BALL & SOCKET ARTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: BALL & SOCKET ARTS INC (EIN 45-4079423)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2026-02-03
IRS object ID: 202640349349301139
Schema version: 2024v5.0
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 D
Schedule G
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-02-03T15:11:12-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	061218594	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BUDWITZ & MEYERJACK PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1122 HIGHLAND AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHESHIRE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	064101654	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	454079423	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BALL & SOCKET ARTS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BALL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9174144020	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	493 WEST MAIN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHESHIRE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06410	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ILONA SOMOGYI	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9174144020	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-02-03	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	false	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DAVID A PELLETIER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00069654	PTIN
Phone	2032721621	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-02-03	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ILONA SOMOGYI	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 128	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHESHIRE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06410	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,596,069	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BALLANDSOCKET.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2011	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	BALL & SOCKET ARTS IS TRANSFORMING AN ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL CAMPUS INTO AN INNOVATIVE AND DYNAMIC ARTS DESTINATION FOR THE CENTRAL CONNECTICUT REGION (AND BEYOND). BUILT ON THE ETHOS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION, BALL & SOCKET ARTS OFFERS VIBRANT ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMMING AND PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCES TO A BROAD PUBLIC AUDIENCE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	5	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	20	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	-$46,972	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,328,161	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,184,837	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,568	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$420	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$29,927	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$32,234	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$18,682	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$44,697	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,340,974	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,172,794	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$262,800	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$322,874	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$101,426	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$341,600	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$373,811	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$604,400	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$696,685	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$736,574	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,476,109	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,591,242	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,326,986	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,982,637	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,225,529	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,608,605	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,101,457	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	BALL & SOCKET ARTS IS TRANSFORMING AN ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL CAMPUS INTO AN INNOVATIVE AND DYNAMIC ARTS DESTINATION FOR THE CENTRAL CONNECTICUT REGION (AND BEYOND). BUILT ON THE ETHOS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION, BALL & SOCKET ARTS OFFERS VIBRANT ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMMING AND PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCES TO A BROAD PUBLIC AUDIENCE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$462,371	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$420	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE LONG-TERM VISION FOR BALL & SOCKET IS TO TRANSFORM THE HISTORIC FACTORY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS INTO A WELCOMING HUB FOR ARTS, CULTURE, CREATIVE COMMERCE, AND COMMUNITY. BALL & SOCKET ARTS WILL PRESENT CURATED EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTISTS WITH A FOCUS ON CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE WORKSHOP GALLERY, AND ONCE COMPLETED, INSIDE BUILDING 1. BALL & SOCKET ARTS PRESENTS A RANGE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS, CULTURE, AND HISTORY PROGRAMMING. ON-SITE SPACES IN BUILDING 1 WILL INCLUDE: A GRAND EXHIBITION HALL; A FLEXIBLE PERFORMANCE VENUE; AN INTERACTIVE HISTORY MUSEUM; AN EDUCATION WING; SPACES FOR PARTNERING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND CREATIVE COMMERCE; AND MORE. OUR PROGRAMMING WILL INCLUDE WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND LECTURES FOR ALL AGES, ALONG WITH COMMISSIONED WORKS OF ART FOR OUR EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR SPACES. WE ENVISION VIBRANT, ACCESSIBLE OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACES AROUND OUR CAMPUS FEATURING ART INSTALLATIONS AND SPACES TO GATHER. OUR SITE FEATURES DIRECT ACCESS TO THE FARMINGTON CANAL LINEAR TRAIL FOR EASY PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST ACCESS, AS WELL AS DIRECT ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$462,371	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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	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	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
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	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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	11	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	5	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	false	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
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
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	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	false	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	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ILONA SOMOGYI	PersonNm
Phone	9174144020	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	493 WEST MAIN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHESHIRE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06410	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ILONA SOMOGYI
PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$47,209	$0	$0
RON BERGAMO
CHAIRMAN	20.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KARIN ARAI
TREASURER	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
REGINA THORNTON
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANTHONY CARTER
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERTA HAVLICK
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RYAN ROTH
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOEL RENKER
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
COURTNEY CULLINAN
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATTI FLYNN HARRIS
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG WOLFF
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICOLE DEMERS CORCORAN
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$47,209	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Fundraising	$76,379	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$2,837,734	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$270,724	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$15,576	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,184,837	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	WORKSHOP FEES	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$420	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$420	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$420	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$32,638	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$32,638	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$107,314	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$154,286	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$46,972	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$46,972	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$46,972	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$255,434	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$255,838	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$404	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$404	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$404	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$13,151	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$76,379	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$13,151	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,275	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,275	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,275	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,172,794	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,291	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$46,972	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$32,638	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$277,266	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,704	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,444	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$62,118	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,379	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,189	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,190	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,229	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,888	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,458	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,883	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,700	TotalAmt
Management And General	$28,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,815	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,815	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,726	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,726	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,235	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$22,235	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,371	TotalAmt
Management And General	$25,371	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$97,347	TotalAmt
Program Services	$97,347	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,871	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,871	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,576	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,576	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,502	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,502	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
WORKSHOP AND PROGRAM EXPS	$47,070	$47,070
PROPERTY TAXES	$2,598	$2,598

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$696,685	TotalAmt
Program Services	$462,371	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$132,888	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$101,426	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$144,230	BOYAmt
EOY	$215,466	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$362,010	BOYAmt
EOY	$567,681	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$8,105,381	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$290,041	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,373,596	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,815,340	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$708,336	BOYAmt
EOY	$725,429	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,070	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,070	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,591,242	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,326,986	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$164,325	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,101	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,668,016	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,633,034	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,150,296	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,555,394	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,982,637	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,225,529	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,608,605	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,597,457	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$2,504,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,608,605	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,101,457	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,591,242	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,326,986	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,476,109	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,779	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$14,964	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
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	$158,606	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,249,561	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,237,720	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,328,161	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,184,837	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,158,885	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$14,630	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$22,499	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$23,827	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,846	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$76,806	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$158,610	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,264,191	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,260,219	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,351,988	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,200,683	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,235,691	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$951,522	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$100,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$62,162	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$29,775	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,143,459	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$951,522	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$100,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$62,162	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$29,775	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,143,459	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$6,092,232	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,401	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$28,432	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$32,638	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$72,471	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,401	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$28,432	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$32,638	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$72,471	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$158,610	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,264,191	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,271,620	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,380,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,233,321	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,308,162	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.83360	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.72030	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01000	InvestmentIncomePYPct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$933,321	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$933,321	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,079,758	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$268,944	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,810,814	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$92,302	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$21,097	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$71,205	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$7,815,340	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	REFUNDABLE ADVANCES	Desc
Amt	$1,555,394	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,555,394	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,327,044	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,779	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$154,286	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$156,065	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,170,979	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$1,815	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$1,815	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,172,794	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$834,192	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$154,286	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$154,286	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$679,906	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$1,815	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$14,964	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$16,779	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$696,685	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S RETURN OF ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, 2023 AND 2022 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D	RENTAL EXPENSES 154,286
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	RENTAL EXPENSES 154,286
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B	BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 14,964

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	VARIOUS FUNDRAI	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$89,530	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$76,379	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$13,151	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$13,151	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$89,530	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$76,379	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$13,151	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$13,151	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$13,151	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MAIER DESIGN SERVICES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	RLTD TO BRD MBR	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$51,482	TransactionAmt
Transaction	ARCHTCL SRVCS	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	BALL & SOCKET ARTS IS TRANSFORMING AN ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL CAMPUS INTO AN INNOVATIVE AND DYNAMIC ARTS DESTINATION FOR THE CENTRAL CONNECTICUT REGION (AND BEYOND). BUILT ON THE ETHOS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION, BALL & SOCKET ARTS OFFERS VIBRANT ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMMING AND PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCES TO A BROAD PUBLIC AUDIENCE.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A	THE LONG-TERM VISION FOR BALL & SOCKET IS TO TRANSFORM THE HISTORIC FACTORY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS INTO A WELCOMING HUB FOR ARTS, CULTURE, CREATIVE COMMERCE, AND COMMUNITY. BALL & SOCKET ARTS WILL PRESENT CURATED EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTISTS WITH A FOCUS ON CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE WORKSHOP GALLERY, AND ONCE COMPLETED, INSIDE BUILDING 1. BALL & SOCKET ARTS PRESENTS A RANGE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS, CULTURE, AND HISTORY PROGRAMMING. ON-SITE SPACES IN BUILDING 1 WILL INCLUDE: A GRAND EXHIBITION HALL; A FLEXIBLE PERFORMANCE VENUE; AN INTERACTIVE HISTORY MUSEUM; AN EDUCATION WING; SPACES FOR PARTNERING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND CREATIVE COMMERCE; AND MORE. OUR PROGRAMMING WILL INCLUDE WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND LECTURES FOR ALL AGES, ALONG WITH COMMISSIONED WORKS OF ART FOR OUR EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR SPACES. WE ENVISION VIBRANT, ACCESSIBLE OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACES AROUND OUR CAMPUS FEATURING ART INSTALLATIONS AND SPACES TO GATHER. OUR SITE FEATURES DIRECT ACCESS TO THE FARMINGTON CANAL LINEAR TRAIL FOR EASY PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST ACCESS, AS WELL AS DIRECT ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ASSIGNED THE DUTY OR REVIEWING THE ANNUAL 990 TO ITS STANDING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE ANNUAL 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING FIRM WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE TREASURER. COPIES OF THE COMPLETED RETURN ARE PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTE FOR REVIEW AND UPON APPROVAL BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COPIES OF THE 990 FORM ARE PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE FIANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND ANY RECOMMENDED CHAGES TO THE SALARY STRUCTURE ARE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR AFFIRMATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST BY THE INTERESTED PARTY.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	RENTAL EXPENSES 154,286 RENTAL EXPENSES -154,286 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 14,964 TOTAL 14,964