MYSTIC ARTS FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.1M · expenses $1.1M · assets $89K

EIN
83-0699561
Address
1106 2ND ST 265, ENCINITAS, CA 92024-5031
Website
WWW.MYSTICARTSFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
A40
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2019 (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

TO BRING INTERACTIVE AND IMMERSIVE ART EXPERIENCES TO THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED STATES AND BEYOND.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Jonathan Yudis Director2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Timothy Johnson President2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Brian Wasserman Treasurer2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Charles Kissee Secretary2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JONATHAN YUDIS Director5 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY JOHNSON President5 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN WASSERMAN Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES KISSEE Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JONATHAN YUDIS Director5 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY JOHNSON President5 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN WASSERMAN Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES KISSEE Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JONATHAN YUDIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY JOHNSON CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN WASSERMAN TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES KISSEE SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JONATHAN YUDIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY JOHNSON CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN WASSERMAN TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES KISSEE SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JONATHAN YUDIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY JOHNSON CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN WASSERMAN TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES KISSEE SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JONATHAN YUDIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY JOHNSON CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN WASSERMAN TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES KISSEE SECRETARY5 $0$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 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,112,307$1,121,354 $88,819$88,819 $205,208$907,099 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$307,737$276,708 $97,866$97,866 $272,017$35,720 $00-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$260,913$256,943 $66,837$66,837 $259,546$1,367 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,751$34,600 $62,867$62,867 $13,356$4,395 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,709$44,750 $79,716$79,716 $17,467$6,242 $000
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,980$34,755 $37,332$25,033 $49,980$0 $005

Funders of this organization

13 grantors reported grants to this organization, $791,935 in all, tax years 2018 to 2024. 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
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$292,755 2024$92,255
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IMPACTASSETS INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$111,000 2024$111,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$105,500 2024$70,000
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$75,000 2024$75,000
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EVERY ORG Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MYSTIC ARTS FOUNDATION” 2024 1$52,549 2024$52,549
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MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$35,000 2024$20,000
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$25,000 2024$25,000
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JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF S F MARIN PENINSULA & SONOMA COUNTIES DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$25,000 2024$25,000
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THE@B WASSERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MYSTIC ARTS FOUNDATION” 2018-2019, 2022 3$25,000 2022$5,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$25,000 2022$25,000
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DAFFY CHARITABLE FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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TAHOE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MYSTIC ARTS FOUNDATION” 2021-2023 3$131 2023$34
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SAN LUIS OBISPO MUSEUM OF ARTCAA40 $779,242$886,322 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$133,900 Same NTEE code A40, revenue within 2x, same state
LOS ANGELES CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS INCCAA40 $858,218$780,290 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$115,008 Same NTEE code A40, revenue within 2x, same state
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FELLOWS OF CONTEMPORARY ARTCAA40 $911,951$809,833 Chair$0 Same NTEE code A40, revenue within 2x, same state
ART WORKS DOWNTOWN INCCAA40 $750,338$880,516 EXEC DIR$161,018 Same NTEE code A40, revenue within 2x, same state
SOUTH BAY ARTIST COLLECTIVECAA40 $622,571$650,618 Executive Dir.$75,000 Same NTEE code A40, revenue within 2x, same state
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$6,678,351226 562016–2024 SPOKE ART INC; MAGNUM CULTURAL FOUNDATION; CONCORD ART ASSOCIATION; WATERSHED CENTER FOR THE CERAMIC ARTS INCORPORATED and 52 more
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$6,505,19843 42010–2024 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CLEVELAND; SPACES; INTERMUSEUM CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION; VALLEY ART CENTER INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR funds this one DAF sponsor$6,447,23061 262014–2024 TURRELL ART FOUNDATION; THE DELAPLAINE ARTS CENTER INC; BALLROOM CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION; SAN LUIS OBISPO MUSEUM OF ART and 22 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$5,714,506119 362014–2024 NATIONAL CIVIC ART SOCIETY; VIRGINIA CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS; MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CLEVELAND; ANN ARBOR ART ASSOCIATION and 32 more
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND DAF sponsor$5,350,37834 42010–2024 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CLEVELAND; SPACES; INTERMUSEUM CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION; TURRELL ART FOUNDATION
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS DAF sponsor$4,543,69412 22015–2024 MCCOLL CENTER FOR ART & INNOVATION; THE SAWTOOTH SCHOOL FOR VISUAL ART
MCCUNE FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,560,0007 12013–2024 TOUCHSTONE CENTER FOR CRAFTS
SURDNA FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$2,880,0008 22013–2024 THREEWALLS; MCCOLL CENTER FOR ART & INNOVATION
RICHLAND COUNTY FOUNDATION OF MANSFIELD DAF sponsor$2,777,15120 12010–2024 MANSFIELD FINE ARTS GUILD INC
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Private foundation$2,543,0007 12020–2022 MAGNUM CULTURAL FOUNDATION
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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 990 · $1,121,354 spent · pay $0 · grants $28,609 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PRODUCTION COSTS $758,553$758,553-- 67.6%
Other (as described)PERFORMERS/CONTRACTORS $139,596$139,596-- 12.4%
All other expenses $43,997$40,125$3,872- 3.9%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $37,072$37,072-- 3.3%
Other (as described)FOODS AND MEALS $30,831$30,831-- 2.7%
Grants to US individuals $28,609$28,609-- 2.6%
Office expenses $20,569$19,019$1,550- 1.8%
Fees: legal $13,969-$13,969- 1.2%
Insurance $13,203-$13,203- 1.2%
Advertising and promotion $8,664$8,368$296- 0.8%
Depreciation and depletion $8,540$8,540-- 0.8%
Occupancy $7,888-$7,888- 0.7%
Travel $5,663$5,663-- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $4,200-$4,200- 0.4%
Total$1,121,354100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $276,708 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,334 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PERFORMERS/CONTRACTORS $124,639$124,639-- 45.0%
All other expenses $37,010$32,293$4,717- 13.4%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $33,842$33,842-- 12.2%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $19,522$19,522-- 7.1%
Other (as described)Postage and Shipping $15,973$15,319$654- 5.8%
Office expenses $14,608-$14,608- 5.3%
Fees: accounting $8,350-$8,350- 3.0%
Occupancy $7,321-$7,321- 2.6%
Grants to US individuals $4,334$4,334-- 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $3,075-$3,075- 1.1%
Travel $2,948-$2,948- 1.1%
Depreciation and depletion $2,942$2,942-- 1.1%
Insurance $2,144$2,144-- 0.8%
Total$276,708100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $256,943 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PERFORMERS/CONTRACTORS $76,347$76,347-- 29.7%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $47,312$47,312-- 18.4%
All other expenses $37,969$19,931$18,038- 14.8%
Occupancy $28,438-$28,438- 11.1%
Other (as described)JOB SUPPLIES $18,067$18,067-- 7.0%
Other (as described)MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT $17,323-$17,323- 6.7%
Office expenses $16,876-$16,876- 6.6%
Fees: accounting $4,290-$4,290- 1.7%
Travel $3,762-$3,762- 1.5%
Grants to US organizations and governments $2,000$2,000-- 0.8%
Depreciation and depletion $1,852$1,852-- 0.7%
Insurance $1,453$1,453-- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $1,254-$1,254- 0.5%
Total$256,943100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $34,600 spent · pay $0 · grants $525 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PERFORMERS/CONTRACTORS $13,111$13,111-- 37.9%
Other (as described)STORAGE FEES $5,185-$5,185- 15.0%
Fees: accounting $4,500-$4,500- 13.0%
All other expenses $3,199$1,056$2,143- 9.2%
Office expenses $2,530-$2,530- 7.3%
Depreciation and depletion $1,495$1,495-- 4.3%
Insurance $1,480$1,480-- 4.3%
Other (as described)JOB SUPPLIES $1,345$1,345-- 3.9%
Other (as described)AUDIO/VISUAL $1,200$1,200-- 3.5%
Grants to US organizations and governments $525$525-- 1.5%
Advertising and promotion $30-$30- 0.1%
Total$34,600100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $44,750 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,125 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)ONLINE SERVICES $11,565-$11,565- 25.8%
Other (as described)ARTWORK $7,849$7,849-- 17.5%
Fees: accounting $6,110-$6,110- 13.7%
All other expenses $5,129$3,924$1,205- 11.5%
Other (as described)STORAGE FEES $4,814-$4,814- 10.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $3,125$3,125-- 7.0%
Other (as described)SEMINARS $2,497-$2,497- 5.6%
Depreciation and depletion $1,495$1,495-- 3.3%
Insurance $1,480$1,480-- 3.3%
Office expenses $325-$325- 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $296-$296- 0.7%
Travel $48-$48- 0.1%
Interest $17-$17- 0.0%
Total$44,750100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $34,755 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $5,916-$5,916- 17.0%
All other expenses $5,327$1,307$4,020- 15.3%
Other (as described)JOB SUPPLIES $5,090$5,090-- 14.6%
Travel $3,876-$3,876- 11.2%
Other (as described)AUTO EXPENSES $2,981-$2,981- 8.6%
Other (as described)CATERING SERVICES $2,730$2,730-- 7.9%
Other (as described)MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT $1,956-$1,956- 5.6%
Insurance $1,814$1,814-- 5.2%
Office expenses $1,685-$1,685- 4.8%
Interest $1,170$1,170-- 3.4%
Fees: legal $1,000-$1,000- 2.9%
Depreciation and depletion $700$700-- 2.0%
Advertising and promotion $510--$510 1.5%
Total$34,755100%

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