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Hilltop Artists in Residence Program FY2021 filing

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Tacoma, WA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 91-1667476Revenue $1.2M in FY2021

On file with the IRShilltopartists.orgPo Box 6829, 98417-0381 · Tacoma, WATax-exempt since Apr 1995School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Glass arts instruction for pierce county youth from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.Hilltop Artists is a non-profit glass arts Program that provides classes and individualized instruction for students ages 12-25 through in-school glass art electives, after-school, summer, and evening classes. Through the Program, young people can learn glass blowing, mosaics, fused glass, and beadwork.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$141K 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
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$141K
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
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $138K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$99K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$764K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$764K
FY2021▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$704K
FY2021$764K
FY2022$954K
FY2023$838K
FY2024$633K
FY2025$942K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 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 1995.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $817K Management & general 13% · $147K Fundraising 15% · $167K

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; $141K 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
Kimberly Keith
Executive Director
$93,882Pt VII · Sec A
Donna Costi
Finance Manager
$47,173Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ann Zenczak
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Angel Blanford
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Forrest Griek
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Doug Page
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jp Avila
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kimberly Keith’s $126K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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
Kimberly Keith$126,079$124,764$106,269$95,046$93,882$93,309
Donna Costi————$47,173$49,303

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

Teaches diverse youth glassblowing, mosaics, and beadwork through free classes.

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1 program · $817K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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This year, hilltop provided sequential glass arts instruction to more than 350 pierce county youth. We responded to the continuing challenges of COVID-19 by designing new curricula, offering virtual, hybrid, and in-person programs, and creating and delivering at-home art projects for youth. Students stayed safe and engaged with art.

$817Kprogram 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
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$52K
ArtsfundFY2024$28K
Woodworth Family FoundationFY2024$10K
The Seattle FoundationFY2024$10K
Multicare Health SystemFY2024$10K
The Farber Baggenstos Family FoundationFY2024$10K
Greater Tacoma Community FoundationFY2024$7K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$138K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$903K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$287K
Investment incomeLn 3$713
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$817K
Managementcol C$147K
Fundraisingcol D$167K
Owns and owesPt X
$764K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$433K
Total assetsLn 16$863K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$903K
Government grantsLn 1e$464K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$116K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$287K
Investment incomeLn 3$713
Other incomeLn 4–11$420
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$433K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$433K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$863K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
Net assetsLn 32$764K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K$433K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4K$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$93K$67K
Total assetsLn 16$930K$863K
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K$99K
Net assetsLn 32$704K$764K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$141K$72K$40K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$734K$571K$52K$110K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$48K$7K$31K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$3K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$10K$23K$5K
TravelLn 17$160$94$63$3
InterestLn 20$895$895
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$132K$123K$10$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K−$70$856
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$817K$147K$167K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.6M$307K$942K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.6M−$207K$633K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.5M−$117K$838K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.4M$191K$954K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$60K$764K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.1M$241K$704K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,190,847 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,094,534$903,192
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $302,753$286,522
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $736$713
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$13,608$420
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,384,415$1,190,847
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 $874,278$875,063
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $268,758$256,008
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,143,036$1,131,071
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $241,379$59,776
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,190,847 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$115,971
VIII-1e Government grants$463,934
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$323,287
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$903,192
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $286,522$286,522
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $713$713
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,728−$1,728
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,148$2,148
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $288,670 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,015$1,190,847
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,131,071 across 10 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $71,905 · Management $39,981 · Fundraising $29,168$141,054
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $571,078 · Management $52,457 · Fundraising $110,474$734,009
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,510 · Management $30,663 · Fundraising $10,860$48,033
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,479 · Fundraising $1,483$4,962
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,466 · Management $23,355 · Fundraising $5,209$39,030
IX-17 TravelPrograms $94 · Management $63 · Fundraising $3$160
IX-20 InterestManagement $895$895
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,094$28,094
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $123,181 · Management $10 · Fundraising $8,551$131,742
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,306 · Management −$70 · Fundraising $856$3,092
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $817,113 · Management $147,354 · Fundraising $166,604$1,131,071
Part X · Balance sheet $862,555 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $375,579$433,338
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $368,360$240,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $48,441$83,849
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $24,850$18,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $93,143$66,635
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,342$5,733
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,000$15,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $929,715$862,555
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $225,711$98,777
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $225,711$98,777
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $282,004$479,778
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $422,000$284,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $704,004$763,778
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $929,715$862,555
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $763,778 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,190,847
XI-2 Total expenses$1,131,071
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$59,776
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$704,004
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$763,778

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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