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Nonprofit · EIN 25-1803816

ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE INC

Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15212

Financials

$249K$265K2023$219K$299K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$218,967$298,564-$79,597$240,365$22,019$218,346
December 31, 2023990$249,037$265,019-$15,982$293,157$20,214$272,943
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$135,271
Program service revenue
$81,196
Investment income
$0
Net income from sales of inventory
$2,029
Other revenue
$2,500

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$52,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$146,998
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$9,771
Occupancy
$51,000
Depreciation
$569
Program services (functional)
$199,836
Management and general (functional)
$88,099
Fundraising (functional)
$10,629

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$318,157
Total assets, end of year
$240,365
Total liabilities, end of year
$22,019
Net assets, end of year
$218,346
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,157
Net assets without donor restrictions
$190,789
Net assets with donor restrictions
$27,557
Gross receipts
$220,152
Employees
8
Volunteers
18
Year formed
1998
State of legal domicile
PA

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
ROBERT S BECKMANBOARD MEMBER & EXECUTIVE D
Trustee or director, Officer
40$52,000
SARA RADELETBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
30$0
MADELINE GENTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
12$0
JOSEPH LUPOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
12$0
MARK FRANCHINOBOARD CHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director
12$0
MELINDA WILSON PIETRUSZAEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Trustee or director
15$0
HANNAH TURPINBOARD CHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director
12$0
MICHAEL HEGEDUSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
12$0
PARADISE GRAYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
12$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROBERT S BECKMANBOARD MEMBER & EXECUTIVE D
Trustee or director, Officer
40$52,000
SARA RADELETBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
30$0
MADELINE GENTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
12$0
JOSEPH LUPOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
12$0
MARK FRANCHINOBOARD CHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director
12$0
MELINDA WILSON PIETRUSZAEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Trustee or director
15$0
HANNAH TURPINBOARD CHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director
12$0
MICHAEL HEGEDUSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
12$0
PARADISE GRAYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
12$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
518 FORELAND ST, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212-4911
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ROBERT S BECKMAN, 518 FORELAND STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 152124911
Signed the 990
ROBERT S BECKMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(412) 321-8664
Return prepared by
MCKEEVER VARGA & SENKO

Mission

TO INTEGRATE THE CREATION OF FINE ART PRINTS WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE THE ROLE OF THE ARTIST IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE. AIR'S PRIMARY ACTIVITIES ARE TO INITIATE AND FACILITATE PROJECTS WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND TO CREATE ACTIVE LABORATORY ENVIRONMENTS WHERE ARTISTS, STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC INTERACT. AIR'S FUNDAMENTAL INTEREST IS IN HOW PRINT AND IMAGING PROCESSES ARE BEING USED IN BROADER CONTEMPORARY ART MAKING PRACTICE AND HOW THESE PRACTICES IMPACT AND REFLECT CULTURE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • PRODUCTION AND EXHIBITION:1. RESIDENT AND INDEPENDENT ARTIST PROJECTSAIR IS AN EDUCATIONAL PRINTMAKING FACILITY THAT INTEGRATES THE CREATION OF FINE ART PRINT WORK WITH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE THE CREATIVE PROCESS. AIR INITIATES NEW PRINT WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS IN ORDER TO CREATE AN ACTIVE, DYNAMIC WORKING SPACE WHERE ARTISTS CAN EXPAND THEIR THINKING AND INVESTIGATE ISSUES IN THEIR WORK THAT THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE. ARTIST PROJECTS AND THE DYNAMISM OF THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR ALL OF AIR'S OTHER PROGRAMS.THE EDUCATIONAL AND EXHIBITION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE EACH ARTIST'S WORK, AS WELL AS THE ARTISTS THEMSELVES, THEIR WORKING METHODS AND PHILOSOPHIES, MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. AIR ACHIEVES THIS GOAL BY MOUNTING EXHIBITIONS OF THE ARTISTS' WORK, BY PRESENTING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE WORK AND THE PROCESSES USED IN ITS CREATION, AND BY MAKING THE ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND TARGETED STUDENT POPULATIONS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS.PROJECT ARTISTS WORK WITH AIR'S STAFF TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF A PARTICULAR PROJECT. THIS INVOLVES DESIGNING THE PROJECT AND DEVELOPING A BUDGET AND A SCHEDULE FOR THE PROJECT. AIR PROVIDES ACCESS TO PRINTMAKING EQUIPMENT, STUDIO SPACE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PROJECT. AN EXHIBITION OF THE PROJECT WORK CREATED IS MOUNTED AND DISPLAYED AS PART OF AIR'S ANNUAL "PROJECTS EXHIBITION".2. PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND FORUMSAIR ORGANIZES IN-HOUSE AND TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS OF WORK PRODUCED AT THE STUDIO AND WORK PRODUCED BY OTHER PRINT SHOPS AND INDIVIDUALS. AIR ALSO MOUNTS EXHIBITIONS IN PITTSBURGH OF CONTEMPORARY PRINT WORK CREATED THROUGHOUT THE INTERNATIONAL PRINT COMMUNITY.3. ARCHIVEAN ARCHIVE OF MATERIALS FROM SIGNIFICANT ARTIST PROJECTS IS MAINTAINED BY AIR. IT CONSISTS OF PRINTS AS WELL AS OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL ITEMS INCLUDING PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS AND EARLY PROOFS. THE INVENTORY OF PRINTS IS AVAILABLE FOR SALE, AND THE ARCHIVE OF EDUCATION MATERIALS IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH TO ARTISTS, STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. RESIDENT ARTISTS HAVE ACCESS TO THESE MATERIALS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF A PARTICULAR PROCESS AS THEY DEVELOP THEIR PROJECTS; STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS THROUGH VARIOUS COLLABORATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS; AND INTERNS AND THE PUBLIC HAVE ACCESS THROUGH VARIOUS PRESENTATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS.
    Expenses $63,890 · revenue $9,443
  • EDUCATION:AIR SERVES ART ORGANIZATIONS, AREA SCHOOLS (K-12), AND UNIVERSITIES BY PROVIDING COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS THAT INVESTIGATE ISSUES OF VISUAL LITERACY, CRITICAL THINKING, TEAMWORK AND CREATIVITY. AIR FURTHERS AND ADMINISTERS INTERNSHIPS FOR AREA HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.
    Expenses $74,603 · revenue $25,433
  • COMMUNITY ACCESS:AIR OFFERS TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES IN PRINTMAKING, PROVIDES WORKSPACE AND EQUIPMENT, AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO EXHIBITION SPACES TO ARTISTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PUBLIC.
    Expenses $61,343 · revenue $46,320

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
25-1803816
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
1998
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$240,365
Income (IRS master file)
$220,152

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$218,967$298,564$240,365XML
990December 2023$249,037$265,019$293,157XML
990December 2022$253,016$244,821$307,236IRS
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 25-1803816).

Questions about ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE INC

What is the EIN of ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE INC is 25-1803816.
Is ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
Are donations to ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE 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 ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE 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 ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE 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 ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ROBERT S BECKMAN.
Who are the officers and directors of ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $52,000 (ROBERT S BECKMAN, BOARD MEMBER & EXECUTIVE D).
How much revenue does ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $218,967, expenses of $298,564 and total assets of $240,365 at year end.

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