BUCHANAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BUCHANAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS

EIN 37-1261024 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A200)

What they do

Promote Education In and Enjoyment of The Arts In Warren County, Illinois By Providing Arts Programming and Services.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $76.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

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

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders17 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

19.76%of revenue went to mission work76.7% of expenses · Program services

0.66%of revenue went to fundraising2.6% of expenses

$25.76spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

5.33%of revenue went to management and office costs20.7% of expenses

$8.59in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

89.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$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$1,098,751

Mission workProgram services$217,13519.76% of revenue76.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$58,6085.33% of revenue20.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$7,2970.66% of revenue2.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$815,71274.24% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$283,03925.76% 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: 76.7% mission · 20.7% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 25.76% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 77.9% mission · 20.3% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 59.61% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 95.9% mission · 1.6% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.02% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 97.2% mission · 1.6% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.08% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 97.3% mission · 1.9% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.79% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 96.8% mission · 1.6% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 116.91% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 93.9% mission · 1.4% management · 4.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.44% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.12% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,098,751

Expenses$283,039

Annual surplus $815,712 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)$217,135 · 76.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$58,608 · 20.7% of expenses

Fundraising$7,297 · 2.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,098,751

Expenses$283,039

Assets$2,430,113

Income$1,072,277

Contributions$986,175

Mission work (program services)$217,135

Fundraising$7,297

Management and general$58,608

Stocks and bonds$778,043

Accounting fees$11,064

Investing fees$3,787

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 (17)

KRISTYNE GILBERTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

TIFFANY MCLAUGHLINDIRECTOR

THOMAS BESTTREASURER

SUZANNE REIMOLDSDIRECTOR

SUSAN VAN KIRKVICE PRESIDENT

STACIA MATTANSECRETARY

MIKE LUNADIRECTOR

MARY OSBORNEPRESIDENT

MARK WILLHARDTDIRECTOR

AARON JENSENDIRECTOR

JOHN HUXTABLEDIRECTOR

JOHN HENDERSONDIRECTOR

GRANT MINORDIRECTOR

GARY HEATONDIRECTOR

EDITH DAVIESDIRECTOR

DAVID GUTIERREZDIRECTOR

AL KULCZEWSKIDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1990
Location: 64 Public Square, Monmouth, IL 61462
County: Warren
In care of: Mary Osborne
Primary officer: Mary Osborne, President

How to reach them

Emailbca1@mtcnow.net Phone(309) 734-3033

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: THE BONSAL GROUP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A200)