RUTHERFORD ARTS ALLIANCE

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $156K · expenses $172K · assets $82K

EIN
83-2801025
Address
1809 MEMORIAL BLVD, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129-1522
Website
www.rutherfordartsalliance.org
NTEE code
A20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (association)
Ruling date
March 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))
Principal officer
Susan D Gulley (its 2024 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2024 (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 connect creatives and community" - we are a networking organization that promotes all genres of the Arts within the community and to work with corporations, civic organizations and local governments to increase the collaboration for more cultural arts opportunities for all persons in the community; also to provide support for artists through workshops, trainings, collaborations, and opportunities to undergird their craft and gather support amongst a fellow artists.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 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
Jeff Lysyczyn Executive Director2025 $45,000$45,000 1
Lisa Marie Browning (former) Secretary2023 $3,480$3,480 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 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
Susan Gulley Treasurer2023-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Gale Stoner Board Chair2025 8 $0 reported 1
Lucy Langworthy (former) Past Chair2023 6 $0 reported 1
Mark McLeod (former) Chair2023 3 $0 reported 1
Ginny Togrye (former) Programming Director2023 6 $0 reported 1
Eric Synder (former) Board Member2023 5 $0 reported 1
Sharon Kolli (former) Board Member2023 0 $0 reported 1
Jeffrey Keever (former) Board Member2023 2 $0 reported 1
Angela Ramos (former) Board Member2023 0 $0 reported 1
Troy Cheairs (former) Board Member2023 0 $0 reported 1
LeeAnne Carmack (former) Board Member2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $45K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jeff Lysyczyn Executive Director30 $45,000-$0 $45,0001
Susan Gulley Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Gale Stoner Board Chair8 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $3K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lisa Marie Browning Secretary5 $3,480-$0 $3,4801
Susan Gulley Treasurer15 $0-$0 $01
Lucy Langworthy Past Chair6 $0-$0 $01
Mark McLeod Chair3 $0-$0 $01
Ginny Togrye Programming Director6 $0-$0 $01
Eric Synder Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Sharon Kolli Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Jeffrey Keever Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Angela Ramos Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Troy Cheairs Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
LeeAnne Carmack Board Member1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2024$30,000$01
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2024National Endowment for the ArtsGrant or other assistancePROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE INSTALLATION OF A SCULPTURE AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER AT MURFREE SPRING IN MURFREESBORO TENNESSEE. $30,000

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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$155,677$171,793 $82,075$30,757 $155,116$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,825$13,327 $122,284$122,284 $66,740$0 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $600 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
JANDLSMITH FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “RUTHERFORD ARTS ALLIANCE” 2020 1$500 2020$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “RUTHERFORD ARTS ALLIANCE” 2020-2023 4$100 2023$17
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SMITHVILLE FIDDLERS JAMBOREE CRAFTS FESTIVALTNA20 $137,786$116,721 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
MICHAEL MURPHEY WESTERN INSTITUTE INCTNA20 $128,704$179,002 FOUNDER$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
SANDWICH ARTS ALLIANCE INCMAA20 $125,564$115,183 TREASURER/CLERK$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
OAKSTOP ALLIANCECAA20 $166,270$158,842 Executive Dir.$120,000 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
ARTS FOR ALL INCNYA20 $191,235$231,933 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$33,000 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
HANCOCK-FRENCH WOODS ARTS ALLIANCE INCNYA20 $125,699$51,477 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
NEWARK ARTS ALLIANCE INCDEA20 $177,724$158,039 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$44,256 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
MANOOMIN ARTS INITIATIVEMNA20 $195,248$105,587 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, similar mission
THE WISCONSIN ALLIANCE OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE INCWIA20 $126,552$138,043 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$39,000 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
JIVA PERFORMING ARTSNYA20 $182,205$129,065 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR$45,833 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
CREATIVE IMPACT ALLIANCEKSA20 $126,579$125,677 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
CITY COLLEGE CENTER FOR THE ARTSNYA20 $170,739$176,706 TREASURER$282,163 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
TWIN RIVERS COUNCIL FOR THE ARTSMNA20 $130,885$188,384 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
FOLK ALLIANCE REGION MIDWESTILA20 $137,533$95,073 Conference Director$6,000 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
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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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$6,994,13527 132016–2024 WACO THEATER CENTER; JIVA PERFORMING ARTS; CRITICAL MASS DANCE COMPANY; PARISH CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC and 9 more
PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$678,8371 12023–2023 OAKSTOP ALLIANCE
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$457,4748 32019–2024 OAKSTOP ALLIANCE; SILICON VALLEY AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL; WACO THEATER CENTER
MANKATO AREA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$268,78910 12009–2024 TWIN RIVERS COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS DAF sponsor$260,20013 22013–2024 ART GARDEN INC; ART FOR THE SOUL ART GALLERY INC
GEORGE GUND FOUNDATION Private foundation$252,5006 12017–2022 WATERLOO ARTS
GREATER NORTHWEST KANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$205,2727 12015–2024 MAIN STREET ARTS COUNCIL
CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION Private foundation$200,0001 12024–2024 ASIAN CULTURE AND MEDIA ALLIANCE INC
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$186,72116 72012–2024 ARTS FOR ALL INC; ARTS CENTER OF ORANGE; WACO THEATER CENTER; BIG STONE ADVANCING ARTS and 3 more
FUND II FOUNDATION Private foundation$185,0001 12021–2021 WACO THEATER CENTER
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$182,80018 72014–2024 NEW STUDIO FOR THE VISUAL ARTS OF JUPITER INC; ARROWHEAD ARTS ASSOCIATION; MICHAEL MURPHEY WESTERN INSTITUTE INC; TWIN RIVERS COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS and 3 more
DANE G HANSEN FOUNDATION Private foundation$176,8006 12020–2025 MAIN STREET ARTS COUNCIL
EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$157,5003 12022–2024 OAKSTOP ALLIANCE
PENNSYLVANIA AUTOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$136,0008 12017–2025 ALTOONA RENAISSANCE TEAM INC
NORD FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$130,0004 12021–2024 FIREFISH ARTS INC

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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.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $171,793 spent · pay $75,973 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $89,626 52.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $75,973 44.2%
Fees to independent contractors $4,544 2.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,650 1.0%
Total$171,793100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $13,327 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,010 60.1%
Fees to independent contractors $5,317 39.9%
Total$13,327100%

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