Nonprofit · EIN 27-0087282
OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER
Tax-exempt · ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,106,381 | $1,123,890 | -$17,509 | $694,064 | $8,845 | $685,219 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,058,381 | $1,039,359 | $19,022 | $738,954 | $36,608 | $702,346 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $997,074 | $1,011,422 | -$14,348 | $713,711 | $23,489 | $690,222 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $206,209
- of which government grants
- $65,402
- Program service revenue
- $899,165
- Investment income
- $12,245
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$11,238
- Other revenue
- -$11,238
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $238,717
- Other salaries and wages
- $569,861
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $927,527
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $12,387
- Occupancy
- $87,874
- Depreciation
- $8,500
- Program services (functional)
- $1,052,789
- Management and general (functional)
- $50,606
- Fundraising (functional)
- $20,495
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $738,954
- Total assets, end of year
- $694,064
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,845
- Net assets, end of year
- $685,219
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $49,751
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $685,219
- Gross receipts
- $1,196,013
- Employees
- 36
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SONIA PITTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $88,735 |
| JESSIE FRANCIS | TREASURER AND DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $84,945 |
| DEBBIE HARRIS | SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 32 | $65,037 |
| CONNIE FALCONE | PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA SINNERS | VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL S HUFFENUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA MCLAUGHLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CINDY WOLFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY GRACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SONIA PITTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $79,032 |
| JESSIE FRANCIS | TREASURER AND DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $77,751 |
| DEBBIE HARRIS | SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 32 | $55,088 |
| DANIEL S HUFFENUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA MCLAUGHLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CINDY WOLFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY GRACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CONNIE FALCONE | PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRENDA SINNERS | VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSIE FRANCIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $90,083 | $4,802 |
| SONIA PITTS | CO DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $86,195 | $3,800 |
| DEBBIE HARRIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 32 | $58,151 | $1,200 |
| CONNIE FALCONE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY DANCIU-GROSSO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY GRACE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY WOLFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE HOSCH | BRD MBR THRU Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 217 COXE AVE, ASHEVILLE, NC 28801-4079
- In care of
- % JESSIE FRANCIS
- Signed the 990
- JESSIE FRANCIS, TREASURER AND DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (828) 505-8428
- Website
- OPENHEARTSARTCENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Rick Bornstein CPA
Mission
OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER IS SUPPORTIVE STUDIO AND ART GALLERY DEDICATED TO REPRESENTING AND EMPOWERING ADULTS WITH VARIED ABILITIES TO CONNECT TO AND REACH THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH THE ARTS
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDED A HABILITATIVE DAY PROGRAM ENVIRONMENT IN PERSON AND VIA TELEHEALTH FOR APPROXIMATELY 51 INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO WORK ON SET GOALS FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENCE. THESE SET GOALS INCLUDED BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND INTRAPERSONAL WELL BEING. IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, VISUAL, PERFORMANCE, MULTI-DIMENSIONAL, AND LINGUISTICAL ARTS CLASSES ARE HELD 5 DAYS A WEEK, 6 HOURS A DAY, APPROXIMATELY 248 DAYS OF THE YEAR. OPEN HEARTS IS THE ONLY PROGRAM IN THE COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES COLLEGE LEVEL ARTS CLASSES AT A PACE DESIGNED FOR THIS POPULATION.Expenses $1,041,786
- THE BOUNDLESS ART PROJECT IS AN INITIATIVE PROJECT IS AN INITIATIVE PROJECT OF OPEN HEARTS TO INTEGRATE OUR CLIENTS DEEPER WITH ITS LOCAL ARTS COMMUNITY. THIS PROJECT MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR CLIENT ARTISTS TO TAKE ART RELATED, EDUCATIONAL, AND LOCAL TRIPS. THIS IS ALSO THE TIME WHERE CLIENT ARTISTS HELPED TO MAINTAIN THEIR BOOTHS AT VARIOUS VENDING LOCATIONS, MAKE CONTACTS IN THEIR ART COMMUNITIES AND PRACTICE THE NECESSARY SOCIAL AND BUSINESS SKILLS NEEDED TO TURN THEIR ART INTO A MEANINGFUL LIVING.Expenses $11,003
- PROVIDED THE SUPPLIES, GUIDANCE, AND MARKETING OF ARTS AND HELD LIVE EVENTS AND 12 OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SELL THEIR WORK TO THE PUBLIC. OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER ARTISTS SOLD $79,442 IN ARTWORK.
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0087282
- 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
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $694,064
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,196,013
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,106,381 | $1,123,890 | $694,064 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,058,381 | $1,039,359 | $738,954 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $997,074 | $1,011,422 | $713,711 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $878,517 | $850,141 | $778,941 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 27-0087282).
Questions about OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER
- What is the EIN of OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER is 27-0087282.
- Is OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER 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 OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $88,735 (SONIA PITTS, DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,106,381, expenses of $1,123,890 and total assets of $694,064 at year end.
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