The Arts Center Task Force is a volunteer non-profit group who will be building a performing arts center in the Tri-Cities, WA that advances the cultural and economic vitality of the Mid-Columbia region.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
32¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$59K 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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FY2024 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 26% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
32%
of spending
Concern: 32% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $383K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $108K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$221K
-69% vs prior year
Spent
$276K
To programs
32%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$221K
FY2024▼ -69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$114K
FY2022$170K
FY2023$716K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$273K
Expenses
$276K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$66K
FY2022$158K
FY2023$230K
FY2024$276K
FY2025$347K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$535K
FY2021$584K
FY2022$620K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1996.

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Where the money goes

32 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 32% · $88K Management & general 47% · $131K Fundraising 21% · $57K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$39,654Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$19,596Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Blake Smith’s $98K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Blake Smith$98,397$39,654————
Davin Diaz————$72,557$2,692
Stephanie Brown—$19,596$61,375$23,462——
Renee Adams—————$30,288
Jennifer Porter—————$1,038

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Building a performing arts center to boost regional culture and economy.

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1 program · $88K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Continued project development, including architectural design of a performing arts center which will be located in the Tri-Cities area.

$88Kprogram 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 · FY2023
ArtsfundFY2023$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$108K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$221K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$118K
Other incomeLn 4–11$103K
Money outPt IX
$276K
Ln 25
Programscol B$88K
Managementcol C$131K
Fundraisingcol D$57K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$118K
Other incomeLn 4–11$103K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$221K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
SavingsLn 2$160K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$171K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$383K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$235K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 610
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$178K$171K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$353K$383K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$236K$235K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$23K$26K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$95K$37K$11K$46K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$54K$54K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$73
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$901$408
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$15K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$824$2K$488
Total functional expensesLn 25$276K$88K$131K$57K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $273K$347K−$74K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $221K$276K−$55K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $716K$230K$486K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $170K$158K$13K$620K 990 PDF
FY2021 $114K$66K$48K$584K 990 PDF
FY2020 $98K$102K−$4K$535K 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 $220,960 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $711,847$118,118
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,959$102,842
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $715,806$220,960
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $126,543$170,229
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $103,610$105,934
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $230,153$276,163
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $485,653−$55,203
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $220,960 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$8,770
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$109,348
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$118,118
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $3,305$3,305
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$99,537
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,305$220,960
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $276,163 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,648 · Management $26,144 · Fundraising $10,458$59,250
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,358 · Management $10,898 · Fundraising $46,313$94,569
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $3,717$3,717
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $12,693$12,693
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,330$13,330
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,630$8,630
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,980$2,980
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $53,534$53,534
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,838 · Fundraising $73$2,911
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,572$2,572
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $901 · Management $408$1,309
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,830 · Management $2,764$17,594
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $824 · Management $1,762 · Fundraising $488$3,074
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $88,029 · Management $130,802 · Fundraising $57,332$276,163
Part X · Balance sheet $1,089,441 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,370$10,892
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $162,560$160,179
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $352,130$300,003
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $70$70
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $236,090$235,312
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $353,294$382,985
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,119,514$1,089,441
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,818$1,257
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,818$1,257
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $718,093$692,582
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $395,603$395,602
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,113,696$1,088,184
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,119,514$1,089,441
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,088,184 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$220,960
XI-2 Total expenses$276,163
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$55,203
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,113,696
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$29,691
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,088,184

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