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ARCOS FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $93K · expenses $80K · assets $49K

EIN
32-0340306
Address
6111 CADDIE ST B, AUSTIN, TX 78741-5101
NTEE code
A99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2013
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Mission

ARCOS experiments rigorously to discover adventurous new forms of performance and enhance the contemporary performing arts through cultivation and education of audiences and emerging and established artists

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Eliot Fisher Director2021-2024 $2,500$3,500 1
Erica Gionfriddo (former) Director2014-2023 $1,000$12,800 1

People by year

2024 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Eliot Fisher Director5 $2,500-$0 $2,5001
2023 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $1K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Erica Gionfriddo Director1 $1,000-$0 $1,0001
Eliot Fisher 00 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $4K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Erica Gionfriddo Director1 $3,500-$0 $3,5001
Eliot Fisher Director0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $1K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Eliot Fisher Director1 $1,000-$0 $1,0001
Erica Gionfriddo Director0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $3K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Erica Gionfriddo Director1 $0-$2,700 $2,7001
2019 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Erica Gionfriddo Director1 $0-$2,400 $2,4001
2018 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERICA GIONFRIDDO OFFICER0 $0-- $01
2017 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERICA GIONFRIDDO DIRECTOR1 $0-$1,800 $1,8001
2016 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $1K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERICA GIONFRIDDO OFFICER1 $0-$1,400 $1,4001
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERICA GIONFRIDDO OFFICER0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,189$80,423 $48,930$48,930 $85,000$8,189 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$69,996$67,093 $43,664$43,664 $47,000$22,996 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,134$72,533 $40,761$40,761 $47,500$25,634 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,918$81,700 $40,160$40,160 $77,650$19,268 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,992$80,888 $22,282$22,282 $61,150$10,842 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,051$68,355 $31,178$31,178 $75,846$15,205 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-- $0$0 -- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,566$54,960 $7,500$52,454 $33,190$30,375 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
-- $0$42,712 -- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$31,953$21,771 $42,962$42,712 $1,568$30,385 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,416$50,269 $11,752$11,502 $44,515$11,901 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $202,247 in all, tax years 2017 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
GREATER AUSTIN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$102,000 2024$75,000
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REA CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ARCOS FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC” 2019, 2021-2023 4$65,000 2023$10,000
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BBB SERVING THE HEART OF TEXAS Public charity Exact 2021 1$20,000 2021$20,000
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MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE Public charity Exact 2017 1$15,000 2017$15,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ARCOS FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC” 2020-2023 4$247 2023$56
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $80,423 spent · pay $2,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,005 33.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $26,235 32.6%
Fees to independent contractors $22,995 28.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,500 3.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,688 2.1%
Total$80,423100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $67,093 spent · pay $1,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $23,875 35.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $23,625 35.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,850 25.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,743 2.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $1,000 1.5%
Total$67,093100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $72,533 spent · pay $3,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $25,555 35.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,596 29.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $21,240 29.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $3,500 4.8%
Printing, publications, postage $642 0.9%
Total$72,533100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $81,700 spent · pay $1,000 · grants $10,100 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $31,550 38.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $19,500 23.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,030 23.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $10,100 12.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $1,000 1.2%
Printing, publications, postage $520 0.6%
Total$81,700100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $80,888 spent · pay $3,500 · grants $1,600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $54,150 66.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,200 18.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,990 7.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $3,500 4.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,600 2.0%
Printing, publications, postage $448 0.6%
Total$80,888100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $68,355 spent · pay $2,400 · grants $750 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $48,200 70.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,200 22.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,400 3.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,200 1.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $750 1.1%
Printing, publications, postage $605 0.9%
Total$68,355100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $54,960 spent · pay $1,800 · grants $500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,520 44.6%
Fees to independent contractors $15,313 27.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,420 22.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $1,800 3.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $500 0.9%
Printing, publications, postage $407 0.7%
Total$54,960100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $21,771 spent · pay $1,400 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,900 40.9%
Fees to independent contractors $8,574 39.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,600 11.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $1,400 6.4%
Printing, publications, postage $297 1.4%
Total$21,771100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $50,269 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $38,161 75.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,742 17.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,286 6.5%
Printing, publications, postage $80 0.2%
Total$50,269100%

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