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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by STUDENTS MOTIVATED BY THE ARTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$812,832
Total expenses
$845,418
Contributions and grants received
$405,915
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$370,347
Investment income
-$174
Other revenue
$36,744
Total assets, end of year
$464,216
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,966
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$448,250
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$624,354
Management and general expenses
$169,400
Fundraising expenses
$51,664
Program service expenses (Part III)
$624,354

Program services were 73.9% 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

    $11,810

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $24,950

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $369,155

  • 2a · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING

    total $370,347 · related or exempt $370,347

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $888 · excluded $888

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $10,224

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $11,286

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,062

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,062 · excluded -$1,062

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $56,132

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $11,810

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $22,439

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $33,693

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $3,051 · excluded $3,051

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,051

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $109,764 · program services $33,979 · management and general $54,132 · fundraising $21,653

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $493,516 · program services $417,368 · management and general $56,597 · fundraising $19,551

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $27,215 · program services $10,526 · management and general $15,352 · fundraising $1,337

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $58,744 · program services $35,853 · management and general $19,718 · fundraising $3,173

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,725 · management and general $2,725

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $829 · management and general $829

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,861 · program services $5,127 · management and general $6,784 · fundraising $5,950

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,348 · program services $10,496 · management and general $1,852

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $51,273 · program services $43,582 · management and general $7,691

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,750 · program services $11,750

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $20,525 · program services $20,525

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,158 · management and general $2,158

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $25,426 · program services $25,426

  • 24b · Other expenses: SMALL EQUIPMENT

    total $9,722 · program services $9,722

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $1,562 · management and general $1,562

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $258,681 · end of year $188,788

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $14,228 · end of year $69,249

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,124 · end of year $1,223

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

    $325,344

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

    $152,768

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $193,104 · end of year $172,576

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $28,791 · end of year $31,880

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $19,196 · end of year $15,966

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $472,579 · end of year $416,729

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,653 · end of year $31,521

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SMARTS COMMUNITY ART SCHOOL PROVIDES ACCESS AND EARLY TRAINING IN THE ARTS FOR OUR REGION'S K-12 YOUTH WITH A FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. SMARTS ENGAGES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND ARTISTS IN COOPERATIVE PROJECTS DESIGNED TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY, PROMOTE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, INSPIRE SELF-DISCOVERY, AND IMPACT CULTURAL AND ACADEMIC LITERACY THROUGH FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS

Activities or mission (Part I)

SMARTS IS A NATIONALLY AWARD-WINNING, COMMUNITY-BASED ART SCHOOL, PROVIDING CURRICULUM-FOCUSED PROGRAMMING IN SCHOOLS AND OUT OF SCHOOLS FOR VISUAL ARTS, MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER, AND CREATIVE WRITING

  • COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING - SMARTS PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND YOUTH PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE REGION BOTH DURING AND AFTER SCHOOL BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ARTS CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR STUDENTS. SMARTS "PLANTS" SMARTS COMMUNITY TEACHING ARTISTS TO WORK ALONE OR IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ARTS AND/OR CLASSROOM TEACHERS

    Expenses $403,951 · Revenue $370,347

  • PUBLIC PROGRAMMING - SMARTS PROVIDES CLASSES IN VISUAL ARTS, MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER, AND CREATIVE WRITING FOR OUR REGION'S PRE K-12 YOUTH WITH A FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. SMARTS IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH CLASSES TAKING PLACE IN THE HISTORIC OHIO ONE BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN YOUNGSTOWN AFTER SCHOOL AND SATURDAYS. CLASSES ARE OFFERED IN THE FALL, SPRING, AND SUMMER

    Expenses $220,403

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Rebecca L Keck

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $109,764
    From this org
    $109,764
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Diane Palmer

    BOARD PRESID

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonathon Fauvie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Denise Holt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Gabrick

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul Garchar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bergen Giordani

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Orsini

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Megan Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stacia Erdos

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nick Chretien

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Misty Hazy

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Myra Vitto

    PAST PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John McNally

    DIRECTOR

    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
28 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540609349300214

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