To provide facilities for local artists to teach, showcase and sell artwork to the general public.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2K 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
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $179K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 18.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$150K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$59K
Spent
$46K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$473K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$59K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$59K
FY2022$67K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$76K
FY2025$69K
Expenses
$46K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$46K
FY2022$75K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$88K
FY2025$89K
Net assets
$473K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$473K
FY2022$423K
FY2023$391K
FY2024$382K
FY2025$375K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1974.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $30K Management & general 35% · $16K Fundraising 0% · $52

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

4 people listed on the 990; $2K 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
President
$2,200Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Allen’s $28K as Exec. Director is at the 81st 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Linda Allen$27,720$27,720$26,400$17,000$2,200

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 15aNo

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Offers spaces for artists to teach, display, and sell their work.

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1 program · $30K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Providing facilities for local artists to teach their craft, showcase their works and sell artwork to the general public

$30Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$59K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$46K
Ln 25
Programscol B$30K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$52
Owns and owesPt X
$473K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K
Total assetsLn 16$623K
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$59K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$69K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$69K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$179K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$198K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$623K
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
Net assetsLn 32$473K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 695
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$29K$69K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$157K$179K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$215K$198K
Total assetsLn 16$570K$623K
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K$150K
Net assetsLn 32$428K$473K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2K$2K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$2K$52
OccupancyLn 16$11K$4K$7K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$228$156$72$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$46K$30K$16K$52

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $69K$89K−$20K$375K 990 PDF
FY2024 $76K$88K−$12K$382K 990 PDF
FY2023 $65K$91K−$26K$391K 990 PDF
FY2022 $67K$75K−$8K$423K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $59K$46K$13K$473K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $58,867 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,150$26,880
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,447$4,057
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,101$27,930
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $30,698$58,867
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$2,200
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $44,329$43,413
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $44,329$45,613
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,631$13,254
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $58,867 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $29,991 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,257
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,623
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$26,880
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,057$4,057
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$2,061−$2,061
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,991 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,996$58,867
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $45,613 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,200 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,200
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,511 · Fundraising $0$6,511
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,416 · Management $1,924 · Fundraising $52$3,392
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,053 · Management $7,360 · Fundraising $0$11,413
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,729 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,729
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,140 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,140
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $156 · Management $72 · Fundraising $0$228
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $29,694 · Management $15,867 · Fundraising $52$45,613
Part X · Balance sheet $623,124 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,183$69,072
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $141,565$150,097
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,750$23,375
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $215,116$197,588
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $157,061$179,142
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,850$3,850
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $569,525$623,124
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $141,565$150,097
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $141,565$150,097
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $427,960$473,027
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $569,525$623,124
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $473,027 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$58,867
XI-2 Total expenses$45,613
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,254
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$427,960
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$31,813
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$473,027

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