Continuum Arts Collective
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION SERVES PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 12 STUDENT ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS IN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE BY PROVIDING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ART SUPPLIES, AND CREATIVE INSTRUCTION AND EXPERIENCES TO FLOURISH AS CREATORS.
- Income
- $238,286
- Spending
- $249,890
- Spent on programs
- 66%
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 67
- Highest pay
- $38,500, executive director
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
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1566% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 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
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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.
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)
- $164,386 spent. ALONG WITH SERVING INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, CAC ALSO HELPS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TEACHERS SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS BY PROVIDING MATERIALS AND EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES. IN JANUARY, CAC PROVIDED 24 STUDENTS AT THE MAPLE STONE SCHOOKL IN ACTON, ME WITH ART KITS AND UKULELES. MAPLE STONE IS A SPECIAL PURPOSE SCHOOL APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SERVES AS AN ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT FOR STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT LEARNING AND EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES. MAPLE STONE TEACHER SPENCER HODGE PROVIDED UKULELE LESSONS FOR THIS STUDENTS. IN FEBRUARY, CAC SPONSORED AN EXPERIENTIAL MUSIC PROGRAM AT MARSHWOOD SCHOOLS, SUPPORTING A WEEK-LONG RESIDENCY FOR LARRY & JOE, A DUO COMPRISING GRAMMY-NOMINATED BLUEGRASS MUSICIAN (JOE TROOP), AND SOUTH AMERICAN LEGEND (LARRY BELLORIN). LARRY & JOE HOSTED HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AT EACH OF THE RSU35 SCHOOLS, AND PERFORMED A COMMUNITY.BOTH MEN ARE VERSATILE MULTI-INSTRUMENTALISTS ON A MISSION TO SHOW THAT MUSIC HAS NO BORDERS. ALSO IN FEBRUARY, CAC DELIVERED 95 ART KITS TO THE PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS "MAKE IT HAPPEN!" PROGRAM TO SUPPORT AN ART CONTEST FEATURING 6-8 GRADE MULTI-LINGUAL STUDENTS. "MAKE IT HAPPEN!" HELPS STUDENTS CREATE A PATHWAY TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND COLLEGE READINESS. IN MARCH, WE PURCHASED THREE NEW XYLOPHONES FOR THE MUSIC PROGRAM AT ELIOT ELEMENTARY, AN EFFORT LED BY MS. ARTIMAGE, MUSIC TEACHER. IN APRIL, CAC PARTNERED WITH THE YORK COUNTY UNITED AWAY AND ATTENDED THE BIDDEFORD SCHOOL READINESS FAIR, WHERE WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 100 ART KITS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN SEPTEMBER, CAC PROVIDED MS. SMITH, A MUSIC TEACHER AT CENTRAL SCHOOL IN SOUTH BERWICK, MAINE, WITH 80 RECORDERS FOR HER THIRD GRADE STUDENTS SO THEY COULD LEARN THE BASICS OF MUSICAL THEORY.
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 February 2016.
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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