Artsnow
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ARTSNOW STRENGTHENS SUMMIT COUNTY BY ADVANCING ITS ARTS AND CULTURE ASSETS AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ARTS & CULTURE AND THE BROAD COMMUNITY. ARTSNOW:A. PROVIDES ACCESS TO ARTS AND CULTURE INFORMATION.B. AGGREGATES AND ANALYZES DATA ABOUT ARTS AND CULTURE TO DRIVE SECTOR IMPROVEMENT.C. ADVOCATE FOR ARTS AND CULTURE ACROSS THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT SECTOR.D. CONVENES AND CONNECTS MAKERS AND PRESENTERS TO STRENGTHEN THE SECTOR'S IMPACT AND RELEVANCE. E. BUILDS AND STRENGTHENS FUNDING FOR ARTS AND CULTURE.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 71
- Highest pay
- $176,481, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 21% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 33% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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 June 30, 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 (1)
- $1.0 million spent. CONVENING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND SECTOR CONNECTIONARTSNOW CONVENED ARTISTS, ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS, FUNDERS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS THROUGHOUT FY2025 TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, SHARE KNOWLEDGE, AND BUILD SHARED UNDERSTANDING. CONVENINGS INCLUDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, PLANNING SESSIONS, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND LARGE-SCALE GATHERINGS SUCH AS THE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING CONFERENCE.THESE ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON PRACTICAL SKILL BUILDING, PEER LEARNING, AND CROSS-SECTOR DIALOGUE, SUPPORTING BOTH INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS. ARTSNOW'S CONVENINGS STRENGTHENED ACCESS TO RESOURCES, INCREASED COORDINATION ACROSS ORGANIZATIONS, AND SUPPORTED THE LONG-TERM HEALTH AND RELEVANCE OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR IN SUMMIT COUNTY.PROVIDING ACCESS TO ARTS AND CULTURE INFORMATION AND RESOURCESARTSNOW CONTINUED TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS WITH ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT ARTS AND CULTURE OFFERINGS ACROSS SUMMIT COUNTY. THROUGH ITS ONLINE PLATFORMS, INCLUDING SUMMITLIVE365, ARTSNOW PROMOTED CULTURAL EVENTS, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND CALLS FOR ARTISTS, SERVING AS A CENTRALIZED INFORMATION HUB FOR THE REGION.IN ADDITION, ARTSNOW PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS, ARTISTS, AND CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS, INCLUDING CIVIC, BUSINESS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THESE EFFORTS FOCUSED ON INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF THE LOCAL CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM, IMPROVING ACCESS TO BEST PRACTICES, AND STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF PARTNERS TO ENGAGE WITH ARTS AND CULTURE AS A CORE COMPONENT OF COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND ECONOMIC VITALITY.AGGREGATING DATA AND INFORMING STRATEGYIN FY2025, ARTSNOW CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN ITS ROLE AS A REGIONAL DATA RESOURCE BY AGGREGATING AND ANALYZING INFORMATION RELATED TO CULTURAL PARTICIPATION, INVESTMENT, AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. BUILDING ON THE AKRON/SUMMIT CULTURAL PLAN'S ORIGINAL STATIC MAPS, ARTSNOW ADVANCED A PARTNERSHIP WITH SUMMIT COUNTY PLANNING AND GIS STAFF TO DEVELOP UPDATED, DYNAMIC TOOLS THAT BETTER SUPPORT STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING, INVESTMENT ALIGNMENT, AND CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION.ARTSNOW ALSO USED DATA COLLECTED FROM GRANTEES, CONVENINGS, SURVEYS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO INFORM PROGRAM DESIGN, GRANTMAKING PRIORITIES, AND SECTOR SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING FUNDING FOR ARTS AND CULTUREARTSNOW CONTINUED TO ADMINISTER AND GROW THE ARTSFORWARD GRANT PROGRAM, A COUNTYWIDE FUNDING INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO INVEST IN ARTISTS, ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROJECTS ADVANCING THE AKRON/SUMMIT CULTURAL PLAN. SINCE LAUNCHING ITS GRANTMAKING WORK, ARTSNOW HAS INVESTED $1,432,577 THROUGH ARTSFORWARD, SUPPORTING A TOTAL OF 135 GRANTEES, INCLUDING 54 INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND 80 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2025, ARTSNOW AWARDED $507,343 TO 55 ARTSFORWARD GRANTEES. OUTCOMES REPORTED BY GRANTEES DEMONSTRATE THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS WORK. IN A TWELVE-MONTH REPORTING PERIOD, 2023 ARTSFORWARD GRANTEES SECURED AN ADDITIONAL $155,231 IN FUNDING FROM LOCAL AND NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY, INDIVIDUAL DONORS, AND EARNED INCOME; HOSTED 348 UNIQUE PERFORMANCES, CLASSES, AND WORKSHOPS; ENGAGED MORE THAN 20,000 PARTICIPANTS; AND EMPLOYED OR PAID 340 INDIVIDUALS. (THIS WORK OCCURRED IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024.)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2018 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on November 15, 2018.
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 June 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 October 2019.
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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