Nonprofit · EIN 77-0125694
BAKERSFIELD ART FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,385,570 | $1,352,363 | $33,207 | $2,741,667 | $194,886 | $2,546,781 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,108,526 | $1,185,620 | -$77,094 | $2,689,259 | $211,398 | $2,477,861 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $707,143
- of which government grants
- $53,250
- Membership dues
- $150,025
- Program service revenue
- $609,087
- Investment income
- $50,713
- Net rental income
- $38,453
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,179
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$27,629
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $5,860
- Other revenue
- $18,627
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $115,003
- Other salaries and wages
- $713,375
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $828,378
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $66,975
- Depreciation
- $74,826
- Program services (functional)
- $529,455
- Management and general (functional)
- $639,256
- Fundraising (functional)
- $183,652
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,689,259
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,741,667
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $194,886
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,546,781
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,136,606
- Publicly traded securities
- $806,754
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,303,632
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $243,149
- Gross receipts
- $1,645,286
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 67
- Year formed
- 1986
- 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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Smith | Exec Dir/CEO Officer | 40 | $115,003 |
| Lynn Krausse | Treasurer/CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Laura Cattani | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Daniel Cater | Chair-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Julie Riegel | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jessica Grimes | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| William Palmer | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Donna Balch | At Large Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Kathy Hair | At Large Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aida Molina | At Large Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Fran Gunner | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Felix Adamo | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Glenda Garcia | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Christopher Lowe | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jan Thomson | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Dyer | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Shirley Gordon | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Theresa Lafrati | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Douglas Carothers | At Large Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Laurie Maclin | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sharon Wegis | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| David Coffey | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Debbie Lewis | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Emilly Waite | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMY SMITH | EXEC. DIRECTOR/CEO Officer | 40 | $115,003 |
| LAURA CATTANI | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| DANIEL CATER | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| JULIE RIEGEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| ROGERS BRANDON | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID ANDERSON | AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| DONNA BALCH | AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| KATHY HAIR | AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| AIDA MOLINA | AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| FRAN GUNNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| FELIX ADAMO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GLENDA GARCIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LYNN KRAUSSE | FINANCE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER LOWE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| VIKKI CRUZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ARIEL DYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY GORDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| THERESA LAFRATI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS CAROTHERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAURIE MACLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHARON WEGIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MEHREGON MOERKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1930 R ST, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301-4815
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Lynn Krausse, 1930 R Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Signed the 990
- Lynn Krausse, Treasurer/CFO
- Phone
- (661) 323-7219
- Website
- www.bmoa.org
- Return prepared by
- Price Paige & Company CPAs LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0125694 or by the name BAKERSFIELD ART FOUNDATION INC.
- 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
The Bakersfield Museum of Art inspires and engages diverse audiences by providing a broad spectrum of creative visual arts experiences through the exhibition and preservation of fine art, educational programs, community outreach and special events.
Program accomplishments
- Exhibits - The primary purpose of the Bakersfield Museum of Art is to provide a broad spectrum of visual arts experiences through the exhibition and preservation of fine art, educational programs, community outreach, and special events. We have approximately 25,000 visitors each year. In addition to free admission and extended hours on the first Friday of each month, we offer second Saturday lectures and free art activities for families on the second Saturday of each month. We also offer free admission to military families during the summer months through the blue star museum program.Expenses $272,451 · revenue $48,813
- The Museum provides significant educational programs including docent tours to students, art education classes during the school day for 5th grade students, after-school art enrichment classes, semester-long art enrichment classes for high school students, and summer art camps. More than 3,000 students participate in docent tours during a school year. Art education classes for 5th grade students reach more than 3,500 students annually and more than 5,000 students are served through the after-school art enrichment classes at 17 different schools. The high school free semester-long program provides guidance, mentoring, and education to 20 students annually where they learn also about art in our community and skills to pursue a career in the visual arts. Summer camp reaches approximately 500 children ages 5 to 17 years.Expenses $257,004 · revenue $568,109
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 77-0125694
- 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
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A510)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,741,667
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,645,286
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $1,385,570 | $1,352,363 | $2,741,667 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $1,108,526 | $1,185,620 | $2,689,259 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $1,027,337 | $1,133,943 | $2,702,579 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 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 77-0125694).
Questions about BAKERSFIELD ART FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of BAKERSFIELD ART FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BAKERSFIELD ART FOUNDATION INC is 77-0125694.
- Is BAKERSFIELD ART FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to BAKERSFIELD ART FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BAKERSFIELD ART FOUNDATION 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 BAKERSFIELD ART FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BAKERSFIELD ART FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BAKERSFIELD ART FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names Lynn Krausse.
- Who are the officers and directors of BAKERSFIELD ART FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $115,003 (Amy Smith, Exec Dir/CEO).
- How much revenue does BAKERSFIELD ART FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,385,570, expenses of $1,352,363 and total assets of $2,741,667 at year end.
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