Nonprofit · EIN 54-0833818
THE ART LEAGUE INC
Tax-exempt · ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,134,358 | $3,451,710 | $682,648 | $6,189,423 | $4,444,062 | $1,745,361 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,896,641 | $3,488,060 | $408,581 | $5,486,943 | $4,482,177 | $1,004,766 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,935,808 | $2,855,948 | $79,860 | $1,145,209 | $578,485 | $566,724 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,361,013
- Program service revenue
- $2,414,158
- Investment income
- $108,956
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $89,652
- Net income from fundraising events
- $121,576
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $117,023
- Other revenue
- $250,231
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $22,995
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $131,332
- Other salaries and wages
- $754,611
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,026,160
- Professional fundraising fees
- $8,875
- Occupancy
- $577,037
- Travel
- $2,733
- Depreciation
- $69,471
- Program services (functional)
- $2,395,767
- Management and general (functional)
- $713,638
- Fundraising (functional)
- $342,305
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,486,943
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,189,423
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,444,062
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,745,361
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,909,677
- Publicly traded securities
- $346,212
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,550,005
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $195,356
- Gross receipts
- $5,141,220
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 70
- Year formed
- 1967
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUZANNE BETHEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $127,000 | $4,327 |
| NANCY PANE FORTWANGLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VAL HAWKINS | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA LEWIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA MCNEELY | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GOSLING | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN WOLCOTT | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DOYING | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUZANNE BETHEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $112,253 | $5,932 |
| REBECCA MCNEELY | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VAL HAWKINS | VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA LEWIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GOSLING | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN WOLCOTT | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DOYING | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY PANE FORTWANGLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUZANNE BETHEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $112,253 | $5,932 |
| HARRY MAHON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA MCNEELY | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VAL HAWKINS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA LEWIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GOSLING | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN WOLCOTT | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DOYING | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 105 N UNION ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-3217
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SUZANNE BETHEL, 105 N UNION STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
- Signed the 990
- SUZANNE BETHEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (703) 549-5450
- Website
- WWW.THEARTLEAGUE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SIKICH LLC
Mission
BY NURTURING THE ARTIST, WE ENRICH THE COMMUNITY. THE ART LEAGUE DEVELOPS THE ARTIST THROUGH EDUCATION, EXHIBITION AND A STIMULATING, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, WHILE SHARING THE EXPERIENCE OF THE VISUAL ARTS WITH THE COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- SCHOOL - THE ART LEAGUE SCHOOL OFFERS ONE OF THE REGION'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMS, WITH CLASSES IN NEARLY EVERY FINE ART DISCIPLINE AND A WIDE RANGE OF CRAFTS. TAUGHT BY A FACULTY OF 90+ ACCOMPLISHED ARTISTS AND INSTRUCTORS, OUR COURSES SERVE STUDENTS OF ALL LEVELS, AGES FIVE AND UP. EACH YEAR, OVER 10,000 SEATS ARE FILLED BY ASPIRING AND EXPERIENCED ARTISTS ALIKE.Expenses $1,704,062 · grants $6,950 · revenue $2,331,958
- GALLERY - OUR GALLERY HOSTS MONTHLY EXHIBITIONS, ARTIST EVENTS, AND THE BELOVED PATRONS' SHOW, ALL FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. AS A MEMBERSHIP GALLERY REPRESENTING MORE THAN 800 ARTISTS, WE SHOWCASE OVER 3,500 ORIGINAL WORKS ANNUALLY. THE ART LEAGUE STORE, STAFFED BY WORKING ARTISTS, PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY ART SUPPLIES AT ACCESSIBLE PRICESOFFERING MISSION-DRIVEN SERVICE TO STUDENTS, ARTISTS, AND THE WIDER CREATIVE COMMUNITY.Expenses $594,520 · grants $16,045 · revenue $117,023
- OUTREACH - OUR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED OUTREACH INITIATIVES HARNESS THE POWER OF VISUAL ART TO UPLIFT UNDERSERVED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. PROGRAMS LIKE IMPART, SOHO (SPACE OF HER OWN), AND THE GERI GORDON SCHOLARSHIP FUND PROVIDE ACCESS TO CREATIVE EXPRESSION, MENTORSHIP, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESMEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE WITH EMPATHY AND IMPACT.Expenses $97,185
- OTHERrevenue $82,200
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
- 54-0833818
- 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
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A260)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,189,423
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,141,220
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,134,358 | $3,451,710 | $6,189,423 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,896,641 | $3,488,060 | $5,486,943 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,935,808 | $2,855,948 | $1,145,209 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,900,158 | $2,694,869 | $1,041,198 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 54-0833818).
Questions about THE ART LEAGUE INC
- What is the EIN of THE ART LEAGUE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE ART LEAGUE INC is 54-0833818.
- Is THE ART LEAGUE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
- Are donations to THE ART LEAGUE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE ART LEAGUE 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 THE ART LEAGUE 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 THE ART LEAGUE 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 THE ART LEAGUE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SUZANNE BETHEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE ART LEAGUE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $127,000 (SUZANNE BETHEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE ART LEAGUE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,134,358, expenses of $3,451,710 and total assets of $6,189,423 at year end.
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