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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by AURORA PHOTOCENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$104,785
Total expenses
$65,230
Contributions and grants received
$87,957
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
$15,242
Membership dues (line 3)
$1,557
Investment income (line 4)
$29
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$69,236
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$69,236
Program service expenses (Part III)
$65,231

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

AURORA PHOTOCENTER'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT VISUAL ARTISTS WORKING IN PHOTOGRAPHY THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, RESIDENCIES, WORKSHOPS, VISITING ARTIST TALKS, AND ACCESS TO CREATIVE TOOLS. AS THE ONLY NONPROFIT IN INDIANA DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO PHOTOGRAPHY, AURORA IS AN ESSENTIAL HUB FOR THE MEDIUM IN OUR ARTS COMMUNITY. AURORA ALSO SERVES AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN LOCAL ARTISTS AND THE GREATER PHOTOGRAPHIC COMMUNITY, WITH A REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL SCOPE. AURORA IS PASSIONATE ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY'S EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL POWER AS AN ART MEDIUM IN ITS OWN RIGHT.

  • AURORA'S EXHIBITIONS HIGHLIGHT EMERGING WORK BY LOCAL ARTISTS AND FOSTER NEW IDEAS, INSPIRATION, AND CONNECTIONS TO OUR ARTS COMMUNITY BY FEATURING THE WORK OF INTERNATIONALLY EXHIBITING, AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHERS. IN 2024, AURORA PRODUCED EIGHT EXHIBITIONS THAT FEATURED THE WORK OF 15 PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE EXHIBITIONS IN AGGREGATE WERE VIEWED BY APPROXIMATELY 1,700 OVER A TOTAL OF 208 DAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. EACH EXHIBIT FEATURED AN OPENING.

    Expenses $10,458

  • AURORA'S RESIDENCIES OFFER INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT AND EXCHANGE, AND THE ALSO HIGHLIGHT OUR INDIANAPOLIS ARTS COMMUNITY AS A CENTER OF CREATIVE PRODUCTION. IN 2024, AURORA HOSTED TWO RESIDENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 35 DAYS.

    Expenses $2,341

  • AURORA'S WORKSHOPS INTRODUCE ARTISTS TO NEW SKILLS AND WAYS OF WORKING, PROVIDING ACCESS TO EVER-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY IN A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT. IN 2024, AURORA NINE WORKSHOPS, SIX IN AURORA'S FACILITY AND THREE FREE PUBLIC OUTREACH CYANOTYPE WORKSHOPS ON INDY'S MONUMENT CIRCLE. A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 270 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN AURORA'S WORKSHOPS IN 2024.

    Expenses $5,390

  • AURORA'S PUBLIC-ACCESS DARKROOM AND DIGITAL IMAGING AREA OFFER ACCESS TO CREATIVE TOOLS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF IMAGES FROM CAMERA TO PRINT.AURORA'S VISITING ARTIST TALKS KEEP LOCAL ARTISTS CONNECTED TO THE CURRENT DIALOG ON PHOTOGRAPHY BEYOND OUR COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $47,042

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

  • Mary Goodwin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Carrie Cooper

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Abigail Hedges

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Justin Carney

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Jeremy Hatch

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Ben Martinkus

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Osama James Nakagawa

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Jacinda Russell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Elise Antoinette Smith

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Betsy Stirratt

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
26 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202501469349200710

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