Shunpike FY2021 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 2001Arts & CultureEIN 91-2138554

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Fiscal Sponsorships, Storefronts, Artist in Residence

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $393K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2021▼ -14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$5.9M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2021▼ -10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$5.2M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2021▲ +25%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$3.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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 Mar 2002.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $2.3M Management & general 13% · $351K Fundraising 2% · $44K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$92,437Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Line Sandsmark’s $118K as Executive Director is at the 46th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Line Sandsmark$118,263$103,258$95,163$92,437$82,975

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

Empowers artists by providing fiscal sponsorship, storefront exhibition opportunities, and artist-in-residence programs in partnership with Amazon to foster creative expression.

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3 programs · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Fiscal Sponsorship

Shunpike's Fiscal Sponsorship service supports independent groups by providing a cost-effective administrative infrastructure. Shunpike currently has 170 art groups under its fiscal sponsorship.

$2.1Mprogram expense
02

All Others

Arts Business Clinics, Fiscal Sponsorship 101, Artists of Color Expo & Symposium (ACES), 2+U

$92Kprogram expense
03

Artist in Residence

In Artist in Residence, we partner with Amazon to support artists providing a space for engaging dialogue and inspiring creative expression with Amazon employees and visitors.

$86Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 99 grants · $3.3M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$123,529
Vashon Artist Residency LLCFY2024$123,048
Enjoy Productions INCFY2024$100,576
Northwest Film ForumWA · FY2024$87,383
Pork Filled ProductionsFY2024$69,934
Robel and Micael DBA Upnup LLCFY2024$69,721
Thalia's UmbrellaFY2024$64,389
Seattle Artist League LLCFY2024$53,225
Dacha TheatreWA · FY2024$26,897
Bryan Ohno LtdFY2024$16,275
Washington Capoeira Center LLCFY2024$14,890
Shattered Glass ProjectWA · FY2024$14,694
Theatre BatteryFY2024$14,500
Southeast Asian Comedy Collective LLCFY2024$14,053
Deepti Designs INCFY2024$13,312
The University of Texas at AustinFY2024$10,000
Anthony R Benton DBA Musica DBA Rainier Avenue Radio WorldFY2024$10,000
See all 99 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$461K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$351K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$623K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$461K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$949K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$1.7M$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$481K$481K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$205K$205K
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$106K$44K$27K$35K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$291K$122K$168K$487
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K$39K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$25K$5K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$61K$57K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$105K$95K$10K$275
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$19K$17K$2K
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$683$683
InsuranceLn 23$30K$30K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$1.3M$68K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.3M$351K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $5.9M$5.2M$674K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.2M$5.2M$34K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.1M$3.9M$205K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.1M$2.7M$432K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.6M$3.0M$622K$1.7M 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,145,389 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,720 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$622,654
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,058,620
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,681,274
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $458,050$458,050
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,345$3,345
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $460,770 · Excluded from tax $3,345$3,145,389
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,713,158 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $480,551$480,551
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $204,793$204,793
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 $43,697 · Management $27,311 · Fundraising $34,614$105,622
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $122,441 · Management $167,594 · Fundraising $487$290,522
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,584 · Management $14,271$52,855
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,189 · Management $4,831 · Fundraising $4,485$34,505
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $57,197 · Fundraising $4,100$61,297
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $95,381 · Management $9,667 · Fundraising $275$105,323
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,249 · Management $1,704$18,953
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 $683$683
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $29,750$29,750
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,260,242 · Management $68,062$1,328,304
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,317,877 · Management $351,320 · Fundraising $43,961$2,713,158
Part X · Balance sheet $2,155,050 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $573,075$949,431
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,173,961$1,081,823
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$51,900
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $63,040$66,746
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,093$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$5,150
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
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 $1,813,169$2,155,050
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,387$16,037
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $106,387$16,037
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $887,655$1,105,132
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $819,127$1,033,881
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,706,782$2,139,013
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,813,169$2,155,050
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,139,013 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,145,389
XI-2 Total expenses$2,713,158
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$432,231
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,706,782
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,139,013

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

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