Totals
- Total revenue
- $489,579
- Total expenses
- $497,755
- Contributions and grants received
- $358,089
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $116,274
- Investment income
- $7,697
- Other revenue
- $7,519
- Total assets, end of year
- $394,213
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $40,011
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $354,202
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $279,471
- Management and general expenses
- $131,603
- Fundraising expenses
- $86,681
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $279,471
Program services were 56.1% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$29,500
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$328,589
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2a · Program service revenue: Art Education
total $59,508 · related or exempt $59,508
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2b · Program service revenue: Presenting
total $56,766 · related or exempt $56,766
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3 · Investment income
total $7,697 · excluded $7,697
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Magazine Advertising
total $7,519 · unrelated business $7,519
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11e · Other revenue, total
$7,519
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $84,093 · program services $63,379 · management and general $12,792 · fundraising $7,922
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $169,097 · program services $98,748 · management and general $11,944 · fundraising $58,405
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $25,378 · program services $4,886 · management and general $15,481 · fundraising $5,011
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $23,160 · program services $8,778 · management and general $9,089 · fundraising $5,293
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $6,683 · management and general $6,683
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $9,195 · program services $4,224 · management and general $1,722 · fundraising $3,249
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,117 · management and general $1,117
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16 · Occupancy
total $27,100 · management and general $27,100
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17 · Travel
total $5,312 · program services $4,176 · management and general $1,104 · fundraising $32
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $5,860 · program services $190 · management and general $5,670
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,763 · program services $1,763
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23 · Insurance
total $7,869 · program services $396 · management and general $7,473
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24a · Other expenses: Artist Contracts
total $6,577 · program services $6,577
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24b · Other expenses: Event Expense
total $60,336 · program services $53,845 · fundraising $6,491
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24c · Other expenses: Artist in Residence
total $4,314 · program services $4,314
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24d · Other expenses: Strategic Planning
total $23,269 · management and general $23,269
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24e · All other expenses
total $36,632 · program services $28,195 · management and general $8,159 · fundraising $278
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $81,026 · end of year $126,998
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $275,517 · end of year $263,785
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$31,608
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$28,178
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,193 · end of year $3,430
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25 · Other liabilities
end of year $40,011
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $361,736 · end of year $354,202
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
Methow Arts Alliance enriches the lives of people in Okanogan County by making the arts an integral and dynamic part of publicschool education, economic vitality, and community.
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Art Education: Contributed to the academic success and cultural understanding by providing art education programs youth in 8 school districts across Okanogan County. Delivered a trauma informed arts in education program that meets state standards in SEL. Involved all public, private, and homeschooled students of the Methow Valley in childrens theater production. Maintained a k-5 arts program at Methow Valley Elementary and middle school which delivered an hour of arts education to every student, every week.
Expenses $153,709
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Presenting: Delivered multi-cultural performing and visual art opportunities for 7,500 children across 8 school districts. Executed a summer concert series that served both youth and adults which included the annual July 4th Arts Festival, approximately 2500 people reached.
Expenses $111,788
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Promotion: Produced and distributed 4 quarterly art publications highlighting the work of area artists and arts organizations, each publication reaching approximately 5,000. Promoted the work of artists and arts organizations through our website and active social media presence.
Expenses $13,974
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Sarah Jo Lightner
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $96,004
- From this org
- $96,004
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 36
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Missi Smith
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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Jill Sheley
Vice President-Acting Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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Salyna Gracie
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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Ray Johnston
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nicole Ringgold
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Leslie Garrard
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dorothy Mitchel
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 14 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202622579349301242
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