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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CAPITOL HILL ARTS WORKSHOP.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,820,265
Total expenses
$2,001,774
Contributions and grants received
$1,045,349
Grants paid
$118,895
Program service revenue
$766,969
Investment income
$3,947
Other revenue
$4,000
Total assets, end of year
$1,050,558
Total liabilities, end of year
$173,327
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$877,231
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,766,778
Management and general expenses
$169,879
Fundraising expenses
$65,117
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,766,778

Program services were 88.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $291,296

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $754,053

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ART INSTRUCTION

    total $731,389 · related or exempt $731,389

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $17,654 · related or exempt $17,654

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $15,176 · related or exempt $15,176

  • 2d · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $1,901 · related or exempt $1,901

  • 2e · Program service revenue: PRODUCT SALES

    total $849 · related or exempt $849

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,947 · excluded $3,947

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $4,000 · excluded $4,000

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $118,895 · program services $118,895

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $89,355 · program services $33,920 · management and general $12,954 · fundraising $42,481

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,048,658 · program services $1,013,558 · management and general $29,637 · fundraising $5,463

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,960 · program services $5,489 · management and general $222 · fundraising $249

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $19,730 · program services $18,834 · management and general $506 · fundraising $390

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $102,322 · program services $94,241 · management and general $3,809 · fundraising $4,272

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,160 · management and general $1,160

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $141,662 · program services $102,421 · management and general $37,074 · fundraising $2,167

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $176,680 · program services $135,344 · management and general $37,774 · fundraising $3,562

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,887 · program services $5,887

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $94,583 · program services $86,762 · management and general $6,447 · fundraising $1,374

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,164 · program services $17,565 · management and general $977 · fundraising $622

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $25,065 · program services $22,826 · management and general $1,220 · fundraising $1,019

  • 17 · Travel

    total $28,119 · program services $28,091 · management and general $28

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,435 · program services $7,435

  • 20 · Interest

    total $236 · management and general $236

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $57,020 · program services $51,923 · management and general $2,779 · fundraising $2,318

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $42,894 · program services $8,713 · management and general $33,917 · fundraising $264

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $8,957 · program services $8,210 · management and general $456 · fundraising $291

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $6,479 · program services $5,978 · management and general $273 · fundraising $228

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS & PUB.

    total $1,513 · program services $686 · management and general $410 · fundraising $417

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $580,118 · end of year $406,546

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $95,544 · end of year $303,183

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $285,000 · end of year $101,323

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,959 · end of year $17,873

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,471 · end of year $5,436

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $620,270

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $404,073

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $236,557 · end of year $216,197

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $52,593 · end of year $65,549

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $83,274 · end of year $107,778

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $13,042

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $696,990 · end of year $827,231

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $361,750 · end of year $50,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS, CHAW ENVISIONS A PLACE WHERE THE ARTS CONNECT AND TRANSFORM PEOPLE. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IN: DISCOVERING INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL; EVERYONE CAN BOTH LEARN AND TEACH; EVERYONE IS VALUABLE AND DESERVES RESPECT; THE ARTS CREATE A COMMON GROUND; THE ARTS CHALLENGE; AND THE ARTS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS.

  • ARTS INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE ADVANCEMENT : THE ARTS INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE ADVANCEMENT IS AN INTENSIVE EDUCATION AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN TECHNICAL THEATER TO TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE DISCONNECTED FROM OR UNDER-ENGAGED IN SCHOOL AND WORK TO ENTER DC'S CREATIVE ECONOMY. YOUTH AGES 18-24 ARE PREPARED FOR CAREERS AS OFFSTAGE THEATER PROFESSIONALS WHOSE ROLES INCLUDE LIGHTING AND AUDIO ENGINEERING, SET CONSTRUCTION, SCENIC PAINTING, RIGGING, AND STAGE MANAGEMENT. THIS IS A COLLECTIVE IMPACT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH 17 OF THE LARGEST ARTS EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS IN DC. CHAW SERVES AS A PARTNER AND MANAGER FOR THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $863,490 · Grants $118,895

  • ART INSTRUCTION: PROVIDES INSTRUCTION IN VISUAL ARTS, DANCE, CERAMICS, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND MUSIC FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS BUILDING CONFIDENCE, CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY. THROUGH ITS MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS PROGRAMS TAUGHT BY TEACHING ARTISTS WITH A PASSION TO SHARE THEIR DISCIPLINES, CHAW FOSTERS A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, EXPERIENCING THE ARTISTIC PROCESS, AND EXPANDING APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS.

    Expenses $802,657 · Revenue $734,139

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THROUGH WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITS, AND PERFORMANCES, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES INNOVATE ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR THE GREATER COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $100,631 · Revenue $32,830

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rebecca Bock See Schedule O

    FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $2,050
    From this org
    $2,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    13

  • Lisa Oksala

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Ashley Shah

    VP & IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Minh Vuong

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Emily Welsh

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Samantha Grunberg

    AT-LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Maria Conticelli

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Jung

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tigist Kassahun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marisa Summers

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ty Voyles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sophie Press

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heather Nickerson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Moore

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $92,680
    From this org
    $88,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,680
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
21 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531419349300828

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