Arts West FY2023 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1988Arts & CultureEIN 91-1440032

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ArtsWest produces artistic events that provoke conversation, incite the imagination and use live theater as a powerful agent of change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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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FY2023 · 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 surplus $21K a year · 2% 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
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $202K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$169K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$836K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
63%
Net assets
$872K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$836K
FY2023▼ -27%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$926K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$836K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$899K
FY2021$488K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$872K
FY2023▼ -28%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$721K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$872K
FY2024$632K
FY2024$655K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1990.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $714K Management & general 30% · $338K Fundraising 8% · $85K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$75,233Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mathew Wright’s $93K as Artistic Director is at the 28th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mathew Wright$93,462$91,514$75,233$67,058$64,542$59,691
Inji Kamel—$73,388————
Laura Lee———$73,113$71,669$65,446

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

Produces live theater events that spark imagination and drive social change.

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1 program · $714K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Theater

ArtsWest is a 149 seat intimate theater that produces artistic events that provoke conversation, incite the imagination and use live theater as a powerful agent of change.

$714Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$836K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$580K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$257K
Investment incomeLn 3$134
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$714K
Managementcol C$338K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$872K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$257K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$580K
Government grantsLn 1e$134K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$107K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$257K
Investment incomeLn 3$134
Total revenueLn 12$836K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$257K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$257K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$602K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
Net assetsLn 32$872K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 560
VolunteersI 660
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$392K$257K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$686K$602K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K$169K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$872K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$109K$53K$41K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$367K$334K$33K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$30K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$47K$4K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$72K$72K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$95K$87K$8K$150
Advertising and promotionLn 12$48K$47K$445$320
Office expensesLn 13$83K$10K$46K$28K
RoyaltiesLn 15$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$75K$75K
TravelLn 17$2K$448$2K
InterestLn 20$17$17
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$83K$83K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$24K$32K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$714K$338K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.1M$1.4M−$241K$632K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $836K$1.1M−$301K$872K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.1M$53K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $926K$488K$439K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$899K$155K$721K 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 FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $836,223 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,777 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$107,307
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$134,395
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$338,022
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,641
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$579,724
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $257,462 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$257,462
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $134$134
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$10,424−$10,424
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $550 · Excluded from tax $0$550
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $264,939 · Unrelated business $550 · Excluded from tax −$8,990$836,223
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,136,973 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,407 · Management $41,417 · Fundraising $14,169$108,993
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $334,021 · Fundraising $33,035$367,056
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,444 · Fundraising $3,011$33,455
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,261 · Management $4,049 · Fundraising $5,543$56,853
IX-11a Management feesManagement $71,850$71,850
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,494$3,494
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,492$26,492
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $86,887 · Management $8,000 · Fundraising $150$95,037
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $47,430 · Management $445 · Fundraising $320$48,195
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,993 · Management $45,848 · Fundraising $27,524$83,365
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $4,384$4,384
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $74,962$74,962
IX-17 TravelPrograms $448 · Management $1,898$2,346
IX-20 InterestManagement $17$17
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $83,330$83,330
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $19,186$19,186
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,266 · Management $32,020 · Fundraising $1,672$57,958
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $713,503 · Management $338,046 · Fundraising $85,424$1,136,973
Part X · Balance sheet $1,040,104 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $391,536$257,452
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $148,785$43,250
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $367$367
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $108,962$133,032
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $685,599$602,269
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,898$3,734
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,337,147$1,040,104
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,566$17,842
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $97,671$150,667
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $118,237$168,509
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $861,285$513,971
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $357,625$357,624
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,218,910$871,595
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,337,147$1,040,104
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $871,595 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$836,223
XI-2 Total expenses$1,136,973
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$300,750
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,218,910
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$46,565
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$871,595

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