ART THAT SERVES INC C/O L&L HOLDING COMPANY LLC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ART THAT SERVES INC C/O L&L HOLDING COMPANY LLC

EIN 82-3375144

What they do

IN 2025, ART THAT SERVES CONTINUED to PRODUCE PERFORMANCES of RECKLESS SON, A SHOW COMPOSED of BOTH MUSIC and SPOKEN WORD MONOLOGUES THAT GIVES VOICE to THE STORIES of INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, HELPING to DESTIGMATIZE THEM and HUMANIZE THEIR EXPERIENCE. RECKLESS SON WAS PRESENTED IN MULTIPLE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES INCLUDING BOTH ALLEN OAKWOOD CORRECTIONAL FACILITY and MANSFIELD CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN OHIO, CLALLAM BAY CORRECTIONS CENTER and CLALLAM COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION IN WASHINGTON, and THE ASCENSION PARISH JAIL IN LOUISIANA SERVING OVER 400 INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. THE SHOW WAS ALSO PERFORMED for THE PUBLIC IN MULTIPLE VENUES INCLUDING SENIOR CENTERS, HIGH SCHOOLS INCLUDING THE SALISBURY SCHOOL IN CONNECTICUT and MULTIPLE SCHOOLS ACROSS THE ASCENSION PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN LOUISIANA , COLLEGES and UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY of AKRON and LOYOLA COLLEGE of NEW ORLEANS, and PROVIDED PUBLIC EDUCATION to HUNDREDS of INDIVIDUALS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $47.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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Money made simple

35.75%of revenue went to mission work47.6% of expenses · Program services

$75.10spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$6.68in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

83.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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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$16,603

Mission workProgram services$5,93535.75% of revenue47.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$4,13424.90% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$12,46975.10% 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

2025CurrentExpense mix: 47.6% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.10% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 66.3% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.42% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 50.6% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.87% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 58.5% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 14.12% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 65.5% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 530.11% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 90.9% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 21.80% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$16,603

Expenses$12,469

Annual surplus $4,134 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)$5,935 · 47.6% of expenses

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Revenue$16,603

Expenses$12,469

Assets$83,247

Income$16,603

Contributions$13,780

Mission work (program services)$5,935

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MATTHEW B LEVINSONPRESIDENT · 15 hrs/week $5,500

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (3)

MATTHEW B LEVINSONPRESIDENT

JOSH HERMANTREASURER

WILLIAM HAYDENDIRECTOR & SECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2018
Location: 142 WEST 57TH ST 18TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10019-3300
County: New York
In care of: % L&L HOLDING CO INC
Primary officer: MATTHEW B LEVINSON, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 920-3383

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990EZ
Tax preparer: CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC