Nonprofit · EIN 45-4079423
BALL & SOCKET ARTS INC
Tax-exempt · CHESHIRE, CT 06410
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,172,794 | $696,685 | $2,476,109 | $9,326,986 | $3,225,529 | $6,101,457 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,340,974 | $604,400 | $736,574 | $8,591,242 | $4,982,637 | $3,608,605 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,184,837
- of which government grants
- $2,837,734
- Program service revenue
- $420
- Investment income
- $32,234
- Net rental income
- -$46,972
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$404
- Other revenue
- -$44,697
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $277,266
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $322,874
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $28,700
- Occupancy
- $97,347
- Depreciation
- $72,576
- Program services (functional)
- $462,371
- Management and general (functional)
- $132,888
- Fundraising (functional)
- $101,426
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,591,242
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,326,986
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,225,529
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,101,457
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,815,340
- Publicly traded securities
- $725,429
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,597,457
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,504,000
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$46,972
- Gross receipts
- $3,596,069
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2011
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILONA SOMOGYI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $47,209 |
| RON BERGAMO | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| KARIN ARAI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| REGINA THORNTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CARTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ROBERTA HAVLICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RYAN ROTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOEL RENKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| COURTNEY CULLINAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| PATTI FLYNN HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GREG WOLFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| NICOLE DEMERS CORCORAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILONA SOMOGYI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $46,473 |
| RON BERGAMO | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| KARIN ARAI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| REGINA THORNTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CARTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ROBERTA HAVLICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RYAN ROTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOEL RENKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| COURTNEY CULLINAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| PATTI FLYNN HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CARTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GREG WOLFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| REGINA THORNTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CHERYL SHARP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 493 W MAIN ST, CHESHIRE, CT 06410-2421
- In care of
- % JEFFREY GUIMOND
- Mailing address (990-N for 2012)
- 762 BETHANY MOUNTAIN ROAD, CHESHIRE CT 06410
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ILONA SOMOGYI, PO BOX 128, CHESHIRE, CT 06410
- Principal officer (990-N for 2012)
- ILONA SOMOGYI, 762 BETHANY MOUNTAIN ROAD, CHEHSIRE CT 06410
- Signed the 990
- ILONA SOMOGYI, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (917) 414-4020
- Return prepared by
- BUDWITZ & MEYERJACK PC
Mission
BALL & SOCKET ARTS IS TRANSFORMING AN ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL CAMPUS INTO AN INNOVATIVE AND DYNAMIC ARTS DESTINATION FOR THE CENTRAL CONNECTICUT REGION (AND BEYOND). BUILT ON THE ETHOS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION, BALL & SOCKET ARTS OFFERS VIBRANT ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMMING AND PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCES TO A BROAD PUBLIC AUDIENCE.
Program accomplishments
- THE LONG-TERM VISION FOR BALL & SOCKET IS TO TRANSFORM THE HISTORIC FACTORY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS INTO A WELCOMING HUB FOR ARTS, CULTURE, CREATIVE COMMERCE, AND COMMUNITY. BALL & SOCKET ARTS WILL PRESENT CURATED EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTISTS WITH A FOCUS ON CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE WORKSHOP GALLERY, AND ONCE COMPLETED, INSIDE BUILDING 1. BALL & SOCKET ARTS PRESENTS A RANGE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS, CULTURE, AND HISTORY PROGRAMMING. ON-SITE SPACES IN BUILDING 1 WILL INCLUDE: A GRAND EXHIBITION HALL; A FLEXIBLE PERFORMANCE VENUE; AN INTERACTIVE HISTORY MUSEUM; AN EDUCATION WING; SPACES FOR PARTNERING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND CREATIVE COMMERCE; AND MORE. OUR PROGRAMMING WILL INCLUDE WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND LECTURES FOR ALL AGES, ALONG WITH COMMISSIONED WORKS OF ART FOR OUR EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR SPACES. WE ENVISION VIBRANT, ACCESSIBLE OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACES AROUND OUR CAMPUS FEATURING ART INSTALLATIONS AND SPACES TO GATHER. OUR SITE FEATURES DIRECT ACCESS TO THE FARMINGTON CANAL LINEAR TRAIL FOR EASY PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST ACCESS, AS WELL AS DIRECT ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.Expenses $462,371 · revenue $420
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
- 45-4079423
- 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
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,326,986
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,596,069
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,247,243 | $425,708 | $7,725,090 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,260,388 | $69,359 | $7,637,773 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2012 Officer: ILONA SOMOGYI | June 30, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 BALL & SOCKET ARTS INC
- What is the EIN of BALL & SOCKET ARTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BALL & SOCKET ARTS INC is 45-4079423.
- Is BALL & SOCKET ARTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to BALL & SOCKET ARTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BALL & SOCKET 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 BALL & SOCKET 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 BALL & SOCKET 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 BALL & SOCKET ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ILONA SOMOGYI.
- Who are the officers and directors of BALL & SOCKET ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $47,209 (ILONA SOMOGYI, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does BALL & SOCKET ARTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,172,794, expenses of $696,685 and total assets of $9,326,986 at year end.
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