The Artisans' Ark: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 91-1642933)

Polly Maxwell’s $223K as CEO is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Polly Maxwell	$223,269	$153,110	$135,158	$111,398	$106,872
Mary Ravenna	$150,874	$108,414	—	—	—

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

Helps people with disabilities find jobs, get support, and succeed in the community.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

The artisans provides job developing and coaching to persons with disabilities for both group and individual supported employment along with providing community inclusion and school to work support. Persons qualifying for the program are trained at various jobs within the community.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-1642933) · Dispute this line

$2.0Mprogram 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

Brown Assistance Fund TrustFY2024$750

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$750

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$173K

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Money outPt IX

$2.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.0M

Managementcol C$283K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$512K

Total assetsLn 16$2.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$543K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$2.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$173K

Investment incomeLn 3$9K

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$303

Total revenueLn 12$2.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$115K

SavingsLn 2$397K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$512K

Accounts receivableLn 4$453K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$12K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M

Other assetsLn 15$434K

Total assetsLn 16$2.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$543K

Net assetsLn 32$2.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 577

VolunteersI 616

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$972K	$512K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$553K	$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16	$2.7M	$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$800K	$543K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.9M	$2.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5	$189K	$94K	$94K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.2M	$1.1M	$44K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$60K	$54K	$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$258K	$227K	$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$124K	$111K	$13K
Legal feesLn 11b	$2K		$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$29K		$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$30K	$11K	$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$24K	$24K
Office expensesLn 13	$54K	$48K	$7K
Information technologyLn 14	$18K	$17K	$884
OccupancyLn 16	$68K	$63K	$5K
TravelLn 17	$47K	$47K
InterestLn 20	$7K	$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$105K	$97K	$7K
InsuranceLn 23	$37K	$27K	$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$68K	$55K	$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.3M	$2.0M	$283K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 23, 2025	$2.5M	$2.3M	$168K	$2.1M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 25, 2024	$2.6M	$2.1M	$481K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024	$2.1M	$1.7M	$355K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2022	$1.8M	$1.4M	$397K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2021	$1.3M	$1.0M	$256K	$659K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,474,427 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,434,007$2,277,363

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $164,243$172,968

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,455$9,096

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40$15,000

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,616,745$2,474,427

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,700,024$1,817,634

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $435,260$488,708

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,135,284$2,306,342

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $481,461$168,085

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

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 $2,474,427 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$2,264,396

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,967

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,277,363

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $172,968$172,968

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,399$9,399

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $15,000$15,000

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$303−$303

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $172,968 · Excluded from tax $24,096$2,474,427

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,306,342 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $94,368 · Management $94,368$188,736

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,142,650 · Management $43,558$1,186,208

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $53,834 · Management $6,497$60,331

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $226,709 · Management $31,413$258,122

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $110,905 · Management $13,332$124,237

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,250$2,250

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,437$29,437

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,945 · Management $18,919$29,864

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,332$24,332

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $47,837 · Management $6,627$54,464

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,796 · Management $884$17,680

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $62,752 · Management $4,972$67,724

IX-17 TravelPrograms $47,338$47,338

IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,648$6,648

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $97,123 · Management $7,445$104,568

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,777 · Management $9,945$36,722

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $54,819 · Management $12,862$67,681

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,023,833 · Management $282,509 · Fundraising $0$2,306,342

Part X · Balance sheet $2,602,993 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,819$115,093

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $876,295$396,947

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $700,150$452,561

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,536$11,985

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $553,115$1,192,672

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $453,835$433,735

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,691,750$2,602,993

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $96,741$109,423

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $453,835$433,735

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $800,000$543,158

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,891,750$2,059,835

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,891,750$2,059,835

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,691,750$2,602,993

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,059,835 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,474,427

XI-2 Total expenses$2,306,342

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$168,085

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,891,750

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,059,835

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

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