TRILITH INSTITUTE INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $4.4M · expenses $4.0M · assets $3.8M

EIN
92-0820697
Address
3880 STRATFORD PARK DR NE, ATLANTA, GA 30342-4301
Website
TRILITHINSTITUTE.ORG
NTEE code
A20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2023 (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 TRILITH INSTITUTE IS DEDICATED TO THE DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF GREAT STORYTELLERS WHO INSPIRE THE WORLD. BY PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AGES AND CAREER STATUSES, TRILITH INSTITUTE SEEKS TO CULTIVATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR WRITERS, DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS, PERFORMERS, AND ARTS EDUCATORS TO BECOME A DRIVING FORCE OF CULTURAL IMPACT IN GEORGIA.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

7 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
Jeffrey Stepakoff CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT2023-2024 $408,500$636,433 1
Josh Lee VICE CHAIR, VP & TREASURER2023-2024 $264,085$421,848 1
Mitchell Kupstas DIR. OF STRATEGY2024 $183,750$183,750 1
Amanda Mccowan SR. DIR. OF OPERATIONS2024 $163,836$163,836 1
Daniel Seith DIR. OF OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT2024 $135,577$135,577 1
Amanda Ray DIR. OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING K-122024 $105,324$105,324 1
Lauren Spaulding SECRETARY2023-2024 $5,516$58,467 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Dan Cathy DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ross Cathy DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ami Mcbay SECRETARY2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · 7 paid, $1.3M · 15 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFFREY STEPAKOFF CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT30 $306,500$102,000$0 $408,5001
JOSH LEE VICE CHAIR, VP & TREASURER30 $187,085$77,000$0 $264,0851
MITCHELL KUPSTAS DIR. OF STRATEGY40 $141,750$42,000$0 $183,7501
AMANDA MCCOWAN SR. DIR. OF OPERATIONS40 $163,836$0$0 $163,8361
DANIEL SEITH DIR. OF OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT40 $135,577$0$0 $135,5771
AMANDA RAY DIR. OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING K-1240 $105,324$0$0 $105,3241
LAUREN SPAULDING SECRETARY1 $5,516$0$0 $5,5161
DAN CATHY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROSS CATHY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
AMI MCBAY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 3 paid, $439K · 9 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFFREY STEPAKOFF CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT30 $103,766$124,167$0 $227,9331
JOSH LEE VICE CHAIR, VP & TREASURER30 $69,430$88,333$0 $157,7631
LAUREN SPAULDING SECRETARY1 $45,451$7,500$0 $52,9511
DAN CATHY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROSS CATHY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 4 contractors · $929K
NameLocationServicePaid
CANNON DESIGNNEW YORK, NYDESIGN SERVICES$420,129
ALLIANCE THEATREATLANTA, GACONSULTING ON PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS$240,656
ALSTON & BIRD LLPATLANTA, GALEGAL SERVICES$158,419
COXE CURRY & ASSOCIATESATLANTA, GACONSULTING ON PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS$109,973
2023 · 2 contractors · $234K
NameLocationServicePaid
ALLIANCE THEATREATLANTA, GACONSULTING ON PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS$130,000
ALSTON & BIRD LLPATLANTA, GALEGAL SERVICES$104,220

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 2 grants to organizations · $475K
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $270K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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 ↗
$4,430,352$4,030,354 $3,833,565$3,759,424 $4,279,152$112,783 $1,045,588150
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,015,751$1,740,605 $3,275,146$3,275,146 $4,995,769$19,982 $218,64790

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $8,734,152 in all, tax years 2023 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
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$7,234,152 2024$4,254,152
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TRILITH FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2023 1$1,500,000 2023$1,500,000
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CAFE 1040 INCGAA20 $5,185,983$4,786,630 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$129,964 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
LOWNDES-VALDOSTA ARTS COMMISSION INCGAA20 $3,993,727$1,026,131 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
SAFE STATES ALLIANCEGAA20 $6,566,596$6,248,180 EXECUTIVE DI$227,749 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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CONSENSUS BUILDING INSTITUTE INCMAA20 $6,572,809$6,398,953 MANAGING DIR., SR. MEDIATOR II/CLERK$237,853 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
SUCCESS INSTITUTEMNA20 $2,319,654$3,511,650 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
SOUTH TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR THE ARTSTXA20 $4,980,289$2,642,660 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
COFFEE QUALITY INSTITUTECAA20 $2,509,571$2,382,034 Chief Executive Officer$200,000 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
OBJECTIVE STANDARD INSTITUTEVAA20 $6,202,937$1,937,649 PRESIDENT & SECRETARY$102,863 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
INK PEOPLE INCCAA20 $3,093,963$2,554,329 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$75,283 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
THE CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE INCNYA20 $2,367,560$2,564,698 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$247,520 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
SEDONA ARTS CENTER INCAZA20 $2,644,416$1,722,385 COO$144,927 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
GARDE ARTS CENTER INCCTA20 $5,062,502$4,076,860 Exec. Director$122,741 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
DIATRIBE INCMIA20 $3,139,503$1,030,609 CO-INTERIM DIRECTOR$100,072 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
ST ANNS WAREHOUSE INCNYA20 $7,398,175$7,557,015 PRESIDENT/ ARTISTIC DIRECTOR$971,054 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
CITY LORE INCNYA20 $3,791,697$3,831,849 CO-DIRECTOR$123,349 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
MEMPHIS IN MAY INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL INCTNA20 $2,393,357$3,047,407 PAST PRESIDENT AND CEO$221,807 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
MARK ARTS INCKSA20 $3,406,142$2,520,289 CEO$206,174 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
MCLEAN PROJECT FOR THE ARTS INCVAA20 $3,532,027$1,040,468 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$75,880 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
BIG CAR MEDIA INCINA20 $2,459,459$1,711,722 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$113,110 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS AND THE MID-SOUTH INC DAF sponsor$21,868,51539 12010–2024 CROSSTOWN ARTS
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$21,768,77693 322014–2024 ATHENAEUM CENTER FOR THOUGHT & CULTURE; JEWISH FOOD SOCIETY INC; EMBRACE BOSTON INC; ST ANNS WAREHOUSE INC and 28 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$20,947,085312 622016–2024 BOSTON PUBLIC ART TRIENNIAL INC; MASSACHUSETTS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS INC; PATH WITH ART; ALTOS DE CHAVON CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION and 58 more
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$7,190,37642 152011–2024 COMMUNITY WORKS WEST INC; FAMILY ACTION NETWORK MOVEMENT INC; MIJENTE SUPPORT COMMITTEE; ROCK AND SOUL FOREVER FOUNDATION and 11 more
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JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor$6,470,37029 102010–2024 ST ANNS WAREHOUSE INC; CITY LORE INC; JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING INC; JEWISH FOOD SOCIETY INC and 6 more
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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 · $4,030,354 spent · pay $1,713,042 · grants $474,669 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,507,726$1,206,181$301,545- 37.4%
Other (as described)CONSULTING FEES $647,103$582,826$64,277- 16.1%
Other (as described)ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING $592,174$592,174-- 14.7%
Grants to US organizations and governments $474,669$474,669-- 11.8%
Fees: legal $276,753$221,402$55,351- 6.9%
Advertising and promotion $115,617$92,494$23,123- 2.9%
Payroll taxes $107,547$86,038$21,509- 2.7%
Other employee benefits $97,769$78,215$19,554- 2.4%
Depreciation and depletion $54,588$43,670$10,918- 1.4%
Insurance $33,881$27,105$6,776- 0.8%
All other expenses $28,732$23,256$5,476- 0.7%
Travel $26,619$21,295$5,324- 0.7%
Other (as described)MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT $26,554-$26,554- 0.7%
Occupancy $19,800$15,840$3,960- 0.5%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL SPONSORSHI $16,917$13,534$3,383- 0.4%
Office expenses $3,905-$3,905- 0.1%
Total$4,030,354100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $1,740,605 spent · pay $748,404 · grants $270,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $655,509$524,407$131,102- 37.7%
Other (as described)CONSULTING FEES $380,727$304,582$76,145- 21.9%
Grants to US organizations and governments $270,200$270,200-- 15.5%
Fees: legal $116,522$93,218$23,304- 6.7%
Payroll taxes $51,589$41,271$10,318- 3.0%
Other (as described)CAMPUS BUILDING EXPENSE $48,227$48,227-- 2.8%
Other (as described)SUMMER CAMP EXPENSE $44,653$44,653-- 2.6%
Other employee benefits $41,306$33,045$8,261- 2.4%
Depreciation and depletion $34,224$27,379$6,845- 2.0%
Advertising and promotion $27,379$21,903$5,476- 1.6%
Occupancy $19,328$15,462$3,866- 1.1%
Insurance $18,985$15,188$3,797- 1.1%
Office expenses $14,505-$14,505- 0.8%
Other (as described)MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT $10,854-$10,854- 0.6%
All other expenses $3,347$2,957$390- 0.2%
Travel $3,250$2,600$650- 0.2%
Total$1,740,605100%

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