Visual Art Institute

Tax-deductible

Salt Lake Cty, UT501(c)(3)EIN 87-0340155Revenue $1.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSvisualartinstitute.orgPo Box 522285, 84152-2285 · Salt Lake Cty, UTTax-exempt since Sep 1978School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Visual Art Institute's mission is to foster and nurture creative artistic development and personal growth through high quality art instruction for all ages abilities and backgrounds along the Wasatch front.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 5 employees.
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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $168K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$940K
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$672K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$971K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$232K
FY2021$388K
FY2022$536K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$672K
FY2024▼ -1.0%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$257K
FY2021$351K
FY2022$514K
FY2023$679K
FY2024$672K
Net assets
$971K
FY2024▲ +95%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$95K
FY2021$133K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$497K
FY2024$971K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1978.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $569K Management & general 11% · $74K Fundraising 4% · $29K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Art Director
$72,250Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$27,750Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bruce Robertson$72,250$72,000$72,000$63,050$63,000
Hana Janatova$27,750$53,250$20,982——
Shelley Redford Young———$40,050$35,750
Brent Severe——$15,708$13,684—

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

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

Programs and updates

Teaches art to all ages and abilities, fostering creativity and personal growth.

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1 program · $569K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization fulfills its mission by providing art classes to kids, teens, and adults and educational community outreach. In 2024 vai held classes in south salt lake and highland. We provided 54 summer camps and workshops.

$569Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$793K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$352K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$672K
Ln 25
Programscol B$569K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$971K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$321K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$940K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$793K
Government grantsLn 1e$75K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$980
Fees for servicesLn 2g$352K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$195K
SavingsLn 2$126K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$321K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$453K
Other assetsLn 15$844K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$940K
Net assetsLn 32$971K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 675
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$52K$321K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$429K$453K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$981K$940K
Net assetsLn 32$497K$971K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$66K$25K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$154K$136K$16K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$245$11
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$15K$3K$987
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$116K$115K$250$59
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$14K$3K$914
OccupancyLn 16$139K$128K$9K$3K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$311$311
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$35K$5K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$1K$374
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$41K$1K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$1K$182
Total functional expensesLn 25$672K$569K$74K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$672K$474K$971K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$679K$330K$497K 990 PDF
FY2022 $536K$514K$22K$167K 990 PDF
FY2021 $388K$351K$38K$133K 990 PDF
FY2020 $232K$257K−$25K$95K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,146,221 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $752,185$793,492
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $266,962$351,594
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$9,676$1,135
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,009,471$1,146,221
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $15$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $254,533$277,075
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $22,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $402,568$395,353
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $679,116$672,428
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $330,355$473,793
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $1,146,221 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$75,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$718,492
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$980
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$793,492
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $351,594$351,594
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,135$1,135
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $351,594 · Excluded from tax $1,135$1,146,221
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $672,428 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,962 · Management $24,595 · Fundraising $11,604$102,161
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $136,341 · Management $15,675 · Fundraising $1,964$153,980
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,899 · Management $245 · Fundraising $11$2,155
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,846 · Management $2,946 · Fundraising $987$18,779
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,300$10,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $115,325 · Management $250 · Fundraising $59$115,634
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,854$5,854
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,753 · Management $2,729 · Fundraising $914$17,396
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $127,531 · Management $8,861 · Fundraising $2,970$139,362
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,472$3,472
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $311$311
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,570 · Management $4,542 · Fundraising $1,514$40,626
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,622 · Management $1,116 · Fundraising $374$7,112
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,241 · Management $1,279 · Fundraising $8,377$50,897
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,739 · Management $1,468 · Fundraising $182$4,389
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $569,155 · Management $74,317 · Fundraising $28,956$672,428
Part X · Balance sheet $1,910,520 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,504$195,119
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $475$126,155
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $78,000$276,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,295$8,520
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,503$8,338
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $428,745$452,759
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $896,319$843,629
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,477,841$1,910,520
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,323$16,776
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $36,153$29,009
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $8,458$5,558
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $923,780$888,257
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $980,714$939,600
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $352,784$714,920
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $144,343$256,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $497,127$970,920
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,477,841$1,910,520
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $970,920 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,146,221
XI-2 Total expenses$672,428
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$473,793
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$497,127
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$970,920

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