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← WORKHOUSE ARTS FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WORKHOUSE ARTS FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,315,099
Total expenses
$3,559,274
Contributions and grants received
$1,088,594
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,924,327
Investment income
$7,951
Other revenue
$294,227
Total assets, end of year
$3,427,086
Total liabilities, end of year
$469,651
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,957,435
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,467,084
Management and general expenses
$932,452
Fundraising expenses
$159,738
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,467,084

Program services were 69.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $189,884

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $583,487

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $315,223

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Classes and events

    total $1,046,865 · related or exempt $1,046,865

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Studio, classroom, events rentals

    total $454,745 · related or exempt $454,745

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Performing arts & film

    total $422,717 · related or exempt $422,717

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,951 · excluded $7,951

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $191,403

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $191,403

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $191,403 · excluded $191,403

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $53,942

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

    $189,884

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $51,942

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $2,000 · excluded $2,000

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $275,323

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $174,751

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $100,572 · related or exempt $100,572

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other income

    total $252 · related or exempt $252

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $252

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $366,458 · program services $237,008 · management and general $103,560 · fundraising $25,890

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,114,549 · program services $787,918 · management and general $325,663 · fundraising $968

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $100,652 · program services $72,465 · management and general $28,187

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $116,868 · program services $66,704 · management and general $50,043 · fundraising $121

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,500 · management and general $2,500

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $131,475 · management and general $131,475

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $400 · program services $400

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $946,635 · program services $762,266 · management and general $74,781 · fundraising $109,588

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $22,737 · program services $14,287 · management and general $5,435 · fundraising $3,015

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $424,848 · program services $325,122 · management and general $83,211 · fundraising $16,515

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $55,088 · program services $790 · management and general $54,298

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $19,115 · program services $19,115

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $22,175 · program services $22,175

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $131,312 · program services $120,452 · management and general $10,860

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $27,491 · program services $3,941 · management and general $23,550

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions

    total $61,644 · program services $34,441 · management and general $23,562 · fundraising $3,641

  • 24b · Other expenses: Taxes and licenses

    total $15,327 · management and general $15,327

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $444,480 · end of year $585,581

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $206,682 · end of year $267,414

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,743 · end of year $24,145

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $80,223 · end of year $124,319

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $35,779 · end of year $30,193

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

    $3,898,969

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

    $1,503,535

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,479,537 · end of year $2,395,434

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $362,030 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $190,415 · end of year $139,767

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $109,071 · end of year $302,193

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $25,649 · end of year $27,691

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,718,627 · end of year $2,690,021

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $568,712 · end of year $267,414

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

We strive to harness the power of the arts to engage, heal & inspire communities through creativity, cultural enrichment, historic preservation, & positive social impact.

  • Education Program: The Workhouse Arts Foundation provides arts classes, workshops, camps and education to the general public, as well as the military community through the Workhouse Military in the Arts Initiative, offering a total of over 100 classes quarterly and 25 camps annually, in approximately 15 disciplines, to children and adults of all ability levels. The Workhouse dedicates approximately 12 teaching classrooms in 7 buildings on the campus. Each year over 1,500 students enrolled in more than 425 classes, workshops, and camps that are taught by nearly 60 teaching artists. Approximately 30% of the teaching artists are also Workhouse campus artists. The Workhouse Arts Foundation also provides movement-based wellness and fitness classes through the Art of Movement program. Classes include traditional fitness classes, meditative movement, creative movement classes, and youth gymnastic fundamentals programs through our Kidnastics Gymnastics initiative. Art of Movement offers a total of over 600 classes annually to over 2,000 students of all ages.

    Expenses $1,026,229 · Revenue $966,866

  • Performing Arts Program: The Workhouse Arts Foundation provides more than 150 individual performances annually in theatre, dance, music, and film, including our annual Haunted Trail interactive-performance event. In addition to productions created in-house, the department also offers a robust 'presenting' series in which local (and touring) musicians and performing artists are programmed as part of our season calendar. In addition, these venue spaces are available for community organizations and other performing arts groups to be able to present their works to our neighbors. Through our connection to the Fairfax County Park Authority, the Workhouse Arts Foundation has been proud to host free concerts on Saturday nights during the Summer as part of the Mt Vernon Nights initiative.The Workhouse Arts Foundation has multiple performance spaces including a 100-seat black box theater, and a 300-seat outdoor performance pavilion with room for several hundred more in the lawn areas adjacent to the stage. Our McGuireWoods Gallery has also hosted musical concerts and stand-up comedy performances throughout each season and has a capacity of 150 persons. In addition to traditional performing arts (theatre, music, and dance) our venues have also been host to films, lectures, our annual Independence Day fireworks celebration, and educational experiences related to performing arts and the history of our campus.

    Expenses $886,912 · Revenue $695,267

  • Studio Artists and Visual Arts: The Workhouse Visual Arts Program provides essential professional support through two key initiatives. We offer approximately 60 below-market rate studio spaces, maintaining an average 97% occupancy, which supports over 55 juried artists who create, exhibit, and sell their work on-site. The program also supports an almost 20 additional juried visual artists through exhibition and sales opportunities in the Arches gallery. The Workhouse produces roughly 100 annual art exhibitions across diverse disciplines including but not limited to painting, glass, ceramics, fiber arts, and photography. A significant portion of these are juried, competitive, and national in scope, demonstrating a commitment to fostering professional artistic careers.

    Expenses $344,775 · Revenue $354,776

  • Museum and History Program: The Workhouse Arts Foundation operates the Lorton Prison Museum featuring the Lucy Burns Gallery, a free-admission institution located within the former Lorton Correctional Complex (1910-2001). The museum engages visitors by exploring the site's evolution from a Progressive Era reformatory to a significant adaptive reuse project. Key themes include the site's critical role in the American women's suffrage movement and its eventual failure as an American carceral site. These stories are brought to life through curated exhibitions, educational tours, and diverse public programming. The department is led by a Museum Director, supported by five full- and part-time staff members and a dedicated team of volunteer docents who steward this unique cultural legacy for the community.

    Expenses $209,168 · Revenue $8,222

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Keith Gordon

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $99,190
    From this org
    $85,256
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,934
    Hours/week
    40

  • Rachel Kizielewicz

    Interim President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $75,166
    From this org
    $74,327
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $839
    Hours/week
    40

  • Vincette Goerl

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sharon Bulova

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John McGranahan

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katie Turcotte

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Caroline Blanco

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David T McElhaney

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Debbie Rosenstein

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Doug Davis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Glenn Cobb

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Greg Riegle

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gregory Gadson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joe Plumpe

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Regan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joy Quinn

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lura Bove

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maryann Annie Broderick

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paula Lettice

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Prudence Bovee

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Klimoski

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sam Gray

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Timothy Rizer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph LaHait

    Ex Officio, Fairfax County Liaison

    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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • WAF LLC

    Lease property/ Hold partnership interest and license · VA · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by Workhouse Arts Foundation Inc

  • Workhouse Museum Development LLC

    Hold partnership interest (dormant) · VA · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by Workhouse Arts Foundation Inc

  • Workhouse Arts Center LLC

    Rehabilitation (dormant) · VA · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by Workhouse Arts Foundation Inc

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
9 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630689349300108

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