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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PROFESSIONAL ARTISTIC RESEARCH PROJECTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$381,039
Total expenses
$336,776
Contributions and grants received
$345,660
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$35,379
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,748,669
Total liabilities, end of year
$98,100
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,650,569
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$331,110
Management and general expenses
$328
Fundraising expenses
$5,338
Program service expenses (Part III)
$331,110

Program services were 98.3% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $5,320

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $22,571

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $317,769

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Below-market-rate Artist Studios

    total $23,784 · related or exempt $23,784 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Art Sales Intermediation

    total $7,351 · related or exempt $7,351 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Reimbursement Revenue

    total $2,739 · related or exempt $2,739 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Vender Rentals and Fees

    total $1,505 · related or exempt $1,505 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $5,320

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $82,536 · program services $82,536 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $32,300 · program services $32,300 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $158 · program services $158 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $750 · program services $750 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,630 · program services $1,630 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,010 · program services $8,260 · fundraising $1,750

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,355 · program services $5,355

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,306 · program services $11,390 · management and general $328 · fundraising $3,588

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $82,780 · program services $82,780

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,129 · program services $7,129

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,500 · program services $8,500

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,310 · program services $7,310

  • 24a · Other expenses: Renovation Expenses

    total $47,104 · program services $47,104 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Exhibition + Event Production

    total $26,572 · program services $26,572 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Program Reimbrsements

    total $7,286 · program services $7,286 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Artist Stipends

    total $2,050 · program services $2,050 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $26,638 · end of year $61,477

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $30,000 · end of year $48,000

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

    $1,643,392

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

    $4,200

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,700,086 · end of year $1,639,192

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $418

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $98,100

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $226,306 · end of year $278,624

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,380,000 · end of year $1,371,945

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PAR-Projects' mission is to empower diverse communities of people who believe in the arts. As educators, we provide classes and workshops related to creative career paths. As working artists, we enjoy hosting thought-provoking exhibitions and collaborations with regional artists focused on making creatively compelling statements.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Professional Artistic Research (PAR-) Projects' mission is to empower diverse communities of people who believe in the arts. As educators, we provide workshops & classes related to career development & skills training. As artists, we enjoy hosting thought provoking exhibits & collaborations.

  • Arts and Exhibition Facilities: We create space for artists to collaborate and engage with community, while expanding their social and professional networks. This is accomplished via the creation of pop-up (temporary) galleries and the ongoing renovation & expansion of our creative campus, locate in Northside, Cincinnati. Within these spaces we exhibit artwork & creative statements, oftentimes absorbing the cost of travel, shipping, and installation to alleviate burdens often faced by mid-career artists.

    Expenses $225,504 · Revenue $29,922

  • Collaborations & Community Engagement Programming: We create opportunities for collaborative projects to help support fellow nonprofits, working artists, and partnering businesses looking to give back to the community. These often present themselves as fine art exhibitions, pop-up (temporary) experiences, art markets, and shared experiences & festivals.

    Expenses $29,210 · Revenue $41,188

  • Visiting Artist and Education Program: We create educational opportunities that benefit our communities, as well as artists of the region. As we are still recovering and adjusting from the COVID 19 lockdown, our primary expenses of this program were related to planning and equipment purchases.

    Expenses $76,396 · Revenue $181,500

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jonathan Sears

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $42,000
    From this org
    $42,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Gabrielle Roach

    Arts & Programming Coordinator

    Total calculated
    $38,320
    From this org
    $38,320
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • Alisha Budkie

    Campaign & Development Manager

    Total calculated
    $24,000
    From this org
    $24,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • Henry Lindeman

    Design Intern

    Total calculated
    $544
    From this org
    $544
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Herbert Robinson

    President of the board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Rachel Schwartzman Murphy

    Vice President of the board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Philip Stowers

    Secretary of the board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ian Silander

    Treasurer of the board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Vanessa Riley Thurman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Keifling

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rick Wolf

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2023
Filed
1 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501309349300210

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