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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by OPEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$441,473
Total expenses
$491,058
Contributions and grants received
$350,265
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$91,208
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$9,030
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,030
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$278,042
Management and general expenses
$205,205
Fundraising expenses
$7,811
Program service expenses (Part III)
$131,285

Program services were 56.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $848

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $349,417

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Workshops

    total $42,367 · related or exempt $42,367

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Art Work Commissions

    total $40,941 · related or exempt $40,941

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Gallery use of space

    total $7,900 · related or exempt $7,900

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $262,755 · program services $151,980 · management and general $107,885 · fundraising $2,890

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $353 · management and general $353

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $20,981 · program services $2,029 · management and general $18,952

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $82,448 · program services $38,519 · management and general $43,929

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,224 · management and general $2,224

  • 24a · Other expenses: Exhibitions Events

    total $19,405 · program services $10,397 · management and general $6,166 · fundraising $2,842

  • 24b · Other expenses: Projects

    total $82,771 · program services $69,630 · management and general $11,062 · fundraising $2,079

  • 24c · Other expenses: Equipment

    total $13,718 · program services $5,487 · management and general $8,231

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,403 · management and general $6,403

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $58,995 · end of year $9,030

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $58,995 · end of year $9,030

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To provide a space where all can come together to share, showcase, and refine their artistice talents while connecting their growth to the community.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To provide a space where all can come together to share showcase and refine their artistic talents while connecting their growth to the community

  • Artecito is a bimonthly workshp presented via zoom and in person at different community locations. This project was created in collaborati with Lincoln Park Zoo and presented 26 workshops in the last calendar year. Participants explore different plants and wildlife through a presentation and reinforced through the Arts.

    Expenses $60,000

  • La Plaza de Marshall Square, a community-led vision to transform one of Chicagos historic boulevards into a vibrant public plaza inspired plazas and central gardens found throughout the world. Residents have consistently shared the importance of green spaces, public gathering areas, and family centered environments. La Plaza seeks to honor these traditions while crating a welcoming and culturally rooted public space in Marshall Square.

    Expenses $50,000

  • The LAWNDALE Project serves as a bridge between North Lawndale and South Lawndale communities, harnessing the transformative power of the Arts to foster connection and unity. By bringing these neighbohoods together, the project seeks to create a cohesive community where residents can celebrate their shared heritage and creativity.

    Expenses $21,285

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jorge O Magana

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ivan Torres

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Reyna Hernandez

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Carmen Vergara

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jaime Arteaga

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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
15 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202612279349300816

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