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The Grand Foundation, formerly known as the arts leadership alliance, was formed and organized to serve the city of tracy as the principal fundraiser for the center for the arts and its associated programs. Its activites include developing and implementing programs which foster the broadest possible public use of the center of the arts and cooperating with the city of tracy in promoting the public's use of all the city's cultural arts programs at the center of arts.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-3327852) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
33¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$20K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $84K a year · 35% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
33%
of spending
33% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
73.0 mo
of spending, in cash
73.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$38
<0.01% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.01% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 2 voting members
6 of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$52K
-87% vs prior year
Spent
$59K
To programs
33%
Net assets
$530K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$52K
FY2025▼ -87%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$45K
FY2022$161K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$382K
FY2025$52K
Expenses
$59K
FY2025▼ -75%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$161K
FY2024$239K
FY2025$59K
Net assets
$530K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$209K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$394K
FY2024$538K
FY2025$530K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2000.

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

Where the money goes

33 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 33% · $20K Management & general 67% · $40K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Administrative Assistant
$19,822Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lindsay Ciastko’s $20K as Administrative Assistant is at the 71st 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Dave Garcia—$41,735$35,002
Lindsay Ciastko$19,822——

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

Programs and updates

Raises funds and promotes public use of the Center for the Arts and its cultural programs.

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3 programs · $20K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Pledge payments to city of tracy

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-3327852) · Dispute this line
$19Kprogram expense
02

The heart exhibit presented is to celebrate public art, engage art community interest, promote exposure to local business and draw visitors from around central valley and bay area.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-3327852) · Dispute this line
$251program expense
03

To support local charities through money raised by the dancing with the stars participants.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-3327852) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

Funders

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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $79K · 2022–2024
City of TracyFY2024$19,400
City of TracyFY2023$20,000
City of TracyFY2022$40,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$52K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$59K
Ln 25
Programscol B$20K
Managementcol C$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$530K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$361K
Total assetsLn 16$530K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$52K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$111K
SavingsLn 2$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$361K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$168K
Total assetsLn 16$530K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38
Net assetsLn 32$530K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$168K$156K$145K$138K$150K
AddedLn 1b$7K
SpentLn 1d–1f$808$742$703$746$695
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$382K$361K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$538K$530K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$38
Net assetsLn 32$538K$530K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$19K$19K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$20K$20K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
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$264$264
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$251$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$59K$20K$40K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $52K$59K−$8K$530K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $382K$239K$144K$538K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $276K$161K$116K$394K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 16, 2023 $161K$278K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 18, 2022 $45K$209K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $51,548 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $302,830$41,769
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,618$14,600
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $67,978−$4,821
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $382,426$51,548
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,000$19,400
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $45,173$21,590
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $173,367$18,355
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $238,540$59,345
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $143,886−$7,797
Part VI · Governance 6 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $51,548 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$36,519
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,250
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$41,769
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $14,600$14,600
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 eventsExcluded from tax −$4,821−$4,821
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,600 · Excluded from tax −$4,821$51,548
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $59,345 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $19,400$19,400
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 officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $19,822$19,822
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,768$1,768
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,200$2,200
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,246$4,246
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
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 amortizationManagement $264$264
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,918$2,918
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $6,030$6,030
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $251 · Management $2,446$2,697
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,651 · Management $39,694 · Fundraising $0$59,345
Part X · Balance sheet $530,311 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $357,053$111,014
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,063$250,062
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans 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$1,056
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $155,954$168,179
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $538,070$530,311
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$38
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$38
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $357,053$112,032
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $181,017$418,241
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $538,070$530,273
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $538,070$530,311
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $530,273 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$51,548
XI-2 Total expenses$59,345
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,797
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$538,070
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$530,273

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