Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,547,151
- Total expenses
- $1,634,285
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,303,529
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $242,521
- Investment income
- $1,101
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $572,812
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $368,405
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $204,407
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,160,930
- Management and general expenses
- $293,355
- Fundraising expenses
- $180,000
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,160,930
Program services were 71.0% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$564,660
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$738,869
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES REVEN
total $242,521 · related or exempt $242,521
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3 · Investment income
total $1,101 · excluded $1,101
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $99,800 · program services $59,880 · management and general $24,950 · fundraising $14,970
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $391,766 · program services $203,610 · management and general $68,205 · fundraising $119,951
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $37,469 · program services $18,229 · management and general $11,060 · fundraising $8,180
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $40,269 · program services $21,583 · management and general $7,635 · fundraising $11,051
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $77,281 · program services $74,964 · fundraising $2,317
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13 · Office expenses
total $57,919 · management and general $57,919
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $10,480 · management and general $10,480
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23 · Insurance
total $5,682 · management and general $5,682
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24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES
total $530,751 · program services $455,374 · management and general $70,877 · fundraising $4,500
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24b · Other expenses: VENUE AND SITE RELATED
total $237,850 · program services $237,850
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24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND OTHER
total $145,018 · program services $89,440 · management and general $36,547 · fundraising $19,031
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $459,595 · end of year $229,168
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $179,719 · end of year $290,554
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $123,152 · end of year $30,228
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$126,533
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$125,905
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $11,109 · end of year $628
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $70,078 · end of year $22,234
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $110,599 · end of year $32,164
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $361,914 · end of year $310,803
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $79,599 · end of year $25,438
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $112,690 · end of year $198,644
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $178,851 · end of year $5,763
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
FIRSTWORKS' MISSION IS TO ENRICH THE CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC FABRIC OF RHODE ISLAND BY ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES WITH WORLD-CLASS PERFORMING ARTS AND EDUCATION.
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ACROSS THE 2024-2025 SEASON, FIRSTWORKS CONTINUED TO DEEPEN PARTNERSHIPS, EXPAND ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR RHODE ISLANDERS, AND AMPLIFY DIVERSE ARTISTIC VOICES IN OUR COMMUNITY. DURING THE SEASON, WE PRESENTED MORE THAN 60 TOTAL EVENTS, PRESENTING OVER 55 GLOBAL AND LOCAL PERFORMING ARTISTS, AND SHARING 240+ GIFTED TICKETS IN OUR COMMUNITY. FIRSTWORKS CO-PRODUCED PVDFEST FOR THE 11TH YEAR, PARTNERING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ART, CULTURE AND TOURISM ON THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE'S SIGNATURE ARTS FESTIVAL WHICH EMPLOYED 600 ARTISTS, 250 CRAFT VENDORS, AND ATTRACTED CLOSE TO 50,000 ATTENDEES.FIRSTWORKS' ARTS LEARNING PROGRAM CONNECTED WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS WITH STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS ACROSS RHODE ISLAND, PROVIDING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THE PERFORMING ARTS. THIS YEAR WE ENGAGED OVER 3500 STUDENTS WITH IN-PERSON ARTS EVENTS.
Expenses $1,160,930
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Nirva LafortuneNIRVA LAFORTUNE
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
J Richard RatcliffeJ RICHARD RATCLIFFE
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Akanksha AgaAKANKSHA AGA
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kevin S Hundley CPAKEVIN S HUNDLEY CPA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karen E Silva EdD CheKAREN E SILVA EDD CHE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alissa BatemanALISSA BATEMAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kyle AdamonisKYLE ADAMONIS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nicole ChakrabortyNICOLE CHAKRABORTY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brendan Chipley RoaneBRENDAN CHIPLEY ROANE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wendy KaganWENDY KAGAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sui-Li KhoeSUI-LI KHOE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
H Jack MartinH JACK MARTIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lt Governor Sabina MatosLT GOVERNOR SABINA MATOS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leslie R RavesteinLESLIE R RAVESTEIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Melissa SnapeMELISSA SNAPE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Isabelle TadmouryISABELLE TADMOURY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Evan VillariEVAN VILLARI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Grafton Willey IVGRAFTON WILLEY IV
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tomas AvilaTOMAS AVILA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alan ChilleALAN CHILLE
HONORARY TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert J AllioROBERT J ALLIO
BOARD ADVISOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Deming E Sherman EsqDEMING E SHERMAN ESQ
BOARD ADVISOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kathleen PletcherKATHLEEN PLETCHER
EX OFFICIO
- Total calculated
- $111,070
- From this org
- $97,783
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,287
- Hours/week
- 40
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 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202610839349300046
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