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Nonprofit · EIN 45-2418765

CLEBURNE FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS

Tax-exempt · CLEBURNE, TX 76033

Financials

$68K$68K2023$68K$84K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CLEBURNE FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$67,704$83,794-$16,090$40,995$27,856$13,139
December 31, 2023990$67,745$67,895-$150$53,777$24,548$29,229
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$16,830
Membership dues
$2,948
Program service revenue
$37,191
Investment income
$56
Net rental income
$13,349
Net income from fundraising events
$278
Other revenue
$13,627

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$100
Other salaries and wages
$22,082
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$23,771
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$3,588
Occupancy
$23,238
Depreciation
$1,399
Program services (functional)
$38,458
Management and general (functional)
$45,336

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$53,777
Total assets, end of year
$40,995
Total liabilities, end of year
$27,856
Net assets, end of year
$13,139
Land, buildings and equipment
$14,828
Gross receipts
$87,259
Employees
1
Volunteers
20
Year formed
2010
State of legal domicile
TX

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KEN BECKHUSENPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0
JIM MCHALEVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ERICA LOPEZSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHARLOTTE LAWSONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
CHANDA SANTOSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JOE BOSTICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
HILLA BAJODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KEN BECKHUSENPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
30$0
JIM MCHALEVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CARIN MOOREVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ERICA LOPEZSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHARLOTTE LAWSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
BARBARA LANEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
6$0
CHRISTY MORTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KAITLYN JEWETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NERRISSA MCKEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
425 GRANBURY ST, CLEBURNE, TX 76033-9230
Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
425 Granbury Street, Cleburne TX 76033
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CHARLOTTE LAWSON, 425 GRANBURY ST, CLEBURNE, TX 76033
Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
Alden Nellis, 425 Granbury Street, Cleburne TX 76033
Signed the 990
CHARLOTTE LAWSON, VICE PRESIDENT
Phone
(817) 641-4908
Return prepared by
GILLIAM WHARRAM & CO PC

Mission

TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CLEBURNE AND JOHNSON COUNTY BY BUILDING A STRONG CULTURAL ARTS COMMUNITY AND INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ARTS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • ARTS COMPLEX AND MUSEUM OPERATIONS - OPERATES AND MAINTAINS THE JN LONG CULTURAL ARTS COMPLEX, A FORMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING. THE HISTORIC 3-STORY BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1915 ON 2.04 ACRES. THE 31,000 SQ FT COMPLEX INCLUDES 2 ANNEX BUILDINGS WITH 8 CLASSROOMS, A GYM FOR PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITS AND AN OLD CAFETERIA FOR LARGE GROUP MEETINGS. THE ABANDONED PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED IN 2015 FROM THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE MAIN BUILDING INCLUDES HISTORIC MURAL PAINTED BY LOCAL RENOWNED ARTIST, CLASSROOMS HOUSING 2 ART GALLERIES, A PERMANENT ART COLLECTION, A TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM CELEBRATING LOCAL HISTORIC TIES TO THE SANTA FE RAILROAD, AND THE TEXAS WOODCARVERS GUILD MUSEUM. MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITS ARE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY, FREE OF CHARGE. CFCA HAS OVER 4,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY.
    Expenses $19,563 · revenue $12,204
  • MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS - PROVIDES ART GALLERIES, CLASSROOMS, MEETING ROOMS AND STAGE FOR MEMBER ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BRING ARTS TO THE COMMUNITY. MEMBER GROUPS HOST MONTHLY MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES FOR THE COMMUNITY. SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS HOLD BOARD MEETINGS AT CFCA FACILITIES. MEMBER ARTISTS HOLD AFFORABLE CLASSES FOR WATER COLORING, DANCE AND CRAFTING, WHICH ARE PROMOTED BY CFCA STAFF. OVER 20 MEMBER GROUPS AND 120 INDIVIDUAL ARTIST MEMBERS USE THE CFCA COMPLEX AND SERVE OVER 900 PARTICIPANTS, PROVIDING OVER 12,000 HOURS OF SERVICE EACH YEAR. CFCA RECEIVES A SMALL COMMISSION FROM FEES COLLECTED FOR CLASSES AND LECTURES TO HELP COVER UTILITY COSTS. FREE ART CLASSES ARE PROVIDED TO SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. A BROAD SCOPE OF THE COMMUNITY IS SERVED BY THESE ART TEACHERS AND ORGANIZATIONS.
    Expenses $8,439 · revenue $21,982
  • EXHIBITS - HOSTS SIX TO SEVEN GALLERY SHOWS FEATURING LOCAL PROFESSIONAL, AMATEUR AND STUDENT ARTISTS IN GENRES INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHY, 2-D ART, 3-D ART AND POETRY. EXHIBITS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR VIEWING. MANY OF THE EXHIBITS ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO VOTE FOR THEIR FAVORITES AS A PART OF THE EXPERIENCE. OVER 50 ARTISTS WORK ON THE EXHIBITS DURING THE YEAR. ARTWORK EXHIBITED INCLUDES WORK OF OVER 120 AREA SCHOOL CHILDREN AND 30 SENIOR CITIZENS FROM ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AS SPECIAL EXHIBITS. TRAVELING EXHIBITS ARE BROUGHT IN FROM ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HUMANITIES TEXAS AND PALY FOUNDATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE EXPERIENCE THESE TYPES OF EXHIBITS. EXHIBIT SUBJECTS COVER HISTORIC AND HUMANITARIAN ISSUES AND OFFER A WINDOW ON THE WORLD FROM AN ARTISTIC PERSPECTIVE.
    Expenses $10,356 · revenue $1,229
  • Expenses $100 · grants $100 · revenue $1,832

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

File the 2025 990-EZ for CLEBURNE FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS

Due May 15, 2026 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
45-2418765
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2014
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$40,995
Income (IRS master file)
$87,259

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$67,704$83,794$40,995XML
990December 2023$67,745$67,895$53,777XML
990December 2022$59,153$59,181$55,697IRS
990December 2021$55,729$56,720$55,827IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-N for 2017
Officer: Alden Nellis
December 31, 2017≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 45-2418765).

Questions about CLEBURNE FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS

What is the EIN of CLEBURNE FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CLEBURNE FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS is 45-2418765.
Is CLEBURNE FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
Are donations to CLEBURNE FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CLEBURNE FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS 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 CLEBURNE FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CLEBURNE FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of CLEBURNE FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHARLOTTE LAWSON.
Who are the officers and directors of CLEBURNE FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does CLEBURNE FRIENDS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $67,704, expenses of $83,794 and total assets of $40,995 at year end.

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