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Community Arts Network of Oneonta Inc

EIN 23-7088760 · Oneonta, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood80 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO CREATE A CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE ARTS CAN FLOURISH, TO ENRICH LIFE IN THE UPPER CATSKILLS THROUGH THE ARTS, AND TO PRESERVE THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE UPPER CATSKILLS

Income
$161,948
Spending
$169,854
Reserves
7.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 51%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 7.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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)
  1. $169,854 spent. CANO'S MONTHLY EXHIBITIONS OFFER LOCAL ARTISTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THEIR TALENTS TO THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE LOCAL RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE MANY VENUES OF ART. CANO ALSO SPONSORS TWO MAJOR EVENTS EACH YEAR: THE CITY OF THE HILLS ARTS FESTIVAL (COH) AND THE CHILI BOWL FUNDRAISER. THE FOCUS FOR THIS YEAR AND NEXT IS THE RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF THE HISTORIC WILBER MANSION BUILT IN 1875, WHICH HOUSES THE KUBIAK, HATHAWAY, AND FINE ARTS GALLERIES, FEATURING THE WORKS OF LOCAL ARTISTS AND THE CANO BUSINESS OFFICES.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1970.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 October 21, 2026.

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