18th Street Arts Complex FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Santa Monica, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 95-3825203Revenue $1.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRS18thstreet.org1639 18th St, 90404-3807 · Santa Monica, CATax-exempt since May 1984Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Support local artists through workshops, gallery exhibitions, and other educationalevents which reach out to the community at large; support local and internationalartists through renting spaces at rates below market value to artists andarts-related organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$102K 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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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $146K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% 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
7
named funders · $322K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% 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
$1.8M
-67% vs prior year
Spent
$4.5M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$4.5M
FY2024▲ +107%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2024▼ -47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$2.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1984.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $4.1M Management & general 7% · $336K Fundraising 3% · $132K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$101,650Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Jan Williamson’s $104K as Executive Dir. is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $1–10M 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
Jan Williamson$104,357$101,650$108,325$91,500$88,008

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

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  • 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 affordable space and educational events to support local and international artists.

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1 program · $4.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The vitality and programs of the 18TH street arts center (18SAC) are based on thebelief that exceptional talent deserves to be fostered. Founded in 1988, 18SAC is ahub for artistic innovation that actively nurtures and promotes the work ofcontemporary artists from around the globe, from all disciplines at various careerstages.

$4.1Mprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$503K
Investment incomeLn 3$79K
Money outPt IX
$4.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.1M
Managementcol C$336K
Fundraisingcol D$132K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$462K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$429K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$503K
Investment incomeLn 3$79K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$198K
SavingsLn 2$263K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$462K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M
Other assetsLn 15$611K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 615
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$462K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M$3.1M
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$102K$75K$26K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.7M$145K$125K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$85K$85K
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$29K$7K$14K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$222$222
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$90K$79K$11K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$34K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$50K$43K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.0M$2.0M$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$186K$174K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.5M$4.1M$336K$132K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.6M−$126K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.8M$4.5M−$2.7M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.6M$2.2M$3.4M$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M$4K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$119K$1.8M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,836,017 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,179,175$1,254,291
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $425,740$502,780
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,260$78,946
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,179$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,604,996$1,836,017
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $933,426$2,033,939
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,253,533$2,486,997
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,186,959$4,520,936
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,418,037−$2,684,919
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 $1,836,017 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$428,712
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$825,579
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,254,291
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $502,780$502,780
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $78,946$78,946
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-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $581,726$1,836,017
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,520,936 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 $75,307 · Management $26,343$101,650
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,661,993 · Management $145,480 · Fundraising $124,816$1,932,289
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,898$5,898
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $84,905$84,905
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,442 · Management $13,891 · Fundraising $7,421$28,754
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,997$10,997
IX-17 TravelPrograms $222$222
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $78,947 · Management $11,278$90,225
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,651 · Management $4,808$38,459
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $42,723 · Management $7,639$50,362
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,961,711 · Management $29,248$1,990,959
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $173,619 · Management $12,597$186,216
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,052,510 · Management $336,189 · Fundraising $132,237$4,520,936
Part X · Balance sheet $4,991,128 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,522,097$198,390
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$263,422
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,000$134,243
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $138,803$24,589
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,576$903
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,732,253$3,747,398
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,031,789$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $13,974$11,578
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $270,874$610,605
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,765,366$4,991,128
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $94,144$66,357
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $49,827$31,988
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,074$95,276
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,024,814$1,935,125
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,903,887$2,392,038
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,836,665$663,965
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,740,552$3,056,003
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,765,366$4,991,128
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,056,003 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,836,017
XI-2 Total expenses$4,520,936
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,684,919
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,740,552
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$370
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,056,003

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