To provide Madera County residents and visitors access to art and culture through diverse programs and services. Promote art education by enriching school curricula and other community activities; stimulate and support local Arts groups and individual artists within the County; serve all generations and multicultural groups; develop public and private financial support for the Arts; play a role in the economic development of the area through promotion of the Arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 33 volunteers and 37 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $121K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+68% vs prior year
Spent
$928K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$5.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +68%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$322K
FY2021$368K
FY2022$549K
FY2023$626K
FY2024$657K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$928K
FY2025▲ +92%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$320K
FY2021$323K
FY2022$364K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$482K
FY2025$928K
Net assets
$5.9M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$5.4M
FY2025$5.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1995.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $766K Management & general 16% · $153K Fundraising 1% · $9K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$67,782Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jim Kocher Thru 112924$67,782$68,000————
Rochelle Noblett Thru 1219—————$64,615
Jim Kocher——$63,667$60,000$56,300—

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

Promotes artistic awareness, participation, and expression while increasing support for arts education.

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1 program · $766K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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During the year, madera county arts council served as a resource in the development of local visual, performing and cultural art activities; acted as a link between individuals, organizations, businesses and government; impacted public policy toward community arts and cultural arts; provided technical assistance to partners; promoted and…

$766Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16
Grants paid · 1 grant · $9K · 2020–2020

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$444K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$348K
Investment incomeLn 3$285K
Money outPt IX
$928K
Ln 25
Programscol B$766K
Managementcol C$153K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$444K
Government grantsLn 1e$397K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$348K
Investment incomeLn 3$285K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$255K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 633
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K$255K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.1M$5.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M$5.9M
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$35K$24K$3K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$361K$337K$24K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$368$151
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$36K$4K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$66K$49K$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$53K$53K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$2K$22K
Information technologyLn 14$240$180$60
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$36K$27K$9K
TravelLn 17$142$142
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$278K$277K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$5K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$928K$766K$153K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$928K$173K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $657K$482K$174K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $626K$479K$147K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $549K$364K$185K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $368K$323K$45K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $322K$320K$2K$4.0M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,101,033 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $129,691$444,125
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $424,302$348,414
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83,395$284,613
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,382$23,881
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $656,770$1,101,033
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $211,871$441,218
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $270,582$486,903
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $482,453$928,121
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $174,317$172,912
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,101,033 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$12,393
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,940
VIII-1e Government grants$396,671
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,121
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$444,125
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $348,414$348,414
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $286,262$286,262
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,649−$1,649
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $23,761$23,761
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $120$120
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $348,414 · Excluded from tax $308,494$1,101,033
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $928,121 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 $24,347 · Management $3,478 · Fundraising $6,956$34,781
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $336,745 · Management $24,340$361,085
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,375 · Management $368 · Fundraising $151$3,894
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,927 · Management $3,923 · Fundraising $1,608$41,458
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,318 · Management $1,106$4,424
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $49,360 · Management $16,453$65,813
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $53,056$53,056
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,370$1,370
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,137 · Management $21,606$23,743
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $180 · Management $60$240
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,000 · Management $9,000$36,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $142$142
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,106$7,106
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $277,148 · Management $1,000$278,148
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,334 · Management $11,527$16,861
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $766,383 · Management $153,023 · Fundraising $8,715$928,121
Part X · Balance sheet $5,902,789 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $254,723$254,951
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$45,926
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $51,000$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,128,927$5,596,433
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,979$5,479
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,437,629$5,902,789
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,910$34,999
X-25 Other liabilities$781
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $55,410$35,780
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $433,830$395,682
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,948,389$5,471,327
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,382,219$5,867,009
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,437,629$5,902,789
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,867,009 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,101,033
XI-2 Total expenses$928,121
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$172,912
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,382,219
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$310,949
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$929
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,867,009

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