Make Art With Purpose Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Make Art with Purpose produces collaborative arts and arts education programs that are free and open to the public. We work in partnership with universities and schools, museums, government agencies and other non-profit organizations.
- Income
- $46,724
- Spending
- $71,805
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $27,210, founding director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 54% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 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 (3)
- $40,750 spent. The Tell Her Story project paired herstorians (aka breast cancer survivors) with female artists who worked collaboratively to interpret and express each herstorian's narrative through performance and visual art. The artists and herstorians met one and one, and in group meetings from January - August 2025. The project culminated in fall 2025 with a dynamic exhibition, performances, a panel discussion and a publication that includes personal stories, artwork, and essays.
- $1,824 spent. A set of design and art workshops, What About Empathy? explored how small yet deliberate creative gestures can bridge divisions. Participants used design methodologies to delve into their personal interests around social issues and learn practical strategies to engage their creativity. These tools helped conceive interventions that fostered connection and community. A multi-year poject, in 2025 What About Empathy? was produced in Cambridge, MA.
- $1,220 spent. Let's Talk - Let's Talk is an intermittent zine that gives space to writing and art connected to diverse people and cultures. Each publication includes public programs that celebrate the voices within. This issue included movement/dance workshops, public readings, and performances, all free and open to the public. The publication launch of Let's Talk #4, in 2025, included readings and a live performance.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 2025.
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 July 2013.
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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