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Scottsdale, AZ501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 88-1963280Revenue $391K in FY2024

On file with the IRSuntaxers.org15657 N Hayden Rd, 85260-1945 · Scottsdale, AZTax-exempt since Jul 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$295K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $41K a year · 12% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
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
$295K
to officers and key staff · 72% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 72% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$7K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$391K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$409K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$120K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$391K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$132K
FY2023$369K
FY2024$391K
FY2025$247K
Expenses
$409K
FY2024▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$357K
FY2024$409K
FY2025$362K
Net assets
$120K
FY2024▲ ×23
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$5K
FY2024$120K
FY2025$3K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2022.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $409K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $295K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Penelopy
Jordan
$295,384Pt VII · Sec A
Jasmine E
Laine W
$0Pt VII · Sec A
J
Deane
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Audrey Mc
Fadden
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pen’s $300K as Jor is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Pen$299,999—
Penelopy—$295,384

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 15aNo

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2 programs · $12K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Expanded case studies conducted

$10Kprogram expense
02

Launched multi year research study into the new technology options

$1Kprogram 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 · 1 grant · $1K · 2023–2023
Marine Mammal Care Center Los AngelesCA · FY2023$1,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$391K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$290K
Investment incomeLn 3$100K
Other incomeLn 4–11$549
Money outPt IX
$409K
Ln 25
Programscol B$409K
Owns and owesPt X
$120K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$290K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$500
Investment incomeLn 3$100K
Other incomeLn 4–11$549
Gains on assetsLn 7$100K
Total revenueLn 12$391K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$125K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$120K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$125K
Total assetsLn 16$14K$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$5K$120K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$462$462
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$295K$295K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$966$966
Payroll taxesLn 10$565$565
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$43K
Information technologyLn 14$14$14
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
TravelLn 17$14K$14K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$409K$409K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $247K$362K−$116K$3K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $391K$409K−$18K$120K 990 PDF
FY2023 $369K$357K$12K$5K 990 PDF
FY2022 $132K 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
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Part I · Summary $391,160 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $346,167$290,111
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,550$500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,248$100,000
I-11 Other revenue$549
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $368,965$391,160
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $21,540$462
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $1,447$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $21,759$296,915
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $312,546$111,781
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $357,292$409,158
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,673−$17,998
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $391,160 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$290,111
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$290,111
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $500$500
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $100,000$100,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $549$549
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $101,049$391,160
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $409,158 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $462$462
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $295,384$295,384
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $966$966
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $565$565
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,119$2,119
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,913$42,913
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14$14
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,986$27,986
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,991$13,991
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,535$9,535
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,711$7,711
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,512$7,512
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $409,158 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$409,158
Part X · Balance sheet $127,418 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,069$124,956
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,010
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,452
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,069$127,418
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,746$7,426
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,746$7,426
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,323$10,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,323$119,992
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,069$127,418
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $119,992 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$391,160
XI-2 Total expenses$409,158
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,998
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,323
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$119,992

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

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