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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BUFFALO ARTS STUDIO.

Totals

Total revenue
$827,833
Total expenses
$637,782
Contributions and grants received
$509,551
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$215,539
Investment income
$32,697
Other revenue
$70,046
Total assets, end of year
$1,089,227
Total liabilities, end of year
$48,715
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,040,512
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$533,486
Management and general expenses
$83,125
Fundraising expenses
$21,171
Program service expenses (Part III)
$533,486

Program services were 83.6% 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)

    $150,200

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $359,351

  • 2a · Program service revenue: STUDIO FEES AND TUITION

    total $179,675 · related or exempt $179,675

  • 2b · Program service revenue: GIFT SHOP SALES

    total $35,864 · related or exempt $35,864

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $32,697 · related or exempt $32,697

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $78,360

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $8,314

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $70,046

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $65,000 · program services $45,500 · management and general $19,500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $277,172 · program services $218,625 · management and general $39,745 · fundraising $18,802

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,366 · program services $3,366

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,398 · program services $5,053 · management and general $3,883 · fundraising $462

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,495 · management and general $1,500 · fundraising $995

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $96,535 · program services $96,535

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,903 · management and general $5,903

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,762 · management and general $5,762

  • 24a · Other expenses: TEACHING FEES

    total $40,649 · program services $40,649

  • 24b · Other expenses: ARTIST FEES & HONORARIUM

    total $40,101 · program services $40,101

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $39,398 · program services $39,398

  • 24d · Other expenses: SPECIAL PROJECTS

    total $31,384 · program services $31,384

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $20,619 · program services $12,875 · management and general $6,832 · fundraising $912

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $650,805 · end of year $329,305

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $60,000 · end of year $55,200

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $14,125 · end of year $5,619

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,378 · end of year $4,651

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

    $391,751

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

    $224,271

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $238,853 · end of year $167,480

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $526,972

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,368 · end of year $9,769

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,800

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $113,532 · end of year $38,946

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $813,696 · end of year $937,356

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $36,765 · end of year $103,156

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE STUDIO SPACE AND REGULAR PUBLIC EXPOSURE FOR REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, AND TO ENRICH THE COMMUNITY WITH ART CLASSES, MURAL PROGRAMS, AND PUBLIC ART. EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC ART AND CLASSES HELP THE STUDIO SERVE AS A CULTUTAL CENTER.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE STUDIO SPACE AND REGULAR PUBLIC EXPOSURE FOR REGIONAL,NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, AND TO ENRICH THE COMMUNITY WITH ART CLASSES, MURAL PROGRAMS, AND PUBLIC ART. EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC ART AND CLASSES HELP THE STUDIO SERVE AS A CULTUTAL CENTER.

  • BUFFALO ARTS STUDIO (BAS) SUBSIDIZES STUDIO SPACE FOR UNDER-REPRESENTED AND EMERGING ARTISTS. RENT AND UTILITIES ARE OUR LARGEST EXPENSE IN THE ARTISTS' STUDIO PROGRAM. BUFFALO ARTS STUDIO PRESENTS EMERGING REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS IN BOTH SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS EACH YEAR. BAS STAFF SELECT ARTISTS FROM A PUBLIC CALL, INSTALL EXHIBITIONS, DEVELOP INVITATIONS AND ALL PRESS RELEASES, WRITE CATALOGS AND UNINSTALL EXHIBITS. ARTISTS ARE PROVIDED WITH SHIPPING FEES, TRAVEL FEES, AND A SMALL HONORARIUM. THE EXHIBITION PROGRAM HAS A BALANCE OF EXPENSES RANGING FROM ARTISTS COSTS, STAFFING, TO RENT AND UTILITIES. ALSO INCLUDED IS A GIFT SHOP TO FURTHER PROMOTE THE ARTISTS' WORK.

    Expenses $346,718 · Revenue $88,046

  • PROJECT CREATE EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL ARTS TRAINING TO LOW INCOME YOUTH, ADULTS AND EMERGING PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS ARE MENTORED THROUGH COLLEGE. BAS PROVIDES INSTRUCTORS WHO ARE FOREMOST IN THEIR FIELD,INCLUDING ARTISTS, COLLEGE PROFESSORS, AND HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHERS FROM THE REGION. COURSES RANGE FROM DRAWING, CERAMICS, PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINTMAKING, VIDEO MEDIA ARTS, AND PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT. ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FULLY EQUIPPED CLASSROOMS FOR PAINTING,DRAWING AND MIX MEDIA,A CERAMIC STUDIO WITH 9 WHEELS AND KILN ROOM, COMPUTER STATION WITH PRINTER, AND PROJECTORS ALL AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS' USAGE. THE LARGEST COSTS FOR THE EDUCATION PROGRAM ARE TEACHING FEES, STAFFING, RENT AND UTILITIES.

    Expenses $186,768 · Revenue $91,629

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alma Carrillo

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $65,000
    From this org
    $65,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Leslie Hoffman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Kwandrans

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Quniesha Ballard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michele Agosto

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Capalbo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonathon Cox

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Kaminski

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Lenker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bruce Supernault

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erin Kearny

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shannon L Johnson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    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
2023
Filed
9 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501299349303210

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