THE SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS INC

EIN 59-0454318 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A200)

What they do

to Enrich, Inspire and Engage The Palm Beach County Community, Enhancing The Quality of Our Lives Through Educational and Cultural Programs In Art, Music, Drama, Literature, Historical and Current Affairs.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $61.20 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 leaders100 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

7.84%of revenue went to mission work61.2% of expenses · Program services

1.49%of revenue went to fundraising11.6% of expenses

$12.81spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

3.49%of revenue went to management and office costs27.2% of expenses

$16.56in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

93.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $634,579 for DR PHILIPS RYLANDS (PRESIDENT & CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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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$118,417,765

Mission workProgram services$9,282,0457.84% of revenue61.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$4,127,2063.49% of revenue27.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,758,6761.49% of revenue11.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$103,249,83887.19% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$15,167,92712.81% 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: 61.2% mission · 27.2% management · 11.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 12.81% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 60.1% mission · 28.7% management · 11.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 32.28% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 64.6% mission · 29.0% management · 6.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 65.50% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 61.1% mission · 24.6% management · 14.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.78% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 67.5% mission · 26.3% management · 6.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 43.69% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 74.3% mission · 19.2% management · 6.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.92% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 75.0% mission · 17.9% management · 7.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.58% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 71.7% mission · 17.4% management · 10.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.36% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$118,417,765

Expenses$15,167,927

Annual surplus $103,249,838 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)$9,282,045 · 61.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$4,127,206 · 27.2% of expenses

Fundraising$1,758,676 · 11.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$118,417,765

Expenses$15,167,927

Assets$251,221,175

Income$122,406,112

Contributions$110,823,014

Mission work (program services)$9,282,045

Fundraising$1,758,676

Management and general$4,127,206

Stocks and bonds$122,627,712

Accounting fees$50,583

Investing fees$175,662

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

DR PHILIPS RYLANDSPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $634,579Base $408,478 · Other $226,101

GLORIA REXCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $333,228Base $303,890 · Other $29,338

NANCY HULLIHENCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $331,120Base $301,110 · Other $30,010

SOFIA MADUROCHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $252,089Base $221,857 · Other $30,232

RACHEL SCHIPPERDIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES · 40 hrs/week $170,491Base $153,188 · Other $17,303

PHILIP BARNESDIRECTOR OF STAGING & TECH · 40 hrs/week $167,938Base $140,780 · Other $27,158

DEBRA WATSONDIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SER · 40 hrs/week $161,010Base $139,139 · Other $21,871

INGRID BERKECZICONTROLLER · 40 hrs/week $145,678Base $132,101 · Other $13,577

DREW BLAZUREDIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MAN · 40 hrs/week $114,500Base $107,680 · Other $6,820

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (100)

DR PHILIPS RYLANDSPRESIDENT & CEO

GLORIA REXCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

NANCY HULLIHENCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

SOFIA MADUROCHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER

RACHEL SCHIPPERDIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES

PHILIP BARNESDIRECTOR OF STAGING & TECH

DEBRA WATSONDIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SER

INGRID BERKECZICONTROLLER

DREW BLAZUREDIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MAN

AMBASSADOR BONNIE MCELVEEN-HUNTERTRUSTEE

AMBASSADOR WL LYONS BROWNTRUSTEE

DR DIANA BARRETTTRUSTEE

DR NICHOLAS PAPANICOLAOUTRUSTEE

DR RANDOLPH H GUTHRIECHAIRMAN

HONORABLE LESLY S SMITHTRUSTEE

MR ALAN A SHUCHTRUSTEE

MR ALEXANDER P FEDERBUSHTRUSTEE

MR AMBROSE K MONELLTRUSTEE

MR BARRY HOYTTRUSTEE

MR BRIAN L ROBERTSTRUSTEE

MR CHRIS FLOWERSTRUSTEE

MR CHRISTOPHER S VECELLIOTRUSTEE

MR DAVID FISCHERTRUSTEE

MR DAVID G OBERTRUSTEE

MR DAVID HUBBARD MORRISHTRUSTEE

MR DENIS P COLEMAN JRTRUSTEE

MR DENNIS R GLASSTRUSTEE

MR DESMOND J HEATHWOODTRUSTEE

MR DOUGLAS BUCKTRUSTEE

MR DOUGLAS E ROGERSTRUSTEE

MR DUDLEY L MOORETRUSTEE

MR FRANCIS A ARGENBRIGHT JRTRUSTEE

MR FREDERICK E HOPKINS IIITRUSTEE

MR FRIEDERIKE WOODTRUSTEE

MR GARY L PATSLEYTRUSTEE

MR GEORGE A COHONTRUSTEE

MR GEORGE G MATTHEWSTRUSTEE

MR GIL KEMPTRUSTEE

MR GILBERT C MAURERVICE CHAIRMAN

MR GRANT E MASHEKTRUSTEE

MR HENRY P MCINTOSH IVTRUSTEE

MR HOWARD H LEACHTRUSTEE

MR J PETER LYONSTRUSTEE

MR J WILLIAM WEEKSTRUSTEE

MR JASON T KALISMANTRUSTEE

MR JAY FREDERICK KREHBIELTRUSTEE

MR JEREMIAH D LAMBERTTRUSTEE

MR JOHN D KOCHVICE CHAIRMAN/ASSISTANT SE

MR JOHN J MCATEE JRTRUSTEE

MR JOHN R GRACETRUSTEE

MR JOHN T AVELLINOTRUSTEE

MR JOSEPH JACOBSTRUSTEE

MR JOSEPH P FLANAGANTRUSTEE

MR JOSEPH W LUTERTRUSTEE

MR LANCE D MAHANEYTRUSTEE

MR LAWRENCE BEYERTRUSTEE

MR LEO VECELLIOTRUSTEE

MR LEONARD A LAUDERTRUSTEE

MR MARTIN D GRUSSTRUSTEE

MR MICHAEL AINSLIETRUSTEE

MR MICHAEL MARGOLISTRUSTEE

MR MICHAEL PEACOCKTRUSTEE

MR MICHEL WITMERTRUSTEE

MR OLIVER HARRISON QUINNTRUSTEE

MR PATRICK HENRYVICE CHAIRMAN

MR PETER D KIERNAN IIITRUSTEE

MR PETER N GEISLER JRTRUSTEE

MR PETER N GEISLER SRTRUSTEE

MR PHILIP RYLANDSTRUSTEE

MR PHILIP E RUPPETRUSTEE

MR RANDALL D SMITHTRUSTEE

MR REUBEN JEFFERY IIITRUSTEE

MR ROBERT FROMERTRUSTEE

MR ROBERT NEDERLANDERTRUSTEE

MR ROBERT VILATRUSTEE

MR ROBERT G DONNELLEYTRUSTEE

MR ROBERT K WOODTRUSTEE

MR ROBERT L FORBESVICE CHAIRMAN

MR SAM HUNTTRUSTEE

MR SHAWN M DONNELLEYTRUSTEE

MR STANLEY N GAINESTRUSTEE

MR THOMAS IOVINOTRUSTEE

MR THOMAS C QUICKTRUSTEE

MR THOMAS D GILLTRUSTEE

MR THOMAS E HASSENTRUSTEE

MR THOMAS W SMITHTRUSTEE

MR WILLIAM E JAMESTRUSTEE

MR WILLIAM H TOLDTRUSTEE

MR WILLIAM M MATTHEWSTRUSTEE

MR WILLIAM S GUBELMANNSECRETARY

MRS AILEEN ROBERTSTRUSTEE

MRS ALICE PANNILLTRUSTEE

MRS ALLYSON MASHEKTRUSTEE

MRS ANN FROMERTRUSTEE

MRS ANNA M DE PEYSTERTRUSTEE

MRS ANNABELLE COLEMANTRUSTEE

MRS ANNE FLOWERSTRUSTEE

MRS AUDREY GRUSSTRUSTEE

MRS BARBARA SMITHTRUSTEE

MRS BEATRICE H GUTHRIETRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1952
Location: 100 FOUR ARTS PLZ, PALM BEACH, FL 33480-4141
County: Palm Beach
In care of: DR PHILIP RYLANDS
Primary officer: DR PHILIP RYLANDS, President

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(561) 655-7227

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: HOLYFIELD & THOMAS LLC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A200)