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← PEWABIC SOCIETY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PEWABIC SOCIETY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,605,735
Total expenses
$2,592,760
Contributions and grants received
$484,434
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$290,151
Investment income
$31,168
Other revenue
$1,799,982
Total assets, end of year
$4,697,296
Total liabilities, end of year
$912,095
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,785,201
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,027,383
Management and general expenses
$248,526
Fundraising expenses
$316,851
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,027,383

Program services were 78.2% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $161,147

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $323,287

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $21,440

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL

    total $290,151 · related or exempt $290,151

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $31,168 · excluded $31,168

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $149,713

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $101,866

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $47,847 · excluded $47,847

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $3,392,959

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,682,604

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,710,355 · related or exempt $1,710,355

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $41,780 · related or exempt $10,748 · excluded $31,032

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $41,780

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $144,725 · program services $65,126 · management and general $7,236 · fundraising $72,363

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,227,071 · program services $1,083,679 · management and general $107,746 · fundraising $35,646

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $18,114 · program services $8,151 · management and general $906 · fundraising $9,057

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $185,081 · program services $83,287 · management and general $9,254 · fundraising $92,540

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $101,080 · program services $45,486 · management and general $5,054 · fundraising $50,540

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $990 · management and general $990

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $125,477 · program services $102,926 · management and general $19,333 · fundraising $3,218

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $123,398 · program services $99,374 · management and general $3,079 · fundraising $20,945

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $415,149 · program services $383,212 · management and general $30,985 · fundraising $952

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $59,434 · program services $45,958 · management and general $8,598 · fundraising $4,878

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,709 · program services $10,413 · management and general $3,055 · fundraising $241

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,146 · management and general $4,146

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $48,989 · program services $20,211 · management and general $28,778

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $43,879 · program services $28,322 · management and general $11,141 · fundraising $4,416

  • 24a · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE

    total $64,591 · program services $50,863 · management and general $7,963 · fundraising $5,765

  • 24b · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT

    total $16,927 · program services $375 · management and general $262 · fundraising $16,290

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $314,098 · end of year $281,023

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $826,909 · end of year $285,816

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $262,480 · end of year $138,448

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,166 · end of year $83,622

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $442,878 · end of year $567,988

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $32,940

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

    $6,105,565

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

    $3,128,118

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,037,249 · end of year $2,977,447

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $113,190 · end of year $127,391

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $180,053 · end of year $202,621

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $661,070 · end of year $224,878

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $378,695 · end of year $329,260

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $217,078 · end of year $209,549

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $151,954 · end of year $148,408

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,567,919 · end of year $3,640,144

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $204,307 · end of year $145,057

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO ENRICH THE HUMAN SPIRIT THROUGH CLAY, WHICH IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE CREATION OF CERAMIC ART, THROUGH STEWARDSHIP OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK POTTERY BUILDING, A LIVING MUSEUM, AND THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ENRICH THE HUMAN SPIRIT THROUGH CLAY

  • PEWABIC POTTERY CREATES HANDCRAFTED CERAMIC ART. THE POTTERY IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. VISITORS CAN VIEW CERAMIC ARTISTS FABRICATING PEWABIC TILES AND GIFTWARE IN THE SAME NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT AS A POTTERY OVER A CENTURY AGO. PEWABIC TYPICALLY WELCOMES OVER 50,000 ON-SITE VISITORS EACH YEAR, AND OVER 282,000 VISITORS VIEWED THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE. VISITORS CAN ALSO SEE CERAMIC ARTWORK CREATED BY OVER 75 CERAMIC ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER NORTH AMERICA EXHIBITED AND SOLD IN PEWABIC GALLERIES.

    Expenses $1,431,678 · Revenue $1,721,103

  • THE PEWABIC SOCIETY PROVIDES LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BOTH YOUTH AND ADULTS, THROUGH ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE CLASSES, TOURS, AND WORKSHOPS.

    Expenses $595,705 · Revenue $290,151

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • DAVID FOX

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • FRANK EDWARDS

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BRIAN CARNAGHI

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHELLE DINWIDDIE SEGUE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LAURA TRUDEAU

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ERIKA BAKER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • EBITENYEFA BARALAYE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CHARLES BULLOCK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARTHA COATES

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CATHERINE DOBROWITSKY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARIE HERMANN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RACHEL LUTZ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • WALTER MOORE III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JORDAN PATERRA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KRISTI STEPP

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • PAUL URBANEK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • STEVE MCBRIDE

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $173,222
    From this org
    $173,222
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,587
    Bonus
    $15,635
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $173,222
  • HEATHER SIMMET

    SR. DIR. OF ABUNDANCE AND HAPPINESS

    Total calculated
    $117,549
    From this org
    $117,549
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
23 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202512049349300736

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