Emeryville Celebration of the Arts Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE EMERYVILLE CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS, INC. IS TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION FOR THE ARTS AND ARTISTS OF EMERYVILLE, AND TO PROMOTE OUR CITY'S IMAGE AS A CULTURALLY VITAL AND PROGRESSIVE CENTER FOR LIVING AND WORKING. ITS PURPOSE IS TO PRODUCE AND COORDINATE COMMUNITY- BASED EVENTS AND PROGRAMS TO MEET THE PRIMARY GOALS.
- Income
- $145,612
- Spending
- $138,554
- Reserves
- 3.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 54%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 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)
- $133,568 spent. WE HAVE ONE PROGRAM AT THIS TIME, WE COORDINATE AND PRODUCE AN ANNUAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION DESIGNED TO MEET OUR PRIMARY GOALS: TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN EMERYVILLE; TO RECOGNIZE THE ARTS AS A MAJOR CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCE; TO INCREASE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN THE ARTS THROUGH ACTIVE PARTNERSHIP OF OUR BUSINESS, RESIDENTIAL, AND ART COMMUNITIES; TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE RICH DIVERSITY OF ALL FORMS OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION IN EMERYVILLE; AND, MOST RECENTLY PARTNER WITH OTHER LEADERS IN THE ROTTEN CITY EMERYVILLE CULTURAL DISTRICT, A PROGRAM OF THE CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL.
Source: Form 990EZ 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, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on January 15, 2012.
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 November 2012.
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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