Arts Impact EIN 83-4390508

Arts Impact

EIN  83-4390508 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Tacoma, WA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates Native American, Latinx, and urban youth and teachers through arts-infused academic and social-emotional learning.
Leadership
Beverly Harding Buehler · Co-Executive Director · $102K
Money in and out
$854K revenue, $827K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Educates Native American, Latinx, and urban youth and teachers through arts-infused academic and social-emotional learning. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $854K in revenue, $827K in expenses, and $151K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$854K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$827K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$151K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $27K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▼ -9% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate0% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +133% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$854K
FY2025▼ -9%
Expenses
$827K
FY2025▼ -19%
Total assets
$219K
FY2025▲ +3%
Total liabilities
$68K
FY2025▼ -24%
Total revenue
$854K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$827K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$151K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$27K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$219K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $640K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Voices from the Field

Teaches culturally grounded visual arts, theater, and dance infused with reading and math to middle school students of migrant farm workers and the students' teachers. This is accomplished through weeklong arts infused academies for youth and teachers, as well as classroom mentorships with teaching artists in the classroom during the…

$316Kprogram expense
02

Creative Impact

Engages prek - grade 5 teachers and their students in high needs, low income urban schools in the foundations of the arts and how they connect to literacy, math, stem and social emotional learning.

$270Kprogram expense
03

Fee for Service

This program provides instruction and learning similiar to the other programs on a fee basis as requested by school districts.

$53Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CArts Impact
EINHdr · item D83-4390508
Principal addressHdr · item CTacoma, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.arts-impact.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A25)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-Executive Director
$101,946Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$101,946Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treas-Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beverly Harding Buehler’s $102K as Co-Executive Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Beverly Harding Buehler$101,946$107,991$109,690$108,243$109,021$93,688
Grace a Washington$101,946
Sara Marie Ortiz$3,207$12,145$11,860$6,840
Meredith Essex$4,650

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$454K · 53%
Contributions & grants$392K · 46%
Other revenue$8K · 1%
Program service revenue53%$454K
Contributions & grants46%$392K
Other revenue1%$8K
Investment income$358
— government grantsLn 1e$217K
Total revenueLn 12$854K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.11
Program services77%$640K
Management & general11%$92K
Fundraising11%$95K
Total functional expensesLn 25$827K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$140K
Total assetsLn 16$219K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$68K
Total net assetsLn 32$151K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $140K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $827K · Less non-cash grants $789 · Cash operating expenses/yr $826K
2.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $640K · Total expenses $827K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $92K · Total expenses $827K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $95K · Total expenses $827K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $86K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $198K
$0.44 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $392K · Total revenue $854K
46%
Government reliance
Government grants $217K · Total revenue $854K
25%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $454K · Total revenue $854K
53%
Investment reliance
Investment income $358 · Total revenue $854K
+0.04%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $454K · Total expenses $827K
55%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $854K · Prior year $937K
-9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $582K · FY2024 $854K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $151K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $854K · Expenses $827K
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $219K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $151K · Total assets $219K
69%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $219K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Beverly Harding Buehler · Reported title CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $102K · Total expenses $827K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $548K · Total expenses $827K
66%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 24%
Revenue growth -9%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$28K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$854K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$937K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$986K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$582K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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