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In Tandem Arts

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Burlington, VT501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 85-3123826Revenue $76K in FY2023

On file with the IRS208 Flynn Avenue B2b, 05401-5429 · Burlington, VTTax-exempt since Dec 2020Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The organization works in Tandem with communities and partnerting organizations to create community based creative projects through civic engagement and the Arts to influence transformative change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 96% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
426% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 426% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$76K
Spent
$87K
To programs
100%
Net assets
−$11K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Dec 2020.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $87K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Trish Denton
Executive Director
$45,983Pt VII · Sec A
Cathleen Carr
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Allan Nicholls
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mitch Marois
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Trish Denton’s $46K as Executive Director is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Creates community art projects through civic engagement to drive transformative change.

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3 programs · $65K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Epoch Generation

Creative arts afterschool program - build agency and self-expression

$22Kprogram expense
02

Story Mixer

Drop in story telling for people new to performance

$22Kprogram expense
03

Free Sing

Drop in singing workshop for people new to singing

$22Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Waterwheel Foundation INCFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$76K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$69K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Money outPt IX
$87K
Ln 25
Programscol B$87K
Owns and owesPt X
−$11K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$69K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Total revenueLn 12$76K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32−$11K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K
Total assetsLn 16$0$3K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$14K
Net assetsLn 32$0−$11K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$46K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$506$506$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$25K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$87K$87K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $76K$87K−$11K−$11K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $75,578 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$69,461
I-9 Program service revenue$6,117
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$75,578
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$45,983
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$40,553
I-18 Total expenses$86,536
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$10,958
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $75,578 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$69,461
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$69,461
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,117
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,117 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$75,578
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $86,536 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,983 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$45,983
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $506 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$506
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,804 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,804
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,208 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,208
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,126 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,126
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,099 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,099
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,810 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,810
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $86,536 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$86,536
Part X · Balance sheet $3,288 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$3,288
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$3,288
X-19 Deferred revenue$14,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$14,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions−$10,712
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0−$10,712
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$3,288
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$10,712 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$75,578
XI-2 Total expenses$86,536
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,958
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$10,712

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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