Nonprofit · EIN 06-0958072
REAL ART WAYS INC
Tax-exempt · HARTFORD, CT 06106
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,785,620 | $1,861,262 | $924,358 | $10,052,683 | $3,358,817 | $6,693,866 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,398,973 | $1,779,179 | $619,794 | $6,107,515 | $243,308 | $5,864,207 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,626,136 | $1,656,750 | $969,386 | $5,537,710 | $275,974 | $5,261,736 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,428,986
- of which government grants
- $653,700
- Program service revenue
- $304,208
- Investment income
- $75,295
- Net rental income
- -$96,493
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $69,672
- Other revenue
- -$22,869
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $247,869
- Other salaries and wages
- $694,963
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,059,761
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $42,463
- Occupancy
- $144,549
- Travel
- $34,857
- Depreciation
- $19,978
- Program services (functional)
- $1,416,098
- Management and general (functional)
- $276,151
- Fundraising (functional)
- $169,013
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,107,515
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,052,683
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,358,817
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,693,866
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,060,637
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,444,888
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,248,978
- Gross receipts
- $3,592,223
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 28
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- CT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN A WILKINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $133,853 | $25,275 |
| PATRICIA H WENZ | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR (THRU AUG 2025) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,740 | $13,941 |
| ERIC D ORT | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,000 | $3,228 |
| BARBARA HOCKER | FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Officer | 28 | $78,861 | $2,366 |
| YEDALIS RUIZ PHD MED | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA MILLER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK HALL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REX FOWLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW MALUTICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR PACHECO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ENID REY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLU OGUIBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN WILKINS | EXEC DIRECTO Officer | 40 | $132,102 | $24,626 |
| GREGG ROHDE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YEDALIS RUIZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA MILLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR PACHECO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ENID REY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLU OGUIBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REX FOWLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN WILKINS | EXEC DIRECTO Officer | 40 | $135,211 | $23,358 |
| GREGG ROHDE | CHAIR & TREA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YEDALIS RUIZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA MILLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR PACHECO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ENID REY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER WAITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLU OGUIBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 56 ARBOR STREET, HARTFORD, CT 06106-1222
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN A WILKINS, 56 ARBOR STREET, HARTFORD, CT 06106
- Signed the 990
- JOHN A WILKINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (860) 232-1006
- Website
- WWW.REALARTWAYS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WHITTLESEY PC
Mission
REAL ART WAYS IS AN ALTERNATIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS ORGANIZATION THAT PRESENTS AND SUPPORTS CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK, FACILITATES THE CREATION OF NEW WORK, AND CREATIVELY ENGAGES, BUILDS, AND INFORMS AUDIENCES AND COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- FILM: OUR CINEMA PROGRAM, OPEN SEVEN NIGHTS A WEEK, INCLUDES FIRST-RUN INDEPENDENT FILMS FROM THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD. OUR CINEMA ATTRACTS ON AVERAGE 34,000 VIEWERS PER YEAR. WE USE FILM TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH EACH OTHER. FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH OUR SCIENCE ON SCREEN PROGRAM, WE COUPLE FILM WITH LIVE PRESENTATIONS TO INTRODUCE AUDIENCES TO ACCOMPLISHED SCIENTISTS WHO LIVE AND WORK IN OUR REGION.Expenses $392,343 · revenue $190,713
- VISUAL ARTS: A COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION AND COMMUNITY INFORMS OUR VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM. WE PROVIDE A SPACE FOR ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING ARTISTS TO EXPERIMENT AND EXHIBIT WORK. FROM LARGE EXHIBITIONS TO SMALLER SOLO SHOWS, TOTALING 12 TO 15 PER YEAR, EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION ARE CENTRAL TO OUR EFFORTS.Expenses $283,569 · revenue $3,952
- EDUCATION: OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO NEW IDEAS, AND PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATIVITY.EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE: FILM FIELD TRIPS: MORE THAN 2,000 STUDENTS PER YEAR VISIT REAL ART WAYS TO WATCH SUPERB FILMS, INCLUDING DOCUMENTARIES ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HOW YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE MADE AN IMPACT IN OUR SOCIETY. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A DISCUSSION ABOUT YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT. PARK ART, OUR SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM, PROVIDES FREE-OF-CHARGE ART-MAKING WORKSHOPS, LED BY PRACTICING ARTISTS, FOR CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN OUR WORKING CLASS PARKVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD. REAL APPRENTICES EMPLOYS AN AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IN PAID POSITIONS. THEY BECOME VALUED STAFF MEMBERS, AND GAIN THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT. EYE ON VIDEO: FIFTEEN AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, EACH PAID A WEEKLY STIPEND, LEARN HOW TO MAKE FILM AND VIDEO PROJECTS IN AN INTENSIVE, SUMMER-LONG PROGRAM. WITH EXHIBITIONS, FILMS, PUBLIC ART PROJECTS, CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES, READINGS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND A WELCOMING SPACE WHERE PEOPLE GATHER BEFORE AND AFTER EVENTS, REAL ART WAYS IS A NEXUS FOR PEOPLE OF WIDELY VARYING BACKGROUNDS AND INTERESTS TO EXPLORE ART AND IDEAS AND BUILD A STRONGER CULTURAL COMMUNITY.Expenses $245,101
- LIVE ARTS: REAL ART WAYS PRESENTS VIBRANT LIVE ARTS PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDES CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES, READINGS AND OTHER EVENTS. WE OFFER 25 CONCERTS PER YEAR BY INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL INNOVATORS, RANGING FROM INNOVATIVE IMPROVISATIONAL MUSIC TO CLASSICALLY-BASED CONTEMPORARY MUSIC TO POPULAR INTERNATIONAL FORMS. WE PARTNER WITH OTHER PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE THE HARTFORD SYMPHONY AND THE HARTFORD JAZZ SOCIETY.Expenses $495,085 · revenue $113,495
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 06-0958072
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,052,683
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,592,223
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $2,785,620 | $1,861,262 | $10,052,683 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $2,398,973 | $1,779,179 | $6,107,515 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $2,626,136 | $1,656,750 | $5,537,710 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $3,944,659 | $1,478,772 | $4,525,806 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-0958072).
Questions about REAL ART WAYS INC
- What is the EIN of REAL ART WAYS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of REAL ART WAYS INC is 06-0958072.
- Is REAL ART WAYS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to REAL ART WAYS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does REAL ART WAYS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of REAL ART WAYS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did REAL ART WAYS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of REAL ART WAYS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JOHN A WILKINS.
- Who are the officers and directors of REAL ART WAYS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $133,853 (JOHN A WILKINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does REAL ART WAYS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,785,620, expenses of $1,861,262 and total assets of $10,052,683 at year end.
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