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Somerset Artists Co-Op

EIN 46-4259263 · Somerset, OH

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PUBLIC CHARITABLE PURPOSE COMMUNITY ARTS ORGANIZATION

Income
$74,051
Spending
$73,655
Reserves
3.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 59%

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

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, 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 (4)
  1. $11,524 spent. ARTS CLASSES FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS
  2. $5,362 spent. GALLERY SALES FOR MEMBER ARTISTS
  3. $918 spent. PROVIDED FREE COMMUNITY ARTS EXPERIENCES
  4. $55,619 spent. SUPPORT EXPENSES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE COMMUNITY ARTS ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION, THE SOMERSET ARTISTS CO-OP SERVED AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF PERRY COUNTY FROM APRIL 1, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. THE LIBRARY WAS FUNCTIONING UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE LUDOWICI FOUNDATION BUT THE FOUNDATION DID NOT WANT THE PROCEEDS UNDER THEIR NONPROFIT STATUS. SO THE CO-OP AGREED TO SERVE AS THEIR FISCAL AGENT SO YOUTH WOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FREE BOOKS, UNTIL THEY FORMED THEIR OWN NONPROFIT. NOTE ALL FUNDS WERE DEPOSITED IN A SEPARATE CHECKING ACCOUNT PER THE RULES OF THE DOLLY PARTON FOUNDATION AND THE CO-OP RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVING AS THE FISCAL AGENT, I.E. THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF PERRY COUNTY USED OUR EIN NUMBER (BANK REQUIRED) UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. THE CO-OP REPORTED THE INCOME (35,828.),UNDER PART I, LINE 1 AND REPORTED THE TRANSFER (35,828.) TO THEIR EIN NUMBER, UNDER OTHER EXPENSES.

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

  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 January 2015.

    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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