Furthering maynard dixon's legacy and educating the public about his contributions to the american art through educational tours of his home, internships for working artists, workshops, and artist retreats.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $43K a year · 53% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $600
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$143K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$105K
Spent
$157K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$696K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$105K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$105K
FY2021−$54K
FY2022$170K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$90K
Expenses
$157K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$157K
FY2021$170K
FY2022$138K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$72K
Net assets
$696K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$696K
FY2021$473K
FY2022$505K
FY2023$513K
FY2024$531K

From the FY2020 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 Aug 2001.

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% · $117K Management & general 25% · $40K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Educates about Maynard Dixon's art legacy through tours, internships, workshops, and retreats.

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1 program · $117K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Educated the public about maynard dixon's legacy and furthered the education of working artists in the community.

$117Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$600

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$105K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Money outPt IX
$157K
Ln 25
Programscol B$117K
Managementcol C$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$696K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$839K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Total revenueLn 12$105K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Other assetsLn 15$600K
Total assetsLn 16$839K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K
Net assetsLn 32$696K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K$28K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$829K$839K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K$143K
Net assetsLn 32$748K$696K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$952$3K
Management feesLn 11a$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$2K$19K
TravelLn 17$25K$19K$6K
InterestLn 20$35K$35K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$926$926
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$43K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$157K$117K$40K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $90K$72K$17K$531K 990 PDF
FY2023 $100K$91K$8K$513K 990 PDF
FY2022 $170K$138K$32K$505K 990 PDF
FY2021 −$54K$170K−$223K$473K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $105K$157K−$52K$696K 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
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Part I · Summary $104,844 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $179,051$104,844
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $179,051$104,844
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,154$3,809
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $101,181$153,259
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $106,335$157,068
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $72,716−$52,224
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $104,844 across 1 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $104,844 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $104,844$104,844
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $157,068 across 13 lines filed
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $952 · Management $2,857$3,809
IX-11a Management feesManagement $1,261$1,261
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,066$1,066
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,500$2,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,330$11,330
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,596$3,596
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,891$1,891
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,082 · Management $18,743$20,825
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,555 · Management $6,185$24,740
IX-20 InterestPrograms $35,000$35,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $926$926
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,190$3,190
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,143 · Management $3,791$46,934
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $117,475 · Management $39,593 · Fundraising $0$157,068
Part X · Balance sheet $839,007 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,077$28,241
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $180,325$180,325
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,369$30,441
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $600,000$600,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $828,771$839,007
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $80,734$143,193
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $148,037$95,814
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $600,000$600,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $748,037$695,814
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $828,771$839,007
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $695,814 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$104,844
XI-2 Total expenses$157,068
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$52,224
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$748,037
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$695,814

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