MARIN OPEN STUDIOS: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: MARIN OPEN STUDIOS (EIN 45-3605193)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-06-14
IRS object ID: 201731659349300128
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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	2017-06-14T10:18:33-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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	2016-01-01	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	2017-06-14	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	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
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	$227,012	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	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	200	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$38,950	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$59,505	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$53,459	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,090	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$128,823	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$3,728	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$44,730	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,818	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$227,012	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,457	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$28,236	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$105	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,101	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$180,169	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,558	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$208,405	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,740	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$18,607	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$45,570	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$64,522	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$635	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$980	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$44,935	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$63,542	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	$98,455	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$38,950	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	$82,969	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$88,873	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 2016, 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	$182,174	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
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	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	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	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 (8 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)	$26,000	$0	$0
ROBERT M AMOS
Chairman	20.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA STOPELLO
Secretary/Treas	20.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DIANE HANSEN
Director	20.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STUART GOURLAY
Director	5.00	0.00	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
RHONA GORDON MAXWELL
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$26,000	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	$9,974	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$43,485	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,546	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$53,459	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	BusinessBusinessCd	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GUIDE AD SALES	$38,950	$38,950
REGISTRATION & ARTIST FEE	$89,873		900099	$89,873

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$128,823	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

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ADVERTISING	Desc
Business	541800	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$44,730	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$44,730	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$44,730	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$227,012	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$134,603	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$38,950	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	$26,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,000	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	$2,236	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,118	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,118	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,018	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,018	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	$3,435	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,435	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	$1,441	TotalAmt
Program Services	$672	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$769	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,264	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,264	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,444	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,444	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,994	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,994	ProgramServicesAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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

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	$1,368	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,368	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TOUR GUIDE	$49,557	$49,557
GALLERY EXPENSE	$10,080	$10,080
RECEPTION EXPENSE	$3,107	$3,107
BANK FEES & PAYPAL	$2,473		$2,473

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,188	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,464	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,619	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$105	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$208,405	TotalAmt
Program Services	$182,174	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,126	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$105	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,570	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,857	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)
EOY	$665	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	$45,570	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,522	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$635	BOYAmt
EOY	$980	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$635	BOYAmt
EOY	$980	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,542	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,542	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,570	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,522	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$18,607	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	$36,811	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$49,846	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$56,764	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$53,459	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$196,880	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$180,393	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$188,046	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$169,515	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,818	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$172,953	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$715,725	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	$217,204	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$237,892	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$226,279	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,818	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$226,412	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$912,605	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	$912,605	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	$850	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$504	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$958	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$600	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,912	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$218,054	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$238,396	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$227,237	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,818	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$227,012	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$915,517	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99680	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99630	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 12/31/2016. Annual compensation for 2016 was $26,000.
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.