Public Glass

Tax-deductible

San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 94-3253918Revenue $642K in FY2025

On file with the IRSpublicglass.org1750 Armstrong Ave, 94124-2610 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Apr 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Public Glass is a studio formed to meet the needs of bay areas artists working in hot Glass and students interested in Glass art. Over the past 10 years, Public Glass has been a destination for students and artists from around the world who want to learn moer or practice their art.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers and 5 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 73% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $61K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$134K
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$642K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$684K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$96K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$642K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$635K
FY2021$351K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$646K
FY2024$621K
FY2025$642K
Expenses
$684K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$613K
FY2021$372K
FY2022$325K
FY2023$646K
FY2024$668K
FY2025$684K
Net assets
$96K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$54K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$168K
FY2024$139K
FY2025$96K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1997.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $562K Management & general 16% · $110K Fundraising 2% · $12K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $36K 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
Executive Dir.
$35,962Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marta Gorski’s $36K as Executive Dir. is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M youth development 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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides studio space and education for artists and students working with hot glass.

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3 programs · $562K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Public Glass offers a variety of classes that will ignite your creative path with glass! We combine hands-on learning with small class sizes & professional instruction so that you can truly experience the medium no matter which glass making process you choose.

$309Kprogram expense
02

Public Glass holds numerous events throughout the year in an effort to spread the word about its mission. One of these events, held only once a year, consists of artists from the community performing glass blowing demonstrations. The public is invited to watch the demonstration.

$154Kprogram expense
03

Public Glass offers the use of glass studio equipment to artists in the community. Revenue is generated from rentals of blow slots for glass blowers, usage of various equipment and studio space, and various other purposes.

$99Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$642K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$521K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$684K
Ln 25
Programscol B$562K
Managementcol C$110K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$96K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$68K
Total assetsLn 16$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$521K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$642K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$68K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$68K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$163K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K
Net assetsLn 32$96K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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$270K$68K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9K$163K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$279K$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K$134K
Net assetsLn 32$139K$96K
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$78K$61K$13K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$68K$15K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$10K$2K$720
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$2K$652
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$94K$94K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$78$78
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$192K$171K$21K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
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$6K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K$98K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$48K$43K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$684K$562K$110K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $642K$684K−$43K$96K 990 PDF
FY2024 $621K$668K−$47K$139K 990 PDF
FY2023 $646K$646K−$244$168K 990 PDF
FY2022 $427K$325K$101K$168K 990 PDF
FY2021 $351K$372K−$21K$65K 990 PDF
FY2020 $635K$613K$22K$54K 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 $641,843 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $208,663$132,870
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $436,692$521,119
I-10 Investment income$2,603
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$24,188−$14,749
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $621,167$641,843
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $107,920$191,596
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $560,288$492,796
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $668,208$684,392
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$47,041−$42,549
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $641,843 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$20,082 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$132,870
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,243
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$132,870
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $521,119$521,119
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,603$2,603
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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,333$5,333
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $506,370 · Excluded from tax $2,603$641,843
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $684,392 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 $60,970 · Management $13,196 · Fundraising $4,322$78,488
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $68,482 · Management $14,823 · Fundraising $4,855$88,160
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,197 · Management $2,199 · Fundraising $720$13,116
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,191 · Management $1,989 · Fundraising $652$11,832
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,336$11,336
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,725$25,725
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $94,137$94,137
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $78$78
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,021$5,021
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,895$2,895
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $170,770 · Management $21,346$192,116
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,584$2,584
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 InsurancePrograms $4,210 · Management $1,757$5,967
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,280 · Management $6,496$104,776
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $43,051 · Management $3,382 · Fundraising $1,728$48,161
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $561,872 · Management $110,243 · Fundraising $12,277$684,392
Part X · Balance sheet $230,204 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $270,136$67,575
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $9,056$162,629
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 $279,192$230,204
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,811
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $140,317$130,029
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $140,317$133,840
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $138,875$96,364
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $138,875$96,364
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $279,192$230,204
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $96,364 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$641,843
XI-2 Total expenses$684,392
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$42,549
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$138,875
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$38
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$96,364

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