Hastings Art Council
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO FOSTER THE ARTS IN THE HASTINGS AND PRESCOTT COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $74,559
- Spending
- $47,973
- Reserves
- 19.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 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)
- $39,179 spent. HPAC SPONSORS OR HOSTS MANY ARTS AND CULTURE RELATED PROGRAMS IN THE HASTINGS, MN, AND PRESCOTT, WI, LOCAL AREA. HPAC IS THE MAJOR SPONSOR FOR THE COST OF HOSTING TUESDAY COFFEE CONCERTS AT THE HASTINGS ARTS CENTER, FEATURING MANY ACCLAIMED MUSICAL ARTISTS FROM MANY DIFFERENT GENRES. HPAC ALSO HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE HASTINGS ARTS CENTER PIANO FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF THEIR STEINWAY CONCERT PIANO. HPAC FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS A LOCAL WRITERS GUILD, A GROUP OF AUTHORS WHO MEET TO SHARE WRITING TECHNIQUES AND STORIES. THIS GROUP PROVIDES FREE WRITING COURSES. HPAC SUPPORTS THE SPARK PROGRAM, A SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL AGE KIDS WHICH PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AND TEACHERS TO SHARE THEIR SKILLS WITH THE CHILDREN. HPAC OPERATES THE ORANGE DRAGON ART GALLERY (ODAG) IN PRESCOTT, WI, PROVIDING A VENUE WHERE LOCAL ARTISTS CAN DISPLAY AND SELL THEIR WORK. ODAG HOSTS ARTIST EXHIBITIONS FOR ARTISTS, INCLUDING ARTWORK FROM THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL. HPAC HAS ALSO WORKED WITH RESIDENTS OF THE HASTINGS ARTIST LOFTS TO DEVELOP AND CREATE AN INDEPENDENT ART GALLERY TO SHOW AND SELL THE ARTWORK FOR THE 30+ RESIDENTS OF THEIR BUILDING. HPAC PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR TO ART AND MUSIC STUDENTS WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THEM. THESE INCLUDE PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS, HIGH SCHOOL SHOW CHOIR FEES, ETC. HPAC ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE BLACK DIRT THEATRE GROUP, THE LUMIN THEATRE LAB AND THE SOD HOUSE THEATRE. HPAC ACTS AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR SEVERAL LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE RIVER VALLEY BAND, A MULTIGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY BAND.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 October 2011.
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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