising $2,480$49,605
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,339 · Fundraising $0$2,339
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $152,858 · Management $0 · Fundraising $7,400$160,258
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,014 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,014
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $30 · Fundraising $0$30
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,288 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,288
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,384 · Management $92 · Fundraising $0$2,476
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $76,096 · Management $13,632 · Fundraising $0$89,728
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $280,804 · Management $21,054 · Fundraising $9,880$311,738
Part X · Balance sheet $109,050 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,942$109,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $65,942$109,050
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,747$2,371
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,747$2,371
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $64,195$106,679
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $64,195$106,679
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $65,942$109,050
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $106,679 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$347,678
XI-2 Total expenses$311,738
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,940
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$64,195
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,544
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$106,679

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