Nonprofit · EIN 68-0351651
ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · EL CERRITO, CA 94530
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,491,939 | $917,632 | $574,307 | $3,213,085 | $33,891 | $3,179,194 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,315,728 | $504,676 | $1,811,052 | $2,655,339 | $14,733 | $2,640,606 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $420,830 | $707,664 | -$286,834 | $1,522,753 | $106,278 | $1,416,475 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,414,245
- of which government grants
- $128,402
- Program service revenue
- $3,803
- Investment income
- $69,378
- Other revenue
- $4,513
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $375,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $110,580
- Other salaries and wages
- $163,004
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $310,154
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $18,449
- Accounting fees
- $25,082
- Occupancy
- $11,189
- Travel
- $5,184
- Depreciation
- $12,164
- Program services (functional)
- $813,298
- Management and general (functional)
- $75,592
- Fundraising (functional)
- $28,742
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,655,339
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,213,085
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $33,891
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,179,194
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $39,434
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,108,791
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $70,403
- Gross receipts
- $1,491,939
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Machado | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $107,219 | $5,361 |
| Laura DeFreyne | Sec/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Seth Kertzer | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Diamant | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Kappus | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Larry Batiste | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Laurie Lewis | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nick Spitzer | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Davia Nelson | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Suzy Thompson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Govea | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Machado | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $100,785 | $3,024 |
| Laura DeFreyne | Sec/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| R Field | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Diamant | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Kappus | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Larry Batiste | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Laurie Lewis | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nick Spitzer | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Davia Nelson | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Suzy Thompson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Govea | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Leopold | Sec/treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $96,923 |
| Adam Machado | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $60,451 |
| Chris Strachwitz | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| R Field | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Govea | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Mike Kappus | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Larry Batiste | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Laurie Lewis | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Nick Spitzer | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Davia Nelson | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Suzy Thompson | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Laura DeFreyne | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10341 SAN PABLO AVE, EL CERRITO, CA 94530-3123
- In care of
- % TOM DIAMANT
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Adam Machado, 10341 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530
- Signed the 990
- Adam Machado, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (510) 525-7471
- Website
- www.arhoolie.org
- Return prepared by
- Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0351651 or by the name ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Our mission is to document and celebrate blues, Cajun, zydeco, gospel, jazz, Tejano/Norteo, old-time, and other tradition-based styles of music through archival preservation, exhibits, community and educational outreach, live performance, and direct support to artists. By our activities, we seek to broaden public awareness of our diverse music history, support the vitality of living traditions, and reinforce the value and sustainability of community-based cultures.
Program accomplishments
- Down Home Building: The Arhoolie Foundation is a controlling member of 10341 San Pablo Ave LLC, a building that houses four cultural non-profit organizations: the Arhoolie Foundation, Les Blank Films, Source Light, and Down Home Music Foundation. Together, the Arhoolie Foundation and Source Light leadership and staff manage the building and produce free public events there featuring music and film.Expenses $385,471 · grants $375,000
- Acquiring, archiving, preserving, curating, and creating equitable public access to various collections of audio recordings, photographs, film, video, papers, posters, and other archival materials documenting blues, Cajun, zydeco, gospel, jazz, and other tradition based styles of music. We maintain a physical and digital online archive.Expenses $166,223 · revenue $1,013
- Strachwitz Archive: Cataloging, preserving, digitizing, and curating various collections gathered by Chris Strachwitz and related to his life's work documenting American roots music: photographs, videos, audio recordings, posters, papers, etc.Expenses $163,918 · revenue $2,790
- Emerging Projects:Barbara Dane -- Fiscal sponsor for a documentary film being made about this local jazz and blues singer.Expenses $97,686
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
- 68-0351651
- 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
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,213,085
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,491,939
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,491,939 | $917,632 | $3,213,085 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,315,728 | $504,676 | $2,655,339 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $420,830 | $707,664 | $1,522,753 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $932,069 | $542,159 | $1,720,886 | 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 68-0351651).
Questions about ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION is 68-0351651.
- Is ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION 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 ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION 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 ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Adam Machado.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $107,219 (Adam Machado, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,491,939, expenses of $917,632 and total assets of $3,213,085 at year end.
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