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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE NICHOLSON PROJECT.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 15 October 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$565,722 changed to $573,722
Total expenses
$444,506 changed to $444,504
Contributions and grants received
$565,722 changed to $573,722
Total assets, end of year
$191,640 changed to $199,640
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$191,640 changed to $199,640
Program services expenses
$206,998 changed to $216,283
Management and general expenses
$219,105 changed to $209,818
Program service expenses (Part III)
$206,998 changed to $216,283

Listed only on the later return

  • Caroline Trudeau
  • Ian Callender
  • Kimberly Moore
  • Marissa Levin
  • Nicole Dowd
  • Paul Ruppert

Listed under a different title

  • Stefanie Reiser: Executive Director then EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIR

Totals

Total revenue
$565,722
Total expenses
$444,506
Contributions and grants received
$565,722
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$191,640
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$191,640
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$206,998
Management and general expenses
$219,105
Fundraising expenses
$18,403
Program service expenses (Part III)
$206,998

Program services were 46.6% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $401,555

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $164,167

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

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

  • 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

  • 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 $0 · program services $0

  • 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 $78,600 · program services $0 · management and general $78,600 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

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

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $29,400 · program services $0 · management and general $29,400 · 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 $8,469 · program services $0 · management and general $8,469 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

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

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,947 · program services $0 · management and general $8,947 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,454 · program services $0 · management and general $11,454 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

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

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $18,403 · fundraising $18,403

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

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

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $138,717 · program services $123,741 · management and general $14,976 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,457 · program services $4,484 · management and general $973 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,801 · program services $0 · management and general $4,801 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

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

  • 15 · Royalties

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

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,000 · program services $0 · management and general $18,000 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,785 · program services $5,597 · management and general $188 · 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 $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

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

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

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

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

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

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,271 · program services $821 · management and general $6,450 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Utilities

    total $9,881 · program services $0 · management and general $9,881 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Payroll Fees

    total $2,347 · program services $0 · management and general $2,347 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Stipend

    total $49,900 · program services $49,900 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Supplies and Materials

    total $24,041 · program services $22,455 · management and general $1,586 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $23,033 · program services $0 · management and general $23,033 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $33,643 · end of year $70,369

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 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

    $82,221

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,364 · end of year $82,221

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $33,983 · end of year $39,050

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 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 $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $69,990 · end of year $191,640

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

The Nicholson Project is an artist residency program coupled with a neighborhood garden that works to support artists and serve as a creative and innovative cultural hub.

Activities or mission (Part I)

he Nicholson Project is an artist residency program coupled with a neighborhood garden that works to support artists and serve as a creative and innovative cultural hub.

  • Public Art Through our Public Art Program, The Nicholson Project received a Public Art Building Communites Grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities to commission artist April Banks to create "Elevate (Freedom is a Place)." Taking inspiration from the stoop, a common architectural feature in Southeast DC and throughout other parts of the City, "Elevate (Freedom is a Place)" in installed in The Nicholson Project garden, visible to all who passby and those who visit, and serves as a pedestal, a functional piece of public art, as stage or seating, for performance or for rest. The artwork was unveiled on September 17, 2022 will remain on view for two years.

    Expenses $107,261 · Grants $125,000

  • Artist Residency The Nicholson Project's Artist Residency Program comprised four ten-week, In-House Residencies and five one-week Digital Residencies. In-house Residents were awarded a ten-week residency to live and work on-site in a fully furnished apartment and artist studio, a $5,000 stipend, support from guest curators and staff, $2,000 to develop a public engagement program or art activation, documentation of their artwork; and professional development opportunities. Digital Residents received $500 for a five-day online residency, shared across social media, and archived on The Nicholson Project website.

    Expenses $47,130 · Grants $60,757

  • Garden The Nicholson Project is located in the Fairlawn neighborhood in Washington, DC's Ward 7, which is officially designated as a food desert. The Garden Program consists of 15 raised beds of organic produce and herbs and a twenty-four-foot rack of raspberries, overseen by a Farmer-in-residence who serves as garden manager, educator, and the main point of contact for our garden activities and distribution during peak growing season. In 2022, The Nicholson Project distributed 3,450 servings of fresh produce to our direct community.

    Expenses $29,245 · Grants $10,000

  • Exhibitions: Exhibitions support and promote the work of the residents and other artists working in the area. The Nicholson Project presented three exhibitions featuring artwork by resident artists and presented six accompanying programs--three artist talks, and three opening/closing/receptions. Community Programs: The Nicholson Projects develops and presents a variety of programming to educate the public and artistic community and provide accessible and welcoming experiences where the public can interact with artists through studio visits, workshops, artist talks, performances, and more. The Nicholson Project presented six free workshops, one poetry reading, three performances, and one large community event celebrating our third anniversary. DC Art Bank: The Nicholson Project received a grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) in order for CAH to acquire two artworks by resident artists, as part of DC's Art Bank Collection.

    Expenses $23,362 · Grants $29,000

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Allison Nance

    Managing Director

    Total calculated
    $78,600
    From this org
    $78,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Stefanie Reiser

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

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
2022
Filed
9 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202302239349301335

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