Nonprofit · EIN 45-4531129
ARTS SERVICES INITIATIVE OF WESTERN NEW YORK
Tax-exempt · BUFFALO, NY 14214
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,290,427 | $1,362,204 | -$71,777 | $640,692 | $341,137 | $299,555 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,463,612 | $1,501,530 | -$37,918 | $727,865 | $356,533 | $371,332 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,497,829 | $1,341,600 | $156,229 | $778,570 | $369,320 | $409,250 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,204,225
- of which government grants
- $930,824
- Program service revenue
- $81,256
- Investment income
- $209
- Net income from fundraising events
- $4,049
- Other revenue
- $4,737
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $400,621
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $68,300
- Other salaries and wages
- $322,370
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $431,717
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $24,737
- Occupancy
- $32,318
- Travel
- $24,590
- Depreciation
- $2,779
- Program services (functional)
- $1,217,152
- Management and general (functional)
- $98,202
- Fundraising (functional)
- $46,850
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $727,865
- Total assets, end of year
- $640,692
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $341,137
- Net assets, end of year
- $299,555
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,701
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $299,555
- Gross receipts
- $1,295,399
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER SWAN-KILPATRICK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $68,300 | $1,548 |
| OWEN O SUILLEABHAIN | BOARD MEMBER/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BRASWELL | BOARD MEMBER/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE TRAPANOVSKI | B.M./SECRETARY (TO 6/3/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER WARNES | B.M/TREASURER (TO 6/3/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY ALESHIRE | BOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A DEFREITAS | BOARD MEMBER (TO 9/9/25) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FARROW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN FLORE | BOARD MEMBER/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| NOAH GOODING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY SCHUETTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE L WOOD ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN GRIMM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER SWAN-KILPATRICK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $64,712 | $1,462 |
| OWEN O SUILLEABHAIN | BOARD MEMBER/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BRASWELL | BOARD MEMBER/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE TRAPANOVSKI | BOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER WARNES | BOARD MEMBER/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY ALESHIRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A DEFREITAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FARROW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN FLORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| NOAH GOODING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY SCHUETTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE L WOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN STEVES | BOARD MEMBER (TERMED 6/2024) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| EARL WELLS | BOARD MEMBER (TERMED 6/2024) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER WARNES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| OWEN O SUILLEABHAIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| MICHELLE BRASWELL | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| ROBERT D'ALIMONTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RYAN FLORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CARLOS RA JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JORDAN STEVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KATHERINE TRAPANOVSKI | SECRETARY Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| EARL WELLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KATHERINE L WOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL DEFREITAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LINDSAY ALESHIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL FARROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAVID WEDEKINDT | FORMER PRESI Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL JACKSON | FORMER SECRE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2495 MAIN ST STE 401, BUFFALO, NY 14214-2154
- In care of
- % MARK BANASZAK
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Jennifer Swan-Kilpatrick, 2495 Main Street 401, Buffalo, NY 14214
- Signed the 990
- OWEN O SUILLEABHAIN, BOARD PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (716) 833-3004
- Website
- WWW.ASIWNY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WITHUM SMITH BROWN PC
Mission
ARTS SERVICES INC. (ASI) EMPOWERS THE REGION'S ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS WITH CONNECTIONS TO FUNDING, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE ARTS. WE ARE A RESOURCE HUB FOR THE WESTERN NEW YORK ARTS AND CULTURAL SECTOR.
Program accomplishments
- SCR (FORMERLY DEC REGRANT PROGRAM) - ASI ADMINISTERS COMMUNITY ARTS, ARTS EDUCATION, AND INDIVIDUAL ARTIST RE-GRANTS THROUGH THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS STATEWIDE COMMUNITY REGRANT (SCR) PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES DESIGNING AND RELEASING A PROGRAM APPLICATION AND MANUAL, CREATING REVIEW PANELS TO DETERMINE THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS, AND CONTRACTING WITH AND MONITORING OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. ADDITIONAL RE-GRANT FUNDS WERE ADDED FOR AN ARTIST RESIDENCY/SPRINGBOARD FELLOWSHIP CATEGORY, SUPPORTED BY SENATOR SEAN RYAN ($27,000).Expenses $484,537 · grants $400,621
- THE ARTS ACCESS PROGRAM CONNECTS WESTERN NEW YORKERS RECEIVING INCOME-BASED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO FIFTY PLUS PARTNER LOCATIONS WHO ARE ALL DEDICATED TO MAKING THE ARTS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. ASI OFFERS SAFE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM EVENTS UPON REQUEST AND PENDING FUNDING AVAILABLE.Expenses $59,220
- ASI IS COMMITTED TO THE PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH OF WESTERN NEW YORK'S ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, THROUGH OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES, WE OFFER COMPLIMENTARY AND INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS WITH TOPICS SPANNING BUDGETING, GRANT WRITING, MARKETING, GOVERNANCE AND MORE. WE ARE ABLE TO TAILOR SEMINARS TO ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP, REGARDLESS OF THE PRESENT CHALLENGES OF ONE'S ORGANIZATION OR STAGE OF ONE'S CAREER. ASI ALSO OFFERS MULTIPLE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS FOR ENTRY-LEVEL AND ESTABLISHED ARTS ADMINISTRATORS.Expenses $51,294
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
- 45-4531129
- 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
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $640,692
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,295,399
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,290,427 | $1,362,204 | $640,692 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,463,612 | $1,501,530 | $727,865 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,497,829 | $1,341,600 | $778,570 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $692,771 | $680,184 | $734,732 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 45-4531129).
Questions about ARTS SERVICES INITIATIVE OF WESTERN NEW YORK
- What is the EIN of ARTS SERVICES INITIATIVE OF WESTERN NEW YORK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARTS SERVICES INITIATIVE OF WESTERN NEW YORK is 45-4531129.
- Is ARTS SERVICES INITIATIVE OF WESTERN NEW YORK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to ARTS SERVICES INITIATIVE OF WESTERN NEW YORK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARTS SERVICES INITIATIVE OF WESTERN NEW YORK 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 SERVICES INITIATIVE OF WESTERN NEW YORK 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 ARTS SERVICES INITIATIVE OF WESTERN NEW YORK 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 ARTS SERVICES INITIATIVE OF WESTERN NEW YORK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Jennifer Swan-Kilpatrick.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARTS SERVICES INITIATIVE OF WESTERN NEW YORK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $68,300 (JENNIFER SWAN-KILPATRICK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ARTS SERVICES INITIATIVE OF WESTERN NEW YORK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,290,427, expenses of $1,362,204 and total assets of $640,692 at year end.
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