Clayworks INC

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Charlotte, NC501(c)(3)EIN 90-0198258Revenue $1.1M in FY2025

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Clayworks, INC. Is a community based non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and development of artists and the ceramic arts through classes, workshops, community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 53 volunteers and 8 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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FY2025 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $177K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $214K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$436K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$931K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$611K
FY2022$885K
FY2023$936K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$931K
FY2025▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$556K
FY2022$638K
FY2023$749K
FY2024$876K
FY2025$931K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$894K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2004.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $764K Management & general 14% · $130K Fundraising 4% · $37K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$110,235Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Adrienne Dellinger$110,235$106,546$98,208$91,000$85,900

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

Offers classes and workshops to promote artists and ceramic arts.

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1 program · $764K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Promotional and educational programs in the ceramic arts for artists, students, and the general public. Classes include introduction to the art as well as advanced classes for the more experienced participant also, practicing artists have access to facilities to engage in their art.

$764Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$214K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$838K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$255K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$931K
Ln 25
Programscol B$764K
Managementcol C$130K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$901K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$436K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$255K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$838K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$806K
SavingsLn 2$95K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$901K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$436K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 653
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$776K$901K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$73K$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$471K$436K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$170K$127K$31K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$155K$116K$28K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$7K$1K$595
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$41K$7K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$19K$3K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$0$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$56K$54K$2K$563
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$10K$10K$299$100
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77K$74K$2K$770
InsuranceLn 23$24K$22K$1K$140
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$333K$281K$45K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$14K$8K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$931K$764K$130K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$931K$197K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$876K$200K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $936K$749K$186K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $885K$638K$247K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $611K$556K$56K$894K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,127,901 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $251,423$255,498
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $794,197$838,040
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,870$23,709
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,322$10,654
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,075,812$1,127,901
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 $383,324$409,234
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $492,204$522,116
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $875,528$931,350
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $200,284$196,551
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,127,901 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$255,498
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$255,498
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$838,040
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,709$23,709
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10,654 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$10,654
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $848,694 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,709$1,127,901
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $931,350 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $127,075 · Management $30,632 · Fundraising $11,989$169,696
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $116,137 · Management $27,995 · Fundraising $10,957$155,089
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,919 · Management $1,235 · Fundraising $595$8,749
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,589 · Management $7,243 · Fundraising $3,495$51,327
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,274 · Management $3,439 · Fundraising $1,660$24,373
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,072 · Management $1,690 · Fundraising $563$56,325
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,574 · Management $299 · Fundraising $100$9,973
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $73,937 · Management $2,311 · Fundraising $770$77,018
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,341 · Management $1,297 · Fundraising $140$23,778
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $280,620 · Management $44,950 · Fundraising $7,158$332,728
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,794 · Management $8,500 · Fundraising $0$22,294
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $764,332 · Management $129,591 · Fundraising $37,427$931,350
Part X · Balance sheet $2,160,143 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $627,991$806,245
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $148,000$95,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,456$80,759
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $20,369$20,665
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,744$1,833
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,121,866$1,073,702
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $73,187$79,789
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,150$2,150
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,998,763$2,160,143
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,676$22,756
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $127,602$129,024
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $471,228$436,057
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,417,661$1,609,843
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $109,874$114,243
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,527,535$1,724,086
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,998,763$2,160,143
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,724,086 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,127,901
XI-2 Total expenses$931,350
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$196,551
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,527,535
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,724,086

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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