Nusantara Arts INC

Tax-deductible

Buffalo, NY501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 83-4549133Revenue $231K in FY2025

On file with the IRSnusantaraarts.com51 Colonial Cir, 14222-1303 · Buffalo, NYTax-exempt since May 2019Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To invite our community to an expansive experience through the music and art of Indonesia.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $64K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$231K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$244K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$109K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$231K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$68K
FY2022$139K
FY2023$163K
FY2024$188K
FY2025$231K
Net assets
$109K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$50K
FY2021$71K
FY2022$129K
FY2023$116K
FY2024$122K
FY2025$109K

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

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $203K Management & general 11% · $28K Fundraising 5% · $13K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$61,056Pt VII · Sec A
President
$450Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Dunning’s $61K as Executive Dir. is at the 56th 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

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021
Matthew Dunning$61,056$17,150$16,320
Peter Theryo$450——

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 15aYes

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3 programs · $203K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Year long sliding scale and free community rehearsals and introductory courses of Balinese and Javanese Indonesian gamelan music and dance.

$98Kprogram expense
02

23 Free and sliding scale performances of Indonesian gamelan music dance and culture with an in person 2025 audience size of 23,000 people.

$81Kprogram expense
03

Afterschool free youth community gamelan music program for Buffalo area youth grades 2nd-8th.

$23Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$231K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$192K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$244K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Managementcol C$28K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$109K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$192K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$231K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32$109K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K$48K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78K$67K
Total assetsLn 16$167K$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$122K$109K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$47K$13K$1K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$23K$6K$779
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$2K$167
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$1K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$12K$459$8
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$13K$12K$1K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$205$10
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$9K$1K$963
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$999
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$86K$79K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$6K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$244K$203K$28K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $231K$244K−$13K$109K 990 PDF
FY2024 $188K$122K 990 PDF
FY2023 $163K$116K 990 PDF
FY2022 $139K$129K 990 PDF
FY2021 $68K$71K 990 PDF
FY2020 $63K$50K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $231,038 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $162,043$191,689
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,829$33,454
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,161$5,895
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $188,033$231,038
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $77,746$98,559
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $104,656$145,362
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $182,402$243,921
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,631−$12,883
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $231,038 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,895 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$191,689
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$191,689
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,454$33,454
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,454 · Excluded from tax $5,895$231,038
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $243,921 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,013 · Management $12,822 · Fundraising $1,221$61,056
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $23,084 · Management $6,053 · Fundraising $779$29,916
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,863 · Management $1,557 · Fundraising $167$7,587
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,413 · Management $3,050$4,463
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,199 · Management $459 · Fundraising $8$12,666
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,358 · Management $1,000$13,358
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,103 · Management $205 · Fundraising $10$3,318
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,936 · Management $1,301 · Fundraising $963$11,200
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,851 · Fundraising $999$4,850
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,803 · Fundraising $7,480$86,283
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,000 · Management $1,575 · Fundraising $1,649$9,224
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $202,623 · Management $28,022 · Fundraising $13,276$243,921
Part X · Balance sheet $141,940 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,132$47,701
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $23,773$27,059
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $78,380$67,180
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $167,285$141,940
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,279$2,221
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $41,993$30,589
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,272$32,810
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $122,013$109,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $122,013$109,130
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $167,285$141,940
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $109,130 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$231,038
XI-2 Total expenses$243,921
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,883
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$122,013
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$109,130

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