Fusion EIN 85-0484135

Fusion FY2021 filing

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Improves performing arts quality in Albuquerque. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $957K in revenue, $439K in expenses, and $588K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Albuquerque, NM
Website
www.fusionabq.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$957KFY2021
Expenses
$439K
Net assets
$588K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  85-0484135 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Albuquerque, NM
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves performing arts quality in Albuquerque.
Leadership
Justin Fox Young · Director
Money in and out
$957K revenue, $439K expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$957K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$439K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$588K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $518K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+54%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$957K
FY2021▲ +302%
Expenses
$439K
FY2021▲ +20%
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +34%
Total liabilities
$1.1M
FY2021▼ -24%
Total revenue
$957K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$439K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$588K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$518K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $373K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

The Organization was able to have four live performance during the year return to their normal schedule of performances.

$373Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFusion
EINHdr · item D85-0484135
Principal addressHdr · item CAlbuquerque, NM
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.fusionabq.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNM
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A65)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2002

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dennis Gromelski’s $75K as Board Chairman is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
Jacqueline Reid$72,045$75,347$9,588
Dennis Gromelski$74,556$72,969$12,487
Laurie Thomas$6,146$3,008

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
Other revenue$520K · 54%
Contributions & grants$423K · 44%
Program service revenue$14K · 1%
Other revenue54%$520K
Contributions & grants44%$423K
Program service revenue1%$14K
— government grantsLn 1e$313K
Total revenueLn 12$957K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.02
Program services85%$373K
Management & general13%$58K
Fundraising2%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$439K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$115K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Total net assetsLn 32$588K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $115K · Operating expenses/yr $439K
3.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $373K · Total expenses $439K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $58K · Total expenses $439K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $439K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $5K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $106K
$0.04 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $423K · Total revenue $957K
44%
Government reliance
Government grants $313K · Total revenue $957K
33%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $14K · Total revenue $957K
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $957K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $14K · Total expenses $439K
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $957K · Prior year $238K
+302%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $588K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $957K · Expenses $439K
+54%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $588K · Total assets $1.2M
47%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.2M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Justin Fox Young · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $439K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $84K · Total expenses $439K
19%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 302%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$55K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$676K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$471K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$460K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$957K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$238K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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