Bihl Haus Arts Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF BIHL HAUS ARTSCREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS IS FOUNDED ON THEBELIEF THAT EACH PERSON, WHEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY, WILL ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANTPERSONAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL GROWTH THROUGH THE ARTS. BHA CONSCIOUSLY ENGAGES INCREATIVE PLACEMAKING THAT HIGHLIGHTS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN VISUAL AND PERFORMINGARTISTS AND AREA NEIGHBORHOODS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS WITHIN WHICHCREATION OCCURS; NURTURES, EMPLOYS AND CREATES AWARENESS OF THE WORK OF EXCEPTIONALLOCAL VISUAL AND CULTURAL ARTISTS; FOSTERS AN INTER-GENERATIONAL AND MULTICULTURALLEARNING COMMUNITY AMONG ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING ARTISTS, OLDER ADULT AND VETERANPARTICIPANTS AND THE PUBLIC; AND MAXIMIZES ACCESS TO COLLECTIVE RESOURCES THROUGHCOLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ARTS AND SOCIALSERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH DIVERSE PROGRAMMING, BHA TELLS THE STORIES, EXPLORESTHE IDEAS, AND SHARES THE WORDS THAT HELP US MAKE SENSE OF OUR LIVES AND OUR WORLD.BHA EMBRACES AN ARRAY O
- Income
- $352,473
- Spending
- $386,763
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 2.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 52%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $65,300, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 25% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $305,422 spent. BHA SERVES DIVERSE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS TARGETED BY THE CITY FOR REVITALIZATION. BHA IS STAFFED BY THE 20-MEMBER VOLUNTEER DOCENT COMMITTEE, MANY OF WHOM RESIDE AT THE SORENTO. MOST EVENTS ARE CONDUCTED IN THE GALLERY THAT ALSO SERVES AS A CLASSROOM FOR GO! ARTS. BHA, WHICH CELEBRATED ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2025, HAS PRODUCED NONSTOP, DIVERSE, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CULTURAL PROGRAMMING DEVELOPED WITH INPUT FROM LOCAL ARTS EXPERTS AND ENRICHED BY COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS. BHA BEGAN RECEIVING ONGOING OPERATING SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE IN 2011 AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES IN 2015, AND FROM THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS, ALSO IN 2025. LOCAL SUPPORT HAS ALSO COME FROM THE KRONKOSKY, SHIELD-AYRES, AND WELLMED CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS, AMONG OTHERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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