Nonprofit · EIN 47-1509200
DSTL ARTS
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90065
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $82,320 | $121,393 | -$39,073 | $7,882 | $0 | $7,882 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $137,332 | $182,601 | -$45,269 | $46,955 | $0 | $46,955 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $190,555 | $184,869 | $5,686 | $89,400 | $0 | $89,400 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $72,191
- Program service revenue
- $1,152
- Investment income
- $124
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $8,853
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $7,287
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $40,150
- Occupancy
- $7,716
- Printing, publications and postage
- $934
- Other expenses
- $72,593
- Program services (functional)
- $9,233
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $46,955
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,882
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,882
- Cash, savings and investments
- $7,882
- Gross receipts
- $82,320
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Antonio Pichardo | Founder, Executive Director; President | 40 | $7,287 |
| Cat Vasko | Board Member, Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Jessica Castillo | Board Member, Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Leslie Graham | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Alicia Ramirez | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Antonio Pichardo | Founder, Executive Director; President Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee | 60 | $14,325 |
| Cat Vasko | Board Member, Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jessica Castillo | Board Member, Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Leslie Graham | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Antonio Pichardo | Founder, Executive Director; President Officer, Key employee | 60 | $13,001 |
| Cat Vasko | Board Member, Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Castillo | Board Member, Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie Graham | Board Member Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1069 W AVENUE 37, LOS ANGELES, CA 90065-3220
- In care of
- % LUIS ANTONIO PICHARDO
- Mailing address (990-N for 2019)
- 3529 Fletcher Drive, Los Angeles CA 90065
- Principal officer (990-N for 2019)
- Luis Antonio Pichardo, 3529 Fletcher Drive, Los Angeles CA 90065
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Luis Pichardo, Founder, Executive Director
- Phone
- (760) 521-7018
- Website
- http://DSTLArts.org
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 47-1509200 or by the name DSTL ARTS.
- 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
DSTL Arts is a nonprofit arts mentorship organization that inspires, teaches, and hires emerging artists from underserved communities. This mission is achieved through our multiple programs, including our Poet/Artist Development Program, which mentors, trains, and publishes Emerging Poet/Artists from historically marginalized communities; our Conchas y Café Bilingual Creative Writing Workshop series for adults, and its associated publication, the Conchas y Café Zine; and our annual sister publications, Art Block Zine and Aurtistic Zine. In FY2025, our organization published a total of 8 new publications and served over 1,000 individuals through live workshops, readings, and direct mentorships (digital and in-person). This is in addition to the 978 viewers of our video-recorded workshops presented online via YouTube.
Program accomplishments
- The Poet/Artist Development Program served up to 33 Emerging Poet/Artists, providing direct mentorship and guidance in workforce development-related skills specifically relevant to working artists. This program offered approximately 750 hours of direct mentorship, with an additional 8 hours of professional and workforce development instruction for our mentees and the broader community. Furthermore, this program continued offering Teaching Artist Internships for program participants and also continued producing our podcast, Art Block, featuring writers and artists from across our programs and community.Expenses $5,720 · grants $10,000
- Conchas y Café Zine is the product of our Conchas y Café Bilingual Creative Writing Workshop Series for Adults, offered virtually for FY2025. This biannual, 15-week series continued providing instruction in literary concepts and techniques to participants while publishing their creative writing at the culmination of the two-semester series of workshops. For FY2025, this program produced 1 new publication, with 1 accompanying public reading, serving approximately 450 individuals across all workshop sessions, the reading, and publication distribution. Furthermore, this was accomplished entirely online, utilizing various virtual platforms for instruction, including Zoom, social media livestreams, and YouTube for hosting recorded lessons.Expenses $1,002 · grants $10,000
- Art Block Zine and Aurtistic Zine are annual, sister publications that feature Emerging Poet/Artists from both Los Angeles County and nationwide, respectively. Both publications have annual open calls for submission from individuals, and each publication seeks to highlight the works of individuals from historically marginalized and underserved populations. In FY2025, our publications released 2 new volumes and served approximately 60 individuals through publication, with an additional 150 total publications distributed in FY2025. Additionally, approximately 150 individuals watched the previously recorded publication readings on the DSTL Arts YouTube channel throughout FY2025. Lastly, our podcast is produced under the banner of the Art Block Zine program, and it reaches an average audience of 400 viewers/listeners annually.Expenses $1,001 · grants $10,000
- Our Creative Impact workshop series (a sub-program of our Poet/Artist Development Program) offered a paid Teaching Artist Residency for 1 Poet/Artist from a historically marginalized community in Los Angeles County. This program provided 4 in-person social justice-focused workshops that explored the impact of immigration on our local community, and 4 virtual workshops. This program resulted in 1 new publication featuring the artworks of our Teaching Poet/Artists, workshop participants, and LA-based artists, and 1 in-person reading with a social media-based livestream featuring select poets and artists who contributed to the publication. Approximately 300 total individuals engaged with the program either as workshop participants or audience members viewing the associated workshop recordings and readings/performances conducted as a culmination event for the workshop series. The post-program views on YouTube of all related workshops and reading recordings resulted in an additional 200+ individuals benefiting from this program.Expenses $1,510 · grants $15,540
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-EZ 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
- 47-1509200
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,882
- Income (IRS master file)
- $82,320
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $82,320 | $121,393 | $7,882 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $137,332 | $182,601 | $46,955 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $190,555 | $184,869 | $89,400 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Luis Antonio Pichardo | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 47-1509200).
Questions about DSTL ARTS
- What is the EIN of DSTL ARTS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DSTL ARTS is 47-1509200.
- Is DSTL ARTS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to DSTL ARTS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DSTL ARTS 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 DSTL ARTS 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 DSTL ARTS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DSTL ARTS?
- The 990-N for 2019 names Luis Antonio Pichardo.
- Who are the officers and directors of DSTL ARTS?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $7,287 (Luis Antonio Pichardo, Founder, Executive Director; President).
- How much revenue does DSTL ARTS have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $82,320, expenses of $121,393 and total assets of $7,882 at year end.
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