Totals
- Total revenue
- $812,334
- Total expenses
- $612,891
- Contributions and grants received
- $414,277
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $217,893
- Investment income
- $30,345
- Other revenue
- $149,819
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,242,189
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,234
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,239,955
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $473,625
- Management and general expenses
- $111,724
- Fundraising expenses
- $27,542
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $473,625
Program services were 77.3% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$229,357
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$184,920
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2a · Program service revenue: STUDIO FEES AND TUITION
total $194,310 · related or exempt $194,310
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2b · Program service revenue: GIFT SHOP SALES
total $23,583 · related or exempt $23,583
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3 · Investment income
total $30,345 · related or exempt $30,345
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$192,185
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$42,366
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $149,819
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $79,000 · program services $55,300 · management and general $23,700
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $257,976 · program services $184,844 · management and general $50,674 · fundraising $22,458
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $3,860 · management and general $3,860
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $4,329 · program services $4,329
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13 · Office expenses
total $11,124 · program services $6,058 · management and general $1,457 · fundraising $3,609
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14 · Information technology
total $2,100 · management and general $2,100
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16 · Occupancy
total $100,197 · program services $100,197
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $13,573 · management and general $13,573
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23 · Insurance
total $6,603 · management and general $6,603
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24a · Other expenses: TEACHING FEES
total $52,325 · program services $52,325
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES
total $28,110 · program services $28,110
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24c · Other expenses: ARTIST FEES & HONORARIUM
total $24,738 · program services $24,738
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24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE
total $11,182 · program services $11,174 · management and general $8
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24e · All other expenses
total $17,774 · program services $6,550 · management and general $9,749 · fundraising $1,475
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $329,305 · end of year $411,473
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $55,200 · end of year $95,497
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $5,619 · end of year $3,167
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $4,651 · end of year $9,911
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$319,445
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$127,548
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $167,480 · end of year $191,897
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $526,972 · end of year $530,244
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $9,769 · end of year $2,234
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $38,946
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $937,356 · end of year $1,141,079
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $103,156 · end of year $98,876
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE STUDIO SPACE AND REGULAR PUBLIC EXPOSURE FOR REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, AND TO ENRICH THE COMMUNITY WITH ART CLASSES, MURAL PROGRAMS, AND PUBLIC ART. EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC ART AND CLASSES HELP THE STUDIO SERVE AS A CULTUTAL CENTER.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE STUDIO SPACE AND REGULAR PUBLIC EXPOSURE FOR REGIONAL,NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, AND TO ENRICH THE COMMUNITY WITH ART CLASSES, MURAL PROGRAMS, AND PUBLIC ART. EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC ART AND CLASSES HELP THE STUDIO SERVE AS A CULTUTAL CENTER.
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BUFFALO ARTS STUDIO (BAS) SUBSIDIZES STUDIO SPACE FOR UNDER-REPRESENTED AND EMERGING ARTISTS. RENT AND UTILITIES ARE OUR LARGEST EXPENSE IN THE ARTISTS' STUDIO PROGRAM. BUFFALO ARTS STUDIO PRESENTS EMERGING REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS IN BOTH SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS EACH YEAR. BAS STAFF SELECT ARTISTS FROM A PUBLIC CALL, INSTALL EXHIBITIONS, DEVELOP INVITATIONS AND ALL PRESS RELEASES, WRITE CATALOGS AND UNINSTALL EXHIBITS. ARTISTS ARE PROVIDED WITH SHIPPING FEES, TRAVEL FEES, AND A SMALL HONORARIUM. THE EXHIBITION PROGRAM HAS A BALANCE OF EXPENSES RANGING FROM ARTISTS COSTS, STAFFING, TO RENT AND UTILITIES. ALSO INCLUDED IS A GIFT SHOP TO FURTHER PROMOTE THE ARTISTS' WORK.
Expenses $297,722 · Revenue $91,300
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PROJECT CREATE EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL ARTS TRAINING TO LOW INCOME YOUTH, ADULTS AND EMERGING PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS ARE MENTORED THROUGH COLLEGE. BAS PROVIDES INSTRUCTORS WHO ARE FOREMOST IN THEIR FIELD,INCLUDING ARTISTS, COLLEGE PROFESSORS, AND HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHERS FROM THE REGION. COURSES RANGE FROM DRAWING, CERAMICS, PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINTMAKING, VIDEO MEDIA ARTS, AND PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT. ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FULLY EQUIPPED CLASSROOMS FOR PAINTING,DRAWING AND MIX MEDIA,A CERAMIC STUDIO WITH 9 WHEELS AND KILN ROOM, COMPUTER STATION WITH PRINTER, AND PROJECTORS ALL AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS' USAGE. THE LARGEST COSTS FOR THE EDUCATION PROGRAM ARE TEACHING FEES, STAFFING, RENT AND UTILITIES.
Expenses $175,903 · Revenue $103,010
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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Alma CarrilloALMA CARRILLO
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $79,000
- From this org
- $79,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Leslie HoffmanLESLIE HOFFMAN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mark KwandransMARK KWANDRANS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Quniesha BallardQUNIESHA BALLARD
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Michele AgostoMICHELE AGOSTO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Madeline BartleyMADELINE BARTLEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jonathon CoxJONATHON COX
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jennifer KaminskiJENNIFER KAMINSKI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James LenkerJAMES LENKER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bruce SupernaultBRUCE SUPERNAULT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Erin KearnyERIN KEARNY
VICE PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Shannon L JohnsonSHANNON L JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jessica SmithJESSICA SMITH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael ContaMICHAEL CONTA
BOARD MEMBER
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 11 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202601339349302960
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