Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$467,990

Total expenses

$401,007

Contributions and grants received

$305,392

Grants paid

$4,500

Program service revenue

$124,399

Investment income

$44

Other revenue

$38,155

Total assets, end of year

$143,238

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$143,238

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$294,530

Management and general expenses

$88,686

Fundraising expenses

$17,791

Program service expenses (Part III)

$294,530

Program services were 73.4% 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.

Mission and programs · 2025

• NOVA ARTS: NOVA ARTS BLOCK IS A COLLABORATIVE ARTS INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON EMERGING ARTISTS, UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES, AND UNEXPECTED JUXTAPOSITIONS. THEY PRESENTED AND PARTNERED WITH CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND IDEAS IN THE KEENE AREA AND HOSTED THE ANNUAL THING IN THE SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL.

  Expenses $184,618 · Revenue $84,491

• VIVA BACH BETERBOROUGH: THE MISSION OF THIS PROJECT IS THE CELEBRATE THE MUSIC OF J.S. BACH VIA AN ANNUAL BACH FESTIVAL DURING THE BEAUTIFUL MONTH OF OCTOBER IN PETERBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE! 2024 FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CONCERTS OF PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND CONCERTS WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN PERFORM AND ENGAGE, AND MORE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO DEVELOPED A PARTNERSHIP WITH GRAND MONADNOCK YOUTH CHOIR.

  Expenses $69,827 · Revenue $4,251

• DISCOVER MONADNOCK: PROMOTES ARTS AND CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. THE WEBSITE SAW 47,000 UNIQUE ACTIVE USERS WITH 256,000 EVENTS IN 2025. THE E-NEWSLETTER HAD 187,473 TOTAL SENDS AND 21,216 TOTAL OPENS. THE ARTS ALIVE E-NEWSLETTER HAD 46,092 TOTAL SENDS AND 9,490 TOTAL OPENS.

  Expenses $22,187 · Revenue $12,070

• ARTS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT: ATTENDED BY 13 ARTS LEADERS IN THE MONDADNOCK REGION, ALL OF WHOM REPORTED ON EVALUATIONSTHAT THEY CONNECTED WITH OTHER ARTS LEADERS THEY'D NEVER MET, HAVE ACTIONABLE ITEMS TO FOLLOW UP ON WITH POTENTIAL COLLABORATORS, AND LEARED ABOUT NEW-TO-THEM RESOURCESARTS & ECONOMIC PROSPERITY: 115 INDIVIDUALS ACCESSED THE ARTS AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY REPORT FOR THE MONADNOCK REGION, PUBLISHED IN 2023, WHICH PROVIDES DATA ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ARTS NONPROFITS AND THEIR AUDIENCES.ARTS AMBASSADORS: 41 INDIVIDUALS ARE REGISTERED AS ARTS AMBASSADORS AND HAVE PARTICIPATED IN CALLS TO ACTION TO CONTACT REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT ARTS ADVOCACY TOPICS.DISCOVER MONADNOCK ARTS: PROMOTES ARTS AND CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. THE WEBSITE SAW 47,000 UNIQUE ACTIVE USERS WITH 256,000 EVENTS FOR 2024. THE E-NEWSLETTER HAD 178,079 TOTAL SENDS AND 68,241 TOTAL OPENS. FOR THE FIRST TIME A PRINTED BROCHURE WAS DISTRIBUTED AT TOURIST WELCOME CENTERS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND - THE WEBSITE TRAFFIC FOR THE DISTRIBUTION PERIOD WENT FROM 12,000 THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO 43,000 THIS YEAR.ELEVATE THE ARTS FEST: AN ACCESSIBLE ARTS FESTIVAL IN KEENE THAT MANIFESTS OUR VISION OF AN ARTS CORRIDOR THROUGH THE FOWNTOWN OF THE CITY. 10 LOCAL ARTISTS WERE HIRED TO PROVIDE FREE ARTS ACTIVITIES TO THE PUBLIC. 20 LOCAL PERFORMERS HAD A PLATFORM TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS THROUGH THE OPEN MIC AND AS ROVING PERFORMERS THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL SPACE. OVER 1,000 ATTENDEES OF ALL AGES WERE ABLE TO ENJOY THE EVENT FOR FREE AND SUPPORT OVER 30 LOCAL ARTISTS/VENDORS WITH THEIR PURCHASES, CREATING AN UPLIFTING ATMOSPHERE FOR BOTH CREATORS AND THE COMMUNITY.EWING ARTS AWARD: 11 ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WERE CELEBRATED AT THE ANNUAL EWING ARTS AWARDS.KEENE ARTWALK: A COLLABORATION WITH KEENE DOWNTOWN GROUP WHERE OVER 4,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOURED THE KEENE ARTWALK EXHIBIT AND ATTENDED THE ART IS EVERYWHERE FESTIVAL EVENT, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED OVER 95 VISUAL ARTISTS, AND 8 PERFORMING ARTISTS. ARTS ALIVE PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN DIGITAL MARKETING TO THIS PROGRAM.FIELD TRIPS: 41 ATTENDEES WENT ON 6 FIELD TRIPS IN 2024 TO ARTS LOCATIONS AROUND THE MONADNOCK REGION. 92% REPORTED THEY LEARNED SOMETHING NEW ABOUT ARTS IN THE REGION, AND 100% SAID THEY FELT WELCOMED AND INCLUDED IN THE DAY'S ACTIVITY.REDICALLY RURAL ARTS TRACK: ARTS ALIVE PARTNERED WITH RADICALLY RURAL TO CREATE AN ARTS AND CULTURE TRACK FOR THE NATIONAL SUMMIT FEATURING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SOCIAL PRACTICE ART, AND A SESSION ON HOW TO BUILD ARTS SPACES.MINIGRANTS: 18 MINIGRANTS OF UP TO $250 WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 18 ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN 2024. OUTCOMES OF THESE GRANTS INCLUDED: NEW OR CONTINUTED ART LITERARY AND PERFORMANCE WORK; EQUIPMENT/SUPPLY PURCHASES; INCREASED SALES, SHOWS, VISIBILITY, COMMUNITY BUILDING, RELATIONSHIPS, AND TEACHING EVENTS; WORKS WERE CREATED THAT WERE CONNECTED DEEPLY WITH PLACE, AND ARTISTS FELT MOTIVATED AND VALUED.ECHO FINCH: ARTIST AND MUSICIAN ADAM ARNONE PILOTED A PROJECT AT MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TO CREATE A SOUND AND ART INSTALLATION IN THE WAITING ROOM THAT WOULD HELP HOSPITAL VISITORS REGULATE THEIR BODIES WHILE WAITING FOR LOVED ONES RECEIVING TREATMENT.WOODS FILM: FILMMAKER LAINA BARAKAT WAS SUPPORTED TO CONDUCT CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT WORK ON HER NEWEST FILE, INCLUDING HIRING A SCRIPT CONSULTANT, AND PARTICIPATING IN A STRUCTURED WRITING PROGRAM WITH PEERS.NSQUARED DANCE: THIS PROJECT LAUNCHED INTO NONPROFIT INDEPENDENCE AFTER OVER A YEAR IN THE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. THEIR FINAL PROJECT UNDER FISCAL SPONSORSHIP WAS TO HOST A LAUNCH PARTY AND FUNDRAISING GALA THAT FEATURED PERFORMANCES OF NEW CHOREOGRAPHY BY LOCAL ARTISTS.KEENE MULTICULTURAL CENTER: A MULTI-CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTER THAT SERVES AND SUPPORTS A DIVERSE POPULATION OF LOCALS AND SURROUNDING AREA RESIDENTS TO BUILD COMMUNITY WITH NEW RESIDENTS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE CREATION OF A WELCOMING SPACE THAT CONNECTS THEM WITH ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.HERITAGE CRAFT DOCUMENTARY: THIS FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY WILL TELL THE STORY OF NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE VEHICLE OF TRADITIONAL HERITAGE CRAFTS AND OF THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEM, HIGHLIGHTING THE VITAL ROLE THEY PLAY IN THE PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL RESOURCES. THE PROJECT PAID FOR EDITING, FILMING, AND A GALLERY SHOW/EVENT AT MILL HOLLOW.FRIENDS OF PUBLIC ART: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC ART (FPA) CONTRIBUTES TO THE HISTORIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY THROUGH THE CREATION OF PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS. FPA HOSTED ART PROJECTS THAT WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE BUT DOES HAVE A COST TO CREATE, ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, AND ENSURE A BROAD AUDIENCE.NH POET LAUREATE - UNDER THE MADNESS MAGAZINE: WITH ARTS ALIVE'S FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, THIS PROJECT WILL PUBLISH 3 ISSUES OF UNDER THE MADNESS MAGAZINE, INCLUDING AT LEAST 1 INTERNATIONAL (OR IMMIGRANT-FOCUSED) SPECIAL ISSUE; SPONSORED 3-5 JUDGED CONTESTS IN POETRY, FICTION, AND CREATIVE NONFICTION; HOSTED 5-7 ONLINE READINGS AND WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTH WRITERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, AND IDENTIFIED THE STUDENT RECIPIENT OF THE JACK & HANNAH MCCARTHY SCHOLARSHIP.REMEMBERING THE SOUL: THIS FILM PROJECT IS LED BY JOSEPH PLANTE AND IBSAHU PERNEBSATI. THIS PROJECT HAS NOT HAD ANY ACTIVITY TO DATE IN OUR FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM.CONTENDERS DOCUMENTARY: THIS FILM PROJECT IS LED BY BRANTLEY PALMER. CONTENDERS IS THE STORY OF FALL MOUNTAIN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, THEIR FOOTBALL TEAM, AND THE TURNAROUND OF THE PROGRAM UNDER NEW HEAD COACH ORION BINNEY, AS WELL AS THE STORY OF THE COMMUNITY THAT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THEM THROUGH THICK AND THIN. THIS PROJECT FILMED IN THE FALL OF 2024.SOJOURNER FILMS: THE ESTHER TOPAZ DOCUMENTARY: THIS FILM PROJECT IS LED BY LARRY BENAQUIST. IN 2024 SOJOURNER FILMS RAISED FUNDS, FILMED EDITED PORTIONS OF A MOVIE ABOUT ARTIST AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR ESTHER TOPAZ AND RECRUITED VIRGINIA ESKIN, NOTED PIANIST, TO COMPOSE AND PERFORM THE MUSICAL SCORE.KDG 2.0: THE KDG 2.0 IS AN EXECUTIVE STAFFING INITIATIVE FOR THE KEENE DOWNTOWN GROUP TO POSITION THE CITY OF KEENE AS A FESTIVAL TOWN. THERE WAS NO FINANCIAL ACTIVITY IN 2024 UNDER FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, BUT THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEVELOPED A STRATEGIC PLAN INTERNALLY AND APPLIED FOR FUNDING.

  Expenses $17,898 · Grants $4,500 · Revenue $61,786

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

2025

Filed

10 June 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.1

Source object

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