Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2020.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
49 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
10 people listed on the 990; $157K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Nance | $71,728 | $73,109 | $78,600 | $43,750 |
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
Supports artists and cultivates community through a residency and garden in a food desert.
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Public Art Through Our Public Art Program
The nicholson project received a public art building communities grant from the DC commission on the arts and humanities to commission artist april banks to create "elevate (freedom is a place)." taking inspiration from the stoop, a common architectural feature in southeast DC and throughout other parts of the city, elevate (freedom is a…
Public Art Through our Public Art Program, The Nicholson Project received a Public Art Building Communites Grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities to commission artist April Banks to create "Elevate (Freedom is a Place)." Taking inspiration from the stoop, a common architectural feature in Southeast DC and throughout…
Artist Residency
The nicholson project's artist residency program comprised four ten-week, in-house residencies and five one-week digital residencies. In-house residents were awarded a ten-week residency to live and work on-site in a fully furnished apartment and artist studio, a $5,000 stipend, support from guest curators and staff, $2,000 to develop a…
Artist Residency The Nicholson Project's Artist Residency Program comprised four ten-week, In-House Residencies and five one-week Digital Residencies. In-house Residents were awarded a ten-week residency to live and work on-site in a fully furnished apartment and artist studio, a $5,000 stipend, support from guest curators and staff…
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $345K | $295K | $50K | $358K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $540K | $432K | $108K | $308K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 Viewing | $566K | $445K | $121K | $192K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $293K | $270K | $23K | $71K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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