Nonprofit · EIN 23-7311837
SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS INC
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90033
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,939,215 | $1,890,039 | $4,049,176 | $16,787,792 | $1,511,314 | $15,276,478 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,694,562
- of which government grants
- $4,175,562
- Program service revenue
- $213,750
- Investment income
- $6,985
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $23,918
- Other revenue
- $23,918
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $151,323
- Other salaries and wages
- $651,312
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $960,279
- Professional fundraising fees
- $96,414
- Accounting fees
- $50,442
- Occupancy
- $57,350
- Travel
- $41,592
- Depreciation
- $26,595
- Program services (functional)
- $1,158,964
- Management and general (functional)
- $551,337
- Fundraising (functional)
- $179,738
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,532,204
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,787,792
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,511,314
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,276,478
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,093,610
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,265,412
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,011,066
- Gross receipts
- $5,939,215
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 1973
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER CUEVAS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 11/2024) Officer | 40 | $112,007 | $3,519 |
| PAULINA M FLORES | CHAIR (THRU 11/2024)/INTERIM E.D. Officer | 40 | $11,579 | $0 |
| ENDY BERNAL | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KERI V CASTAEDA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIBEL PICHARDO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS RIVERA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CECILIA BRENNAN | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 02/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YVONNE COLACION | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KAREN MARY DAVALOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DALILA PAOLA MENDEZ | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 06/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA GONZALEZ | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 06/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1300 E 1ST ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90033-3218
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAULINA M FLORES, 1300 E FIRST STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90033
- Signed the 990
- PAULINA M FLORES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (323) 881-6444
- Return prepared by
- WINDES INC
Mission
FOUNDED IN 1970 AS "ART, INC." BUT INCORPORATED AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN 1973 AS "SELF HELP GRAPHICS & ART" (SHG), SHG IS DEDICATED TO THE PRODUCTION, INTERPRETATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRINTS AND OTHER ART MEDIA BY CHICANA/O AND LATINX ARTISTS. OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS PROMOTE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO SPACE, TOOLS, TRAINING, AND RESOURCES.
Program accomplishments
- SELF-HELP GRAPHICS (SHG) PRESENTS CULTURAL EVENTS SUCH AS THE LONGEST RUNNING DIA DE LOS MUERTOS PUBLIC CELEBRATION IN THE COUNTRY FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUDIENCES. THE EVENT INCLUDES A THREE-MONTH LONG SERIES OF PROGRAMS AIMED AT ENGAGING LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN A FESTIVAL EVENT ON OR AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO NOVEMBER 2ND INCLUDING FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, AND ART. SHG ALSO PROVIDES A ROBUST PROGRAM OF CULTURAL EXHIBITIONS YEAR-ROUND, WHICH INCLUDE PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING. COMMUNITY AND YOUTH PROGRAMS - SELF-HELP GRAPHICS (SHG) PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS THE WORK OF EMERGING, ESTABLISHED, AND MID-CAREER CHICANO/LATINO VISUAL ARTISTS AND PROVIDES A SPACE WHERE THEY CAN WORK IN AN EGALITARIAN ATMOSPHERE OF CREATIVITY AND COOPERATION. SHG'S PUBLIC ART WORKSHOPS ATTRACT ARTISTS OF ALL LEVELS WHO WORK AT SHG IN A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS INCLUDING INTAGLIO PRINTMAKING, DIY SILK-SCREENING AND MANY OTHERS. SHG IS ONE OF THE FEW PLACES IN LOS ANGELES THAT OFFERS ARTISTS A SPACE WHERE THEY CAN DEVELOP ARTISTICALLY REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, OR ETHNICITY. SHG ALSO PROVIDES ART SERVICES TO SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE COMPANIES THROUGH ITS BARRIO MOBILE ART STUDIO WHICH SPECIALIZES IN A VARIETY OF ART WORKSHOPS TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY AND YOUTH THROUGH ART. MOBILE ART WORKSHOPS INCLUDE SILK-SCREENING, STENCIL MAKING, MURAL PROJECTS AND MORE.PROFESSIONAL PRINT-MAKING PROGRAMS - SELF-HELP GRAPHICS (SHG) PROFESSIONAL PRINT-MAKING PROGRAM IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE PROGRAM HAS PRODUCED NEARLY 3,193 EDITIONS OF SILKSCREEN PRINTS BY AN EVER-GROWING NUMBER OF LOCAL AND VISITING ARTISTS. THROUGH ITS COLLECTION, SHG SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP FOR HISTORIANS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS. SHG REMAINS A KEY INSTITUTION IN THE CULTURE OF EAST LOS ANGELES AND CALIFORNIA AS A CULTURAL NEXUS OF DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING ARTISTS WHO USE ITS FACILITIES TO BRING THEIR ARTISTIC SKILLS AND IDEAS TO MATURITY. AS A RESULT, SHG BRINGS TO THE COMMUNITY THE PROUD TRADITION OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION THAT INSTILLS IN ITS YOUTH MODELS FOR FUTURE HOPE AND CAREER ASPIRATION.Expenses $1,158,964 · revenue $237,668
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7311837
- 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
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A400)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $16,787,792
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,939,215
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,451,809 | $1,406,807 | $8,874,732 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS INC
- What is the EIN of SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS INC is 23-7311837.
- Is SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
- Are donations to SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS 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 SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PAULINA M FLORES.
- Who are the officers and directors of SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $112,007 (JENNIFER CUEVAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 11/2024)).
- How much revenue does SELF-HELP GRAPHICS AND ARTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,939,215, expenses of $1,890,039 and total assets of $16,787,792 at year end.
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