MAIN STREET SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS ABC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $779K · expenses $698K · assets $8.1M

Also known as
ARTS ABC
EIN
47-3923540
Address
7255 FLYING CLOUD DR, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344-3549
Website
WWW.PIMARTSHS.ORG
NTEE code
B11
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2015 (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 (supporting organization) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Supporting organization, type i
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Mission

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY IN SUPPORT OF PIM ARTS HIGH SCHOOL FKA MAIN STREET SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR TO PURCHASE, OWN, AND/OR CONSTRUCT A PUBLIC SCHOOLHOUSE, FOR LEASE TO THE SCHOOL, ON REAL ESTATE OWNED BY THE CORPORATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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
Ed Wilms PRESIDENT2021-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Bill Rodgers VICE PRESIDENT2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Bonnie Meyer SECRETARY2021-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Linda Lankos (former) PRESIDENT2017-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Tim Gagnon (former) VICE PRESIDENT2014-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Bud Blanchette (former) TREASURER2014-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Linda Langkos (former) President2014-2016 2 $0 reported 1
Tim Gangnon (former) Vice President2016 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ED WILMS PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $02
BILL RODGERS VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
BONNIE MEYER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ED WILMS PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $02
BILL RODGERS VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
BONNIE MEYER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ED WILMS PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $02
BILL RODGERS VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
BONNIE MEYER TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $02
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ED WILMS PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $02
BILL RODGERS VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
BONNIE MEYER TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $02
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA LANKOS PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
TIM GAGNON VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
BUD BLANCHETTE TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA LANKOS PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
TIM GAGNON VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
BUD BLANCHETTE TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA LANKOS PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
TIM GAGNON VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
BUD BLANCHETTE SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA LANKOS PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
BUD BLANCHETTE SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
TIM GAGNON TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linda Langkos President2 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Gangnon Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Bud Blanchette Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linda Langkos President4 $0-$0 $01
Tim Gagnon Vice President4 $0-$0 $01
Bud Blanchette Secretary4 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linda Langkos President4 $0-$0 $01
Tim Gagnon Vice President4 $0-$0 $01
Bud Blanchette Secretary4 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2017 · 2 contractors · $2.0M
NameLocationServicePaid
WELSH CONSTRUCTION LLCMINNETONKA, MNCONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR$1,172,461
COMMERCIAL PARTNERS TITLE LLCMINNEAPOLIS, MNTITLE SERVICES$790,560
2016 · 2 contractors · $6.3M
NameLocationServicePaid
Commercial Partners Title LLCMinneapolis, MNConstruction and Architectural Services$6,115,907
Devereaux Development ConsultingMinneapolis, MNConstruction and Architectural Services$211,066

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 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$779,345$698,361 $8,057,526-$1,536,072 $0$726,750 $003
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$766,154$810,059 $8,171,416-$1,617,056 $0$726,200 $005
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$735,045$721,399 $8,310,576-$1,573,151 $0$725,200 $003
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$695,561$852,948 $8,380,783-$1,586,797 $0$724,150 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$670,940$688,578 $8,490,041-$1,429,410 $0$681,850 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$669,088$710,238 $8,610,273-$1,411,772 $0$637,482 $000
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$669,007$726,416 $8,761,841-$1,370,622 $0$648,400 $000
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2018-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$467,246$643,047 $8,747,289-$1,326,456 $20,100$441,167 $003
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2017-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,183$1,177,595 $9,386,782-$1,137,412 $38,225$0 $005
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $0$0 -- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $0$0 $0$0 ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $15,000 in all, tax years 2016 to 2016. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$15,000 2016$15,000
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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 990 · $698,361 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $452,216$452,216-- 64.8%
Depreciation and depletion $173,682$173,682-- 24.9%
Fees: other services $25,587$11,895$13,692- 3.7%
Insurance $21,025$21,025-- 3.0%
Fees: accounting $15,100-$15,100- 2.2%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA $5,829$5,829$0- 0.8%
Fees: legal $2,620-$2,620- 0.4%
Occupancy $2,302-$2,302- 0.3%
Total$698,361100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $810,059 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $461,667$461,667-- 57.0%
Depreciation and depletion $173,682$173,682-- 21.4%
Insurance $72,867$72,867-- 9.0%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA $64,229$64,229-- 7.9%
Fees: accounting $15,100-$15,100- 1.9%
Fees: other services $12,045$7,869$4,176- 1.5%
Office expenses $10,469$10,469-- 1.3%
Total$810,059100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $721,399 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $475,800$475,800-- 66.0%
Depreciation and depletion $170,703$170,703-- 23.7%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $52,753$52,753-- 7.3%
Fees: other services $10,717$4,240$6,477- 1.5%
Fees: accounting $10,400-$10,400- 1.4%
Insurance $1,026$1,026-- 0.1%
Total$721,399100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $852,948 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $480,426$480,426-- 56.3%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $172,233$172,233-- 20.2%
Depreciation and depletion $166,626$166,626-- 19.5%
Fees: other services $13,900$8,750$5,150- 1.6%
Fees: accounting $12,100-$12,100- 1.4%
Other (as described)GENERAL SUPPLIES $3,078$3,078-- 0.4%
Other (as described)DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS $2,059$2,059-- 0.2%
Fees: legal $1,500-$1,500- 0.2%
Insurance $1,026$1,026-- 0.1%
Total$852,948100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $688,578 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $488,125$488,125-- 70.9%
Depreciation and depletion $161,976$161,976-- 23.5%
Fees: other services $14,488$14,488-- 2.1%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT PURCHASES $12,271$12,271-- 1.8%
Fees: accounting $9,666$9,666-- 1.4%
Insurance $2,052$2,052-- 0.3%
Total$688,578100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $710,238 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $494,452$494,452-- 69.6%
Depreciation and depletion $161,768$161,768-- 22.8%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $39,236$39,236-- 5.5%
Fees: accounting $7,035-$7,035- 1.0%
Fees: other services $6,721-$6,721- 0.9%
Insurance $1,026$1,026-- 0.1%
Total$710,238100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $726,416 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $499,676$499,676-- 68.8%
Depreciation and depletion $160,957$160,957-- 22.2%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $37,255$37,255-- 5.1%
Fees: other services $14,104$1,114$12,990- 1.9%
Insurance $13,745$13,745-- 1.9%
Office expenses $679$679-- 0.1%
Total$726,416100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $643,047 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $499,676$499,676-- 77.7%
Depreciation and depletion $109,296$109,296-- 17.0%
Fees: other services $17,015$2,240$14,775- 2.6%
Insurance $11,979$11,979-- 1.9%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $5,081$5,081-- 0.8%
Total$643,047100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $1,177,595 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $499,444$24,920$474,524- 42.4%
Occupancy $314,873$314,873-- 26.7%
Interest $211,066$211,066-- 17.9%
Depreciation and depletion $109,296$109,296-- 9.3%
Insurance $20,550$20,550-- 1.7%
Office expenses $10,218$8,835$1,383- 0.9%
Fees: legal $5,700-$5,700- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $5,500-$5,500- 0.5%
Information technology $723$723-- 0.1%
Payments to affiliates $225$200$25- 0.0%
Total$1,177,595100%

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