Spruill Center for the Arts Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS FOSTERS CREATIVITY AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE ARTS BY: -OFFERING A DIVERSE VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM TO STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS-PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR ARTISTS TO SHARE THEIR TALENTS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, SALES, AND INSTRUCTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES-ENRICHING COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE THE ARTIST IN EVERYONE
- Income
- $3.4 million
- Spending
- $2.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- -8.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 59%
- Employees
- 60
- Volunteers
- 300
- Highest pay
- $128,077, ceo
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
Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 24% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 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 2516 of 16 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 (1)
- $2.1 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION.JANUARYSPRUILL OPENS SEVEN NEW STUDIOS AND AN EVENT STUDIO, COMPRISING A TOTAL OF 8,300 SQUARE FEET OF ARTISTIC SPACE. NEW STUDIOS INCLUDE TWO CERAMICS STUDIOS, TWO MIXED MEDIA/MULIT-USE STUDIOS, A GLASS STUDIO, WOOD STUDIO, AND BLACKSMITHING.SPRUILL AND THE CITY OF DUNWOODY AGREE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR THE COMMUNITY WITH A GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $46,240 TOWARDS SPRUILL'S PROGRAMS.VOLUNTEERS JOIN TOGETHER AT SPRUILL IN HONOR OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OF SERVICE TO PAINT THE UPPER HALLWAY TO CREATE AN ARTISTIC WELCOMING SPACE FOR STUDENTS AND VISITORS. FEBRUARYSPRUILL'S HEART MARKET DRAWS AN ESTIMATED 600 ATTENDEES AND INCLUDES 43 ARTISTS. A TOTAL OF 353 ITEMS WERE SOLD THROUGH THESE ARTISTS TOTALING $14,385 IN SALES FOR THEM.SPRUILL GALLERY'S FIRST EXHIBIT OF THE SEASON, THROUGH LINES, OPENS AND FEATURES THE WORK OF ARTISTS AMANDA BANKS, GAVIN BERNARD AND AMBERLY HUI HOOD. THE SPRUILL GALLERY ANNOUNCES EXPANDED HOURS AND UNVEILS AN INTERIOR REFRESH INCLUDING NEW PAINTING AND DISPLAY CASES AS WELL AS IMPROVED EXTERIOR LANDSCAPING.MARCHSPRUILL'S ANNUAL ARTISTIC AFFAIR FUNDRAISER GENERATES NEARLY $100,000 TOWARDS THE PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH EFFORTS OF THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING MORE THAN $8,000 DEDICATED TOWARDS PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THOSE IN NEED. SPRUILL HODS A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AND OFFICIALLY OPENS THE COURTYARD SAPCE FOR COMMUNITY USE. SPRUILL RECEIVES A GIFT IN THE AMOUNT $1 MILLION TO ESTABLISH THE LARCH CREATIVE FUND, WITH PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT TO BE UTILIZED FOR CREATIVE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA.THE FIRST QUARTER AT THE EDUCATION CENTER COMPLETES WITH A TOTAL OF 1,935 STUDENTS IN 245 CLASSES. THE NEW STUDIOS IN OUR EXPANDED BUILDING SPACE WERE UTILIZED FOR 74 DIFFERENT CLASSES, SERVING 460 STUDENTS FOR BLACKSMITHING, PAINTING, DRAWING, MOSAICS, CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, STAINED GLASS, CERAMICS, QUILTING, WRITING, AND LEATHER CRAFT. ANOTHER 1,271 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPEN STUDIOS. CERAMICS STUDENTS USED A TOTAL OF 8.5 TONS OF CLAY (!) DURING THE SEMESTER.AS RECOMMENDED IN OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, SPRUILL ADDS TWO FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS TO THE TEAM: JOSHUA MORGAN AS FACILITY MANAGER AND JOANNE HERNANDEZ AS FRONT DESK ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE. THE SPRUILL ATRIUM AREA HAS UNDERGONE AN INITIAL CLEANUP, INCLUDING FRESH PAINT, NEW SIGNAGE, A SEATING AREA FOR VISITORS AND THE OPENING OF THE FREE COMMUNITY ART CLOSET. THE ATRIUM AREA SERVES AS THE TRUE CENTRAL POINT TO WELCOME VISITORS TO SPRUILL. APRILSPRUILL GALLERY OPENS THE EXHIBITION, GRANULAR LANDSCAPES FEATURING ARTISTS SOO KIM YUNG AND CLAIRE PAUL. SPRUILL OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDE A FIELD TRIP WITH HIGHTOWER ELEMENTARY, HOSTING THE MEETING OF THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS, AND PROVIDING CRAFTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AT THE LEMONADE DAYS FESTIVAL A COMMUNITY TRADITION. VOLUNTEERS FROM INSPIRE BRANDS COMPLETE OUR UPPER HALLWAY TRANSFORMATION BY INDIVIDUAL PAINTING THE EXISTING CEILING TILES INTO A ROY G. BIV COLOR HUE ALONG THE CORRIDOR. A NEW COVERED STAGE PAVILION IS BUILT, BRINGING TO COMPLETION THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE EXPANSION PROJECT OF COURTYARD DEVELOPMENT. MAYSPRUILL SUMMER CAMP BEGINS, RUNNING 66 CAMPS (40 FOR K-5TH GRADERS AND 26 FOR 6TH-9TH GRADERS) FOR A TOTAL OF 10 WEEKS, SERVING 1,097 CAMPERS. SPRUILL IS ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE A TOTAL OF 142 SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING MORE THAN $36,000. SPRUILL PARTNERS WITH DUNWOODY HIGH SCHOOL TO SUPPORT THEIR ART GALA THROUGH SPONSORSHIP AND THE AWARDING OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS.IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL PET MONTH, SPRUILL GALLERY FEATURES PAINTER AND DESIGNER NAM KIM WHO DEMONSTRATES HER EXPERT TECHNIQUE OF USING BRUSH STROKES AND SIMPLIFIED SUBJECTS AND COLOR TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL AND EMOTIVE WORKS.JUNETHE SPRING SESSION AT THE EDUCATION CENTER CONCLUDES WITH 213 CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, A TOTAL OF 1,549 STUDENTS AND ANOTHER 1,068 PARTICIPANTS IN OUR OPEN STUDIOS FOR CERAMICS, JEWELRY, DRAWING, PAINTING, AND GLASS.THE SPRUILL GALLERY OPENS HYBRIDITY + BEAUTY FEATURING HEATHER DEYLING'S ONGOING SERIES "INVENTED HYBRIDS AND THE BOTANICAL ABSTRACTIONS OF MANTY DEY. JOHN GRESENS BEGINS AS SPRUILL'S NEW CERAMICS DIRECTOR FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT OF LONGTIME DIRECTOR KEN HORVATH AFTER 23 YEARS WITH THE ORGANIZATION.JULYTHE SPRUILL TEAM OF STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, STUDENTS, INSTRUCTORS, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS PARTICIPATES IN THE CITY OF DUNWOODY FOURTH OF JULY PARADE THE STATE'S LARGEST.SPRUILL STUDENT PAM WETZEL DEMONSTRATES HER TECHNIQUE DURING A LIVE PAINTING PROGRAM AT THE SPRUILL GALLERY KICKING OF A SERIES OF MONTHLY +SHOP ACTIVATIONS AND PROVIDING A SHOWCASE FOR LOCAL ARTISTS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR CRAFT.AUGUSTSPRUILL INSTALLS 3 CERAMIC TOTEMS TO THE NEW COURTYARD SPACE BRINGING BOTH WHIMSY AND THE TALENT OF ITS INSTRUCTORS TO THE PUBLIC EYE AS PART OF A PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION. AFTER A SHORT BREAK DURING SUMMER CAMP, SPRUILL'S CREATIVE CONNECTIONS PROGRAM BEGINS, MARKING THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF OFFERING THE FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAM TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM COGNITIVE DECLINE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. SPRUILL INTRODUCES THRIVE ON THURSDAY, A MONTHLY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SPRUILL GALLERY AND OTHER ARTS-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE THE BAKERY ATLANTA, ATLANTA PRINTMAKERS STUDIO, AND OTHERS.SEPTEMBERSPRUILL ANNOUNCES AND BEGINS A SERIES OF FREE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, A TASTE OF SPRUILL, THAT ARE HELD ON THE SECOND WEEKEND OF EACH MONTH FROM SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER. IN 2024, A TOTAL OF 16 WORKSHOPS ARE HELD AND ATTRACT MORE THAN 150 STUDENTS, A MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE NEW TO THE SPRUILL COMMUNITY, FROM ACROSS ALL WALKS OF LIFE.ARTIST MICHAEL KLAPTHOR TEACHES HIS BUILDING A CERAMIC ROBOT WORKSHOP AS PART OF OUR ONGOING VISITING ARTISTS WORKSHOP SERIES. RARE, AN EXHIBITION OF SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WORK, OPENS IN OUR NEWLY NAMED "SHOWCASE GALLERY" IN THE FIRST-FLOOR HALLWAY OF THE EDUCATION CENTER. THE EXHIBIT DISPLAYS THE WO
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 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 August 1978.
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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