Nonprofit · EIN 65-1134780
LOCUST PROJECTS INC
Tax-exempt · CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,616,634 | $1,519,187 | $97,447 | $868,529 | $484,942 | $383,587 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,069,028 | $1,368,319 | -$299,291 | $885,681 | $599,541 | $286,140 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,654,814 | $1,248,738 | $406,076 | $1,329,179 | $743,748 | $585,431 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,667,933
- of which government grants
- $176,756
- Membership dues
- $25,581
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $214
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$51,513
- Other revenue
- -$51,513
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $185,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $453,747
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $684,603
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $64,393
- Occupancy
- $256,853
- Travel
- $17,106
- Depreciation
- $6,268
- Program services (functional)
- $1,141,556
- Management and general (functional)
- $206,065
- Fundraising (functional)
- $171,566
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $885,681
- Total assets, end of year
- $868,529
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $484,942
- Net assets, end of year
- $383,587
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $128,024
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $271,387
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $112,200
- Gross receipts
- $1,744,271
- Employees
- 9
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORIE MERTES | EXECUTIVE DI Key employee | 65 | $185,000 |
| LINDA ADLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JUAN ALONSO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| RICHARD ARREGUI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BAILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARIA C BECHILY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KAREN BOYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| TRACEY ROBERSTON CARTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| WESTEN CHARLES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| NICOLE CHIPI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN DEVINE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| RAFAEL DOMENECH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BETTE ANNE FIALKOV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DAWN ADELLS FINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DEBRA FRANK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH GREEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DIANE GROB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BRIAN HELLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| AVRA JAIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CARLOS R LAGO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| STEVEN LANSTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| CHRIS LOMAX | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ROSS MCCALLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| STEWART MERKIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DIANE MOSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JAMIE ODABACHIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH PETERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| AMY POLLACK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DEBRA SCHOLL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| METTE TOMMERUP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CORNELIUS TULLOCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| OLIVER WATKISS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH WITHSTANDLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORIE MERTES | EXECUTIVE DI Key employee | 65 | $170,000 |
| LINDA ADLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JUAN ALONSO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| RICHARD ARREGUI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BAILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARIA C BECHILY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KAREN BOYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| WESTEN CHARLES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| NICOLE CHIPI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN DEVINE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| RAFAEL DOMENECH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BETTE ANNE FIALKOV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DAWN ADELLS FINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DEBRA FRANK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH GREEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DIANE GROB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BRIAN HELLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PAUL JACOBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| AVRA JAIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CARLOS R LAGO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| STEVEN LANSTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN JOSEPH LIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CHRIS LOMAX | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| STEWART MERKIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DIANE MOSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JAMIE ODABACHIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| AMY POLLACK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DEBRA SCHOLL | CHAIRMAN OF Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| METTE TOMMERUP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| OLIVER WATKISS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH WITHSTANDLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 36 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORIE MERTES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 65 | $167,500 |
| ELIZABETH PETERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER LOMAX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DIANE MOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CHARLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BRIAN COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ADLER GUERRIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| AMY POLLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ANTONIA WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| AVRA JAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BRIAN HELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SUNITA BHAGWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CARLOS R LAGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DAWN ADELS FINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DEBRA FRANK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DEBRA SCHOLL | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DIANE GROB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BAILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH WITHSTANDLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JAMIE ODABACHIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JILLIAN CHOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| RICHARD ARREGUI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN DEVINE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN JOSEPH LIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JUAN ALONSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KAREN BOYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| LAUREN GNAZZO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| LINDA ADLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MUNISHA UNDERHILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| NICOLE CHIPI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PAUL JACOBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| RAUL GUIJARRO DE PABLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BETTE ANN FIALKOV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| STEVEN LANSTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| STEWART MERKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARIA C BECHILY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1881 NW 113 AVE, CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071-0000
- In care of
- % ELIZABETH WITHSTANDLEY PRESIDENT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN DEVINE
- Signed the 990
- JOHN DEVINE, CHAIRMAN
- Phone
- (305) 576-8570
- Website
- WWW.LOCUSTPROJECTS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WITCHER & STEWART PA
Mission
LOCUST PROJECTS IS AN ALTERNATIVE, NOT FOR PROFIT, MIAMI-BASED EXHIBITION SPACE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTISTS THE FREEDDOM TO EXPERIMENT WITH NEW IDEAS AND METHODS WITHOUT THE PRESSURES OF GALLERY SALES OR OTHER LIMITATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDED EXHIBTION SPACE AND PUBLIC EXPOSURE FOR SITE-SPECIFIC VISUAL ARTWORK BY PRESENTING WORKDS OF SEVERAL LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS.Expenses $840,134
- PROVIDED INCUBATOR GRANTS TO VISIONARY ARTISTIS FOR INNOVATIVE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PROJECTS TRHOUGH WAVEMAKER PROGRAM.Expenses $99,238 · grants $55,400
- PROVIDED INTENSIVE ART SUMMER CAMP FOR HIGH SHCOOL STUDENTS WITH AN INTEREST IN ART, DESIGN AND EXPLORING CREATIVE CAREERS TO LEARN FROM PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS.Expenses $164,419
- HELD ARIOUS PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT ARTISTS SUCH AS LEGALLINK, ARTIST TALKS AND A DIGITAL INOVATION LAB.Expenses $37,765
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 65-1134780
- 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
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $868,529
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,744,271
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,616,634 | $1,519,187 | $868,529 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,069,028 | $1,368,319 | $885,681 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,654,814 | $1,248,738 | $1,329,179 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $893,712 | $1,125,806 | $222,802 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about LOCUST PROJECTS INC
- What is the EIN of LOCUST PROJECTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LOCUST PROJECTS INC is 65-1134780.
- Is LOCUST PROJECTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to LOCUST PROJECTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LOCUST PROJECTS 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 LOCUST PROJECTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LOCUST PROJECTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LOCUST PROJECTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN DEVINE.
- Who are the officers and directors of LOCUST PROJECTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 33 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $185,000 (LORIE MERTES, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does LOCUST PROJECTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,616,634, expenses of $1,519,187 and total assets of $868,529 at year end.
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