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Wahi Studio Inc

EIN 85-2853560 · Lockport, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair54 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO MAKE ART ACCESSIBLE FOR YOUTHS, ET AL

Income
$56,461
Spending
$55,940
Reserves
2.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 53%

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

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 23% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 1% 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 (1)
  1. $47,163 spent. IN 2025 WAHI STUDIO INC. MOVED OUT OF THE BRICK-AND-MORTAR STUDIO AT 240 MICHIGAN STREET IN LOCKPORT AND BECAME 100% MOBILE IN SERVICE OF THE WESTERN NEW YORK AREA. THE AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUB PROGRAMS CONTINUED FOR ROYHART AND NEWFANE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AT SITES WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE SCHOOLS TO ELIMINATE ACCESS BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS. THESE PROGRAMS AND THE MURAL SUMMER CAMP WERE FUNDED BY ART SERVICE'S INC. CREATIVE IMPACT GRANT AND COMMUNITY MEMBER DONATIONS. ROYALTON-HARTLAND'S CLUB IS AT THE HUB AT 27 STATE STREET, MIDDLEPORT. NEWFANE'S CLUB SITE IS AT THE TOWN OF NEWFANE RECREATION HALL AT 2737 MAIN STREET, NEWFANE. WAHI CONTINUED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING IN LOCKPORT WITH LOCKPORT SPOKES FUNDED BY GRIGG LEWIS FOUNDATION, INC. WAHI CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE KENAN CENTER IN LOCKPORT INSTRUCTING KENAN ACRES ART CLASS OFFERINGS. WAHI STUDIO ALSO HAD SMALL GROUP AND PRIVATE ART LESSON INSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WAHI STUDIO DID EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR HILBERT COLLEGE, SUNY NIAGARA, EPIC (NIAGARA COUNTY FAMILY OPPORTUNITY CENTER), SAY YES BUFFALO IN NIAGARA FALLS, LIBERTY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND OTHERS. THE FIRST EVER MURAL SUMMER CLUB TOOK PLACE IN JULY AND A GROUP OF 11 TEENAGERS INSTALLED A MURAL AT THE NEWFANE METHODIST CHURCH 2699 MAIN STREET, NEWFANE. ON JULY 19TH, 2025 WAHI HOSTED THE LOCKPORT CHALK WALK. THIS ANNUAL EVENT IS FREE AND FAMILY FRIENDLY TO ATTEND. IN 2025 THIS EVENT INCLUDED A GUEST ARTIST FROM FLORIDA AS A MENTOR AND A 3 DAY CHALK ART EDUCATION COURSE PRIOR TO THE EVENT. WE HAD 37 ARTISTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES TAKE PART AND SAW ABOUT 1,400 VISITORS.

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 November 2020.

    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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