Totals
- Total revenue
- $477,473
- Total expenses
- $412,412
- Contributions and grants received
- $391,300
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $73,701
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $12,472
- Total assets, end of year
- $595,285
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $123,528
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $471,757
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $364,780
- Management and general expenses
- $32,092
- Fundraising expenses
- $15,540
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $364,780
Program services were 88.5% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$19,350
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$265,624
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$106,326
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$29,780
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE
total $55,862 · related or exempt $55,862
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2b · Program service revenue: PRODUCT SALES
total $17,839 · related or exempt $17,839
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$21,295
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$19,350
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$8,823
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $12,472
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $261,782 · program services $238,222 · management and general $13,089 · fundraising $10,471
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,493 · program services $1,358 · management and general $75 · fundraising $60
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $20,017 · program services $18,215 · management and general $1,001 · fundraising $801
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $14,360 · program services $862 · management and general $12,924 · fundraising $574
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $30 · program services $27 · management and general $2 · fundraising $1
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,898 · program services $1,165 · management and general $682 · fundraising $51
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14 · Information technology
total $688 · program services $626 · management and general $34 · fundraising $28
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $39,408 · program services $35,862 · management and general $1,970 · fundraising $1,576
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17 · Travel
total $558 · program services $508 · management and general $28 · fundraising $22
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $126 · fundraising $126
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $4,308 · program services $3,921 · management and general $215 · fundraising $172
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24a · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT
total $1,358 · program services $1,236 · management and general $68 · fundraising $54
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24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
total $4,798 · program services $4,365 · management and general $240 · fundraising $193
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24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
total $47,017 · program services $45,154 · management and general $1,035 · fundraising $828
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24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $776 · program services $706 · management and general $39 · fundraising $31
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24e · All other expenses
total $13,795 · program services $12,553 · management and general $690 · fundraising $552
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $419,530 · end of year $463,133
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $35,333 · end of year $11,875
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,050 · end of year $923
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $189,924 · end of year $119,354
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $47,835 · end of year $4,174
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $1,382
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $189,924 · end of year $119,354
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $406,696 · end of year $446,757
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $25,000
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ARTIST FIRST IS TO FOSTER GROWTH THROUGH CREATIVE SELF-EXPRESSION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABILITIES, VETERANS, YOUTH, AND ELDERS WITH MEMORY LOSS.
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LIFEWORKSTHE TAILORED PROGRAM FOR PROFESSIONALLY MINDED ARTISTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO OBTAIN THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL AND GROWTH IN EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL DOMAINS THROUGH THE ARTS IS SUPPORTED BY THE ST LOUIS OFFICE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY RESOURCES
Expenses $103,246
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OTHER PROGRAMS ARTISTS FIRST PROGRAMS INCREASES ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL ARTS EXPERIENCES FOR MARGINALIZED INDIVIDUALS, FOSTERS CONNECTIONS, AS WELL AS STRENTHENS THE LARGER COMMUNITY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY
Expenses $228,704
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VETERANS98 OF PARTICIPATING VETERANS MAINTAINED SOBRIETY, 100 MAINTAINED EMOTIONAL WELL BEING THROUGH THE PROGRAM WHICH BUILDS BETTER LIVES FOR TRANSITIONING VETERANS AS THEY REINTEGRATE INTO CIVILIAN LIFE BY SUPPORTING REHABILITATION AND REVOVERY AND BY FACILITATING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING USING CREATIVE SELF-EXPRESSION.
Expenses $32,830
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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ANNE HOLLIN
CO PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
JIMAURIA EVANS
CO PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
NANCY NEWMAN RICE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
RENE ZAR
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
DOUGLAS HALL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
DR CHRISTINA GURNETT MD PHD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
MARK TURNBULL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
MANISHA SHEODE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
SHELIA SUDERWALL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40 + 40 related
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
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503219349303195
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