Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,309,351
- Total expenses
- $2,457,628
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,045,805
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,190,196
- Investment income
- $1,836
- Other revenue
- $71,514
- Total assets, end of year
- $927,139
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $415,065
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $512,074
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,875,177
- Management and general expenses
- $187,839
- Fundraising expenses
- $394,612
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,875,177
Program services were 76.3% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$11,542
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$250,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$784,263
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$17,936
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2a · Program service revenue: GRANTS FROM GOVERNMENT
total $975,285 · related or exempt $975,285
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2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $162,965 · related or exempt $162,965
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2c · Program service revenue: ART DONATIONS
total $45,582 · related or exempt $45,582
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2d · Program service revenue: LICENSING FEES
total $6,364 · related or exempt $6,364
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3 · Investment income
total $1,836 · excluded $1,836
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$58,299
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$11,542
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$6,200
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $52,099 · excluded $52,099
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $19,415 · related or exempt $19,415
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11e · Other revenue, total
$19,415
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,373,475 · program services $1,037,707 · management and general $68,326 · fundraising $267,442
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $214,553 · program services $165,936 · management and general $7,614 · fundraising $41,003
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $105,740 · program services $80,212 · management and general $20,364 · fundraising $5,164
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $5,802 · management and general $5,802
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11g · Fees: other
total $227,917 · program services $148,911 · management and general $34,189 · fundraising $44,817
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $53,379 · program services $37,676 · management and general $660 · fundraising $15,043
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13 · Office expenses
total $32,628 · program services $15,569 · management and general $11,123 · fundraising $5,936
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16 · Occupancy
total $149,302 · program services $149,302
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20 · Interest
total $4,397 · management and general $4,397
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $16,323 · management and general $16,323
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23 · Insurance
total $19,651 · program services $14,254 · management and general $702 · fundraising $4,695
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24a · Other expenses: ARTISTS' STIPENDS
total $45,939 · program services $45,939
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24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES
total $26,500 · program services $23,467 · management and general $3,033
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24c · Other expenses: UTILITIES
total $25,998 · program services $25,998
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24d · Other expenses: PRINTING AND POSTAGE
total $24,550 · program services $20,400 · management and general $139 · fundraising $4,011
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24e · All other expenses
total $131,474 · program services $109,806 · management and general $15,167 · fundraising $6,501
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $311,559 · end of year $275,337
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $60,313 · end of year $10,000
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $160,000 · end of year $120,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $194,316 · end of year $245,594
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $26,275 · end of year $10,012
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$219,438
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$162,431
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $73,330 · end of year $57,007
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $13,829 · end of year $47,874
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $152,888 · end of year $161,315
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $184,262 · end of year $131,663
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $120,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $147,795 · end of year $163,402
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $405,370 · end of year $350,934
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $255,083 · end of year $161,140
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
ARTS OF LIFE SUPPORTS OVER 60 ADULT ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES AT TWO COLLECTIVE ART STUDIOS IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. STUDIO PROGRAMMING IS DICTATED BY THE SPECIFIC INTERESTS AND TALENTS OF OUR ARTISTS, WHO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF TO MANAGE AND DEVELOP THE STUDIO. WE ARE GUIDED BY THE PRINCIPLES THAT ALL ARTISTS, REGARDLESS OF DISABILITY, SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE MEMBERS OF AN ARTISTIC COMMUNITY THAT 1)DEVELOPS ORGANICALLY BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE NEEDS; 2)IS CONSTANTLY SHAPED BY THEIR OPINIONS, CHOICES, AND INTERESTS; AND 3)CONTRIBUTES TO THE LARGER ARTS COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY IN GENERAL.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ADVANCES THE CREATIVE ARTS COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ARTISTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES A COLLECTIVE SPACE TO EXPAND THEIR PRACTICE AND STRENGTHEN THEIR LEADERSHIP.
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THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, INNOVATIVE SERVICES THROUGH THE ARTS TO INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA.
Expenses $1,875,177 · Revenue $1,209,611
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Julie GustafsonJULIE GUSTAFSON
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Rachel MartellRACHEL MARTELL
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Matt MichrinaMATT MICHRINA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joe McLlhattanJOE MCLLHATTAN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Patty KlingbielPATTY KLINGBIEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
John Troxel-CzmyrJOHN TROXEL-CZMYR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Sarah RiddellSARAH RIDDELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Cortney LedererCORTNEY LEDERER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Sean HicksSEAN HICKS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jeff GoldbergJEFF GOLDBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jennifer MasiJENNIFER MASI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Patricia Christensen-ReesPATRICIA CHRISTENSEN-REES
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 28 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601189349301215
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