SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

5339 CHAMBLEE DUNWOODY ROAD, ATLANTA, GA 30338-4148

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ALAN MOTHNER, 5339 CHAMBLEE DUNWOODY ROAD, DUNWOODY, GA 30338

Signed the 990

ALAN MOTHNER, CEO

Phone

(770) 394-3447

Website

WWW.SPRUILLARTS.ORG

Return prepared by

MAULDIN & JENKINS LLC

Mission

SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS FOSTERS CREATIVITY AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE ARTS BY: -OFFERING A DIVERSE VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM TO STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS-PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR ARTISTS TO SHARE THEIR TALENTS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, SALES, AND INSTRUCTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES-ENRICHING COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE THE ARTIST IN EVERYONE

Program accomplishments

• SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION.JANUARYSPRUILL OPENS SEVEN NEW STUDIOS AND AN EVENT STUDIO, COMPRISING A TOTAL OF 8,300 SQUARE FEET OF ARTISTIC SPACE. NEW STUDIOS INCLUDE TWO CERAMICS STUDIOS, TWO MIXED MEDIA/MULIT-USE STUDIOS, A GLASS STUDIO, WOOD STUDIO, AND BLACKSMITHING.SPRUILL AND THE CITY OF DUNWOODY AGREE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR THE COMMUNITY WITH A GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $46,240 TOWARDS SPRUILL'S PROGRAMS.VOLUNTEERS JOIN TOGETHER AT SPRUILL IN HONOR OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OF SERVICE TO PAINT THE UPPER HALLWAY TO CREATE AN ARTISTIC WELCOMING SPACE FOR STUDENTS AND VISITORS. FEBRUARYSPRUILL'S HEART MARKET DRAWS AN ESTIMATED 600 ATTENDEES AND INCLUDES 43 ARTISTS. A TOTAL OF 353 ITEMS WERE SOLD THROUGH THESE ARTISTS TOTALING $14,385 IN SALES FOR THEM.SPRUILL GALLERY'S FIRST EXHIBIT OF THE SEASON, THROUGH LINES, OPENS AND FEATURES THE WORK OF ARTISTS AMANDA BANKS, GAVIN BERNARD AND AMBERLY HUI HOOD. THE SPRUILL GALLERY ANNOUNCES EXPANDED HOURS AND UNVEILS AN INTERIOR REFRESH INCLUDING NEW PAINTING AND DISPLAY CASES AS WELL AS IMPROVED EXTERIOR LANDSCAPING.MARCHSPRUILL'S ANNUAL ARTISTIC AFFAIR FUNDRAISER GENERATES NEARLY $100,000 TOWARDS THE PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH EFFORTS OF THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING MORE THAN $8,000 DEDICATED TOWARDS PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THOSE IN NEED. SPRUILL HODS A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AND OFFICIALLY OPENS THE COURTYARD SAPCE FOR COMMUNITY USE. SPRUILL RECEIVES A GIFT IN THE AMOUNT $1 MILLION TO ESTABLISH THE LARCH CREATIVE FUND, WITH PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT TO BE UTILIZED FOR CREATIVE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA.THE FIRST QUARTER AT THE EDUCATION CENTER COMPLETES WITH A TOTAL OF 1,935 STUDENTS IN 245 CLASSES. THE NEW STUDIOS IN OUR EXPANDED BUILDING SPACE WERE UTILIZED FOR 74 DIFFERENT CLASSES, SERVING 460 STUDENTS FOR BLACKSMITHING, PAINTING, DRAWING, MOSAICS, CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, STAINED GLASS, CERAMICS, QUILTING, WRITING, AND LEATHER CRAFT. ANOTHER 1,271 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPEN STUDIOS. CERAMICS STUDENTS USED A TOTAL OF 8.5 TONS OF CLAY (!) DURING THE SEMESTER.AS RECOMMENDED IN OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, SPRUILL ADDS TWO FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS TO THE TEAM: JOSHUA MORGAN AS FACILITY MANAGER AND JOANNE HERNANDEZ AS FRONT DESK ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE. THE SPRUILL ATRIUM AREA HAS UNDERGONE AN INITIAL CLEANUP, INCLUDING FRESH PAINT, NEW SIGNAGE, A SEATING AREA FOR VISITORS AND THE OPENING OF THE FREE COMMUNITY ART CLOSET. THE ATRIUM AREA SERVES AS THE TRUE CENTRAL POINT TO WELCOME VISITORS TO SPRUILL. APRILSPRUILL GALLERY OPENS THE EXHIBITION, GRANULAR LANDSCAPES FEATURING ARTISTS SOO KIM YUNG AND CLAIRE PAUL. SPRUILL OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDE A FIELD TRIP WITH HIGHTOWER ELEMENTARY, HOSTING THE MEETING OF THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS, AND PROVIDING CRAFTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AT THE LEMONADE DAYS FESTIVAL A COMMUNITY TRADITION. VOLUNTEERS FROM INSPIRE BRANDS COMPLETE OUR UPPER HALLWAY TRANSFORMATION BY INDIVIDUAL PAINTING THE EXISTING CEILING TILES INTO A ROY G. BIV COLOR HUE ALONG THE CORRIDOR. A NEW COVERED STAGE PAVILION IS BUILT, BRINGING TO COMPLETION THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE EXPANSION PROJECT OF COURTYARD DEVELOPMENT. MAYSPRUILL SUMMER CAMP BEGINS, RUNNING 66 CAMPS (40 FOR K-5TH GRADERS AND 26 FOR 6TH-9TH GRADERS) FOR A TOTAL OF 10 WEEKS, SERVING 1,097 CAMPERS. SPRUILL IS ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE A TOTAL OF 142 SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING MORE THAN $36,000. SPRUILL PARTNERS WITH DUNWOODY HIGH SCHOOL TO SUPPORT THEIR ART GALA THROUGH SPONSORSHIP AND THE AWARDING OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS.IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL PET MONTH, SPRUILL GALLERY FEATURES PAINTER AND DESIGNER NAM KIM WHO DEMONSTRATES HER EXPERT TECHNIQUE OF USING BRUSH STROKES AND SIMPLIFIED SUBJECTS AND COLOR TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL AND EMOTIVE WORKS.JUNETHE SPRING SESSION AT THE EDUCATION CENTER CONCLUDES WITH 213 CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, A TOTAL OF 1,549 STUDENTS AND ANOTHER 1,068 PARTICIPANTS IN OUR OPEN STUDIOS FOR CERAMICS, JEWELRY, DRAWING, PAINTING, AND GLASS.THE SPRUILL GALLERY OPENS HYBRIDITY + BEAUTY FEATURING HEATHER DEYLING'S ONGOING SERIES "INVENTED HYBRIDS AND THE BOTANICAL ABSTRACTIONS OF MANTY DEY. JOHN GRESENS BEGINS AS SPRUILL'S NEW CERAMICS DIRECTOR FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT OF LONGTIME DIRECTOR KEN HORVATH AFTER 23 YEARS WITH THE ORGANIZATION.JULYTHE SPRUILL TEAM OF STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, STUDENTS, INSTRUCTORS, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS PARTICIPATES IN THE CITY OF DUNWOODY FOURTH OF JULY PARADE THE STATE'S LARGEST.SPRUILL STUDENT PAM WETZEL DEMONSTRATES HER TECHNIQUE DURING A LIVE PAINTING PROGRAM AT THE SPRUILL GALLERY KICKING OF A SERIES OF MONTHLY +SHOP ACTIVATIONS AND PROVIDING A SHOWCASE FOR LOCAL ARTISTS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR CRAFT.AUGUSTSPRUILL INSTALLS 3 CERAMIC TOTEMS TO THE NEW COURTYARD SPACE BRINGING BOTH WHIMSY AND THE TALENT OF ITS INSTRUCTORS TO THE PUBLIC EYE AS PART OF A PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION. AFTER A SHORT BREAK DURING SUMMER CAMP, SPRUILL'S CREATIVE CONNECTIONS PROGRAM BEGINS, MARKING THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF OFFERING THE FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAM TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM COGNITIVE DECLINE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. SPRUILL INTRODUCES THRIVE ON THURSDAY, A MONTHLY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SPRUILL GALLERY AND OTHER ARTS-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE THE BAKERY ATLANTA, ATLANTA PRINTMAKERS STUDIO, AND OTHERS.SEPTEMBERSPRUILL ANNOUNCES AND BEGINS A SERIES OF FREE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, A TASTE OF SPRUILL, THAT ARE HELD ON THE SECOND WEEKEND OF EACH MONTH FROM SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER. IN 2024, A TOTAL OF 16 WORKSHOPS ARE HELD AND ATTRACT MORE THAN 150 STUDENTS, A MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE NEW TO THE SPRUILL COMMUNITY, FROM ACROSS ALL WALKS OF LIFE.ARTIST MICHAEL KLAPTHOR TEACHES HIS BUILDING A CERAMIC ROBOT WORKSHOP AS PART OF OUR ONGOING VISITING ARTISTS WORKSHOP SERIES. RARE, AN EXHIBITION OF SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WORK, OPENS IN OUR NEWLY NAMED "SHOWCASE GALLERY" IN THE FIRST-FLOOR HALLWAY OF THE EDUCATION CENTER. THE EXHIBIT DISPLAYS THE WORKS OF 87 DIFFERENT STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS.SPRUILL GALLERY HOSTS ARTIST JEFFREY WILCOX PACLIPAN, WHO GIVES A DEMONSTRATION OF HIS UNIQUE TECHNIQUE THAT UTILIZES PUZZLE PIECES AS AN ART FORM.OCTOBERSPRUILL HOSTS ITS 22ND ANNUAL BOWL SALE THIS YEAR JOINED BY THE FIRST SPRUILL SOCIAL THAT INCLUDED FREE ACTIVITIES, FOOD, AND DRINK FOR THE COMMUNITY. HALF OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE BOWL SALE (A TOTAL AWARD OF $3,500) ARE DONATED TO THE RIVERARTS DISTRICT IN ASHEVILLE TO HELP WITH THE RECOVERY OF THIS CREATIVE COMMUNITY. MORE THAN 100 GUESTS ATTENDED SPIRITS FOR SPRUILL TO WITNESS THE UNVEILING OF THE FIFTH ANNUAL AMPLIFY PUBLIC ART MURAL - RISE AND REST, BY MANTY DEY. SPRUILL HIRES A NEW COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EVENT COORDINATOR, BARB THOMAS, TO HELP ACTIVATE THE FACILITY WITH FREE COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS SUCH AS YOGA (BEGINNING NOVEMBER 15), ART EVENTS, AND MORE.THE SPRUILL GALLERY SERVES AS A CULTURAL PARTNER AT THE INAUGURAL ATLANTA ART FAIR AT PULLMAN YARDS; A WEEKLONG EVENT IN THE CITY THAT DRAWS AN AUDIENCE OF 12,000 VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NOVEMBERSPRUILL BEGINS A SERIES OF FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WITH MORNING YOGA AS PART OF OUR ENDEAVOR TO SERVE AS A TRUE COMMUNITY CENTER BASED ON THE ARTS. IN THE COMMUNITY, SPRUILL PROVIDES PROGRAMMING OUTREACH BY TEACHING CHILDREN HOW TO MAKE "STAINED GLASS" PANELS AND ORNAMENTS AT THE HOLIDAY TRADITION, LIGHT UP DUNWOODY. SPRUILL MAKES A NUMBER OF FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT OUR EDUCATION CENTER SUCH AS CREATING DIRECTIONAL AND WAYFINDING SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT THE EDUCATION CENTER AND BY INSTALLING A SERIES OF LARGE TV MONITORS TO KEEP VISITORS UPDATED ON PROGRAMMING, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND ROOM USAGE.SPRUILL INSTALLS THE "DUNWOODY DRAGONS" IN THE COURTYARD HTTPS://WWW.SPRUILLARTS.ORG/DUNWOODY-DRAGONS/ WITH FIVE UNIQUE CREATIONS BY ARTISTS REGINA WOLLF. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DISCOVER DUNWOODY AND THE CITY OF DUNWOODY, VISITORS TO THE EDUCATION CENTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEEK OUT THE HIDDEN DRAGONS THROUGHOUT THE SPACE.
  Expenses $2,119,692 · revenue $2,029,983

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.

IRS record

EIN

58-1326782

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

1978

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A200)

Assets (IRS master file)

$11,905,882

Income (IRS master file)

$3,485,445

Filing history

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 58-1326782).

Questions about SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC

What is the EIN of SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC is 58-1326782.

Is SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.

Are donations to SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS 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 SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS 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 SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS 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 SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ALAN MOTHNER.

Who are the officers and directors of SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $126,233 (ALAN MOTHNER, CEO).

How much revenue does SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,358,584, expenses of $2,558,616 and total assets of $11,905,882 at year end.

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