Our mission is to offer inclusive art education to all in a fun, safe and intimidation-free setting.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$17K 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
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
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
$17K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$14K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$201K
+179% vs prior year
Spent
$182K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$29K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$201K
FY2025▲ +179%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$72K
FY2025$201K
Net assets
$29K
FY2025▲ +184%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$10K
FY2025$29K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2024.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $164K Management & general 10% · $18K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $17K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$16,900Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nanci Iovino’s $17K as Executive Dir. is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Nanci Iovino$16,900$5,200

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

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1 program · $164K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Inclusive art education to all in a fun, safe and intimidation-free setting

$164Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$201K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K
Money outPt IX
$182K
Ln 25
Programscol B$164K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$29K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K
Total assetsLn 16$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$201K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$43K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$43K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$29K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$43K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$24K$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$10K$29K
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$17K$15K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$70K$63K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$9K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$9K$8K$911
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$474
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$482$434$48
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$188
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$49K$44K$5K
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$922$830$92
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$17K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$182K$164K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $201K$182K$19K$29K 990 PDF
FY2024 $72K$10K 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 $200,918 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$200,918
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$200,918
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$96,821
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$85,041
I-18 Total expenses$181,862
I-19 Revenue less expenses$19,056
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $200,918 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $200,918$200,918
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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 $200,918$200,918
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $181,862 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 $15,210 · Management $1,690$16,900
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $62,825 · Management $6,980$69,805
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,104 · Management $1,012$10,116
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $8,199 · Management $911$9,110
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,271 · Management $474$4,745
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $434 · Management $48$482
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,692 · Management $188$1,880
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,988 · Management $4,887$48,875
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $830 · Management $92$922
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,125 · Management $1,902$19,027
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $163,678 · Management $18,184 · Fundraising $0$181,862
Part X · Balance sheet $43,165 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,421$43,165
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 securities$0
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 $24,421$43,165
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,542$2,229
X-25 Other liabilities$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,073$13,761
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,348$29,404
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,348$29,404
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,421$43,165
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,404 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$200,918
XI-2 Total expenses$181,862
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,056
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,348
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,404

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