ART LEAGUE OF FORT BEND COUNTY

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $138K · expenses $120K · assets $69K

EIN
26-1078617
Address
2012 AVENUE G, ROSENBERG, TX 77471-2538
Website
www.artleaguefortbend.org
NTEE code
A20 Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2008 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Karen Gehse (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

To encourage artistic development & to cultivate an appreciation for the arts through education, exhibitions, & community outreach.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 20 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

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

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Linda Pietz President2023-2024 9 $0 reported 1
Diane Whitmarsh 1st VP - Publicity2024 12 $0 reported 1
Bobbie Davis Education/Program Director2024 20 $0 reported 1
Christine Ratcliff Secretary2024 4 $0 reported 1
Karen Gehse Treasurer2019-2024 12 $0 reported 1
Gladys Jones Gallery Director2023-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Brenda Bowman Fundraising Director2019-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Travis Lairson Membership Director2024 5 $0 reported 1
Nina Struthers Marketing Director2024 7 $0 reported 1
Kathy Golden (former) 1st VP - Publicity2019-2023 6 $0 reported 1
Debbie Rodriguez (former) 2nd VP - Programs2020-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Gawrys (former) Secretary2023 12 $0 reported 1
Anne Hallman-Perez (former) Member at Large/Membership2020-2023 20 $0 reported 1
Ingrid Nina Macejewski (former) Member at Large/Marketing Director2023 12 $0 reported 1
Linda Nicodemus (former) Member at Large/Development Director2023 4 $0 reported 1
Sue Zelko (former) Secretary2020-2022 4 $0 reported 1
Mary Lynch (former) Member at Large/Gallery Coordinator2019-2022 4 $0 reported 1
Diana Miller (former) President2019 20 $0 reported 1
Anne Gregory (former) 1st V. P.2019 8 $0 reported 1
Portia Bell (former) 2nd V. P.2019 8 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linda Pietz President9 $0-$0 $01
Diane Whitmarsh 1st VP - Publicity12 $0-$0 $01
Bobbie Davis Education/Program Director20 $0-$0 $01
Christine Ratcliff Secretary4 $0-$0 $01
Karen Gehse Treasurer12 $0-$0 $01
Gladys Jones Gallery Director15 $0-$0 $01
Brenda Bowman Fundraising Director5 $0-$0 $01
Travis Lairson Membership Director5 $0-$0 $01
Nina Struthers Marketing Director7 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linda Pietz President12 $0-$0 $01
Kathy Golden 1st VP - Publicity6 $0-$0 $01
Debbie Rodriguez 2nd VP - Programs5 $0-$0 $01
Jennifer Gawrys Secretary12 $0-$0 $01
Karen Gehse Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Gladys Jones Member at Large/Gallery Coordinator15 $0-$0 $01
Anne Hallman-Perez Member at Large/Membership20 $0-$0 $01
Ingrid Nina Macejewski Member at Large/Marketing Director12 $0-$0 $01
Linda Nicodemus Member at Large/Development Director4 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brenda Bowman President15 $0-$0 $01
Kathy Golden 1st VP - Publicity4 $0-$0 $01
Debbie Rodriguez 2nd VP - Programs5 $0-$0 $01
Sue Zelko Secretary4 $0-$0 $01
Karen Gehse Treasurer4 $0-$0 $01
Mary Lynch Member at Large/Gallery Coordinator4 $0-$0 $01
Anne Hallman-Perez Member at Large/Membership15 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brenda Bowman President15 $0-$0 $01
Kathy Golden 1st VP - Publicity4 $0-$0 $01
Debbie Rodriguez 2nd VP - Programs5 $0-$0 $01
Sue Zelko Secretary4 $0-$0 $01
Karen Gehse Treasurer4 $0-$0 $01
Mary Lynch Member at Large/Gallery Coordinator4 $0-$0 $01
Anne Hallman-Perez Member at Large/Membership15 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brenda Bowman President15 $0-$0 $01
Kathy Golden 1st V. P. - Publicity4 $0-$0 $01
Debbie Rodriguez 2nd V. P. - Programs5 $0-$0 $01
Sue Zelko Secretary4 $0-$0 $01
Karen Gehse Treasurer4 $0-$0 $01
Mary Lynch Member at Large/Gallery Coordinator4 $0-$0 $01
Anne Hallman-Perez Member at Large/Membership15 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Diana Miller President20 $0-$0 $01
Anne Gregory 1st V. P.8 $0-$0 $01
Portia Bell 2nd V. P.8 $0-$0 $01
Brenda Bowman Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Karen Gehse Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Mary Lynch Member at Large/Gallery Coordinator5 $0-$0 $01
Kathy Golden Member at Large/Membership6 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$137,743$119,649 $69,464$63,133 $19,513$100,609 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$97,078$85,311 $50,065$45,039 $15,211$65,051 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,306$69,976 $36,095$33,272 $16,070$52,036 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,992$49,337 $26,286$23,942 $2,620$40,931 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,214$52,554 $18,530$17,287 $6,475$39,977 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,158$65,037 $20,918$19,627 $3,911$61,034 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $78 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $784 $192023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ART LEAGUE OF FORT BEND COUNTY”
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $119,649 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $67,729 56.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $44,829 37.5%
Fees to independent contractors $7,062 5.9%
Printing, publications, postage $29 0.0%
Total$119,649100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $85,311 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,537 51.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $41,374 48.5%
Fees to independent contractors $400 0.5%
Total$85,311100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $69,976 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $38,074 54.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30,027 42.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,850 2.6%
Printing, publications, postage $25 0.0%
Total$69,976100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $49,337 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $32,731 66.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,606 25.6%
Fees to independent contractors $4,000 8.1%
Total$49,337100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $52,554 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $30,442 57.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,077 42.0%
Printing, publications, postage $35 0.1%
Total$52,554100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $65,037 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $33,322 51.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,620 48.6%
Printing, publications, postage $95 0.1%
Total$65,037100%

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