Artists Creating Together INC EIN 84-1698531 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Artists Creating Together INC

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Empowers individuals with disabilities to learn, grow, and celebrate through the arts. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $396K in revenue, $561K in expenses, and $821K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Grand Rapids, MI
Website
www.artistscreatingtogether.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$396KFY2025
Expenses
$561K
Net assets
$821K
People
24
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  84-1698531 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Grand Rapids, MI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers individuals with disabilities to learn, grow, and celebrate through the arts.
Leadership
Angela Steele · Executive Director · $101K
Money in and out
$396K revenue, $561K expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$396K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$561K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$821K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$165K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
12.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -9% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-42%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -210% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$396K
FY2025▼ -20%
Expenses
$561K
FY2025+0.1%
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -10%
Total liabilities
$248K
FY2025▲ +10%
Total revenue
$396K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$561K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$821K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$165K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 323
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 423
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $476K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Artists creating togethers programs bring art and creativity to the lives of people with disabilities through art education, cultural events, exhibitions, performances, and collaborative arts.

$476Kprogram expense
02

Art is a vital part of brain development. It fosters critical cognitive skills, such as social intelligence and decision making, and at every stage of life, it has rich implications for growth and learning.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CArtists Creating Together INC
EINHdr · item D84-1698531
Principal addressHdr · item CGrand Rapids, MI
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a23
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b23
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$101,174Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Board Chair
$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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Steele’s $101K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Angela Steele$101,174$95,122$91,311$79,971$77,659

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
Contributions & grants$237K · 60%
Program service revenue$169K · 43%
Investment income$10K · 3%
Contributions & grants60%$237K
Program service revenue43%$169K
Investment income3%$10K
— government grantsLn 1e$26K
Total revenueLn 12$396K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.07
Program services85%$476K
Management & general8%$47K
Fundraising7%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$561K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$322K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$248K
Total net assetsLn 32$821K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $563K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $561K · Less non-cash grants $26K · Cash operating expenses/yr $535K
12.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $476K · Total expenses $561K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $47K · Total expenses $561K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $38K · Total expenses $561K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $49K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $264K
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $237K · Total revenue $396K
60%
Government reliance
Government grants $26K · Total revenue $396K
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $169K · Total revenue $396K
43%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $396K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $169K · Total expenses $561K
30%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $396K · Prior year $494K
-20%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $496K · FY2024 $396K
-5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $821K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $396K · Expenses $561K
-42%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $821K · Total assets $1.1M
77%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $241K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
23%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Angela Steele · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $101K · Total expenses $561K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $333K · Total expenses $561K
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 16%
Revenue growth -20%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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
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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)$396K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$494K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$459K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$356K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$496K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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