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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DOWNTOWN AURORA VISUAL ARTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$695,220
Total expenses
$790,949
Contributions and grants received
$673,791
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$18,534
Investment income
$2,895
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,808,844
Total liabilities, end of year
$50,652
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,758,192
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$655,791
Management and general expenses
$128,120
Fundraising expenses
$7,038
Program service expenses (Part III)
$655,791

Program services were 82.9% 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)

    $214,063

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $459,728

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,020

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE

    total $18,534 · related or exempt $18,534

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,895 · excluded $2,895

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $415,398 · program services $309,607 · management and general $105,193 · fundraising $598

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,982 · program services $18,576 · management and general $7,364 · fundraising $42

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $59,690 · program services $56,059 · management and general $3,055 · fundraising $576

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $26,468 · program services $26,468

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $36,513 · program services $28,199 · management and general $7,829 · fundraising $485

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $34,418 · program services $33,040 · management and general $688 · fundraising $690

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,734 · program services $6,561 · management and general $104 · fundraising $69

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $47,477 · program services $40,830 · management and general $2,849 · fundraising $3,798

  • 24a · Other expenses: STIPENDS/INCENTIVES

    total $51,529 · program services $51,529

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & MATERIALS

    total $44,300 · program services $44,300

  • 24c · Other expenses: INSURANCE & MISCELLANEOUS

    total $42,440 · program services $40,622 · management and general $1,038 · fundraising $780

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $194,991 · end of year $241,252

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $170,272 · end of year $103,113

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $12,500 · end of year $12,500

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,566 · end of year $11,816

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

    $2,141,572

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

    $701,409

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,471,687 · end of year $1,440,163

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,328

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,658 · end of year $27,091

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $10,765 · end of year $23,561

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,787,071 · end of year $1,531,413

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $57,850 · end of year $226,779

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ENGAGE DIVERSE YOUTH IN MEANINGFUL ARTS EDUCATION THAT SPARKS CREATIVITY, INCREASES OPPORTUNITY & STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY.

  • FAMILY ARTS SERVES CHILDREN (AGES 3-6) AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS DURING FREE PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO INCREASE SCHOOL READINESS, CREATIVITY, AND MOTOR SKILLS. THE FAMILY ARTS PROGRAM REINFORCES THE MESSAGE THAT FAMILIES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITY CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, ASSURING THAT KIDS OF ALL AGES HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY ARTS ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $655,791

  • THE OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM IS THE MAIN POINT OF ENTRY FOR YOUNG ARTISTS AT DAVA. OPEN STUDIO IS A DROP-IN PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AFTER SCHOOL, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PARTICIPANTS (AGES 6-14) CHOOSE FROM A VARIETY OF ARTS PROJECTS, INCLUDING CERAMICS, DRAWING, PAINTING, SCULPTURES, COLLAGE, AND MIXED MEDIA PROJECTS.

  • JOB TRAINING IN THE ARTS & TECHNOLOGY (JT) PROGRAMS INCLUDE STUDIO AND COMPUTER ART LAB ARTS SESSIONS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH. JT ADDRESSES KEY DEVELOPMENTAL YEARS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11-14 THROUGH ADVANCED ARTS LEARNING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

  • CREATIVE ACTION BY TEENS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BOOSTS ADVANCED SKILL- BUILDING FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS THROUGH DESIGN PROJECTS WITH REAL WORLD "CLIENTS- AND PARTNERS. TEENS GET TO WORK WITH SPECIALIZED GUEST ARTISTS AND NEW TECHNOLOGY. DAVAS TRAVELING ART SCHOOL (TAS) SEEKS TO EXTEND ARTS LEARNING TO A WIDE POPULATION OF RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO THE ARTS. DAVAS TRAVELING PROGRAM BRINGS QUALITY ART EXPERIENCES TO LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, COMPLETE WITH ART SUPPLIES AND PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED ART TEACHERS. PASCH IS A FEE-BASED PROGRAM WITH THE UNIQUE CAPABILITY TO TAILOR PROJECTS TO MEET THE INTERESTS, NEEDS, AND AGES OF ANY GROUP.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Priscilla Montoya

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $32,729
    From this org
    $32,729
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Joe Bush

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ramesh Cooke

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Minal Patel

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peggy Sanborn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Russell Williams

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202543219349309924

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