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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2025

Filed by START SOCO.

Totals

Total revenue
$111,817
Total expenses
$99,443
Contributions and grants received
$45,274
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$33,748
Membership dues (line 3)
$0
Investment income (line 4)
$0
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
$0
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$32,795
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$0
Other revenue (line 8)
$0
Total assets, end of year
$35,123
Total liabilities, end of year
$389
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$34,734
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,007

Program services were 14.1% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2025

Primary exempt purpose

The mission of ArtStart is to inspire artistic creativity and illuminate the connections among people, ideas, and the environment, through engaging artists, children, families, and communities in quality arts education experiences.

  • Artstart provided aspiring young artists in Sonoma County the opportunity to create public art that is placed throughout our communities, while learning professional skills and building a portfolio. Professional artists guided young artists though the process of meeting with clients, designing and creating the project, and installing the work. This project was the Recology TRASH program.

    Expenses $5,409 · Grants $16,899

  • Artstart provided aspiring young artists in Sonoma County the opportunity to create public art that is placed throughout our communities, while learning professional skills and building a portfolio. Professional artists guided young artists though the process of meeting with clients, designing and creating the project, and installing the work. This project was a mural in Graton, CA called "Rails and Trails".

    Expenses $5,807 · Grants $14,000

  • Artstart provided aspiring young artists in Sonoma County the opportunity to create public art that is placed throughout our communities, while learning professional skills and building a portfolio. Professional artists guided young artists though the process of meeting with clients, designing and creating the project, and installing the work. This project was a mural for Oak Grove School in Graton, CA

    Expenses $2,791 · Grants $8,000

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Linda Ortiz

    Board President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Liz Uribe

    Board Co-President and Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jane Futrell

    Board Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Karen Norton

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Kathy Comfort

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2025
Filed
20 March 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202600779349200430

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