Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DIRT PALACE PUBLIC PROJECTS.

Totals

Total revenue: $485,962
Total expenses: $624,348
Contributions and grants received: $237,712
Grants paid: $239,628
Program service revenue: $229,674
Investment income: $18,576
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $1,864,143
Total liabilities, end of year: $311,306
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $1,552,837
Program services expenses (Part IX): $587,622
Management and general expenses: $25,835
Fundraising expenses: $10,891
Program service expenses (Part III): $587,622

Program services were 94.1% 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

$0
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$21,642
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$216,070
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$0
2a · Program service revenue: Wedding Cake House BnB

total $178,710 · related or exempt $178,710 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2b · Program service revenue: Dirt Palace Classic Residency

total $30,967 · related or exempt $30,967 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2c · Program service revenue: Consulting Public Events & Tours

total $19,868 · related or exempt $19,868 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2d · Program service revenue: Printshop Use

total $129 · related or exempt $129 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2e · Program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $18,576 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $18,576
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

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

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
6a · Gross rents

real property $0 · personal property $0
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $0 · personal property $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $0 · other assets $0
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $0 · other assets $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
7d · Net gain or loss

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$0
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$0
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
9a · Gaming: gross income

$0
9b · Gaming: direct expenses

$0
9c · Net income from gaming

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$0
10b · Cost of goods sold

$0
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11a · Other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11b · Other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11c · Other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11d · All other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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 $239,628 · program services $239,628
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 $99,315 · program services $79,452 · management and general $9,932 · fundraising $9,931
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $22,175 · program services $22,175 · 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 $9,381 · program services $7,881 · management and general $750 · fundraising $750
11a · Fees: management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11b · Fees: legal

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11c · Fees: accounting

total $989 · program services $0 · management and general $989 · fundraising $0
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $0 · fundraising $0
11f · Fees: investment management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11g · Fees: other

total $32,647 · program services $32,647 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $1,679 · program services $1,211 · management and general $468 · fundraising $0
13 · Office expenses

total $8,456 · program services $7,299 · management and general $1,157 · fundraising $0
14 · Information technology

total $982 · program services $682 · management and general $300 · fundraising $0
15 · Royalties

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

total $65,550 · program services $64,398 · management and general $1,152 · fundraising $0
17 · Travel

total $24 · program services $24 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $228 · program services $0 · management and general $228 · fundraising $0
20 · Interest

total $10,091 · program services $0 · management and general $10,091 · fundraising $0
21 · Payments to affiliates

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $46,956 · program services $46,956 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
23 · Insurance

total $22,498 · program services $21,520 · management and general $768 · fundraising $210
24a · Other expenses: Program supplies

total $20,329 · program services $20,329 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: Artist fees

total $30,545 · program services $30,545 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24c · Other expenses: Program stipends

total $12,875 · program services $12,875 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24d · Other expenses

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24e · All other expenses

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

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

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $251,192 · end of year $27,829
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $340,152 · end of year $458,701
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $6,825 · end of year $6,010
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$1,510,301
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$138,698
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $1,372,854 · end of year $1,371,603
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $5,151 · end of year $25,844
18 · Grants payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $42,700 · end of year $63,100
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $231,949 · end of year $222,362
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $1,451,328 · end of year $1,518,019
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $239,895 · end of year $34,818

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ENHANCE THE CULTURAL LIFE OF THE OLNEYVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD OF PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND BY PRODUCING PUBLIC ARTS EXHIBITIONS FACILITATING ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ARTISTS EDUCATORS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL EVENTS FOCUSED ON STREET-SIDE PUBLIC DISPLAYS AS WELL AS LECTURES ARTIST TALKS AND WORKSHOPS. TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEMALE-IDENTIFIED ARTISTS AND OTHER PEOPLE HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED WITHIN THE ARTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To enhance the cultural life of the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence Rhode Island.

DIRT PALACE PUBLIC PROJECTS RUNS AN ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT 14 OLNEYVILLE SQUARE IN PROVIDENCE. DIRT PALACE CLASSIC RESIDENCIES OFFER ARTISTS AFFORDABLE LIVE WORK STUDIO SPACE WITH ACCESS TO OUR MEDIA BASED FACILITIES - PRINTSHOP WOOD SHOP SCULPTURE STUDIO MUSIC PERFORMANCE PRACTICE SPACE. RESIDENT ARTISTS PAY RENTS AND PERFORM ABOUT 20 HOURS PER MONTH IN STUDIO MANAGEMENT DUTIES IN EXCHANGE FOR A MINIMUM 1 YEAR ARTIST RESIDENCY. 5 ARTISTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM IN 2024.

Expenses $72,085 · Revenue $30,967
DIRT PALACE PUBLIC PROJECTS FACILITATES ITS WEDDING CAKE HOUSE RESIDENCIES PROGRAM AT 514 BROADWAY. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS PROJECT BASED RESIDENCIES WITH A FOCUS ON MIDCAREER ARTISTS. RESIDENCIES GIVE ARTISTS THE SPACE AND TIME TO WORK ON PROJECTS. EACH RESIDENCY HAS A PUBLIC COMPONENT. THERE ARE NO FEES FOR ARTISTS TO ATTEND AND SOME MEALS ARE COVERED. IN 2024 ONE OF THESE RESIDENCIES WAS FOCUSED ON ARTISTS WHO ARE PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN AND ONE RESIDENCY WAS FOCUSED ON ARTISTS WHO ARE CAREGIVERS. THIS PROGRAM HOSTED 43 ARTISTS AND 6 YOUTH AND THE PUBLIC COMPONENTS SHOWCASED THEIR WORK TO 200 AUDIENCE MEMBERS.

Expenses $80,704
IN 2020 DIRT PALACE PUBLIC PROJECTS PARTNERED WITH PROVIDENCE COLLEGE GALLERIES TO LAUNCH THE INTERLACE GRANT FUND A RE-GRANTING PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION. IN 2024 INTERLACE AWARDED $10,550 IN EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANTS TO 42 PROVIDENCE AREA ARTISTS. INTERLACE ALSO CONTINUED ITS PROJECT GRANT FUND WHICH AWARDED 9 $6000 ARTIST PROJECT GRANTS FOR A TOTAL OF $54,000.

Expenses $302,175 · Grants $239,628
DIRT PALACE PUBLIC PROJECTS FACILITATES EXHIBITIONS AT THE WEDDING CAKE HOUSE WCH LOCATED AT 514 BROADWAY WHICH ARE ACCESSIBLE VIA PUBLIC EVENTS AND TOURS AS WELL AS PUBLIC ARTWORKS ON THE GROUNDS WHICH ARE VIEWABLE 24 HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. IN 2021 WE LAUNCHED AN EXHIBITION IN 514 BROADWAY WITH 3 ARTISTS WHO HAD PHOTOGRAPHED THE WEDDING CAKE HOUSE BEFORE OUR RENOVATION. THIS EXHIBITION CONTINUED TO BE ON VIEW IN 2024. PUBLIC SCULPTURES INSTALLED BETWEEN 2019 - 2023 CONTINUED TO BE VIEWABLE FROM THE GROUNDS AND STREET. 8 POETS WERE FEATURED ON OUR WORD SHELTER SIGN OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. THIS SIGN SHOWCASES THE POETRY OF A DIFFERENT POET EVERY 6 WEEKS ON THE GROUNDS OF 514 BROADWAY FACING THE BUS STOP.

Expenses $14,453 · Revenue $19,868
DIRT PALACE PUBLIC PROJECTS FACILITATES THE STOREFRONT WINDOW GALLERY LOCATED AT 14 OLNEYVILLE SQUARE PROVIDENCE. THE STOREFRONT WINDOW GALLERY IS A PUBLIC ART EXHIBITION SPACE WITH A 6 WEEK ROTATION OF ARTIST INSTALLATIONS. 8 ARTISTS EXHIBITED IN THE GALLERY IN 2024. THE EXHIBITION IS VISIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN OLNEYVILLE SQUARE 24 HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH ART INSTALLATION WE PRODUCED AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ARTIST FOR OUR BLOG.

Expenses $8,279
DIRT PALACE PUBLIC OPERATED ITS WEDDING CAKE HOUSE BNB AUDIENCE PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWS TRAVELERS TO CONNECT WITH ARTISTS AND EXHIBITIONS THROUGH SHORT TERM RENTALS AT 514 BROADWAY.

Expenses $109,762 · Revenue $178,710
DIRT PALACE PUBLIC PROJECTS FACILITATES THE PRINT SHOP AT 14 OLNEYVILLE SQUARE. THE PRINT SHOP INCLUDES SCREEN PRINT AND LETTERPRESS FACILITIES. THE SHOP IS RUN IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DIRT PALACE COLLABORATIVE. MEMBERS OF THE COLLABORATIVE HAVE FREE ACCESS TO THE SHOP. OUTSIDE ARTISTS PAY A FEE TO USE THE PRINT SHOP.

Expenses $164 · Revenue $129

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

Alexandria Marro

Co-Executive Director

Total calculated

$49,658

From this org

$44,959

From related orgs

$0

Other

$4,699

Hours/week

40
Pippi Zornoza

Co-Executive Director

Total calculated

$49,658

From this org

$44,959

From related orgs

$0

Other

$4,699

Hours/week

40
Becci Davis

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Cody Ross

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Anabel Vazquez

Co-Chair

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Shauna Duffy

Treasurer Co-Chair

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Angela DiVeglia

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Stephanie Fortunato

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lois Harada

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Bonnie Jones

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Sussy Santana

Director

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: 18 November 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.1
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