INNER ARTS INITIATIVE INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $96K · expenses $108K · assets $95K

EIN
46-2251045
Address
PO BOX 920, NYACK, NY 10960-0920
Website
INNER-ARTS.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
June 2013 (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 supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE GREATER KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND TO UTILIZE ARTISTIC EXPRESSION TO PROMOTE BETTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DISPARATE IDEAS AND POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROMOTES, THROUGH THE ARTS AND HROUGH MUSCIAL EXPRESSION, REAL CHANGE IN THE WORLD IN THE FORM OF RAISING PEOPLE'S AWARENESS OF THE WORLD BEYOND THEMSELVES AND ENCOURAGES AN EXPANSION OF PRECEPTION, A GREATER DEGREE OF SELFLESS BEHAVIOR AND COMPASSION FOR ALL LIVING BEINGS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Christopher Dingman PRESIDENT2013-2024 $13,445$159,904 1
Zaneta Sykes SECRETARY2013-2024 $17,310$148,937 1
Zaneta Skyes (former) SECRETARY2021-2022 $14,010$28,495 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person 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
Benjamin Oppenheim VICE PRESIDENT2013-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $31K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZANETA SYKES SECRETARY25 $17,310-$0 $17,3101
CHRISTOPHER DINGMAN PRESIDENT25 $13,445-$0 $13,4451
BENJAMIN OPPENHEIM VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $29K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZANETA SYKES SECRETARY25 $14,674-$0 $14,6741
CHRISTOPHER DINGMAN PRESIDENT25 $13,850-$0 $13,8501
BENJAMIN OPPENHEIM VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $29K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER DINGMAN PRESIDENT25 $15,120-$0 $15,1201
ZANETA SKYES SECRETARY25 $14,010-$0 $14,0101
BENJAMIN OPPENHEIM VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $26K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZANETA SKYES SECRETARY25 $14,485-$0 $14,4851
CHRISTOPHER DINGMAN PRESIDENT25 $11,470-$0 $11,4701
BENJAMIN OPPENHEIM VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $23K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZANETA SYKES SECRETARY25 $11,881-- $11,8811
CHRISTOPHER DINGMAN PRESIDENT25 $11,291-- $11,2911
BENJAMIN OPPENHEIM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
2019 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $33K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZANETA SYKES SECRETARY25 $16,828-- $16,8281
CHRISTOPHER DINGMAN PRESIDENT25 $15,842-- $15,8421
BENJAMIN OPPENHEIM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
2018 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $29K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZANETA SYKES SECRETARY25 $15,307-- $15,3071
CHRISTOPHER DINGMAN PRESIDENT25 $13,435-- $13,4351
BENJAMIN OPPENHEIM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
2017 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $22K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZANETA SYKES SECRETARY25 $12,116-- $12,1161
CHRISTOPHER DINGMAN PRESIDENT25 $10,070-- $10,0701
BENJAMIN OPPENHEIM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
2016 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $30K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER DINGMAN PRESIDENT25 $16,145-- $16,1451
ZANETA SYKES SECRETARY25 $13,695-- $13,6951
BENJAMIN OPPENHEIM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
2015 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $44K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZANETA SYKES SECRETARY25 $22,080-- $22,0801
CHRISTOPHER DINGMAN PRESIDENT25 $21,783-- $21,7831
BENJAMIN OPPENHEIM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
2014 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $42K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZANETA SYKES SECRETARY25 $25,046-- $25,0461
CHRISTOPHER DINGMAN PRESIDENT25 $17,453-- $17,4531
BENJAMIN OPPENHEIM VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER DINGMAN PRESIDENT25 $0-- $01
ZANETA SYKES SECRETARY25 $0-- $01
BENJAMIN OPPENHEIM VICE PRESIDE1 $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 ↗
$96,178$107,505 $95,380$90,532 $1,530$94,645 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,809$114,215 $106,693$101,859 $1,405$112,402 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$148,689$129,428 $104,470$102,265 $21,464$127,223 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$122,090$120,319 $84,726$83,004 $1,832$120,256 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$130,568$97,479 $83,352$81,233 $5,285$125,283 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$114,347$91,001 $50,956$48,143 $8,265$106,082 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,728$76,591 $24,797$24,797 $1,860$86,868 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,182$79,831 $15,917$12,660 $6,781$74,401 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,612$73,449 $12,097$11,309 $640$72,972 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,614$105,320 $17,398$11,146 $2,601$98,011 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$98,852$92,136 $17,837$15,853 -$98,849 ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,724$37,587 $10,476$9,137 $13,840$32,884 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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KODA ARTS INCNYA20 $90,822$84,085 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & TREASURER$22,100 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ARTS SOCIETY OF KINGSTON INCNYA20 $82,330$90,359 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
LITTLE LAKES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INCNYA20 $113,264$73,810 VP Operations$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
TE AO MANA INCNYA20 $79,419$75,978 Founder/Creative Director/President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
CIRCLE CREATIVE COLLECTIVE INCNYA20 $110,576$96,116 Executive Dir.$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
WAINTROB PROJECT FOR THE VISUAL ARTS INCNYA20 $92,079$100,923 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
SUROMURCHHANA INCNYA20 $101,841$82,387 secretary$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
NOOSPHERE ARTS INCNYA20 $102,003$94,473 DEPUTY DIRECTOR$30,350 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
TOWN OF SOUTHEAST CULTURAL ARTS COALITION INCNYA20 $78,355$80,174 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
FOOTHILLS ART SOCIETY INCNYA20 $105,834$107,658 PRESIDENT$12,000 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
GREECE IN USA INCNYA20 $95,298$67,763 OFFICER$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
DEEP WATER PROJECTS INCNYA20 $81,322$26,218 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ASIAN AMERICAN COHESION INCNYA20 $90,448$79,610 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ZOEGLOSSIA INCNYA20 $80,945$57,382 EXECUTIVE DI$6,779 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
SWAMP IN THE CITY INCNYA20 $87,967$82,009 OFFICER$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
BOWERY ARTS & SCIENCE LTDNYA20 $113,229$148,910 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
CAZARTS INCNYA20 $114,517$77,678 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$601,76213 22012–2023 KENTE ARTS ALLIANCE; BUNKER PROJECTS INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$429,0799 42019–2025 DIVINE LIGHT WORLD INC; PACIFIC FUSION COLLECTIVE; CHILDRENS INSTITUTE OF FASHION ARTS INC; SUROMURCHHANA INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$425,00019 62016–2024 BLACK & WHITE PROJECT SPACE INC; EMILE NORMAN ARTS FOUNDATION INC; BOWERY ARTS & SCIENCE LTD; AULIYA COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION and 2 more
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$298,3224 22021–2025 DIVINE LIGHT WORLD INC; MUCK DUCK STUDIO INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MUNCIE AND DELAWARE COUNTY INC DAF sponsor$275,4508 12017–2024 MUNCIE ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY DAF sponsor$265,3003 22022–2024 CIRCLE CREATIVE COLLECTIVE INC; ARTS SOCIETY OF KINGSTON INC
POISE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$250,0001 12022–2022 KENTE ARTS ALLIANCE
THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS Private foundation$249,8257 22020–2024 KENTE ARTS ALLIANCE; BUNKER PROJECTS INC
THE HERB ALPERT FOUNDATION Private foundation$230,00011 12014–2024 ANGEL CITY ARTS
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Private foundation$175,0002 12010–2011 BOWERY ARTS & SCIENCE LTD
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$142,0975 42021–2024 PRINTED WORD FOUNDATION; GIFTED HANDS; EMILE NORMAN ARTS FOUNDATION INC; PACIFIC FUSION COLLECTIVE
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BOONE COUNTY INC DAF sponsor$127,0015 12010–2025 SUGAR CREEK ART CENTER INC
FINGER LAKES AREA COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT DAF sponsor$110,0005 12018–2024 LITTLE LAKES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC
NOVO FOUNDATION Private foundation$110,0002 12021–2022 CIRCLE CREATIVE COLLECTIVE INC
MEDIATHE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$102,00010 12014–2024 ANGEL CITY ARTS

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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 · $107,505 spent · pay $30,755 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,280 37.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $34,503 32.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $30,755 28.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,709 1.6%
Printing, publications, postage $258 0.2%
Total$107,505100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $114,215 spent · pay $28,524 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,563 39.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $32,777 28.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $28,524 25.0%
Fees to independent contractors $6,963 6.1%
Printing, publications, postage $388 0.3%
Total$114,215100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $129,428 spent · pay $29,130 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $49,849 38.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $30,212 23.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $29,130 22.5%
Fees to independent contractors $19,722 15.2%
Printing, publications, postage $515 0.4%
Total$129,428100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $120,319 spent · pay $25,955 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $52,995 44.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $29,197 24.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $25,955 21.6%
Fees to independent contractors $12,062 10.0%
Printing, publications, postage $110 0.1%
Total$120,319100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $97,479 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36,853 37.8%
Fees to independent contractors $33,021 33.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $26,887 27.6%
Printing, publications, postage $718 0.7%
Total$97,479100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $91,001 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $35,878 39.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,289 32.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $25,666 28.2%
Printing, publications, postage $168 0.2%
Total$91,001100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $76,591 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $31,292 40.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $26,111 34.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,188 25.1%
Total$76,591100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $79,831 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $30,706 38.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $27,521 34.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,604 27.1%
Total$79,831100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $73,449 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $34,363 46.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $25,376 34.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,710 18.7%
Total$73,449100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $105,320 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $55,092 52.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $25,196 23.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,032 23.8%
Total$105,320100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $92,136 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $48,529 52.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $24,322 26.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,285 20.9%
Total$92,136100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $37,587 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $21,691 57.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,863 26.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,887 15.7%
Printing, publications, postage $146 0.4%
Total$37,587100%

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