Inner-City Arts

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 1989Arts & CultureEIN 95-4239478

Inner-city arts believes that the arts and creativity are transformational, and we envision a society that honors the human capacity for creativity, and values its cultivation in the education of young people. Inner-city arts uses arts education to positively affect the lives of under-served children, developing creativity, improving learning and problem solving-skills, and building self confidence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 93 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $31K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$632K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 91% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $159
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$931K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.9M
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$4.9M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$17.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$5.9M
FY2024▲ +49%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2024$5.9M
Expenses
$4.9M
FY2024▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2024$4.9M
Net assets
$17.5M
FY2024▲ +8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$17.3M
FY2022$15.8M
FY2023$16.5M
FY2024$16.2M
FY2024$17.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1994.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $3.9M Management & general 10% · $487K Fundraising 10% · $499K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $632K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$238,154Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP & COO
$149,257Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$126,704Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Develop
$117,734Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shelby Williams-Gonzalez’s $238K as President and CEO is at the 91st 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Robert Smiland————$264,054
Shelby Williams-Gonzalez$238,154$197,470$205,870$121,128—
George Garcia$149,257$118,348$138,848$145,232$133,066
Collette Alleyne———$133,486—
Amalia Cuenco$126,704$97,000$115,600——
Collette W Alleyne—$126,322$126,322——
Collette Alleyne Williams————$124,253
Alma Villegas-Buelna$117,734$120,521———

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

Provides arts education to improve the lives of underserved children.

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3 program services account for $1.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Learning and Achieving Through the Arts (lata)

Foundational program offered at inner-city arts, providing elementary and middle school students learning in the visual and performing arts over multi-week sessions facilitated remotely through distance learning and in the spring term returning back to in-person through our residency model on school campuses.

$878Kprogram expense
02

Out of School Program- Institutes

Out-of-school programs provide 6-10-WEEK workshops in the visual andperforming arts to children and youth of area middle and high SCHOOLS.GOALS are to provide arts instruction for youth to further their studyin the arts, leading to skill development, community development andparent, family and adult services:career and work force…

$441Kprogram expense
03

Work of Art

Work of art taps into the strengths of the diverse and vibrant youth of los angeles and supports their journey to assume their rightful place as drivers of the creative economy of california, the nation, and the world. We support the development of an abundant supply of new talent in the creative industries.

$440Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$159
Grants paid · 4 grants · $18K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,600
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,400
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$653K
Investment incomeLn 3$269K
Money outPt IX
$4.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.9M
Managementcol C$487K
Fundraisingcol D$499K
Owns and owesPt X
$17.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$869K
Total assetsLn 16$18.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$931K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$142K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$227K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$653K
Investment incomeLn 3$269K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Gains on assetsLn 7$114K
Total revenueLn 12$5.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$519K
SavingsLn 2$350K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$869K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.4M
Other assetsLn 15$413K
Total assetsLn 16$18.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$931K
Net assetsLn 32$17.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 593
VolunteersI 625
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$960K$869K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.1M$5.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.2M$9.4M
Total assetsLn 16$17.1M$18.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$922K$931K
Net assetsLn 32$16.2M$17.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$397K$147K$199K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$2.1M$159K$332K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$264K$221K$14K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$232K$178K$26K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$17K$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f$635$635
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$142K$116K$5K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$303$30$273
Office expensesLn 13$72K$31K$28K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$445K$428K$8K$9K
TravelLn 17$7K$2K$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$427K$402K$17K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$50K$47K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$187K$168K$15K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.9M$3.9M$487K$499K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $4.0M$4.8M−$845K$16.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.9M$4.6M$325K$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.5M$4.3M−$878K$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.6M$4.3M$1.3M$17.3M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,930,570 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$227,467
VIII-1e Government grants$142,233
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,594,662
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,614
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,964,362
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $652,802$652,802
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $154,216$154,216
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $44,828$44,828
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $114,362$114,362
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $652,802 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $313,406$5,930,570
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,888,738 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,100$6,100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $146,933 · Management $198,559 · Fundraising $51,625$397,117
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,140,505 · Management $158,840 · Fundraising $331,503$2,630,848
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $220,571 · Management $13,739 · Fundraising $29,217$263,527
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $177,703 · Management $26,077 · Fundraising $28,322$232,102
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,100 · Management $11,400$28,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $635$635
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $115,517 · Management $5,149 · Fundraising $21,430$142,096
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30 · Management $273$303
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,239 · Management $27,708 · Fundraising $12,656$71,603
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $428,307 · Management $8,448 · Fundraising $8,508$445,263
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,873 · Management $2,794 · Fundraising $2,673$7,340
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $401,873 · Management $17,336 · Fundraising $7,912$427,121
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $46,627 · Management $1,488 · Fundraising $1,488$49,603
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $168,159 · Management $14,975 · Fundraising $3,446$186,580
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,902,537 · Management $487,421 · Fundraising $498,780$4,888,738
Part X · Balance sheet $18,420,364 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $547,599$519,003
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $412,311$350,283
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $813,102$2,276,888
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $414,691$237,985
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $35,076$61,685
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,199,208$9,352,567
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,118,410$5,208,982
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $534,671$412,971
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,075,068$18,420,364
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $297,773$450,831
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $81,150$50,399
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $542,884$429,662
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $921,807$930,892
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,865,618$11,846,466
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,287,643$5,643,006
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,153,261$17,489,472
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,075,068$18,420,364
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,489,472 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,930,570
XI-2 Total expenses$4,888,738
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,041,832
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,153,261
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$294,379
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,489,472

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