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INK PEOPLE INC

EIN 94-3056179 EUREKA, CA

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Revenue 2024
$3,093,963
Expenses 2024
$2,554,329

Program services were 85.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A200
Classification
1000
Street
535 5TH ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SINCE 1979, THE INK PEOPLE IS A COMMUNITY BASED ARTS AND CULTURAL ARTS AGENCY WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE HUB IN EUREKA AND SERVICING THE GREATER NORTH COAST REGION. THE INK PEOPLE CHANGES LIVES BY CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY WITH RESOURCES FOR CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO EXERCISE THEIR HUMANITY, BUILD CIVIC DISCOURSE, AND ENGAGE THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL. WE ARE ORGANIZED ON COMMUNITY ACCESS PRINCIPLES AND THE BELIEF THAT ART, IN ALL ITS FORMS, IS ESSENTIAL TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT AND WELL BEING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE INK PEOPLE CHANGES LIVES BY CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY WITH RESOURCES FOR-CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO EXERCISE THEIR HUMANITY, BUILD CIVIC DISCOURSE AND ENGAGE THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL. WE ARE WEAVING THE ARTS INTO THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.

  • THE DREAMMAKER PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST PROGRAM OF THE INK PEOPLE, WHERE THE INK PEOPLE SERVES AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR ARTS AND CULTURE PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE NORTH COAST REGION AND BEYOND. THESE PROJECTS OFTEN CENTER LEADERSHIP FROM HISTORICALLY UNDER-RESOURCED PEOPLES, ADDRESS UNIQUE COMMUNITY NEEDS, ESTABLISH PLACEMAKING/PLACEKEEPING PRACTICES, AND/OR ARE SOURCES OF INNOVATION. DREAMMAKER PROJECTS CONTINUED TO GROW IN NUMBER AND IN CAPACITY OVER THE 24/25 FISCAL YEAR. INK PEOPLE OFFERED ANOTHER SERIES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS IN GRANT WRITING AND PROGRAM PLANNING AND CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR DREAMMAKER LEADERS TO CONNECT TO ONE ANOTHER THROUGH MIXERS. WE CONTINUED THE DREAMMAKER REPRESENTATIVE ON THE INK PEOPLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE ENACTED OUR SECOND ANNUAL REPORT FOR DREAMMAKER PROJECTS AND ARE STARTING TO TRACK DATA FOR THE PROJECTS. WE HIRED A MARKETING DIRECTOR WHO IS SUPPORTING DREAMMAKERS MARKETING THEIR ACTIVITIES. INK PEOPLE STAFF MET WITH DREAMMAKER LEADERS ON A DAILY BASIS, OFFERING CRITICAL ONE ON ONE SUPPORT.

    Expenses $1,680,726 · Grants $2,980 · Revenue $1,028,184

  • IN 2024/2025, THE INK PEOPLE SUPPORTED COMMUNITY AND PLACE BY CULTIVATING PARTNERSHIPS IN THE EUREKA CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT AND THE HUMBOLDT CREATIVE ALLIANCE WHILE ALSO EXPANDING ITS EFFORTS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ARTISTS, CULTURE KEEPERS, ARTS/CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THE INK PEOPLE IMPLEMENTED THE SPEAKING SOULATLUK PROGRAM, AND BROUGHT WIYOT LANGUAGE INTO THE PUBLIC SPACE THROUGH SIGNS ON BUSES (THIS PROJECT HAS CONTINUED INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR). THE INK PEOPLE SERVED AS THE CONVENER FOR THE EUREKA CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT (ECAD) DURING THIS PERIOD, AND THE ECAD EMBARKED ON GRANTMAKING FOR PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT. THE INK PEOPLE ALSO FACILITATED THE DRAFTING OF GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS FOR THE ECAD. ADDITIONALLY, THE INK PEOPLE CONTINUED TO BE A CORE MEMBER OF THE HUMBOLDT CREATIVE ALLIANCE, WORKING TO SECURE FUNDING FROM HUMBOLDT COUNTY'S TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX TO BE REGRANTED TO ARTS AND CULTURE ENDEAVORS IN THE COUNTY. THE INK PEOPLE MANAGED A GRANTING PROCESS AND DISTRIBUTED FUNDS TO PROJECTS THAT PROMOTED ART, CULTURE, AND TOURISM WITH A FOCUS ON OUTDOOR EVENTS. THE INK PEOPLE CONTINUES TO BE THE LOCAL ARTS PARTNER FOR THE CITY OF EUREKA, OFFERING SUPPORT FOR THE EUREKA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION AND CONSULTING WITH CITY STAFF ON PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE PUBLIC SPACES.

    Expenses $417,964 · Grants $271,337 · Revenue $236,514

  • THE INK PEOPLE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES TO BENEFIT YOUTH THROUGH THE MEDIA ARTS RESOURCE ZONE (MARZ) PROGRAM AND THE JUMPSTARTS PROGRAM. MARZ YOUTH MENTORS OFFERED FREE YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING FOR TEENS AND TRANSITION AGE YOUTH, AGES 12-26. THIS PROGRAMMING OFFERED YOUTH A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHILE FACILITATING CAREER PATH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DIGITAL AND RECORDING ARTS WITH CAREER AND TECHNICAL CERTIFIED YOUTH MENTORS. THE JUMPSTARTS PROGRAM OFFERED SIMILAR YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING AS THE MARZ PROGRAMMING IN JUVENILE HALL, SERVING AT-RISK YOUTH WHO ARE ENGAGED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, THE INK PEOPLE OFFERED ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT FOR QUEER YOUTH.

    Expenses $81,896 · Revenue $31,724

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Cati Gallardo

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eileen Capaccio

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James Kloor

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Logan Ashworth

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nanette Kelley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sean McLaughlin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michelle Vassel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gary Bird

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Monique Harper-Desir

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $11,142
    From this org
    $11,142
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia Lai

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brenda Perez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aundrea Stuckey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leslie Castellano

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $75,283
    From this org
    $75,283
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $3,093,963
    Expenses
    $2,554,329
    Contributions
    $1,716,095
    Grants paid
    $274,317
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,359,434
    Expenses
    $2,140,512
    Contributions
    $1,273,693
    Grants paid
    $240,060
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,697,827
    Expenses
    $1,772,623
    Contributions
    $638,692
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,760,816
    Expenses
    $1,580,209
    Assets (EOY)
    $706,591

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,330,184
    Expenses
    $1,130,778
    Assets (EOY)
    $485,459

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,124,757
    Expenses
    $1,227,712
    Assets (EOY)
    $216,739

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,156,162
    Expenses
    $1,216,297
    Assets (EOY)
    $292,266

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,089,650
    Expenses
    $1,057,017
    Assets (EOY)
    $288,470

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,089,650
    Expenses
    $1,057,017
    Assets (EOY)
    $288,470

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $897,839
    Expenses
    $831,468
    Assets (EOY)
    $179,690

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $728,600
    Expenses
    $725,054
    Assets (EOY)
    $106,270

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $684,678
    Expenses
    $613,495
    Assets (EOY)
    $119,839

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $522,485
    Expenses
    $518,932
    Assets (EOY)
    $194,366

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.