Fostering access to the arts on Orcas island.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K 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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FY2021 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $313K a year · 27% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
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
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $759K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $181K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$727K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$528K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$727K
FY2021▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$703K
FY2021$727K
FY2022$924K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$996K
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$528K
FY2021▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$606K
FY2021$528K
FY2022$795K
FY2023$988K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2021▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$4.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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 Apr 1975.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $338K Management & general 30% · $159K Fundraising 6% · $32K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$65,057Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dimitri Stankevich’s $121K as Executive Director (until May 2025) is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dimitri Stankevich$120,876$107,854$93,631$89,360$65,057$48,110
Jake Perrine$85,000—————

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

Offers cultural, artistic, and educational programs to enrich hearts, minds, and souls.

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1 program · $338K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Orcas center offers ongoing performing arts and visual arts classes taught by talented local and visiting instructors, providing high-quality training and experiences to children and adults in dance, yoga, aerial silks, drawing, acting, singing, directing, playwriting, and production.

$338Kprogram 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 3 funders$181K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$727K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$640K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Investment incomeLn 3$108
Money outPt IX
$528K
Ln 25
Programscol B$338K
Managementcol C$159K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$455K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$640K
Government grantsLn 1e$220K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Investment incomeLn 3$108
Total revenueLn 12$727K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$345
SavingsLn 2$454K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$455K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$759K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$277K$455K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$657K$759K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$43K$29K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$125K$65K$44K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$2K$1K$551
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$11K$7K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$1K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$4K$25K$290
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$19K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$348$348
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$73K$73K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$85K$82K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$4K$12K$757
Total functional expensesLn 25$528K$338K$159K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.5M$1.0M$1.4M$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $996K$1.0M−$19K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$988K$25K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $924K$795K$129K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $727K$528K$199K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $703K$606K$97K$2.2M 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 $727,486 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $531,304$640,237
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $170,840$87,141
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$468$108
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,548$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $703,224$727,486
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 $244,560$232,329
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $361,450$295,945
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $606,010$528,274
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $97,214$199,212
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $727,486 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$32,018
VIII-1e Government grants$220,449
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$387,770
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$640,237
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $87,141$87,141
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $108$108
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $87,141 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $108$727,486
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $528,274 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,865 · Management $28,586 · Fundraising $10,889$82,340
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $65,277 · Management $43,533 · Fundraising $16,582$125,392
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,167 · Management $1,445 · Fundraising $551$4,163
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,638 · Management $7,094 · Fundraising $2,702$20,434
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,717$11,717
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,093$35,093
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,024 · Management $3,577$4,601
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,922 · Management $24,765 · Fundraising $290$28,977
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,585$2,585
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,528 · Management $16,799$35,327
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $348$348
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $73,082$73,082
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,486$2,486
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,640 · Management $3,416$85,056
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,547 · Management $12,369 · Fundraising $757$16,673
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $337,783 · Management $158,720 · Fundraising $31,771$528,274
Part X · Balance sheet $2,530,990 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,415$345
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $236,801$454,177
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,240,159$1,317,232
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $657,162$759,236
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,182,504$2,530,990
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,744$39,055
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,744$39,055
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,481,396$1,692,347
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $678,364$799,588
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,159,760$2,491,935
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,182,504$2,530,990
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,491,935 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$727,486
XI-2 Total expenses$528,274
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$199,212
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,159,760
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$132,963
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,491,935

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