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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SPACETAKER.

Totals

Total revenue
$626,329
Total expenses
$753,383
Contributions and grants received
$486,410
Grants paid
$136,557
Program service revenue
$21,932
Investment income
$30
Other revenue
$117,957
Total assets, end of year
$453,004
Total liabilities, end of year
$53,602
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$399,402
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$560,698
Management and general expenses
$133,926
Fundraising expenses
$58,759
Program service expenses (Part III)
$560,698

Program services were 74.4% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $398

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $370,121

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $115,891

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Fees

    total $21,932 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $30 · unrelated business $30 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $165,051

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $57,993

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $107,058 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $107,058

  • 11a · Other revenue: Sale of Artword

    total $10,899 · related or exempt $10,899 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,899

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $136,557 · program services $136,557

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $252,946 · program services $160,649 · management and general $50,483 · fundraising $41,814

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,556 · program services $948 · management and general $803 · fundraising $805

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $18,040 · program services $0 · management and general $18,040 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $19,350 · program services $12,251 · management and general $3,916 · fundraising $3,183

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,313 · program services $1,541 · management and general $9,772 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $90,423 · program services $90,423 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $44,841 · program services $44,841 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,462 · program services $6,898 · management and general $7,564 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,158 · program services $6,158 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $51,146 · program services $23,588 · management and general $27,558 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,237 · program services $1,325 · management and general $912 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,383 · program services $280 · management and general $3,103 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $99,971 · program services $75,239 · management and general $11,775 · fundraising $12,957

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $396,129 · end of year $362,939

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $175,696 · end of year $86,071

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,000 · end of year $3,994

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,473 · end of year $11,705

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $41,897 · end of year $41,897

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year -$1 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $439,048 · end of year $311,994

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $87,408 · end of year $87,408

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To empower Houston artists through programs that build knowledge, amplify local resources, and connect communities through art.

  • Fiscal Sponsorship: Fresh Arts offers a Model C fiscal sponsorship program that provides fiduciary oversight & other administrative services to help build the capacity of charitable arts projects. Fiscal sponsorship allows Houston-area small arts organizations & artist-led community projects to receive support for their work through otherwise inaccessible grants, corporate contributions, & individual donations. In 2023, Fresh Arts distributed $136,557 to 20 projects across multiple disciplines.

    Expenses $179,444 · Grants $136,557 · Revenue $84,264

  • Community Programs: Fresh Arts supports the local arts ecosystem through management of Arts District Houston (ADHou), the Space Taking Artist Residency (STAR), & Art on Tap. Our programming in ADHou, a state-designated cultural district & home to 500+ local artists, creates opportunities for artists to showcase their work & for the public to participate in arts activities outside of traditional institutions. STAR is an ongoing six-week opportunity for underrepresented local artists to utilize public space in innovative ways. STAR & ADHou provide more equality of opportunity for the citys diverse artist community & free, high-quality arts experiences for 330,000 residents & visitors annually. Art on Tap, our arts events newsletter, has 6,000+ subscribers & provides free listings for 15,000 local events annually.

    Expenses $294,410 · Revenue $269,559

  • Skill Building Programs: Fresh Arts skill-building programs for creatives include in-person workshops; the eight-week Artist INC intensive seminar, artist-centric events; a career-focused podcast, & free online resources including an artist registry, downloadable toolkits, video workshops, artist opportunity board, & more. These programs support artists & arts collectives in cultivating audiences, fostering artistic growth, & building financial sustainability.

    Expenses $86,844 · Revenue $73,178

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Matthew Kelley

    Sec/Treas

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Bell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marita Fairbanks

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edgar Medina

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jackie Staple

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Phelan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Thrash

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rassul Zarinfr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tina Zulu

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ross Muramaru

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Umansky

    President

    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

  • Houston Climate Justice Museum

    no cash amount reported

  • Monarch Chamber Players

    no cash amount reported

  • Tazeen Zahida LLC

    no cash amount reported

  • Texas Salsa Congress

    no cash amount reported

  • UP Art Studio

    no cash amount reported

  • Dance Afrikana LLC

    no cash amount reported

  • Garza Studios

    no cash amount reported

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
2 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500349349302215

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