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← FITTON CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FITTON CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,595,552
Total expenses
$1,716,049
Contributions and grants received
$1,001,063
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$300,242
Investment income
$72,220
Other revenue
$222,027
Total assets, end of year
$4,225,129
Total liabilities, end of year
$89,243
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,135,886
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,145,100
Management and general expenses
$339,558
Fundraising expenses
$231,391
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,145,100

Program services were 66.7% 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

    $19,238

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $85,729

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $896,096

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CLASS FEES

    total $185,590 · related or exempt $185,590

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES

    total $114,652 · related or exempt $114,652

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $72,220 · excluded $72,220

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $209,477

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $28,826

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $180,651

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $180,651 · unrelated business $78,437 · excluded $102,214

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $39,803

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,357

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $37,446 · unrelated business $37,446

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $3,930 · related or exempt $3,930

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,930

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $99,009 · program services $54,455 · management and general $26,732 · fundraising $17,822

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $776,038 · program services $454,096 · management and general $141,316 · fundraising $180,626

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $87,116 · program services $60,981 · management and general $20,037 · fundraising $6,098

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $70,428 · program services $45,778 · management and general $11,973 · fundraising $12,677

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $54,192 · management and general $54,192

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,113 · management and general $2,113

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $61,498 · program services $60,268 · fundraising $1,230

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $62,155 · program services $48,369 · management and general $12,143 · fundraising $1,643

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $158,346 · program services $123,510 · management and general $31,671 · fundraising $3,165

  • 17 · Travel

    total $922 · program services $370 · management and general $368 · fundraising $184

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $103,189 · program services $80,487 · management and general $20,638 · fundraising $2,064

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $36,880 · program services $28,766 · management and general $7,376 · fundraising $738

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM COSTS

    total $122,158 · program services $114,554 · management and general $3,309 · fundraising $4,295

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $38,786 · program services $38,786

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK SERVICE CHARGES

    total $30,059 · program services $29,458 · fundraising $601

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $5,665 · management and general $5,665

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,495 · program services $5,222 · management and general $2,025 · fundraising $248

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $108,567 · end of year $257,260

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $738,984 · end of year $310,125

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $77,500 · end of year $123,250

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $52,358 · end of year $56,882

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $5,011 · end of year $4,844

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

    $4,602,774

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

    $2,441,230

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,185,177 · end of year $2,161,544

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $381,411 · end of year $400,005

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $717,299 · end of year $911,219

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $71,326 · end of year $89,243

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,972,981 · end of year $3,881,886

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $222,000 · end of year $254,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO BUILD COMMUNITY EXCELLENCE THROUGH THE ARTS AND CULTURE.

  • THE FITTON CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS IS A COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER FEATURING A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CLASSES, EXHIBITIONS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND THEATRE PRODUCTIONS FOR ALL AGES.

    Expenses $860,133 · Revenue $185,590

  • EDUCATION: THE ARTS HAVE BEEN PROVEN EXCELLENT TOOLS FOR REVITALIZING COMMUNITIES, AIDING IN THE ABATEMENT OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS, PROVIDING BENEFITS IN THE AREA OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND HELPING STUDENTS TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. THE ARTS ALSO HAVE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT NATIONALLY AND REGIONALLY.

    Expenses $269,156 · Revenue $114,652

  • OUTREACH: THE FITTON CENTER'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM MAKES ARTS EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE FOR THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS GREATER HAMILTON AND THE BUTLER COUNTY REGION EACH YEAR. THIS PROGRAM IS AT THE CORE OF THE FITTON CENTER'S COMMUNITY-FOCUSED MISSION AND ALLOWS US TO BRING QUALITY EXPERIENCES IN THE ARTS TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ABILITY LEVELS, AND BACKGROUNDS. SOME COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDE THE YMCA , BOOKER T. WASHINGTON COMMUNITY CENTER, BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF HAMILTON AND SEVERAL EARLY LEARNING CENTERS THROUGHOUT GREATER HAMILTON.

    Expenses $15,811

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • IAN MACKENZIE-THURLEY

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $105,920
    From this org
    $96,269
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,651
    Hours/week
    40
  • MIKE BRAMER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SAMY BROYLES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • WOODY FITTON

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MALLORY GREENHAM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JEFF JUDD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DAVE LIPPERT

    IMMEDIATE PA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CHRIS MOTLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LINDSEY STANFILL

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOHN STRETCH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NICK ZIEPFIEL

    DIRECTOR

    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
23 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202640449349301914

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