Bad Dog Arts FY2022 filing

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Bad Dog Arts was organized under the laws of the state of utah in 1997 as a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to inspire diverse and at-risk youth to experience the power and freedom to imagine, dare and create new possibilities, both individually and collaboratively, through the creative Arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $77K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$67K
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$266K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$274K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$73K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$266K
FY2022▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$256K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$319K
Expenses
$274K
FY2022▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$321K
Net assets
$73K
FY2022▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$103K
FY2021$82K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$83K
FY2024$81K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1997.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $213K Management & general 14% · $37K Fundraising 9% · $24K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Advisory Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Community Relations
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Community Relat
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Victoria Lyons’s $51K as Co-Director is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Victoria Lyons$51,000$51,000$47,500$47,500
Michael Morgan$26,667$27,500$27,500$27,500

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Inspires at-risk youth through creative arts to imagine, dare, and create new possibilities.

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3 programs · $213K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Bad Dog Studio

An out-of-school program delivering after-school and summer camp arts enrichment at bda's location and through community partners.

$174Kprogram expense
02

In-School and Adult Arts Education Program (isaep)

Helps public schools bridge the gap between declining budgets and the need to teach core arts curriculum.

$26Kprogram expense
03

Teen Art Apprenticeship Program (taap)

Places small groups of teens with a professional artist who mentors them through a 60 - 80 hour project that culminates in a public, and often permanent, art exhibit.

$13Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$266K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$200K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$274K
Ln 25
Programscol B$213K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$73K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K
Total assetsLn 16$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$200K
Government grantsLn 1e$112K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$602
Total revenueLn 12$266K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17K
Accounts receivableLn 4$59K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$55K
Total assetsLn 16$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
Net assetsLn 32$73K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 60
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$17K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$108K$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$67K
Net assetsLn 32$82K$73K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$57K$11K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$62K$62K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$376$288$52$36
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$10K$930$553
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$238$68
Office expensesLn 13$1K$747$273$44
OccupancyLn 16$51K$41K$6K$4K
TravelLn 17$39$39
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$194$24$170
InterestLn 20$811$811
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$415$288
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$32K$16K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$1K$97
Total functional expensesLn 25$274K$213K$37K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $319K$321K−$1K$81K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $279K$269K$10K$83K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $266K$274K−$9K$73K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $256K$277K−$21K$82K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $288K$235K$52K$103K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $265,529 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $196,680$199,841
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,774$64,501
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0−$602
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,277$1,789
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $255,731$265,529
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $156,042$148,401
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $120,998$125,759
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $277,040$274,160
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,309−$8,631
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $265,529 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$111,850
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$87,991
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,990
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$199,841
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $64,501$64,501
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$602−$602
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,789$1,789
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $64,501 · Excluded from tax $1,187$265,529
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $274,160 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,900 · Management $11,350 · Fundraising $6,750$75,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $61,815$61,815
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $288 · Management $52 · Fundraising $36$376
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,727 · Management $930 · Fundraising $553$11,210
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,436 · Management $238 · Fundraising $68$4,742
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $747 · Management $273 · Fundraising $44$1,064
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,879 · Management $6,088 · Fundraising $4,211$51,178
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39$39
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $24 · Management $170$194
IX-20 InterestManagement $811$811
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,915$1,915
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,494 · Management $415 · Fundraising $288$3,197
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,803 · Management $15,569 · Fundraising $12,334$59,706
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,547 · Management $1,269 · Fundraising $97$2,913
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $212,614 · Management $37,165 · Fundraising $24,381$274,160
Part X · Balance sheet $140,252 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,861$17,021
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $91,348$59,028
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,813$4,792
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,891$4,374
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$55,037
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $107,913$140,252
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,215$10,915
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$56,270
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,215$67,185
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,823$7,467
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $74,875$65,600
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $81,698$73,067
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $107,913$140,252
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $73,067 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$265,529
XI-2 Total expenses$274,160
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,631
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$81,698
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$73,067

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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