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Arts Alive Inc

EIN 26-4222193 · Keene, NH

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair65 out of 100GovernanceStrong91 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

NONE

Income
$467,990
Spending
$401,007
Spent on programs
73%
Reserves
1.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 65%
Employees
3
Volunteers
0

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 16% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    73% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (4)
  1. $184,618 spent. NOVA ARTS: NOVA ARTS BLOCK IS A COLLABORATIVE ARTS INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON EMERGING ARTISTS, UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES, AND UNEXPECTED JUXTAPOSITIONS. THEY PRESENTED AND PARTNERED WITH CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND IDEAS IN THE KEENE AREA AND HOSTED THE ANNUAL THING IN THE SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL.
  2. $69,827 spent. VIVA BACH BETERBOROUGH: THE MISSION OF THIS PROJECT IS THE CELEBRATE THE MUSIC OF J.S. BACH VIA AN ANNUAL BACH FESTIVAL DURING THE BEAUTIFUL MONTH OF OCTOBER IN PETERBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE! 2024 FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CONCERTS OF PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND CONCERTS WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN PERFORM AND ENGAGE, AND MORE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO DEVELOPED A PARTNERSHIP WITH GRAND MONADNOCK YOUTH CHOIR.
  3. $22,187 spent. DISCOVER MONADNOCK: PROMOTES ARTS AND CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. THE WEBSITE SAW 47,000 UNIQUE ACTIVE USERS WITH 256,000 EVENTS IN 2025. THE E-NEWSLETTER HAD 187,473 TOTAL SENDS AND 21,216 TOTAL OPENS. THE ARTS ALIVE E-NEWSLETTER HAD 46,092 TOTAL SENDS AND 9,490 TOTAL OPENS.
  4. $17,898 spent. ARTS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT: ATTENDED BY 13 ARTS LEADERS IN THE MONDADNOCK REGION, ALL OF WHOM REPORTED ON EVALUATIONSTHAT THEY CONNECTED WITH OTHER ARTS LEADERS THEY'D NEVER MET, HAVE ACTIONABLE ITEMS TO FOLLOW UP ON WITH POTENTIAL COLLABORATORS, AND LEARED ABOUT NEW-TO-THEM RESOURCESARTS & ECONOMIC PROSPERITY: 115 INDIVIDUALS ACCESSED THE ARTS AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY REPORT FOR THE MONADNOCK REGION, PUBLISHED IN 2023, WHICH PROVIDES DATA ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ARTS NONPROFITS AND THEIR AUDIENCES.ARTS AMBASSADORS: 41 INDIVIDUALS ARE REGISTERED AS ARTS AMBASSADORS AND HAVE PARTICIPATED IN CALLS TO ACTION TO CONTACT REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT ARTS ADVOCACY TOPICS.DISCOVER MONADNOCK ARTS: PROMOTES ARTS AND CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. THE WEBSITE SAW 47,000 UNIQUE ACTIVE USERS WITH 256,000 EVENTS FOR 2024. THE E-NEWSLETTER HAD 178,079 TOTAL SENDS AND 68,241 TOTAL OPENS. FOR THE FIRST TIME A PRINTED BROCHURE WAS DISTRIBUTED AT TOURIST WELCOME CENTERS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND - THE WEBSITE TRAFFIC FOR THE DISTRIBUTION PERIOD WENT FROM 12,000 THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO 43,000 THIS YEAR.ELEVATE THE ARTS FEST: AN ACCESSIBLE ARTS FESTIVAL IN KEENE THAT MANIFESTS OUR VISION OF AN ARTS CORRIDOR THROUGH THE FOWNTOWN OF THE CITY. 10 LOCAL ARTISTS WERE HIRED TO PROVIDE FREE ARTS ACTIVITIES TO THE PUBLIC. 20 LOCAL PERFORMERS HAD A PLATFORM TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS THROUGH THE OPEN MIC AND AS ROVING PERFORMERS THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL SPACE. OVER 1,000 ATTENDEES OF ALL AGES WERE ABLE TO ENJOY THE EVENT FOR FREE AND SUPPORT OVER 30 LOCAL ARTISTS/VENDORS WITH THEIR PURCHASES, CREATING AN UPLIFTING ATMOSPHERE FOR BOTH CREATORS AND THE COMMUNITY.EWING ARTS AWARD: 11 ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WERE CELEBRATED AT THE ANNUAL EWING ARTS AWARDS.KEENE ARTWALK: A COLLABORATION WITH KEENE DOWNTOWN GROUP WHERE OVER 4,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOURED THE KEENE ARTWALK EXHIBIT AND ATTENDED THE ART IS EVERYWHERE FESTIVAL EVENT, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED OVER 95 VISUAL ARTISTS, AND 8 PERFORMING ARTISTS. ARTS ALIVE PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN DIGITAL MARKETING TO THIS PROGRAM.FIELD TRIPS: 41 ATTENDEES WENT ON 6 FIELD TRIPS IN 2024 TO ARTS LOCATIONS AROUND THE MONADNOCK REGION. 92% REPORTED THEY LEARNED SOMETHING NEW ABOUT ARTS IN THE REGION, AND 100% SAID THEY FELT WELCOMED AND INCLUDED IN THE DAY'S ACTIVITY.REDICALLY RURAL ARTS TRACK: ARTS ALIVE PARTNERED WITH RADICALLY RURAL TO CREATE AN ARTS AND CULTURE TRACK FOR THE NATIONAL SUMMIT FEATURING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SOCIAL PRACTICE ART, AND A SESSION ON HOW TO BUILD ARTS SPACES.MINIGRANTS: 18 MINIGRANTS OF UP TO $250 WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 18 ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN 2024. OUTCOMES OF THESE GRANTS INCLUDED: NEW OR CONTINUTED ART LITERARY AND PERFORMANCE WORK; EQUIPMENT/SUPPLY PURCHASES; INCREASED SALES, SHOWS, VISIBILITY, COMMUNITY BUILDING, RELATIONSHIPS, AND TEACHING EVENTS; WORKS WERE CREATED THAT WERE CONNECTED DEEPLY WITH PLACE, AND ARTISTS FELT MOTIVATED AND VALUED.ECHO FINCH: ARTIST AND MUSICIAN ADAM ARNONE PILOTED A PROJECT AT MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TO CREATE A SOUND AND ART INSTALLATION IN THE WAITING ROOM THAT WOULD HELP HOSPITAL VISITORS REGULATE THEIR BODIES WHILE WAITING FOR LOVED ONES RECEIVING TREATMENT.WOODS FILM: FILMMAKER LAINA BARAKAT WAS SUPPORTED TO CONDUCT CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT WORK ON HER NEWEST FILE, INCLUDING HIRING A SCRIPT CONSULTANT, AND PARTICIPATING IN A STRUCTURED WRITING PROGRAM WITH PEERS.NSQUARED DANCE: THIS PROJECT LAUNCHED INTO NONPROFIT INDEPENDENCE AFTER OVER A YEAR IN THE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. THEIR FINAL PROJECT UNDER FISCAL SPONSORSHIP WAS TO HOST A LAUNCH PARTY AND FUNDRAISING GALA THAT FEATURED PERFORMANCES OF NEW CHOREOGRAPHY BY LOCAL ARTISTS.KEENE MULTICULTURAL CENTER: A MULTI-CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTER THAT SERVES AND SUPPORTS A DIVERSE POPULATION OF LOCALS AND SURROUNDING AREA RESIDENTS TO BUILD COMMUNITY WITH NEW RESIDENTS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE CREATION OF A WELCOMING SPACE THAT CONNECTS THEM WITH ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.HERITAGE CRAFT DOCUMENTARY: THIS FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY WILL TELL THE STORY OF NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE VEHICLE OF TRADITIONAL HERITAGE CRAFTS AND OF THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEM, HIGHLIGHTING THE VITAL ROLE THEY PLAY IN THE PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL RESOURCES. THE PROJECT PAID FOR EDITING, FILMING, AND A GALLERY SHOW/EVENT AT MILL HOLLOW.FRIENDS OF PUBLIC ART: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC ART (FPA) CONTRIBUTES TO THE HISTORIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY THROUGH THE CREATION OF PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS. FPA HOSTED ART PROJECTS THAT WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE BUT DOES HAVE A COST TO CREATE, ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, AND ENSURE A BROAD AUDIENCE.NH POET LAUREATE - UNDER THE MADNESS MAGAZINE: WITH ARTS ALIVE'S FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, THIS PROJECT WILL PUBLISH 3 ISSUES OF UNDER THE MADNESS MAGAZINE, INCLUDING AT LEAST 1 INTERNATIONAL (OR IMMIGRANT-FOCUSED) SPECIAL ISSUE; SPONSORED 3-5 JUDGED CONTESTS IN POETRY, FICTION, AND CREATIVE NONFICTION; HOSTED 5-7 ONLINE READINGS AND WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTH WRITERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, AND IDENTIFIED THE STUDENT RECIPIENT OF THE JACK & HANNAH MCCARTHY SCHOLARSHIP.REMEMBERING THE SOUL: THIS FILM PROJECT IS LED BY JOSEPH PLANTE AND IBSAHU PERNEBSATI. THIS PROJECT HAS NOT HAD ANY ACTIVITY TO DATE IN OUR FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM.CONTENDERS DOCUMENTARY: THIS FILM PROJECT IS LED BY BRANTLEY PALMER. CONTENDERS IS THE STORY OF FALL MOUNTAIN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, THEIR FOOTBALL TEAM, AND THE TURNAROUND OF THE PROGRAM UNDER NEW HEAD COACH ORION BINNEY, AS WELL AS THE STORY OF THE COMMUNITY THAT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THEM THROUGH THICK AND THIN. THIS PROJECT FILMED IN THE FALL OF 2024.SOJOURNER FILMS: THE ESTHER TOPAZ DOCUMENTARY: THIS FILM PROJECT IS LED BY LARRY BENAQUIST. IN 2024 SOJOURNER FILMS RAISED FUNDS, FILMED EDITED PORTIONS OF A MOVIE ABOUT ARTIST AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR ESTHER TOPAZ AND RECRUITED VIRGINIA ESKIN, NOTED PIANIST, TO COMPOSE AND PERFORM THE MUSICAL SCORE.KDG 2.0: THE KDG 2.0 IS AN EXECUTIVE STA

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

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

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

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2010.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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