Dublin Arts Council
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, CULTIVATE CREATIVITY AND FOSTER LIFE-LONG LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS.
- Income
- $1.4 million
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 11.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 85%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $155,355, executive di
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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2526 of 26 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 (5)
- $64,141 spent. SUNDAYS AT SCIOTO - IN 2024, DAC, WITH THE HELP OF CLASS ACTS (ENTERTAINMENT SOURCING AGENCY) AND COMMUNITY SPONSORS ORGANIZED AND PRODUCED ITS ANNUAL FOUR-WEEK SERIES OF FREE SUMMER CONCERTS FROM SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH OCTOBER 6, PROVIDING A VARIETY OF POPULAR, LOCAL MUSIC AND A VARIETY OF FOOD TRUCKS ON SUNDAY EVENINGS AT NEARBY SCIOTO PARK. THE CONCERTS DRAW A DIVERSE CROWD THROUGHOUT THE SERIES, RANGING FROM YOUNG FAMILIES TO SENIORS. DAC PLANS ON ORGANIZING FOUR MORE CONCERTS FOR THE SERIES IN 2025.
- $496,318 spent. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES - THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR DUBLIN'S RESIDENTS AND TO STRENGTHEN THE CITY OF DUBLIN AS A DESTINATION FOR VISITORS. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES BOTH LARGE AND SMALL VISUAL ARTWORKS ACQUIRED THROUGH A VARIETY OF MODELS IN WHICH DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL (DAC) IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED, INCLUDING MAJOR GIFTING, COMMITTEE-DIRECTED PROJECTS, CALLS FOR ENTRIES AND JURYING, ON-LOAN PROGRAMS WITH AN ACQUISITION COMPONENT, INTERACTIVE PROJECTS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY'S INTERIOR COLLECTION AND PROJECTS WHICH DEFINE A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE. DAC DEEPENS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RIVERBOXES, A GEOCACHING INSPIRED PUBLIC ART COLLECTION, AND CREATES A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN CREATIVE PURSUIT. IN 2017, THE CITY OF DUBLIN CONTRACT MCKAY LODGE ART CONSERVATION TO APPRAISE THE COLLECTION. THE VALUE OF THE COLLECTION WAS 3.8 MILLION AT THAT TIME. THE DUBLIN ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1988 AND HAS GROWN TO MORE THAN 70 LARGE AND SMALL-SCALE PERMANENT, TEMPORARY, AND INTERACTIVE PUBLIC ART PROJECTS TODAY. DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL MAINTAINS THAT PUBLIC ART SHOULD INSPIRE AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE, PROVOKE QUESTIONS, AND INVITE INTERACTION WHILE ENCOURAGING INGENUITY AND CREATIVE DISCOVERY BY ARTISTS. THE COLLECTION OF PUBLIC ARTWORKS DISTINGUISHES OUR COMMUNITY AND CREATES A SENSE OF PLACE WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO DUBLIN'S AESTHETIC LEGACY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF DUBLIN, THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL ADOPTED ITS FIRST PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN IN MARCH 2021. IN 2024, FINALIST PRESENTATIONS FOR THE MUIRFIELD DRIVE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION WERE HELD, WHICH RESULTED IN THE SELECTION COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDING ARTIST IVAN DEPEA AND HIS PROPOSAL, S/WING. AN AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BY THE ARTIST AND DUBLIN CITY MANAGER IN 2024. FABRICATION IS UNDERWAY FOR THE PROJECT AT THE MUIRFIELD AND WHITTINGHAM DRIVE LOCATION, WITH AN ANTICIPATED COMPLETION AND PUBLIC DEDICATION IN EARLY 2026. BEGINNING IN JUNE 2024, DAC COLLABORATED WITH THE CITY OF DUBLIN TO LAUNCH ITS "PUBLIC ART SPEAKS" PROGRAM, A SERIES OF ONE-DAY EVENTS THAT AIMED TO REINTRODUCE THE PERMANENT PUBLIC ART COLLECTION. SELECTED ARTWORKS CAME TO LIFE THROUGH GUEST SPEAKERS, ART-MAKING AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES THAT INVITED VIEWERS TO REVISIT, RECONSIDER AND REIMAGINE PUBLIC ARTWORK IN THE COLLECTION. FEATURED WORKS INCLUDED WATCH HOUSE & CIRCLE MOUND AT COFFMAN PARK, GOING, GOING... GONE AT DAREE FIELDS AND THE SIMULATION OF GEORGE M. KARRER'S WORKSHOP LOCATED IN HISTORIC DUBLIN. AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, DAC DEVELOPED A DIGITAL PUBLIC ART MAP AND A SERIES OF PUBLIC ART EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS. DESIGN WORK WAS ALSO CONTRACTED FOR THE CREATION OF A PRINTED VERSION OF THE MAP WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE FALL OF 2025. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES - THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR DUBLIN'S RESIDENTS AND TO STRENGTHEN THE CITY OF DUBLIN AS A DESTINATION FOR VISITORS. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES BOTH LARGE AND SMALL VISUAL ARTWORKS ACQUIRED THROUGH A VARIETY OF MODELS IN WHICH DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL (DAC) IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED, INCLUDING MAJOR GIFTING, COMMITTEE-DIRECTED PROJECTS, CALLS FOR ENTRIES AND JURYING, ON-LOAN PROGRAMS WITH AN ACQUISITION COMPONENT, INTERACTIVE PROJECTS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY'S INTERIOR COLLECTION AND PROJECTS WHICH DEFINE A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE. DAC DEEPENS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RIVERBOXES, A GEOCACHING INSPIRED PUBLIC ART COLLECTION, AND CREATES A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN CREATIVE PURSUIT. IN 2017, THE CITY OF DUBLIN CONTRACT MCKAY LODGE ART CONSERVATION TO APPRAISE THE COLLECTION. THE VALUE OF THE COLLECTION WAS 3.8 MILLION AT THAT TIME. THE DUBLIN ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1988 AND HAS GROWN TO MORE THAN 70 LARGE AND SMALL-SCALE PERMANENT, TEMPORARY, AND INTERACTIVE PUBLIC ART PROJECTS TODAY. DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL MAINTAINS THAT PUBLIC ART SHOULD INSPIRE AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE, PROVOKE QUESTIONS, AND INVITE INTERACTION WHILE ENCOURAGING INGENUITY AND CREATIVE DISCOVERY BY ARTISTS. THE COLLECTION OF PUBLIC ARTWORKS DISTINGUISHES OUR COMMUNITY AND CREATES A SENSE OF PLACE WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO DUBLIN'S AESTHETIC LEGACY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF DUBLIN, THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL ADOPTED ITS FIRST PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN IN MARCH 2021. IN 2024, FINALIST PRESENTATIONS FOR THE MUIRFIELD DRIVE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION WERE HELD, WHICH RESULTED IN THE SELECTION COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDING ARTIST IVAN DEPEA AND HIS PROPOSAL, S/WING. AN AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BY THE ARTIST AND DUBLIN CITY MANAGER IN 2024. FABRICATION IS UNDERWAY FOR THE PROJECT AT THE MUIRFIELD AND WHITTINGHAM DRIVE LOCATION, WITH AN ANTICIPATED COMPLETION AND PUBLIC DEDICATION IN EARLY 2026. BEGINNING IN JUNE 2024, DAC COLLABORATED WITH THE CITY OF DUBLIN TO LAUNCH ITS "PUBLIC ART SPEAKS" PROGRAM, A SERIES OF ONE-DAY EVENTS THAT AIMED TO REINTRODUCE THE PERMANENT PUBLIC ART COLLECTION. SELECTED ARTWORKS CAME TO LIFE THROUGH GUEST SPEAKERS, ART-MAKING AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES THAT INVITED VIEWERS TO REVISIT, RECONSIDER AND REIMAGINE PUBLIC ARTWORK IN THE COLLECTION. FEATURED WORKS INCLUDED WATCH HOUSE & CIRCLE MOUND AT COFFMAN PARK, GOING, GOING... GONE AT DAREE FIELDS AND THE SIMULATION OF GEORGE M. KARRER'S WORKSHOP LOCATED IN HISTORIC DUBLIN. AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, DAC DEVELOPED A DIGITAL PUBLIC ART MAP AND A SERIES OF PUBLIC ART EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS. DESIGN WORK WAS ALSO CONTRACTED FOR THE CREATION OF A PRINTED VERSION OF THE MAP WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE FALL OF 2025.
- $255,252 spent. VISUAL ART SERIES - DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL BRINGS A VARIETY OF ARTWORK FROM LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS TO THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL GALLERY, PROVIDING SALES AND EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS THAT BRING ABOUT A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF VISUAL ART. A NEW EXHIBITION OPENS APPROXIMATELY EVERY SIX WEEKS. SOME OF THE EXHIBITIONS IN 2024 INCLUDED EMERGING STUDENT (K-12) EXHIBITION, ECHOES OF MEMORY BY THREE LOCAL ARTISTS, DWELLING: A SNAIL'S JOURNEY FEATURING INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATED PUBLIC ART SCULPTURES BY CRACKING ART, AND ACCESSIBLE EXPRESSIONS OHIO FEATURING OHIO ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES, AMONG OTHERS.
- $208,525 spent. COMMUNITY ARTS GRANTS & SPECIAL PROJECTS - DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL'S COMMUNITY ARTS GRANTS DEMONSTRATE A CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT AND INVEST IN THE ARTS IN DUBLIN. BY GRANTING FUNDS TO NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORTING ARTS PROJECTS WITH PRIMARY IMPACT IN DUBLIN, DAC STRIVES TO ENSURE A HEALTHY COMMUNITY WHERE VARIOUS ART FORMS, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND ARTISTIC PROJECTS CAN FLOURISH. THE 2024 AWARDEES INCLUDED: COLUMBUS MUSIC & ART ACADEMY, COLUMBUS MODERN DANCE, DUBLIN AREA ART LEAGUE, DUBLIN COMMUNITY BANDS, DUBLIN SINGERS, DUBLIN TAIKO BOOSTERS, EVOLUTION THEATRE COMPANY, JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETY OF CENTRAL OHIO AND SPOTLIGHT COLUMBUS INC. COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION - DAC OFFERED A VARIETY OF ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS AND FIELD TRIPS INSPIRED BY EXHIBITIONS FEATURED IN THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL GALLERY. DAC MANAGES SIX ARTBOXES, VESSELS AKIN TO LITTLE LIBRARIES, IN HIGHLY- TRAFFICKED AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY, TO DISTRIBUTE ART SUPPLIES AND GRAB- AND-GO ARTS ACTIVITIES. IN OCTOBER 2024, DAC PARTNERED WITH THE DUBLIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO ADD A NEW ARTBOX TO THEIR MUSEUM, WHICH OPENED IN FALL 2024 IN DOWNTOWN DUBLIN.
- COMMUNITY ARTS GRANTS & SPECIAL PROJECTS - DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL'S COMMUNITY ARTS GRANTS DEMONSTRATE A CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT AND INVEST IN THE ARTS IN DUBLIN. BY GRANTING FUNDS TO NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORTING ARTS PROJECTS WITH PRIMARY IMPACT IN DUBLIN, DAC STRIVES TO ENSURE A HEALTHY COMMUNITY WHERE VARIOUS ART FORMS, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND ARTISTIC PROJECTS CAN FLOURISH. THE 2024 AWARDEES INCLUDED: COLUMBUS MUSIC & ART ACADEMY, COLUMBUS MODERN DANCE, DUBLIN AREA ART LEAGUE, DUBLIN COMMUNITY BANDS, DUBLIN SINGERS, DUBLIN TAIKO BOOSTERS, EVOLUTION THEATRE COMPANY, JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETY OF CENTRAL OHIO AND SPOTLIGHT COLUMBUS INC. COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION - DAC OFFERED A VARIETY OF ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS AND FIELD TRIPS INSPIRED BY EXHIBITIONS FEATURED IN THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL GALLERY. DAC MANAGES SIX ARTBOXES, VESSELS AKIN TO LITTLE LIBRARIES, IN HIGHLY- TRAFFICKED AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY, TO DISTRIBUTE ART SUPPLIES AND GRAB- AND-GO ARTS ACTIVITIES. IN OCTOBER 2024, DAC PARTNERED WITH THE DUBLIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO ADD A NEW ARTBOX TO THEIR MUSEUM, WHICH OPENED IN FALL 2024 IN DOWNTOWN DUBLIN.
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 October 13, 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 1984.
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 October 21, 2026.
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