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RUTHERFORD COUNTY VISUAL ARTISTS GUILD

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $98K · expenses $94K · assets $81K

EIN
52-2287188
Address
160 N MAIN ST, RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139-2502
Website
www.rcvag.com
NTEE code
A99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2003
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Mission

The Guild is a volunteer-led organization which thrives on the passion and creativity of individuals who generously contribute their time and artistic talents. Our guild is a vibrant community where artists, both seasoned and aspiring, come together to collaborate, inspire, and enrich our local cultural landscape.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 33 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

33 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
Misty Johnson President2024 1 $0 reported 1
Pat Konicki Secretary2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tom Phelps Treasurer2024 2 $0 reported 1
Amanda Maishman Director2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Willard Whitson Director2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kris Willing Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Diane Atwell Director2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Debie Bundy (former) Membership Director2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Gaylord Cowan (former) Board Member at Large2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Patricia Konicki (former) Secretary2023 1 $0 reported 1
Thomas Phelps (former) Treasurer2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Pat Hitchcock (former) President2019-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Deborah Harmon (former) Director of VAC2018-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Pam Peters (former) President2018-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Mary Copenhaver (former) Secretary2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Maggie Fatuzzo (former) Membership Director2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Edwards (former) Vice President2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Kirk Milleman (former) Board Member at Large2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Rob Woodbridge (former) Board Member at Large2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Nancy Millerman (former) Membership Director2017-2019 2 $0 reported 1
Jimi Moore (former) Secretary2018-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Sandy Fox (former) Treasurer2018 10 $0 reported 1
Susan Whitson (former) Director2016-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Grace A Martin (former) Treasurer2016-2017 3 $0 reported 1
Dan Bair (former) Director2016-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Leniece Lane (former) President2017 10 $0 reported 1
Billie Prosser (former) Secretary2017 1 $0 reported 1
Michelle Parsons (former) Past President2016-2017 2 $0 reported 1
Justin Jones (former) Vice President2017 1 $0 reported 1
Dot Lane (former) Director2016 1 $0 reported 1
Laura Harris (former) Director2016 1 $0 reported 1
Pamela Peters (former) Secretary2016 1 $0 reported 1
Faye Jimi Moore (former) Past President2016 8 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Misty Johnson President1 $0-- $01
Pat Konicki Secretary1 $0-- $01
Tom Phelps Treasurer2 $0-- $01
Amanda Maishman Director1 $0-- $01
Willard Whitson Director1 $0-- $01
Kris Willing Director1 $0-- $01
Diane Atwell Director1 $0-- $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Debie Bundy Membership Director2 $0-$0 $01
Gaylord Cowan Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Patricia Konicki Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Diane Atwell Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Thomas Phelps Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Willard Whitson Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Amanda Maishman Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Pat Hitchcock President10 $0-$0 $01
Deborah Harmon Director of VAC10 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Debie Bundy Membership Director2 $0-$0 $01
Gaylord Cowan Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Pam Peters President10 $0-$0 $01
Mary Copenhaver Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Diane Atwell Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Thomas Phelps Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Willard Whitson Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Amanda Maishman Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Pat Hitchcock Director of VAC10 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Maggie Fatuzzo Membership Director2 $0-$0 $01
Gaylord Cowan Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Pam Peters President10 $0-$0 $01
Mary Copenhaver Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Mary Edwards Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Deborah Harmon Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Willard Whitson Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Amanda Maishman Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Pat Hitchcock Director of VAC10 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Maggie Fatuzzo Membership Director2 $0-$0 $01
Gaylord Cowan Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Pam Peters President10 $0-$0 $01
Mary Copenhaver Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Mary Edwards Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Deborah Harmon Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Kirk Milleman Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Rob Woodbridge Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Pat Hitchcock Director of VAC10 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nancy Millerman Membership Director2 $0-$0 $01
Gaylord Cowan Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Pam Peters President10 $0-$0 $01
Jimi Moore Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Mary Edwards Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Deborah Harmon Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Kirk Milleman Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Rob Woodbridge Board Member at Large1 $0-$0 $01
Pat Hitchcock Director of VAC10 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sandy Fox Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Millerman Director2 $0-$0 $01
Gaylord Cowan Director1 $0-$0 $01
Susan Whitson Director1 $0-$0 $01
Pam Peters President10 $0-$0 $01
Jimi Moore Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Mary Edwards Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Deborah Harmon Director of VAC10 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRACE A MARTIN Treasurer3 $0-- $01
NANCY MILLERMAN Director1 $0-- $01
DAN BAIR Director1 $0-- $01
SUSAN WHITSON Director1 $0-- $01
LENIECE LANE President10 $0-- $01
BILLIE PROSSER Secretary1 $0-- $01
MICHELLE PARSONS Past President2 $0-- $01
JUSTIN JONES Vice President1 $0-- $01
2016 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRACE A MARTIN Treasurer1 $0-- $01
DOT LANE Director1 $0-- $01
LAURA HARRIS Director1 $0-- $01
SUSAN WHITSON Director1 $0-- $01
MICHELLE PARSONS President2 $0-- $01
PAMELA PETERS Secretary1 $0-- $01
FAYE JIMI MOORE Past President8 $0-- $01
DAN BAIR Vice President1 $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 ↗
$98,181$93,887 $80,568$79,777 $35,994$56,096 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,833$72,437 $76,149$75,483 $4,894$57,203 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$83,168$56,521 $77,651$77,087 $33,075$44,851 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,815$47,011 $51,716$50,440 $35,684$25,851 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$34,725$29,046 $32,112$31,636 $8,616$20,909 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,246$55,423 $26,863$25,957 $1,561$40,491 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$54,746$54,620 $34,546$34,134 $11,649$38,727 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,106$43,272 $35,502$34,008 $13,727$29,280 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,299$45,389 $30,685$30,174 $1,507$34,299 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $20,000 in all, tax years 2016 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
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$10,000 2016$10,000
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2024 · Form 990EZ · $93,887 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $70,612 75.2%
Fees to independent contractors $11,822 12.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,660 10.3%
Printing, publications, postage $1,793 1.9%
Total$93,887100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $72,437 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,289 62.5%
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Fees to independent contractors $1,054 1.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,000 1.4%
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2022 · Form 990EZ · $56,521 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,000 · events $0
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2020 · Form 990EZ · $29,046 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,703 47.2%
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Fees to independent contractors $1,286 4.4%
Printing, publications, postage $443 1.5%
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $34,720 62.6%
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2018 · Form 990EZ · $54,620 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,021 67.8%
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,630 54.6%
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2016 · Form 990EZ · $45,389 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $28,077 61.9%
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Fees to independent contractors $400 0.9%
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