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WR ARTS INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $492K · expenses $583K · assets $320K

EIN
46-2663098
Address
56 MARCY AVE APT 1, BROOKLYN, NY 11211-3140
Website
https://www.wrarts.org
NTEE code
A60
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Mission

501(c)3 WR Arts is here to provide an open, supportive artistic environment to those looking to cultivate a lasting relationship with Dance and the Performing Arts. We strive to find ways to blend North Brooklyn's culturally diverse neighborhoods together under one roof to build a stronger community together through the arts. With our "In School" on-site after school enrichment programing and our 6 days a week "Home Base" General Children's and Pre-Professional training at 573 Metropolitan Avenue, we connect ALL to the arts experience. Through our "In School" program WR brings a professional studio atmosphere into classroom spaces at an introductory level. To further the interest and training of those looking for more, WR has a "Home Base", with reduced rate community classes and scholarship opportunities for participation in our General and Pre-Professional programing. Through workshops and community classes for every age and experience level, we welcome artists of all races, sizes, a

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 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
Nicole Guiland President2017-2024 $66,245$317,448 1
Cristina Gustaitis Secretary2022-2024 $0$3,715 1
Lakey Evans Pea (former) Executive Dir.2017-2020 $8,470$42,129 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Frank Rupp Treasurer2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Eugenia Velez (former) Secretary2017-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Michelle Lewis (former) Treasurer2017-2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $66K · 11 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nicole Guiland President42 $66,245$0$0 $66,2451
Frank Rupp Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Cristina Gustaitis Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $60K · 7 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nicole Guiland President40 $56,267$0$0 $56,2671
Cristina Gustaitis Secretary10 $3,402$0$0 $3,4021
Frank Rupp Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $47K · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nicole Guiland President35 $46,625$0$0 $46,6251
Cristina Gustaitis Secretary1 $313$0$0 $3131
Frank Rupp Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $34K · 7 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nicole Guiland President35 $34,450$0$0 $34,4501
Frank Rupp Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Eugenia Velez Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $54K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nicole Guiland President35 $45,375-- $45,3751
Lakey Evans Pea Executive Dir.11 $8,470-- $8,4701
Michelle Lewis Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Eugenia Velez Secretary1 $0-- $01
2019 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $66K · 8 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nicole Guiland President35 $46,294$0$0 $46,2941
Lakey Evans Pea Executive Dir.11 $19,635$0$0 $19,6351
Michelle Lewis Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Eugenia Velez Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $36K · 6 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nicole Guiland Executive Dir.40 $22,192$0$0 $22,1921
Lakey Evans Pea Director40 $14,024$0$0 $14,0241
Michelle Lewis Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Eugenia Velez Secretary2 $0$0$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 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$492,198$582,979 $319,591$58,357 $3,393$487,744 $66,24511-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$469,831$395,210 $401,707$149,138 $22,445$443,030 $59,6697-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$318,124$265,230 $240,123$74,517 $32,141$284,388 $46,9385-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$215,175$180,992 $55,906$21,623 $39,694$171,372 $34,4507-
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$130,352$294,286 $33,007-$12,560 $1,255$129,097 ---
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$418,231$418,347 $157,374$151,374 $0$415,301 $65,9298-
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$249,681$180,436 $86,565$79,565 $249,681$0 $36,2166-

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $21 in all, tax years 2021 to 2023. 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
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WR ARTS INC” 2021, 2023 2$21 2023$16
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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 990 · $582,979 spent · pay $189,300 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Independent contractors $157,696$157,696-- 27.1%
Other salaries and wages $107,562$57,260$50,302- 18.5%
Occupancy $106,025$106,025-- 18.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $66,245-$66,245- 11.4%
Other (as described)Merchant fees $45,182$45,182-- 7.8%
Other (as described)Performance expenses $41,124$6,411$34,713- 7.1%
Payroll taxes $15,493$5,886$9,607- 2.7%
Fees: other services $14,533-$14,533- 2.5%
All other expenses $12,334$2,900$6,815$2,619 2.1%
Other (as described)Dues and subscriptions $6,954$487$6,467- 1.2%
Insurance $5,487-$5,487- 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $3,101-$3,101- 0.5%
Office expenses $936-$936- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $307-$307- 0.1%
Total$582,979100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $395,210 spent · pay $124,235 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Independent contractors $136,552$136,552-- 34.6%
Occupancy $76,854$76,854-- 19.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $59,669$3,402$56,267- 15.1%
Other salaries and wages $54,363$22,653$31,710- 13.8%
All other expenses $13,281$4,747$6,585$1,949 3.4%
Other (as described)Merchant fees $11,345$11,345-- 2.9%
Payroll taxes $10,203$2,331$7,872- 2.6%
Fees: other services $9,456-$9,456- 2.4%
Other (as described)Performance expenses $8,976$8,976-- 2.3%
Other (as described)Dues and subscriptions $6,619$1,589$5,030- 1.7%
Insurance $3,836-$3,836- 1.0%
Office expenses $2,312-$2,312- 0.6%
Depreciation and depletion $1,002-$1,002- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $742-$742- 0.2%
Total$395,210100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $265,230 spent · pay $81,972 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Independent contractors $91,516$91,516-- 34.5%
Occupancy $51,923$51,923-- 19.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $46,938$313$46,625- 17.7%
Other salaries and wages $28,205$28,156$49- 10.6%
Other (as described)Merchant fees $14,166$14,166-- 5.3%
All other expenses $9,656$3,008$6,327$321 3.6%
Payroll taxes $6,829$2,595$4,234- 2.6%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $4,870$4,870-- 1.8%
Other (as described)Dues and subscriptions $4,686$1,593$3,093- 1.8%
Insurance $2,295-$2,295- 0.9%
Fees: other services $2,260-$2,260- 0.9%
Depreciation and depletion $1,066-$1,066- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $820-$820- 0.3%
Total$265,230100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $180,992 spent · pay $88,328 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $50,890$50,890-- 28.1%
Other salaries and wages $45,922$26,176$19,746- 25.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $34,450$19,637$14,813- 19.0%
Other (as described)Independent contractors $26,603$26,603-- 14.7%
Payroll taxes $7,956$4,535$3,421- 4.4%
Other (as described)Dues and subscriptions $4,332$1,040$3,292- 2.4%
Other (as described)Utilities $3,234-$3,234- 1.8%
Fees: other services $1,750-$1,750- 1.0%
Insurance $1,685-$1,685- 0.9%
All other expenses $1,274$948$309$17 0.7%
Depreciation and depletion $1,066-$1,066- 0.6%
Office expenses $774-$774- 0.4%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $647$647-- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $374-$374- 0.2%
Interest $35-$35- 0.0%
Total$180,992100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $294,286 spent · pay $161,110 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $161,110 54.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $74,341 25.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $53,845 18.3%
Fees to independent contractors $4,910 1.7%
Printing, publications, postage $80 0.0%
Total$294,286100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $418,347 spent · pay $204,220 · grants $0 · events $5,362
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $122,296$91,722$30,574- 29.2%
Other (as described)Independent contractors $91,405$91,405-- 21.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $65,929$49,447$16,482- 15.8%
Occupancy $56,699$56,699-- 13.6%
All other expenses $16,951$8,807$7,935$209 4.1%
Payroll taxes $15,995$11,996$3,999- 3.8%
Other (as described)Customs $10,555$10,555-- 2.5%
Other (as described)Repair and maintenance $8,243-$8,243- 2.0%
Advertising and promotion $8,118$6,274$1,223$621 1.9%
Fees: other services $6,500-$6,500- 1.6%
Other (as described) EventConference & event expense $5,362$4,826$536- 1.3%
Office expenses $4,732$2,839$1,893- 1.1%
Insurance $3,838-$3,838- 0.9%
Depreciation and depletion $1,021-$1,021- 0.2%
Travel $703$633$70- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $2,930-reported apart
Total$418,347100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $180,436 spent · pay $64,157 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Contract Labor $68,619$68,619-- 38.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $36,216$32,594$3,622- 20.1%
Occupancy $28,357$24,103$4,254- 15.7%
Other salaries and wages $22,802$20,522$2,280- 12.6%
Office expenses $11,546$6,808$4,738- 6.4%
Payroll taxes $5,139$4,625$514- 2.8%
Fees: accounting $2,000-$2,000- 1.1%
Other (as described)PAYROLL PROCESSING FEE $1,738-$1,738- 1.0%
Other (as described)Professional fees $1,500-$1,500- 0.8%
Insurance $1,297-$1,297- 0.7%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $931$931-- 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $190$190-- 0.1%
Travel $76$76-- 0.0%
All other expenses $25$25-- 0.0%
Total$180,436100%

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