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THE DALLES ART ASSOCIATION

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE DALLES ART ASSOCIATION

EIN 93-0681535 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A400)

What they do

THE DALLES ART ASSOCIATION PROMOTES APPRECIATION of and PARTICIPATION IN ART BY OPERATING THE DALLES ART CENTER IN THE HISTORIC CARNEGIE LIBRAY. THE DALLES ART CENTER PROVIDES A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT for THE PRESENTATION of ART, THE DEVELOPMENT of ARTISTS and THE ENRICHMENT of OUR COMMUNITY. RAISING AWARENESS of THE RICH ABUNDANCE of ART CREATED IN OUR REGION is AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT of OUR SUCCESS. THE DALLES ART ASSOCIATION PROMOTES KNOWLEDGE and APPRECIATION of THE ARTS BY COORDINATING THE ACTIVITIES of THE DALLES ART CENTER BY: MAKING ART ACCESSIBLE to THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. GIVING AREA ARTISTS A PLACE to DISPLAY and SELL THEIR ART. PROVIDING ART CLASSES and OPPORTUNITIES to MEET WITH ARTISTS. OFFERING OUR FACILITIES to THE COMMUNITY for OTHER CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

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Of every $100 spent, about $41.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

44.86%of revenue went to mission work41.0% of expenses · Program services
$109.45spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.
64.59%of revenue went to management and office costs59.0% of expenses
$0.61in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
54.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$258,004
Mission workProgram services$115,74744.86% of revenue41.0% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$166,63364.59% of revenue59.0% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
Total expenses$282,380109.45% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 41.0% mission · 59.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.45% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 41.4% mission · 58.1% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.92% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 53.5% mission · 43.7% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.14% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 7.2% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.15% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 13.7% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 123.30% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 20.2% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.42% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$258,004
Expenses$282,380
Annual shortfall $24,376 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$115,747 · 41.0% of expenses
Management and office costs$166,633 · 59.0% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$258,004
Expenses$282,380
Assets$172,945
Income$265,392
Contributions$141,384
Mission work (program services)$115,747
Management and general$166,633
Accounting fees$7,077
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (6)

AMI BEAVERV.P.

DAWN MARIE HERTSECRETARY

ED THOMASTREASURER

KRISTYN FIXPRESIDENT

SALLY JOHNSONAT LARGE

SHERRIE SINCLAIR CUMMINGSAT LARGE

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1976
Location
PO BOX 1026, THE DALLES, OR 97058-9026
County
Wasco
In care of
KRISTYN FIX
Primary officer
KRISTYN FIX, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
January 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
RTO & COMPANY
NTEE classification
Arts, Culture & Humanities (A400)

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