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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by ARTS COUNCIL OF INDIANAPOLIS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,736,679
Total expenses
$5,431,753
Contributions and grants received
$4,842,620
Grants paid
$2,318,130
Program service revenue
$462,540
Investment income
$218,121
Other revenue
$213,398
Total assets, end of year
$9,220,017
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,556,569
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,663,448
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,636,442
Management and general expenses
$632,164
Fundraising expenses
$163,147
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,636,442

Program services were 85.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $38,740

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,818,156

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,985,724

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ARTSGARDEN RENTAL

    total $462,540 · related or exempt $462,540

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $169,820 · excluded $169,820

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $341,488

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $293,187

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $48,301

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $48,301 · excluded $48,301

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $245,755

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $38,740

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $65,304

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $180,451 · excluded $180,451

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $32,947 · related or exempt $32,947

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $32,947

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,212,818 · program services $2,212,818

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $105,312 · program services $105,312

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $173,117 · program services $114,257 · management and general $27,699 · fundraising $31,161

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $946,725 · program services $742,142 · management and general $105,126 · fundraising $99,457

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $205,607 · program services $159,231 · management and general $24,552 · fundraising $21,824

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $80,597 · program services $61,423 · management and general $10,075 · fundraising $9,099

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $25,547 · management and general $25,547

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $25,200 · management and general $25,200

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $18,531 · management and general $18,531

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $21 · management and general $21

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $157,532 · program services $154,532 · management and general $3,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,516 · program services $8,803 · management and general $713

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $150,633 · management and general $150,633

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,904 · management and general $2,904

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $321,286 · program services $300,355 · management and general $20,931

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $28,816 · program services $2,789 · management and general $26,027

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

    total $657,632 · program services $657,632

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $125,891 · management and general $125,891

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $60,964 · program services $47,563 · management and general $13,401

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $35,877 · program services $6,494 · management and general $29,383

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $87,227 · program services $63,091 · management and general $22,530 · fundraising $1,606

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,853,835 · end of year $3,382,061

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $536,439 · end of year $339,688

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,377 · end of year $47,788

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

    $12,338,342

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

    $9,618,419

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,016,624 · end of year $2,719,923

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,158,841 · end of year $2,475,803

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $368,245 · end of year $254,754

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $269,293 · end of year $174,861

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $1,154,220 · end of year $1,100,729

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $32,112 · end of year $37,213

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $364,841 · end of year $243,766

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,972,993 · end of year $5,163,453

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,152,902 · end of year $2,499,995

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO CHAMPION ARTS AND CULTURE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CHAMPION ARTS AND CULTURE. WE'RE WORKING TO HELP OUR LOCAL ARTS SCENE THRIVE, WHICH MEANS WE ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY FUNDING AND SUPPORT AND WE CONNECT ARTISTS TO AUDIENCES IN HOPES THAT EVERYONE IN CENTRAL INDIANA WHO WANTS TO CAN EXPERIENCE THE ARTS.

  • CONTRIBUTE TO AND ADVOCATE FOR THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF THE ARTS; EMPOWER ARTISTS AND BUILD THE CAPACITY OF ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH A HIGH-QUALITY PLATFORM OF SERVICES; BE THE VOICE AND CONVENER OF THE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY; INTEGRATE THE ARTS INTO COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS; AND DEMONSTRATE OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE BY EFFECTIVELY STEWARDING OUR RESOURCES AND RELATIONSHIPS.

    Expenses $3,915,122 · Grants $2,318,130 · Revenue $32,947

  • THROUGH WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY, ARTSGARDEN LLC, HOSTS FREE PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITS.

    Expenses $721,320 · Revenue $462,540

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brenda Horn

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Karen Kennelly

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Karen Alter

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Shawn Mulholland

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Tanya Stuart Overdorf

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Michael Hulka

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Nie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jill Hauser Robisch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Monika Mala

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrick Talty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Greg Wallis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adrienne Sims

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aleesia Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bryce Bennett

    ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Appel

    ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Frank Basile

    ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barbara Branic

    ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Chavers

    ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ted Givens

    ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Huber

    ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stan Hurt

    ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erik Johnson

    ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Krista Skidmore

    ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Varnau

    ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Williams

    ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keesha Dixon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Noyan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marci Reddick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Judith Thomas

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $137,442
    From this org
    $127,538
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,904
    Hours/week
    40

  • Molly Chavers

    INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $70,950
    From this org
    $70,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kavita Mahoney

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $148,355
    From this org
    $131,087
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,268
    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.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • INDIANAPOLIS ARTSGARDEN LLC

    USED TO HOST OVER 300 ANNUAL PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITS · IN · income $462,540 · assets $2,672,695

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
7 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202631899349300103

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