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← CHICAGO AVENUE FIRE ARTS CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CHICAGO AVENUE FIRE ARTS CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$936,138
Total expenses
$598,100
Contributions and grants received
$591,013
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$344,629
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$496
Total assets, end of year
$1,432,363
Total liabilities, end of year
$824,417
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$607,946
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$483,749
Management and general expenses
$87,080
Fundraising expenses
$27,271
Program service expenses (Part III)
$483,749

Program services were 80.9% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $134,297

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $456,716

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,961

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

    total $164,589 · related or exempt $164,589

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $130,047 · related or exempt $130,047

  • 2c · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

    total $31,205 · related or exempt $31,205

  • 2d · Program service revenue: FACILITY ACCESS

    total $10,140 · related or exempt $10,140

  • 2e · Program service revenue: CONSIGNMENT SALES

    total $8,648 · related or exempt $8,648

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC

    total $496 · related or exempt $496

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $496

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $166,196 · program services $132,957 · management and general $24,929 · fundraising $8,310

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $11,915 · program services $9,532 · management and general $1,787 · fundraising $596

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,744 · program services $10,195 · management and general $1,912 · fundraising $637

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,087 · program services $4,070 · management and general $763 · fundraising $254

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $133,410 · program services $106,727 · management and general $20,012 · fundraising $6,671

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $930 · program services $743 · management and general $140 · fundraising $47

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,762 · program services $7,810 · management and general $1,464 · fundraising $488

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,271 · program services $1,816 · management and general $341 · fundraising $114

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $52,725 · program services $47,452 · management and general $5,273

  • 17 · Travel

    total $39 · program services $31 · management and general $6 · fundraising $2

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $276 · program services $221 · management and general $41 · fundraising $14

  • 20 · Interest

    total $46,622 · program services $37,298 · management and general $6,993 · fundraising $2,331

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $39,076 · program services $31,261 · management and general $5,861 · fundraising $1,954

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,137 · program services $5,709 · management and general $1,071 · fundraising $357

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM TOOLS AND EQUIP

    total $88,233 · program services $70,586 · management and general $13,235 · fundraising $4,412

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $15,997 · program services $12,797 · management and general $2,400 · fundraising $800

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND FEES

    total $5,680 · program services $4,544 · management and general $852 · fundraising $284

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $338,979 · end of year $481,742

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $51,647

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $679 · end of year $2,936

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,388 · end of year $1,158

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

    $1,000,429

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

    $105,549

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $88,843 · end of year $894,880

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,902 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,196 · end of year $61,574

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $53,275 · end of year $124,374

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $99,412 · end of year $638,469

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $189,179 · end of year $191,699

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $80,729 · end of year $416,247

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE CHICAGO AVENUE FIRE ARTS CENTER INSPIRES HANDS, HEARTS, AND MINDS BY ART FORMS PRODUCED BY HEAT, SPARK, OR FLAME.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE CHICAGO FIRE ARTS CENTER INSPIRES HANDS, HEARTS, AND MINDS BY ART FORMS PRODUCED BY HEAT, SPARK, OR FLAME.

  • EDUCATION: IN 2022, CAFAC PROVIDED MORE THAN 120+ CLASSES, GARNERING 660 ENROLLMENTS BY ADULTS AND YOUTH OF VARYING BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES IN BLACKSMITHING, WELDING, METAL CASTING, GLASS, AND NEON. WE ALSO CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE TAILORED LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES, VETERANS, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. CAFAC MAINTAINS A SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO REMOVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION BY BIPOC LEARNERS; WE AWARDED $12,000 IN 2022.

    Expenses $236,164 · Revenue $224,009

  • PUBLIC ART: CAFAC HAS ESTABLISHED A REPUTAITON AS A CONDUIT BETWEEN EMERGING PUBLIC ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING LARGE-SCALE WORK, BY PROVIDING DESIGN EXPERTISE, FABRICATION FACILITIES, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND TRAINING FOR ARTISTS SEEKING TO BUILD THEIR PUBLIC ART PORTFOLIOS. IN 2022 WE ADDED THREE NEW PUBLIC ART PROJECTS TO OUR GROWING PORTFOLIO (WWW.CAFAC.ORG/PUBLIC-ART-PORTFOLIO).

    Expenses $126,226 · Revenue $93,050

  • ARTIST SUPPORT: THIS IMPORTANT THREAD IS WOVEN THROUGH ALL OF OUR WORK AS WE SUPPORT ARTISTS IN DEVELOPING THEIR CAREERS, LEARNING NEW SKILLS, AND BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO PARTICIPAITON. DOZENS OR ARTISTS USE OUR SPARC (STUDIO PASS AT REDUCED COST) PROGRAM TO ACCESS THE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT THEY NEED. WE PROVIDE A REFERRAL RESOURCE FOR ARTISTS THROUGH OUR CRAFTPERSON COMMISSION CONNECTION PROGRAM, CONNECTING A ROSTER OF LOCAL CRAFTPEOPLE, ARTISTS, AND FABRICATORS TO INDIVIDUALS NEEDING REPAIR, FABRICATION, OR CUSTOM WORK. CAFAC ALSO HAS GALLERY THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITS AS WELL AS COMMISSION SALES.

    Expenses $121,359 · Revenue $27,570

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Becca Cerra

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $11,346
    From this org
    $11,346
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Heather Doyle

    BOARD MEMBER/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $58,638
    From this org
    $58,638
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    36

  • Victoria Lauing

    BOARD MEMBER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $58,638
    From this org
    $58,638
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    36

  • Jhyle Rinker

    BOARD MEMBER/GALLERY COORDINATOR

    Total calculated
    $14,871
    From this org
    $14,871
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Roger Karlson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $8,350
    From this org
    $8,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kathleen Kvern

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Haugen

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Valerie Hoiness

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christopher Harrison

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Heidi Schuster

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Peter Segar

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2022
Filed
14 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333189349309263

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