Ejac

Portland, ORUnknown exempt organization EIN 86-1194522Revenue $378K in FY2024Latest return filed May 8, 2025

On file with the IRSparallaxartcenter.orgPortland, OR

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The elisabeth jones art center for social and environmental justice is dedicated entirely to the development of an extensive range of art programs which advocate for the environmental health of our home planet and social justice for all people.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 86-1194522) · Dispute this line
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
75% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$378K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$394K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$378K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$668K
FY2022$636K
FY2023$503K
FY2024$378K
Expenses
$394K
FY2024▼ -24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$720K
FY2022$610K
FY2023$518K
FY2024$394K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$78K
FY2022$39K
FY2023$21K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $295K Management & general 16% · $62K Fundraising 9% · $36K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$85,525Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Chandra Glaeseman$85,525$85,525$101,855

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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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 art programs advocating for environmental health and social justice.

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1 program · $295K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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As an ancillary objective in line with our mission, parallax employs artists from non-traditional and marginalized backgrounds and provides professional development opportunities through a granting program.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 86-1194522) · Dispute this line
$295Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $41K · 2024–2024
Maine College of ArtsFY2024$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$378K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$371K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Money outPt IX
$394K
Ln 25
Programscol B$295K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$371K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$5K
Total revenueLn 12$378K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$0
Total assetsLn 16$146K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K$0
Net assetsLn 32$21K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$30K$30K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$16K$16K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$86K$58K$21K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$41K$28K$10K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$6K$484$819
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$10K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$561$20$10K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$11K$14K$382
Information technologyLn 14$404$152$252
OccupancyLn 16$120K$82K$39K
TravelLn 17$4K$78$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$46$46
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$596$596
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$54K−$51K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$394K$295K$62K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 8, 2025 $378K$394K−$16K$0 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 5, 2024 $503K$518K−$15K$21K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $636K$610K$25K$39K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2022 $668K$720K−$52K$78K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $377,868 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $515,331$371,376
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$9,983
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$1,374−$5,254
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,103$1,763
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $502,854$377,868
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$46,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $222,813$149,816
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $295,150$197,993
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $517,963$393,809
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,109−$15,941
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $377,868 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$371,376
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$371,376
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,983$9,983
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$5,254−$5,254
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,763$1,763
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,983 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$3,491$377,868
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $393,809 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,000$30,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $16,000$16,000
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $57,923 · Management $20,879 · Fundraising $6,723$85,525
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $27,653 · Management $9,968 · Fundraising $3,210$40,831
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,015 · Management $484 · Fundraising $819$7,318
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,496 · Management $4,038 · Fundraising $1,608$16,142
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,761$16,761
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,000 · Fundraising $2,500$5,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $561 · Management $20 · Fundraising $9,782$10,363
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,757 · Management $14,327 · Fundraising $382$25,466
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $152 · Fundraising $252$404
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $81,524 · Management $38,849$120,373
IX-17 TravelPrograms $78 · Management $3,565$3,643
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $46$46
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $596$596
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,200$1,200
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $54,383 · Management −$51,367 · Fundraising $10,625$13,641
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $295,436 · Management $62,472 · Fundraising $35,901$393,809
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,330$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $656$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,850$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $125,483$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $146,344$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $120,216$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $124,899$0
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $21,445$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,445$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $146,344$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$377,868
XI-2 Total expenses$393,809
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,941
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,445
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,504
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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