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Grotto Community Center

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York, PA501(c)(3)Community Development EIN 84-4115194Revenue $163K in FY2024

On file with the IRSgrottoyork.com17 E Philadelphia St, 17401-1124 · York, PATax-exempt since Jun 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To bring a space for collaboration between creatives and small business owners of all types to downtown york, PA.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $794 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $76K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
107% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 107% of assets; over 80%.
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
$163K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$223K
To programs
94%
Net assets
−$1K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$163K
FY2024▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$108K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$207K
FY2024$163K
Expenses
$223K
FY2024▲ +53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$145K
FY2024$223K
Net assets
−$1K
FY2024▼ -102%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$18K
FY2022$4K
FY2023$59K
FY2024−$1K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2020.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $208K Management & general 6% · $12K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Alexa Born
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alyssa Gross
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rahad Khan
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sharee McFadden
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trisha Melikian
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hunter Schenck
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects local creatives and small businesses for collaboration in downtown York.

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1 program · $208K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The grotto is a non-profit contemporary space focused on promoting the development of the arts and small businesses by providing coworking, artist studios and private offices in york, pa.

$208Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Bradley Family FoundationFY2023$70K
Cultural Alliance of York CountyFY2023$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$76K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$163K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$68K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$223K
Ln 25
Programscol B$208K
Managementcol C$12K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
−$1K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K
Total assetsLn 16$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$68K
Government grantsLn 1e$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$163K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17K
Other assetsLn 15$465
Total assetsLn 16$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32−$1K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$77K$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$59K−$1K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$26K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$96K$89K$7K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$41$41
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$75K
Total functional expensesLn 25$223K$208K$12K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $163K$223K−$60K−$1K 990 PDF
FY2023 $207K$145K$61K$59K 990 PDF
FY2022 $117K$4K 990 PDF
FY2021 $108K$18K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $162,761 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $112,428$67,637
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $72,332$93,419
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,783$1,705
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $206,543$162,761
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $32,341$28,582
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $400$2,083
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $112,413$191,898
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $145,154$222,563
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,389−$59,802
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $162,761 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$45,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,637
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$67,637
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $93,419$93,419
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,705$1,705
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $95,124$162,761
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $222,563 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,293$26,293
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,289$2,289
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,772$1,772
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,083$2,083
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,564$2,564
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,685$7,685
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,003$3,003
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $89,201 · Management $6,772$95,973
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,622$2,622
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $41$41
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,080$1,080
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,990$1,990
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $75,168$75,168
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $208,234 · Management $12,246 · Fundraising $2,083$222,563
Part X · Balance sheet $17,163 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,500$16,698
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $465$465
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $76,965$17,163
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $18,300$18,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,300$18,300
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $58,665−$1,137
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $58,665−$1,137
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $76,965$17,163
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$1,137 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$162,761
XI-2 Total expenses$222,563
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$59,802
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$58,665
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$1,137

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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