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.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$93K 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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FY2024 · 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$67K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% 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
$1.1M
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$241K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$725K
FY2021$797K
FY2022$859K
FY2023$872K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +31%
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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
$241K
FY2024▼ -49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$492K
FY2022$621K
FY2023$473K
FY2024$241K
FY2025$150K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.2M Management & general 7% · $98K Fundraising 4% · $59K

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; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$93,475Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

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

Pt IX · col B
03

Developing the equity in arts learning for colorado youth grant and regranting philanthropic funds statewide.

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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$958K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$135K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$98K
Fundraisingcol D$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$241K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K
Total assetsLn 16$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
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$958K
Government grantsLn 1e$527K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$135K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
SavingsLn 2$68K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$149K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
Net assetsLn 32$241K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$298K$149K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$499K$308K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$67K
Net assetsLn 32$473K$241K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$406K$406K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$98K$11K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$323K$268K$32K$24K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$5K$568$609
Other employee benefitsLn 9$45K$37K$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$28K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$99K$92K$8K$211
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$3K$214$3K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$16K$747$1K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$373$528
OccupancyLn 16$12K$10K$935$1K
TravelLn 17$25K$22K$1K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$149$212
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$10K$874$1K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$615$872
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$180K$176K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$892$80$111
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$98K$59K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.2M−$90K$150K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.1M$1.3M−$232K$241K 990 PDF
FY2023 $872K$1.0M−$149K$473K 990 PDF
FY2022 $859K$730K$129K$621K 990 PDF
FY2021 $797K$588K$209K$492K 990 PDF
FY2020 $725K$672K$53K$284K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,108,406 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $738,669$957,816
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $131,382$134,637
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $168$12,088
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,553$3,865
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $871,772$1,108,406
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $46,271$406,250
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $538,315$527,604
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $15,030$5,670
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $420,765$400,973
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,020,381$1,340,497
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$148,609−$232,091
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,108,406 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$526,824
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$430,992
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$957,816
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $134,637$134,637
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,088$12,088
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,865$3,865
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $134,637 · Excluded from tax $15,953$1,108,406
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,340,497 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $406,250$406,250
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,373 · Management $11,487 · Fundraising $8,951$118,811
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $267,976 · Management $31,701 · Fundraising $23,803$323,480
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,471 · Management $568 · Fundraising $609$6,648
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,719 · Management $3,809 · Fundraising $4,082$44,610
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,035 · Management $2,908 · Fundraising $3,112$34,055
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,310$32,310
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $5,670$5,670
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $91,626 · Management $7,570 · Fundraising $211$99,407
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,768 · Management $214 · Fundraising $3,137$6,119
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,659 · Management $747 · Fundraising $1,059$17,465
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,170 · Management $373 · Fundraising $528$5,071
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,202 · Management $935 · Fundraising $1,324$12,461
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,947 · Management $1,245 · Fundraising $1,626$24,818
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,629 · Management $149 · Fundraising $212$1,990
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,538 · Management $874 · Fundraising $1,238$11,650
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,718 · Management $615 · Fundraising $872$8,205
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $176,114 · Management $1,995 · Fundraising $2,285$180,394
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $892 · Management $80 · Fundraising $111$1,083
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,184,087 · Management $97,580 · Fundraising $58,830$1,340,497
Part X · Balance sheet $308,218 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,112$81,104
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $294,987$67,605
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $85,061$84,509
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,772$12,143
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $24,271$12,621
X-15 Other assets$50,236
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $499,203$308,218
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,169$11,622
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,165$1,996
X-25 Other liabilities$53,822
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,334$67,440
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $351,029$198,040
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $121,840$42,738
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $472,869$240,778
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $499,203$308,218
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $240,778 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,108,406
XI-2 Total expenses$1,340,497
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$232,091
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$472,869
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$240,778

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