Laboratorio Arts INC

Tax-deductible

Austin, TX501(c)(3)Since 2023Arts & CultureEIN 93-4812738Revenue $295K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1440 Salem Meadow Cir, 78745-2912 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Mar 2024Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide audience education and community building through live performances that explore and celebrate Latine culture including music, visual arts and storytelling.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $168K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$136
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$295K
+96% vs prior year
Spent
$290K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$33K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$295K
FY2025▲ +96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$151K
FY2025$295K
Net assets
$33K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$27K
FY2025$33K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2024.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $219K Management & general 13% · $39K Fundraising 11% · $31K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carrie Rodriguez’s $6K as Executive Director is at the 5th 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.

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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

Programs and updates

Laboratorio Arts INC is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Austin, TX, formed in 2023.

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3 programs · $219K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Los Dias de Calor, a full-length album featuring 86 year old Tejano music pioneer Ruben Ramos, serves as a retrospective of both his storied life and the landscape of Chicano culture and activism from the late 1960s to the present day

$80Kprogram expense
02

Postcards from the Border

A stage production featuring music and art presenting stories of famailies living along the Texas-Mexico Border.

$71Kprogram expense
03

Laboratorio Concert Series

An ongoing four part concert series combining musicianship, visual arts and storytelling exploring and celebrating Latine culture

$68Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$168K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$295K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$295K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Money outPt IX
$290K
Ln 25
Programscol B$219K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$33K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K
Total assetsLn 16$33K
LiabilitiesLn 26$136
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$295K
Government grantsLn 1e$226K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Total revenueLn 12$295K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$33K
LiabilitiesLn 26$136
Net assetsLn 32$33K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$28K$33K
LiabilitiesLn 26$436$136
Net assetsLn 32$27K$33K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$20K$17K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$1K$230
Management feesLn 11a$36K$8K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$439$439
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$40$40
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$262$262
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$228K$219K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$290K$219K$39K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $295K$290K$5K$33K 990 PDF
FY2024 $151K$27K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $295,023 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$295,019
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$4
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$295,023
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$21,530
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$268,212
I-18 Total expenses$289,742
I-19 Revenue less expenses$5,281
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $295,023 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$225,863
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$69,156
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$295,019
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4$4
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$295,023
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $289,742 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $17,000 · Fundraising $3,000$20,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,300 · Fundraising $230$1,530
IX-11a Management feesManagement $8,138 · Fundraising $28,242$36,380
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,970$1,970
IX-17 TravelManagement $439$439
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $40$40
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $262$262
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,218$1,218
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $219,187 · Management $8,716$227,903
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $219,187 · Management $39,083 · Fundraising $31,472$289,742
Part X · Balance sheet $32,703 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,722$30,346
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$2,357
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,722$32,703
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $436$136
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $436$136
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,286$32,567
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,722$32,703
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $32,567 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$295,023
XI-2 Total expenses$289,742
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,281
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,286
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$32,567

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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