Totals
- Total revenue
- $129,783
- Total expenses
- $123,046
- Contributions and grants received
- $125,449
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,068
- 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)
- $2,036
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- $230
- Total assets, end of year
- $43,020
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $430
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $42,590
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $16,729
Program services were 13.6% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2023
Primary exempt purpose
The Nemeth Art Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization and gallery space located in rural northern Minnesota. Open in the summer months, the NAC exhibits contemporary art from emerging and recognized artists and is particularly focused on forging relationships between local and non-local artists through thoughtful curatorial programming. As a strong advocate of creative placemaking in a rural area, the Nemeth is committed to giving the community a public social space for exploring varied perspectives through visual arts, music, literary performance, and youth arts education.
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In 2024, the Nemeth hosted two gallery exhibitions showcasing work from four artists, each with their own unique connection to our community. Each show lasted around 1.5 months and was open to visitors from Thursday-Saturday each week. The gallery was open for visitors a total of 66 days in 2024 with an estimate of over 900 visitors during the season. As part of these exhibits, the Nemeth hosted two receptions/artist talks in 2024. These events involved an open house to view the current exhibitions on display and a 30 minute artist talk to hear from each of the artists with work on display and ask them questions.
Expenses $12,335
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The Nemeth Art Center residency programs offer unique opportunities for visiting artists to interact with patrons and community members in ways such as open studios, artist talks, and collaborative projects. These interactions not only allow artists to share their creative processes and ideas but also enable patrons and community members to gain insight into the artistic journey and develop deeper connections with the artists and their work. In 2024, the Nemeth hosted artists in residence focused on painting, sculpture, and other media.
Expenses $3,728
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The Nemeth hosts art classes taught by local and regional artists throughout the summer months along with an annual Youth Art Show. These activities provide opportunities to engage with and support budding talent in our own community. These classes were hosted by established local/regional artists in a variety of media. The Youth Art Show ran for the month of May and exhibited work by dozens of local high school students in the gallery.
Expenses $666
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Mark Weiler
Director
- Total calculated
- $47,800
- Compensation
- $46,835
- Benefit plans
- $0
- Expense account
- $965
- Hours/week
- 40
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David Welle
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Josie Perhus
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Aaron Spangler
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Chris Mueller
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jeremy Simonson
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Amy Thielen
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Maria Lindstrom
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 4 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202542799349200709
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