MARIN OPEN STUDIOS: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: MARIN OPEN STUDIOS (EIN 45-3605193)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-08-29
IRS object ID: 201842419349300239
Schema version: 2017v2.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-08-29T11:38:02-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	680095377	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PEROTTI AND CARRADE CPAs	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 LARKSPUR LNDNG CIR 358	AddressLine1Txt
City	LARKSPUR	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94939	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	453605193	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARIN OPEN STUDIOS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MARI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4154564657	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 2786	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAUSALITO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94966	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KAY CARLSON	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2018-08-29	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DENIS E CARRADE	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00009708	PTIN
Phone	4154618500	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KAY CARLSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	480 GATE 5 ROAD 331	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAUSALITO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94965	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$186,170	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	marinopenstudios.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2011	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE FINE ARTS IN MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE FINE ARTS, AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE GOALS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	200	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$40,000	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$32,771	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$53,459	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$57,206	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$128,823	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$128,964	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$44,730	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$227,012	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$186,170	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$28,236	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$37,754	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,788	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$180,169	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$122,662	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$208,405	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$160,416	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$18,607	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$25,754	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$64,522	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$89,887	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$980	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$591	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$63,542	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$89,296	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE FINE ARTS IN MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE FINE ARTS, AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE GOALS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$72,771	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$40,000	RevenueAmt
Desc	AN ARTIST GUIDE FOR THE OPEN STUDIOS EVENT IS PRINTED TO LIST THE LOCATION OF EACH OPEN STUDIO, TO SHOW AN EXAMPLE OF EACH ARTIST'S WORK, AND TO GIVE DIRECTIONS TO THE STUDIOS. THE PRINTING OF THE GUIDE IS PARTIALLY FUNDED BY SELLING ADVERTISEMENT SPACE IN THE GUIDE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$51,758	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$87,964	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE CORE PROGRAM OF MARIN OPEN STUDIOS IS THE OPEN STUDIOS PROGRAM PRODUCED BY A SMALL CORE OF VOLUNTEERS IN WHICH 260 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS OPEN THEIR STUDIOS TO DISPLAY THEIR ART TO THE PUBLIC. OPEN STUDIOS IS HELD IN EARLY MAY EACH YEAR. THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL FINE ART PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, AND PHOTOGRAPHERS, WHO PAY A PARTICIPATION FEE. IN MAY OF EACH YEAR, APROXIMATELY 40,000 PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THE ART CULTURE OF MARIN COUNTY VISIT THE STUDIOS OF THE 260 ARTISTS. MARIN OPEN STUDIOS OPENS A MONTH LONG GALLERY IN APRIL TO DISPLAY ONE PIECE FROM EACH ARTIST, AS WELL AS HOLDING A FREE GALA RECEPTION AT THE GALLERY, WHICH IS ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 800 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THE PUBLIC IS ABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH ARTISTS STUDIOS THEY WISH TO VISIT IN EARLY MAY. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GALLERY, A TOUR GUIDE IS PRODUCED WHICH ALSO SHOWS WHICH ARTISTS ARE PARTICIPATING AND WHERE THEIR STUDIOS ARE LOCATED. THE GALLERY AND THE TOUR GUIDE ENCOURAGES PUBLIC SUPPORT AND FOSTERS A THRIVING ART CULTURE AND COMMUNITY IN MARIN COUNTY.TWO POP-UP SHOWS ARE HELD TO REWARD AND RECOGNIZE HIGH PERFORMING VOLUNTEERS.IN MAY 2017, A SILENT AUCTION OF DONATED ART WAS HELD AT THE GALLERY WITH A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS DONATED TO BENEFIT TWO LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: DRAWBRIDGE AND CEDARS OF MARIN.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$750	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,000	RevenueAmt
Desc	MARIN OPEN STUDIES ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE YOUTH AND DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS OF MARIN COUNTY THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SUPPORTING THE ANNUAL MARIN HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW, RISING STARS HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW,YOUTH IN ARTS, DRAWBRIDGE AND CEDARS OF MARIN. MARIN OPEN STUDIOS PROVIDES A VOLUNTEER TO JUDGE THE HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW AND PRESENTS MONETARY AWARDS TO THE WINNERS. THE AWARD WINNING PIECES ARE DISPLAYED IN THE MARIN OPEN STUDIOS GALLERY AS WELL AS IN THE TOUR GUIDE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$125,279	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	10	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KAY CARLSON	PersonNm
Phone	4153435667	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	480 GATE 5 ROAD SUITE 331	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAUSALITO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94965	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
KAY CARLSON
Executive Dir.	30.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$34,980	$0	$0
DANIELLE NEWTON GRAVES
CFO	20.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STUART GOURLAY
Secretary	10.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN SHEA
Director	10.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY THELEN REHKOPF
VICE CHAIRMAN	20.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN KRAFT
Director	10.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHIVA PAKDEL
Director	20.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RHONA GORDON MAXWELL
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ROBERT AMOS
CHAIRMAN	20.00	0.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PATRICIA STOPELLO
SECRETARY/TREASURER	20.00	0.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DIANE HANSEN
DIRECTOR	20.00	0.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$34,980	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$11,363	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$45,843	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,623	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$57,206	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	BusinessBusinessCd	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GUIDE AD SALES	$40,000	$40,000
REGISTRATION & ARTIST FEE	$88,964		900099	$88,964

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$128,964	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$186,170	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$88,964	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$40,000	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,980	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,490	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,490	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,774	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,387	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,387	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,143	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,143	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,505	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,505	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$702	TotalAmt
Program Services	$351	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$351	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,251	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,251	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,082	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,082	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,718	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,718	ProgramServicesAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,800	TotalAmt
Program Services	$900	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$900	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,768	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,768	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TOUR GUIDE	$49,520	$49,520
GALLERY EXPENSE	$8,491	$8,491
RECEPTION EXPENSE	$3,909	$3,909
BANK FEES & PAYPAL	$3,113		$3,113

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,660	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,119	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,753	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,788	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$160,416	TotalAmt
Program Services	$125,279	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,349	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,788	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,857	BOYAmt
EOY	$89,887	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$665	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,522	BOYAmt
EOY	$89,887	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$980	BOYAmt
EOY	$591	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$980	BOYAmt
EOY	$591	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,542	BOYAmt
EOY	$89,296	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,542	BOYAmt
EOY	$89,296	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,522	BOYAmt
EOY	$89,887	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$25,754	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$49,846	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$56,764	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$53,459	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$57,206	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$217,275	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$188,046	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$169,515	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,818	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$172,953	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$128,964	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$664,296	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$237,892	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$226,279	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,818	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$226,412	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$186,170	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$881,571	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$881,571	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$504	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$958	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$600	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$2,062	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$238,396	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$227,237	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,818	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$227,012	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$186,170	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$883,633	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99770	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99680	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption Proc	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	The Form 990 is reviewed by members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Director prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	Marin Open Studios regularly enforces and monitors its conflict of interest policy with a signed annual statement from their directors and officers of the organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	In determining the compensation of the Executive Director, Kay Carlson, the Board of Directors surveyed two comparable, local non-profit art organizations: Art Works Downtown and Marin Society of Artists. The Board of Directors used the survey information regarding compensation packages offered to those organizations' Executive Directors to arrive at compensation offered and accepted by the Executive Director for the FYE 12/31/2017. Annual compensation for 2017 was $34,980.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	The governing documents and financial statements of the organization are made available upon request.