VILLAGE ARTS FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $728K · expenses $685K · assets $397K

EIN
83-3652255
Address
6720 FORBES AVE, VAN NUYS, CA 91406-5512
Website
villageartstheatre.org
NTEE code
A20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
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
JOHN MOSER (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

Village Arts is building an inclusive community through teaching performing and visual arts that supports personal development of children in an environment where families of Valley Village and the greater San Fernando Valley region can connect and create.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

4 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
John Moser EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2019-2024 $85,575$308,036 1
Pamela S Shafer Moser Artistic Director2021-2024 $86,985$185,066 1
Laura Biasini Director2023-2024 $12,361$18,132 1
Parisa Stepanek Chairperson2022-2024 $9,956$15,036 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Gail Craven Director and Educational Advisor2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lindsay Gamache Secretary2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Richard Poole Director2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Karla Avelino Counsel2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Daphne McVay Treasurer2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Patricia OBrien (former) Treasurer2022 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · 4 paid, $195K · 22 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Pamela S Shafer Moser Artistic Director40 $86,985$0$0 $86,9851
John Moser EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $85,575$0$0 $85,5751
Laura Biasini Director0 $12,361$0$0 $12,3611
Parisa Stepanek Chairperson0 $9,956$0$0 $9,9561
Gail Craven Director and Educational Advisor0 $0$0$0 $01
Lindsay Gamache Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Richard Poole Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Karla Avelino Counsel0 $0$0$0 $01
Daphne McVay Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 4 paid, $165K · 2 employees · 32 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Pamela S Shafer Moser Secretary40 $77,750$0$0 $77,7501
John Moser EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $76,750$0$0 $76,7501
Laura Biasini Director0 $5,771$0$0 $5,7711
Parisa Stepanek Chairperson0 $5,080$0$0 $5,0801
Gail Craven Director and Educational Advi0 $0$0$0 $01
Lindsay Gamache Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Daphne McVay Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Richard Poole Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Karla Avelino Counsel0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $70K · 1 employee · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN MOSER Chief Executive Officer40 $59,000$0$0 $59,0001
PAMELA S SHAFER MOSER Artistic Director40 $10,950$0$0 $10,9501
Karla F Avelino Director and Counsel0 $0$0$0 $01
Gail Craven Director and Educational Advi0 $0$0$0 $01
Lindsay Gamache Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Parisa Stepanek Chairperson0 $0$0$0 $01
Rev Richard Poole Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Patricia OBrien Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $48K · 2 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN MOSER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $39,000$0$0 $39,0001
PAMELA S SHAFER MOSER SECRETARY40 $9,381$0$0 $9,3811
2019 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $48K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN MOSER TREASURER40 $47,711-$0 $47,7111

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 ↗
$727,542$684,557 $396,987$301,057 $52,507$670,521 $182,51522-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$517,348$508,740 $346,172$258,072 $54,943$462,405 $159,580232
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$447,440$336,540 $337,565$249,465 $66,200$381,240 $69,950120
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$186,030$169,761 $211,218$24,160 $31,993$154,037 $48,380220
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$197,755$154,586 $35,315$43,169 $11,181$186,574 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $1,000 in all, tax years 2020 to 2020. 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
THE TOM POLLOCK FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Village Arts Foundation Inc” 2020 1$1,000 2020$1,000
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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 · $684,557 spent · pay $257,230 · grants $270 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $182,515$131,029$51,486- 26.7%
Fees: other services $144,361$140,748$3,613- 21.1%
Occupancy $117,568$117,568-- 17.2%
Other salaries and wages $54,516$54,516-- 8.0%
Other (as described)Production Expenses $48,224$48,224-- 7.0%
Information technology $41,806$31,643$10,163- 6.1%
Payroll taxes $20,199$16,067$4,132- 3.0%
Fees: accounting $16,350-$16,350- 2.4%
Other (as described)Bank Charges $10,689$10,676$13- 1.6%
Insurance $9,316$7,453$1,863- 1.4%
Other (as described)Food and Catering $8,829$5,622$3,207- 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $8,306$826$7,480- 1.2%
Fees: management $7,925-$7,925- 1.2%
Interest $4,524-$4,524- 0.7%
All other expenses $4,300$466$3,834- 0.6%
Office expenses $3,508-$3,508- 0.5%
Other (as described)Transportation $901-$901- 0.1%
Fees: legal $450-$450- 0.1%
Grants to US organizations and governments $270$270-- 0.0%
Total$684,557100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $508,740 spent · pay $172,043 · grants $2,281 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $159,580$113,430$46,150- 31.4%
Fees: other services $143,589$139,589$4,000- 28.2%
Other (as described)Production Expenses $80,592$80,592-- 15.8%
Occupancy $39,801$39,801-- 7.8%
Advertising and promotion $30,609-$30,609- 6.0%
Payroll taxes $12,463$8,740$3,723- 2.4%
Information technology $9,188-$9,188- 1.8%
Fees: accounting $8,450-$8,450- 1.7%
Interest $4,524-$4,524- 0.9%
All other expenses $4,081-$4,081- 0.8%
Other (as described)Food and Catering $3,920-$3,920- 0.8%
Insurance $3,605-$3,605- 0.7%
Office expenses $3,175-$3,175- 0.6%
Grants to US organizations and governments $2,281$2,281-- 0.4%
Fees: management $1,985-$1,985- 0.4%
Other (as described)Transportation $636-$636- 0.1%
Fees: legal $261-$261- 0.1%
Total$508,740100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $336,540 spent · pay $72,163 · grants $802 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $104,824$104,824-- 31.1%
Other (as described)Production Expenses $72,181$72,181-- 21.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $69,950$40,450$29,500- 20.8%
Occupancy $33,477$33,477-- 9.9%
Advertising and promotion $22,757-$22,757- 6.8%
Information technology $8,859-$8,859- 2.6%
All other expenses $5,679$5,679-- 1.7%
Interest $4,524-$4,524- 1.3%
Other (as described)Food and Catering $4,037$878$3,159- 1.2%
Insurance $3,778-$3,778- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $2,446-$2,446- 0.7%
Payroll taxes $2,213$2,213-- 0.7%
Grants to US organizations and governments $802$802-- 0.2%
Office expenses $646-$646- 0.2%
Other (as described)Transportation $356$356-- 0.1%
Other (as described)Bank Charges $11-$11- 0.0%
Total$336,540100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $169,761 spent · pay $50,174 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $49,801$49,801-- 29.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $48,380$48,380-- 28.5%
Other (as described)Production Expenses $26,769$26,769-- 15.8%
Occupancy $14,778$14,778-- 8.7%
Advertising and promotion $7,984$7,984-- 4.7%
Office expenses $4,334$4,334-- 2.6%
Other (as described)Food and Catering $4,194$2,153$2,041- 2.5%
Interest $4,147$4,147-- 2.4%
Insurance $2,816$2,816-- 1.7%
Payroll taxes $1,794$1,794-- 1.1%
Information technology $1,409$1,409-- 0.8%
Travel $1,317$1,317-- 0.8%
Other (as described)Bank Charges $788$788-- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $767-$767- 0.5%
Other (as described)Transportation $483$483-- 0.3%
Total$169,761100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $154,586 spent · pay $47,711 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $77,328 50.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $47,711 30.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $26,873 17.4%
Printing, publications, postage $2,674 1.7%
Total$154,586100%

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