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Nonprofit · EIN 81-1197708

ARTS & LITERATURE LABORATORY INC

Tax-exempt · MADISON, WI 53703

Financials

$874K$711K2023$977K$782K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ARTS & LITERATURE LABORATORY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$976,647$782,290$194,357$3,471,561$1,278,584$2,192,977
December 31, 2023990$873,760$711,280$162,480$3,305,327$1,306,707$1,998,620
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$760,850
of which government grants
$62,549
Membership dues
$18,297
Program service revenue
$198,609
Investment income
$24,531
Net income from fundraising events
-$6,810
Net income from gaming
$630
Net income from sales of inventory
-$1,163
Other revenue
-$7,343

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$120,166
Other salaries and wages
$150,375
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$295,123
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$23,665
Occupancy
$84,354
Depreciation
$69,687
Program services (functional)
$631,663
Management and general (functional)
$139,772
Fundraising (functional)
$10,855

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,305,327
Total assets, end of year
$3,471,561
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,278,584
Net assets, end of year
$2,192,977
Land, buildings and equipment
$995,791
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,468,364
Net assets with donor restrictions
$724,613
Gross receipts
$1,000,231
Employees
7
Volunteers
60
Year formed
2016
State of legal domicile
WI

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
JOLYNNE ROORDACO-DIRECTOR
Officer
40$57,833
RITA MAE REESECO-DIRECTOR
Officer
40$57,833
GENIA DANIELSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$4,500
MRILL INGRAMCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHAD BARTELLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DEJA MASONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PHIL REDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIANA CAMELIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FAISAL ABDU'ALLAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TU LEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER PRESSMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOLYNNE ROORDACO-DIRECTOR
Officer
40$50,000
RITA MAE REESECO-DIRECTOR
Officer
40$50,000
GENIA DANIELSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$4,000
MRILL INGRAMCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CEDRIC JOHNSONCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHAD BARTELLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PHIL REDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIANA CAMELIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FAISAL ABDU'ALLAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TU LEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER PRESSMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
111 S LIVINGSTON STREET 100, MADISON, WI 53703-3624
Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
2021 Winnebago Street, Madison WI 53704
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
RITA MAE REESE, 111 S LIVINGSTON STREET 100, MADISON, WI 53703
Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
Jolynne Roorda, 4810 Sherwood Road, Madison WI 53711
Signed the 990
RITA MAE REESE, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(608) 556-7415
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

ARTS & LITERATURE LABORATORY (ALL) IS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER SUPPORTING THE VISUAL, LITERARY, AND PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH AN ACTIVE CALENDAR OF EXHIBITIONS, READINGS, CONCERTS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION BRINGS TOGETHER RESOURCES, PEOPLE, AND SPACE TO EMPOWER ARTISTS AND WRITERS TO TAKE RISKS THAT TRANSCEND FORMAL AND CONCEPTUAL BOUNDARIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS FOSTER CRITICAL AND IMAGINATIVE DIALOGUE TOWARDS EQUITABLE SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION ACTIVELY CHALLENGING AUDIENCES WHILE PRIORITIZING ACCESSIBILITY AND COMMUNITY RESPONSIVENESS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • IN 2024, ALL'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS EMPOWERED LIFELONG CREATIVITY FOR OVER 800 INDIVIDUALS SPANNING YOUTH, ADULTS, AND SENIORS THROUGH INCLUSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, 43 TEACHING ARTISTS LED 60 CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, ENGAGING 384 YOUTH AND 430 ADULTS AND SENIORS IN A WIDE RANGE OF CREATIVE DISCIPLINES. OUR 10-WEEK YOUTH SUMMER ARTS CAMP SERVED 238 INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AND FEATURED 23 DYNAMIC CAMPS TAUGHT BY 19 ARTISTS, WITH 25% OF ENROLLMENT RESERVED FOR STUDENTS RECEIVING FULL OR PARTIAL FINANCIAL AID, ENSURING ACCESS FOR FAMILIES FACING ECONOMIC BARRIERS. IN ADDITION TO YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION PROGRAMMING INCLUDING POETRY WORKSHOPS, VISUAL ARTS CLASSES, AND INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WE HOSTED THE BUSINESS OF ART CONFERENCE, EQUIPPING 150 ARTISTS WITH ESSENTIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN LEGAL, FINANCIAL, AND MARKETING SKILLS TO SUSTAIN THEIR CREATIVE CAREERS. WITH A COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY, ALL CONTINUES TO NURTURE CREATIVITY, BUILD COMMUNITY, AND INVEST IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS AND CULTURAL LEADERS.
    Expenses $235,421 · revenue $131,453
  • IN 2024, ALL ENRICHED OUR COMMUNITY WITH 70 MUSIC PERFORMANCES FEATURING 239 MUSICIANS FROM EMERGING LOCAL TALENT AND STUDENT PERFORMERS TO INTERNATIONALLY MUSICIANS REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 20,000 PEOPLE. TO ENSURE BROAD ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY MUSIC, 33 OF THESE CONCERTS WERE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE, REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS AND EXPANDING COMMUNITY EXPOSURE TO JAZZ, CLASSICAL, AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC. BEYOND MUSIC, ALL CONTINUES TO CHAMPION A DIVERSE PERFORMING ARTS ECOSYSTEM THROUGH PRESENTATIONS OF THEATER, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE ART, FOSTERING A VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE.
    Expenses $157,693 · revenue $20,112
  • IN THE PAST YEAR, ALL STRENGTHENED THE LOCAL LITERARY LANDSCAPE THROUGH 26 PUBLIC LITERARY ARTS EVENTS, SHOWCASING THE VOICES OF 242 WRITERS AND ENGAGING OVER 1,100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE HONORED WISCONSIN TALENT WITH EIGHT LITERARY AWARDS CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN WRITING AND DEEPENED OUR COMMITMENT TO NURTURING WRITERS AT EVERY STAGE THROUGH OVER 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY WRITING SESSIONS, SERVING 90 EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED AUTHORS AND EXPANDING OUR SMALL PRESS LIBRARY. THESE PROGRAMS FOSTER ACCESS, AMPLIFY UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES, AND ENSURE THAT STORYTELLING REMAINS A VITAL FORCE IN OUR CULTURAL AND CIVIC LIFE.
    Expenses $98,672 · revenue $40,597
  • ALL PROUDLY PRESENTED 25 EXHIBITIONS ACROSS OUR FIVE GALLERIES AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, AMPLIFYING THE VOICES AND VISIONS OF 256 ARTISTS PRIMARILY FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING BIPOC, LGBTQ+, WOMEN, AND ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES. WE CELEBRATED INDIGENOUS CREATIVITY THROUGH OUR NATIVE ART MARKETS, FEATURING THE WORK OF 28 ARTISTS FROM TRIBES ACROSS WISCONSIN. ADDITIONALLY, WE HOSTED 14 POWERFUL FILM SCREENINGS SHOWCASING THE WORK OF 71 FILMMAKERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. IN TOTAL, THESE VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS REACHED AND INSPIRED AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 6,000 VISITORS, AFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION.
    Expenses $139,877 · revenue $6,447

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

IRS record

EIN
81-1197708
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
2016
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,471,561
Income (IRS master file)
$1,000,231

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$976,647$782,290$3,471,561XML
990December 2023$873,760$711,280$3,305,327XML
990December 2022$522,672$624,879$3,180,532IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-N for 2017
Officer: Jolynne Roorda
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 81-1197708).

Questions about ARTS & LITERATURE LABORATORY INC

What is the EIN of ARTS & LITERATURE LABORATORY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ARTS & LITERATURE LABORATORY INC is 81-1197708.
Is ARTS & LITERATURE LABORATORY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
Are donations to ARTS & LITERATURE LABORATORY INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ARTS & LITERATURE LABORATORY 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 ARTS & LITERATURE LABORATORY INC 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 ARTS & LITERATURE LABORATORY INC 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 ARTS & LITERATURE LABORATORY INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RITA MAE REESE.
Who are the officers and directors of ARTS & LITERATURE LABORATORY INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $57,833 (JOLYNNE ROORDA, CO-DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does ARTS & LITERATURE LABORATORY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $976,647, expenses of $782,290 and total assets of $3,471,561 at year end.

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