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Nonprofit · EIN 43-1225541

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL

Tax-exempt · SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802

Financials

$808K$742K2022$959K$918K2023$1.1M$1.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,071,647$1,064,710$6,937$1,400,912$30,355$1,370,557
June 30, 2024990$959,079$918,086$40,993$1,341,832$40,745$1,301,087
June 30, 2023990$808,264$741,630$66,634$1,221,971$21,861$1,200,110
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$517,178
of which government grants
$222,575
Membership dues
$13,865
Program service revenue
$533,066
Investment income
$36,015
Net gain from sales of assets
$7,535
Net income from fundraising events
-$14,612
Other revenue
-$14,612

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$228,695
Other salaries and wages
$337,581
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$361,137
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$120
Accounting fees
$12,618
Occupancy
$34,556
Travel
$12,557
Depreciation
$6,785
Program services (functional)
$834,620
Management and general (functional)
$216,849
Fundraising (functional)
$13,241

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,341,832
Total assets, end of year
$1,400,912
Total liabilities, end of year
$30,355
Net assets, end of year
$1,370,557
Land, buildings and equipment
$46,574
Publicly traded securities
$1,004,619
Net assets without donor restrictions
$301,339
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,069,218
Gross receipts
$1,092,878
Employees
9
Volunteers
196
Year formed
1978
State of legal domicile
MO

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LESLIE FORRESTEREXECUTIVE DI
Officer
60$88,529$4,653
SUSAN BELCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
BETHANY BELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
KAYLA BELLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
JIM BULTASPAST PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
ASHLEY DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JILL GREGORYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
DAWN GUTIERREZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
MIKE HOLMESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JOSH INMONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
KENNY KABAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JUDI KAMIENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
COREY KILBURNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
ERIK KISERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
ERIC OLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
7 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JESSICA PASSERIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0
COURTNEY PINKHAM-MARTINPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0
AMANDA SNEADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0
JON SPENCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0
NATHAN SUTTONVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0
KEVIN WATERLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0
VONDA YARBERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LESLIE FORRESTEREXECUTIVE DI
Officer
60$86,458$7,141
SUSAN BELCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
BETHANY BELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
KAYLA BELLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
MEGAN BUCHBINDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JIM BULTASPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
ASHLEY DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JILL GREGORYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
DAWN GUTIERREZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
MIKE HOLMESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JOSH INMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
KENNY KABAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
COREY KILBURNIMMEDIATE PA
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
ERIK KISERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
MATT NOBLETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
ERIC OLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
COURTNEY PINKHAM-MARTINVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
AMANDA SNEADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JON SPENCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
NATHAN SUTTONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
KEVIN WATERLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
VONDA YARBERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LESLIE FORRESTEREXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$78,777$2,796
SUSAN BELCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
KAYLA BELLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
MEGAN BUCHBINDERPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
JIM BULTASVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
ASHLEY DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JILL GREGORYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
MIKE HOLMESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JOSH INMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
EMLYN JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
ERIK KISERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
ELLEN NEVILLE-VERDUGODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
MATT NOBLETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
ERIC OLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
BETTY PARNELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
JUSTIN PETERSBURGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
COURTNEY PINKHAM-MARTINSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$0$0
ALLIN SORENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
NATHAN SUTTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
SHAWN WAHLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0
KEVIN WATERLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
411 N SHERMAN PKWY, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802-3652
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LESLIE FORRESTER, 411 N SHERMAN PARKWAY, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802
Signed the 990
LESLIE FORRESTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(417) 862-2787
Return prepared by
ELLIOTT ROBINSON AND COMPANY LLP

Mission

TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL FACILITATES AND PLANS ARTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS SERVES AS AN ADVOCATE FOR THE ARTS ACROSS THE REGION AND AT THE STATE LEVEL.
    Expenses $742,824 · grants $228,695 · revenue $410,828
  • ARTSFEST ON HISTORIC WALNUT STREET IS AN ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL THAT FEATURES OVER 140 ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS PERFORMANCES, FOOD AND HANDS-ON ART ACTIVITIES.
    Expenses $64,950 · revenue $108,428
  • FRESH GALLERY WAS HOME TO 20 SPRINGFIELD AREA ARTISTS WHO WERE JURIED IN AS MEMBERS OF THE COLLECTIVE GALLERY WHICH THEY ALL SHARED IN OPERATING. THESE ARTISTS WERE FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF SPECIALTY BACKGROUNDS INCLUDING JEWELRY, WATERCOLORS, FIBERS, OILS, SCULPTURES, WEARABLE ART, MIXED MEDIA AND PHOTOGRAPHY. FRESH GALLERY CLOSED OPERATIONS UNDER SRAC IN FY25.
    Expenses $26,846 · revenue $13,810

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
43-1225541
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
1981
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,400,912
Income (IRS master file)
$1,092,878

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,071,647$1,064,710$1,400,912IRS
990June 2024$959,079$918,086$1,341,832IRS
990June 2023$808,264$741,630$1,221,971XML
990June 2022$710,258$610,071$1,117,778IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 43-1225541).

Questions about SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL

What is the EIN of SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL is 43-1225541.
Is SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
Are donations to SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL 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 SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL 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 SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL 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 SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LESLIE FORRESTER.
Who are the officers and directors of SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $88,529 (LESLIE FORRESTER, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,071,647, expenses of $1,064,710 and total assets of $1,400,912 at year end.

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