Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2025). Last full Form 990: 2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2023.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
5 people listed on the 990-EZ; $5K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Colleen O'Shaughnessy Pollack’s $5K as Board President is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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.
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An arts and culture nonprofit based in Saint Paul, MN.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990-EZ, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 13, 2025 | $73K | $48K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 11, 2024 | $52K | $32K | 990 PDF |
Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2025). Last full Form 990: 2024. The 990-N has no money details, and postcard years before 2025 are not published by the IRS.
Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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