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Nonprofit · EIN 82-2288880

PASSION WORKS

Tax-exempt · ATHENS, OH 45701

Financials

$682K$656K2023$1.2M$795K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PASSION WORKS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,173,775$795,109$378,666$644,754$14,885$629,869
December 31, 2023990$681,664$655,545$26,119$266,273$15,070$251,203
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$794,105
of which government grants
$255,728
Program service revenue
$65,184
Investment income
$13,878
Net income from fundraising events
$58,356
Net income from sales of inventory
$241,330
Other revenue
$300,608

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$135,747
Other salaries and wages
$335,609
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$584,689
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$5,105
Accounting fees
$7,299
Occupancy
$63,356
Travel
$3,223
Depreciation
$11,662
Program services (functional)
$639,098
Management and general (functional)
$92,092
Fundraising (functional)
$63,919

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$266,273
Total assets, end of year
$644,754
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,885
Net assets, end of year
$629,869
Land, buildings and equipment
$37,969
Net assets without donor restrictions
$480,588
Net assets with donor restrictions
$149,281
Gross receipts
$1,229,280
Employees
43
Volunteers
1,526
Year formed
2017
State of legal domicile
OH

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 / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PATTY MITCHELLEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee, Highest-paid employee
40$75,182$9,698
SHIRLEY ANDERSONCFO
Key employee
35$60,565$9,698
MATT THOMSOMPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JAN MCGARRYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PAUL SCHNEIDERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JESSICA KOPELWITZTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREW PUESCHELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN ROBEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RANDY GONZALEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN DLOUHYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PATTY MITCHELLEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee, Highest-paid employee
40$55,013
SHIRLEY ANDERSONCFO
Key employee
35$38,375
MATT THOMSOMPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JAN MCGARRYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PAUL SCHNEIDERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LYNN HARTERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0
SAUMYA PANTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREW PUSCHELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
20 E STATE ST, ATHENS, OH 45701-2540
In care of
% DAVID ROBINS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MATT THOMSON, 69 MORRIS AVE, ATHENS, OH 45701
Signed the 990
MATT THOMSON, PRESIDENT
Phone
(740) 592-3673
Return prepared by
CPA Solutions LLC

Mission

A collaborative community art center encouraging people of all abilities to work and thrive within partnership celebrating the power of creativity, connection and purpose.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Provide a collaborative community arts center, that at its heart and soul, is a core group of working artists with developmental difference. This collective creates aesthetically and conceptually powerful works of art.
    Expenses $607,143 · revenue $251,662
  • Provide a training center where participants can learn and understand the Creative Abundance Model. Participants will leave with strategies to encourage similar programing that respond to their own unique opportunities in their communities. This model helps participants transform segregated institutional spaces and programing into vibrant community-centric places. The collaborative practice encourages connection, purpose and belonging for the individual artists with and without disabilities and the community at large.
    Expenses $31,955 · revenue $54,852

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
82-2288880
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
2018
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$644,754
Income (IRS master file)
$1,229,280

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,173,775$795,109$644,754IRS
990December 2023$681,664$655,545$266,273XML
990December 2022$610,171$635,472$229,623IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 82-2288880).

Questions about PASSION WORKS

What is the EIN of PASSION WORKS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PASSION WORKS is 82-2288880.
Is PASSION WORKS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
Are donations to PASSION WORKS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PASSION WORKS 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 PASSION WORKS 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 PASSION WORKS 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 PASSION WORKS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MATT THOMSON.
Who are the officers and directors of PASSION WORKS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $75,182 (PATTY MITCHELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does PASSION WORKS have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,173,775, expenses of $795,109 and total assets of $644,754 at year end.

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