ROCHESTER FOLK ART GUILD INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ROCHESTER FOLK ART GUILD INC

EIN 16-6069240 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A200)

What they do

The Purpose of The Guild is to Have Resident and Non-resident Members As Well As Apprentices and Helpers Working Together In The Study of Intellectual, Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Self-development Through The Production and Sale of Quality Handicrafts and The Shared Communal Responsibilities of Maintaining Its Farm and Facilities. The Knowledge and Skills Gained Are Offered to The Public Through Craft Sales, Apprenticeships, and Educational Programs.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $89.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders11 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

79.23%of revenue went to mission work89.7% of expenses · Program services

2.21%of revenue went to fundraising2.5% of expenses

$88.31spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

6.86%of revenue went to management and office costs7.8% of expenses

$4.84in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

51.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$343,510

Mission workProgram services$272,16579.23% of revenue89.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$23,5786.86% of revenue7.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$7,5952.21% of revenue2.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$40,17211.69% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$303,33888.31% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 89.7% mission · 7.8% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.31% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 92.8% mission · 6.0% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 63.07% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 87.0% mission · 5.7% management · 7.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.38% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 80.0% mission · 6.1% management · 13.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.59% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 81.0% mission · 8.4% management · 10.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.97% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 94.2% mission · 5.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.57% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 93.0% mission · 7.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.58% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 93.5% mission · 6.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.72% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$343,510

Expenses$303,338

Annual surplus $40,172 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$272,165 · 89.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$23,578 · 7.8% of expenses

Fundraising$7,595 · 2.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$343,510

Expenses$303,338

Assets$1,467,043

Income$678,486

Contributions$177,302

Mission work (program services)$272,165

Fundraising$7,595

Management and general$23,578

Stocks and bonds$734,135

Investing fees$2,337

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (11)

COLLEEN RUNNERPRESIDENT

CORDELIA MACHANOFFDIRECTOR

DAVID BARNETDIRECTOR

HOWARD BLAIRDIRECTOR

KYMBERLY FINKLEDIRECTOR

MICHAEL HUNTERDIRECTOR

NICOLE HUMMELDIRECTOR

PAUL SCHLIFFERTREASURER

SAMUEL RADFORDDIRECTOR

SARA JEDD-BURNETTDIRECTOR

WILLIAM GLASNERDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1966
Location: 1445 Upper Hill Road, Middlesex, NY 14507
County: Yates
In care of: Paul Schliffer
Primary officer: Paul Schliffer, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(585) 554-3539

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: HEVERON & COMPANY CPAS PLLC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A200)