To present performing and visual Arts programs and workshops of professional quality to learners of all ages, and to provide teacher training in integrating the Arts into school curriculums.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
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
$88K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $99K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$92K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$797K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$588K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$492K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$797K
FY2021▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$725K
FY2021$797K
FY2022$859K
FY2023$872K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$588K
FY2021▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$672K
FY2021$588K
FY2022$730K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$492K
FY2021▲ +73%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$492K
FY2022$621K
FY2023$473K
FY2024$241K
FY2025$150K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1968.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $490K Management & general 12% · $68K Fundraising 5% · $30K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$88,002Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daisy McGowan’s $90K as Executive Di is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daisy McGowan$90,342$93,475————
Jennifer Olson——$80,111$90,865$88,002$80,250

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers professional arts programs and teacher training to integrate arts into schools.

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2 programs · $490K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Organizing and presenting assembly programs, workshops, and residencies in schools and community settings by professional artists.

$490Kprogram expense
02

Presenting teacher training institutes in partnership with the university of denver to assist teachers in integrating the arts into their lesson plans.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
RedlineFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$99K
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Grants paid · 48 grants · $876K · 2023–2024
Stillwater MusicCO · FY2024$25,000
VoicesCO · FY2024$20,000
Resilience1220 INCCO · FY2024$20,000
New Cottage Arts INCCO · FY2024$20,000
Latino Cultural Arts CenterCO · FY2024$20,000
Flatland Makers Guild- a Devision OFY2024$20,000
Feel the Beat CorpCO · FY2024$20,000
Etm-Colorado INCCO · FY2024$20,000
Downtown Aurora Visual ArtsCO · FY2024$20,000
Access GalleryCO · FY2024$20,000
El Sistema ColoradoCO · FY2024$19,000
Ah Haa School for the ArtsCO · FY2024$18,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$797K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$738K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$588K
Ln 25
Programscol B$490K
Managementcol C$68K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$492K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$500K
Total assetsLn 16$584K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$738K
Government grantsLn 1e$402K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$450
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$105
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$797K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$150K
SavingsLn 2$351K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$500K
Total assetsLn 16$584K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K
Net assetsLn 32$492K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$393K$500K
Total assetsLn 16$403K$584K
LiabilitiesLn 26$119K$92K
Net assetsLn 32$284K$492K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$81K$7K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$203K$182K$15K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$355$119
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$14K$1K$400
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$20K$2K$562
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$41K$5K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$852$341$341$170
Office expensesLn 13$2K$673$1K$83
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$1K$333
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$946$315
TravelLn 17$1K$796$368$61
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$516$516$258
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$138K$130K$7K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$588K$490K$68K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.2M−$90K$150K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.3M−$232K$241K 990 PDF
FY2023 $872K$1.0M−$149K$473K 990 PDF
FY2022 $859K$730K$129K$621K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $797K$588K$209K$492K 990 PDF
FY2020 $725K$672K$53K$284K 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
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Part I · Summary $796,714 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $646,795$738,096
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $69,511$50,274
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,235$105
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,728$8,239
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $725,269$796,714
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $38,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $380,853$336,226
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $14,000$16,860
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $239,612$235,095
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $672,465$588,181
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,804$208,533
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $796,714 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$401,704
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$336,392
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$450
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$738,096
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50,274$50,274
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $105$105
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,100$5,100
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,139$3,139
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $53,413 · Excluded from tax $5,205$796,714
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $588,181 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,235 · Management $6,769 · Fundraising $2,256$90,260
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $182,500 · Management $15,208 · Fundraising $5,069$202,777
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,257 · Management $355 · Fundraising $119$4,731
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,380 · Management $1,199 · Fundraising $400$15,979
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,231 · Management $1,686 · Fundraising $562$22,479
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,200$23,200
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $16,860$16,860
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,937 · Management $4,605 · Fundraising $1,353$46,895
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $341 · Management $341 · Fundraising $170$852
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $673 · Management $1,002 · Fundraising $83$1,758
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,337 · Management $1,001 · Fundraising $333$6,671
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,043 · Management $946 · Fundraising $315$6,304
IX-17 TravelPrograms $796 · Management $368 · Fundraising $61$1,225
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $516 · Management $516 · Fundraising $258$1,290
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,283$4,283
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $129,507 · Management $6,538 · Fundraising $2,137$138,182
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,435$4,435
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $490,188 · Management $68,017 · Fundraising $29,976$588,181
Part X · Balance sheet $584,217 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,761$149,514
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $350,714$350,818
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$67,455
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,678$10,125
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,557$6,305
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $402,710$584,217
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,731$22,156
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $69,600$69,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $118,782$91,756
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $184,232$314,092
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $99,696$178,369
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $283,928$492,461
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $402,710$584,217
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $492,461 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$796,714
XI-2 Total expenses$588,181
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$208,533
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$283,928
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$492,461

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