Totals
- Total revenue
- $532,789
- Total expenses
- $422,175
- Contributions and grants received
- $53,965
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $463,274
- Investment income
- $12,198
- Other revenue
- $3,352
- Total assets, end of year
- $639,405
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,960
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $626,445
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $347,994
- Management and general expenses
- $61,032
- Fundraising expenses
- $13,149
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $347,994
Program services were 82.4% 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.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$16,942
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$37,023
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$10,114
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2a · Program service revenue: Classes & Workshops
total $463,274 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $12,198 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $0
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$16,942
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$90,751
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$88,209
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $2,542 · related or exempt $2,542
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11a · Other revenue: Cash Back Income
total $710 · related or exempt $710 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11b · Other revenue: Bounced Check Fees
total $100 · related or exempt $100 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$810
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $65,727 · program services $49,903 · management and general $15,824 · fundraising $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $147,570 · program services $147,570 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $1,824 · program services $0 · management and general $1,824 · fundraising $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $5,000 · program services $0 · management and general $5,000 · fundraising $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $16,998 · program services $16,127 · management and general $871 · fundraising $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $17,473 · program services $0 · management and general $17,473 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $3,376 · program services $3,376 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $465 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $465
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16 · Occupancy
total $102,729 · program services $92,456 · management and general $10,273 · fundraising $0
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17 · Travel
total $36 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $36
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $6,781 · program services $6,781 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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23 · Insurance
total $3,172 · program services $1,390 · management and general $1,651 · fundraising $131
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24a · Other expenses: Event Expenses
total $12,413 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $12,413
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24b · Other expenses: Licenses & Fees
total $537 · program services $0 · management and general $537 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: Office Equipment
total $730 · program services $0 · management and general $730 · fundraising $0
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24d · Other expenses: Software
total $325 · program services $0 · management and general $325 · fundraising $0
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24e · All other expenses
total $37,019 · program services $30,391 · management and general $6,524 · fundraising $104
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $161,117 · end of year $174,261
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $283,126 · end of year $360,210
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $201 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $25,655 · end of year $29,546
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$107,967
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$84,222
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $16,921 · end of year $23,745
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $39,779 · end of year $44,893
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $6,750 · end of year $6,750
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $24,498 · end of year $12,960
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $509,051 · end of year $626,445
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
Claymakers mission is to nurture a thriving ceramics community by connecting people through education, resources, and support.
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Educational Programs: Claymakers provides in-person ceramics education to more than 1,000 adult learners annually through over 100 weekly classes and workshops. Programs are open to the general public and serve participants at all skill levels, from beginners to advanced artists. Instruction includes wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, surface decoration, glazing, and kiln firing. To increase access to arts education, Claymakers awarded 21 need-based scholarships in 2025, reducing financial barriers to participation. These programs support skill development, creative expression, and community engagement. Materials Access: Claymakers operates a nonprofit ceramic supply store that provides essential materialsincluding clay, tools, and glazes to more than 1,000 individual artists, students, schools, and community organizations each year. By maintaining affordable and reliable access to materials, the store supports ongoing artistic practice and strengthens the regional ceramics ecosystem.
Expenses $347,994 · Revenue $478,824
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4a. Continued Artist Services: Claymakers supports independent ceramic artists by providing affordable studio space, firing services, and access to specialized equipment not otherwise widely available. In 2025, 25 artists maintained private studio spaces, and more than 70 members of the general public utilized firing services. These resources enable artists to produce work, develop their practice, and participate in the broader arts community.
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Emily Lassiter
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $68,073
- From this org
- $61,236
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,837
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $61,236
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $1,837
- Nontaxable benefits
- $5,000
- Filer's total
- $68,073
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Tim Green
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jessica Sandford
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $4,491
- From this org
- $4,491
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jen Wellington
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Eleanor Crowe Young
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Micaela Shea
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Shontah Allen
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Bob Feth
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Caleb Parker
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Anna Schroeder
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Margaret Simpson
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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
None.
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 10 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202611329349304006
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