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Montez Press Arts

Tax-deductible

Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 84-4855242

The organization is a nonprofit corporation formed to provide access to services: tools, technology, and means of distribution to artists working with spoken, written, and affective language in different mediums and forms of transmission. Montez press arts grants artists permission to define their own creative context, interrupt commercial means of communication and redefine frameworks. Montez press arts' montez press radio program gives artists the opportunity to experiment in radio broadcasting and play in the boundaries of conversation, performance, installation, and sound by offering airtime, recording technologies, live performance space, and documentation. Montez press radio is a platform where different enclaves of the art world interact with each other and investigate the many facets of radio and sonic space

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$145K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $68K a year · 16% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 71% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $246K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$104K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% 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
$480K
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$389K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$205K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$480K
FY2024▲ +32%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$426K
FY2023$364K
FY2024$480K
Expenses
$389K
FY2024▲ +12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$328K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$389K
Net assets
$205K
FY2024▲ +79%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$98K
FY2023$115K
FY2024$205K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CMontez Press Arts
EINHdr · item D84-4855242
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2023
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CBrooklyn, NY
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jradio.montezpress.com

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.04
Program services89%$347K
Management & general7%$27K
Fundraising4%$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$389K

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
89%
of spending reaches programs+0.4% vs prior filing year
Months of spending covered by cash
4.0mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments▲ +11% vs prior filing year
Surplus or deficit
+19%
as % of revenue, this year▲ +310% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$309K
FY2024▲ +40%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2022$307K
FY2023$221K
FY2024$309K
Total liabilities
$104K
FY2024▼ -3%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2022$209K
FY2023$107K
FY2024$104K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$90K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$309K
Spent on programsPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$129K
Total assetsLn 16$309K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$104K
Total net assetsLn 32$205K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$435K · 91%
Program service revenue$42K · 9%
Contributions & grants91%$435K
Program service revenue9%$42K
Investment income$96
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$50K
Total revenueLn 12$480K

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2024 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $129K · Operating expenses/yr $389K
4.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $347K · Total expenses $389K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $27K · Total expenses $389K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $15K · Total expenses $389K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $13K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $338K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $435K · Total revenue $480K
91%
Government reliance
Government grants $50K · Total revenue $480K
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $42K · Total revenue $480K
9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $96 · Total revenue $480K
+0.02%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $42K · Total expenses $389K
11%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $480K · Prior year $364K
+32%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $205K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $480K · Expenses $389K
+19%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $309K
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $205K · Total assets $309K
66%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $309K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Thomas Laprade · Reported title EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEM · Highest reported compensation $76K · Total expenses $389K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $172K · Total expenses $389K
44%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 89%——
Spent on management, % of spending 7%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 3%——
Revenue growth 32%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 7%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Thomas Laprade
Ex-Officio Board Mem
$75,532Pt VII · Sec A
Stacy Skolnik
Ex-Officio Board Mem
$69,271Pt VII · Sec A
Rafael Foster
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
C Spencer Yeh
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anna Clark
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Laprade’s $76K as Ex-Officio Board Mem is at the 71st 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Thomas Laprade$75,532—
Stacy Skolnik$69,271$33,042

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 8Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 8Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Empowers artists with tools, technology, and platforms to share their language-based work.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $347K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The organization is a nonprofit corporation formed to provide access to services: tools, technology, and means of distribution to artists working with spoken, written, and affective language in different mediums and forms of transmission.

$347Kprogram expense

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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
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationFY2024$215K
Asian Cultural Council INCFY2024$22K
Phalarope FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$246K
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $480K$389K+32% 990 PDF
FY2023 $364K$347K-15% 990 PDF
FY2022 $426K$328K 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2024

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $479,513 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$49,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$385,785
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$435,285
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $42,063$42,063
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $96$96
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,069$2,069
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $44,228 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$479,513
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $389,148 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $123,083 · Management $14,619 · Fundraising $7,101$144,803
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,787 · Management $1,248 · Fundraising $833$13,868
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,625 · Management $1,368 · Fundraising $684$13,677
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,685 · Management $3,390$26,075
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,053$29,053
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $166 · Fundraising $9$175
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,045 · Management $169 · Fundraising $169$3,383
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,467 · Management $5,349 · Fundraising $2,675$53,491
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,491 · Fundraising $710$14,201
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,691 · Management $205 · Fundraising $205$4,101
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $83,318 · Management $559 · Fundraising $1,798$85,675
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $70 · Fundraising $576$646
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $347,481 · Management $26,907 · Fundraising $14,760$389,148
Part X · Balance sheet $308,664 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,738$128,700
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,097$84,410
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,019$5,171
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $87,340$90,383
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $221,194$308,664
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,224$10,554
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $87,341$93,116
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $106,565$103,670
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $114,629$204,994
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $114,629$204,994
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $221,194$308,664
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $204,994 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$479,513
XI-2 Total expenses$389,148
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,365
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$114,629
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$204,994

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