Nonprofit · EIN 47-3332103
CASS AREA ARTISTS
Tax-exempt · EDWARDSBURG, MI 49112
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $2,604 | $2,475 | $129 | $6,732 | $0 | $6,732 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $1,880 | $1,793 | $87 | $6,603 | $0 | $6,603 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $7,161 | $3,398 | $3,763 | $7,813 | $0 | $7,813 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,239
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $365
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $225
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Other expenses
- $2,250
- Program services (functional)
- $5,065
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,603
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,732
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,732
- Cash, savings and investments
- $5,117
- Gross receipts
- $2,604
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM BECKER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| PAIGE LINBACK | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| ALLISON FARKAS | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| KIM SAWYER | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM BECKER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| PAIGE LINBACK | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| ALLISON FARKAS | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| KIM SAWYER | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM BECKER | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| PAIGE LINBACK | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| ALLISON FARKAS | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| KIM SAWYER | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 24358 SEASIDE CT, EDWARDSBURG, MI 49112-8448
- In care of
- % WILLIAM T BECKER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- PO BOX 606, DOWAGIAC MI 49047
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- William T Becker, 24358 Seaside Court, Edwardsburg MI 49112
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Allison Farkas, Treasurer
- Phone
- (269) 782-0312
- Website
- www.cassareaartists.org
Mission
TO BRING THE VISUAL ARTS TO UNDER SERVED AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHWESTERN INDIANA ESPECIALLY CASS COUNTY MI WHICH IS LISTED BY THE MICHIGAN ARTS AND CULTURAL COUNCIL AS ONE OF THE 43 MOST UNDER SERVED COUNTIES OF ALL 83 COUNTIES IN THE STATE AND TO ENABLE LOCAL ARTISTS TO PARTICIPATE AT NO COST IN EXHIBITS SPONSORED BY CASS AREA ARTISTS AT THE CASS COUNTY REGIONAL GALLERY IN CASSOPOLIS MICHIGAN FOR NO CHARGE WHATSOEVER.
Program accomplishments
- ENABLE LOCAL ARTISTS TO PARTICIPATE AT NO COST IN EXHIBITS SPONSORED BY CASS AREA ARTISTS AT THE CASS COUNTY REGIONAL GALLERY IN CASSOPOLIS, MICHIGAN. THESE EXHIBITS FEATURE ANALYSIS OF ARTISTS WORK BY THE JUDGE, WHO IS SELECTED AS THE AUTHORITY ON ART AND INTERPRETATION, PROVIDING ARTISTS WITH SOLID HELPFUL AND POSITIVE COMMENTARY ON THEIR WORK. THE FREE NATURE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR WORK EVALUATED, TO RECEIVE AN AWARD, TO MEET 50 OR MORE ARTISTS AND CHAT AND LEARN FROM THEM AND VALIDATE THEIR TALENT IS ESPECIALLY RELEVANT IN TERMS OF UNDER SERVED AREAS IN THE ARTS.Expenses $2,618 · grants $225
- GRANTS FOR A TOTAL OF $225 WERE PROVIDED TO YOUTH GRADES 1 THROUGH 12 TO PURCHASE ART SUPPLIES OR PAY FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ART CLASSES. ART SHOW EXHIBIT HELD WITH NO ENTRY FEES, NO COMMISSIONS ON SALES, FREE ARTISTS RECEPTION, CASH PRIZES FOR OUTSTANDING ARTWORK, FREE ADMISSION TO THE GALLERY. $2250 IN COMPETITION AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO WINNING ARTISTS. ALL OF THESE ACTIONS ECHO OUR STATED GOAL TO REACH OUT TO THE UNDER SERVED IN THE ARTS IN THE MICHIANA AREA.Expenses $2,447 · grants $225
- OUR TOTAL MEMBERSHIP FOR 2025 INCREASED TO 44. TO HELP ASSIST OUR MEMBERS AND ATTRACT MORE ARTISTS AND WOULD BE ARTISTS WE CHANGED OUR MONTHLY MEETING AGENDAS TO ENABLE MEMBERS TO BRING WORK IN PROGRESS OR FINISHED WORK TO THE MEETINGS TO BE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED. MANY OF OUR NEW MEMBERS JOINED BECAUSE THEY HAD DISCOVERED THAT WE OFFER MEMBERS A WELCOMING INTEREST IN THEIR WORK AND THEIR PROGRESS ENCOURAGING ARTISTS OF ALL AGES TO PARTICIPATE. WE TAKE THE TIME TO INTERACT WITH BEGINNERS AND HELP THEM WITH THE BASICS OF SHOWING THEIR ART AND GIVE THEM THE ACCEPTANCE AND INFORMATION THAT THEY WANT AND NEED. WE ALSO KEEP AN EYE ON ALL UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES AND PUBLISH CONTACT INFORMATION AND LINKS TO UPCOMING EVENTS IN OUR MEETING MINUTES WHICH ARE EMAILED TO ALL MEMBERS. AS A RESULT OUR MEMBERS ARE BECOMING MORE EXPERT AT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES. WE ALSO HAVE PROGRAMS AT OUR MEETINGS WHICH COVER THE GAMUT OF HELPFUL BOOKS TO STUDIES OF PUBLISHED ARTISTS STYLES TO SHOW HOW TO BEST TAKE PHOTOS OF THEIR WORK. THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL LIBRARY WE ARE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THIS IN A HUGE ROOM WITH AUDIO-VISUAL SETUP AT NO COST.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-3332103
- 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
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,732
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,604
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $2,604 | $2,475 | $6,732 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $1,880 | $1,793 | $6,603 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $7,161 | $3,398 | $7,813 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: William T Becker | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: William Becker | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Thomas Rose | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $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 47-3332103).
Questions about CASS AREA ARTISTS
- What is the EIN of CASS AREA ARTISTS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CASS AREA ARTISTS is 47-3332103.
- Is CASS AREA ARTISTS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to CASS AREA ARTISTS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CASS AREA ARTISTS file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of CASS AREA ARTISTS 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 CASS AREA ARTISTS 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 CASS AREA ARTISTS?
- The 990-N for 2021 names William T Becker.
- Who are the officers and directors of CASS AREA ARTISTS?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CASS AREA ARTISTS have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,604, expenses of $2,475 and total assets of $6,732 at year end.
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