Tuacahn Center for the Arts

Ivins, UT · EIN 87-0487695 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Tuacahn Center for the Arts reported $25.2 million in revenue and $23.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.84 went to program services, $0.03 to management and general costs and $0.13 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 85.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $151,748 (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 30% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $23M

Program services$99.84 $23M
Management & general$0.03 $7,147
Fundraising$0.13 $30,986

For context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $25M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$2.12 $534K
Government grants$4.79 $1.2M
Program service revenue$85.74 $22M
Other revenue$7.35 $1.9M

Investment income was negative: −$9,117. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 876 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	99.8%	78.5%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	13.6%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.1%	6.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.02	$0.10
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	6.9%	57.5%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	4.8%	1.7%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	85.8%	20.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$151,748	$385,706
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.65%	2.03%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	4	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	8.1	36.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	0 of 10	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$2.1M expenses · 9.2% of program spending · revenue $5.9M

Produced frozen with 95,569 patrons entertained

$1.2M expenses · 5.1% of program spending · revenue $4.4M

Produced anastasia with 73,722 patrons entertained

$951K expenses · 4.1% of program spending · revenue $3.3M

Produced jersey boys with 58,347 patrons entertained

$19M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$151,748	$0	$0	$151,748
C.E.O. Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$129,941	$0	$0	$129,941
VP OF HR Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week	$101,471	$0	$0	$101,471
CFO Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week	$101,054	$0	$0	$101,054

4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Tuacahn Center for the Arts (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $282K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$25M	$23M	99.8%	$16M	$151,748
2023 ⓘ	$20M	$21M	99.8%	$14M	$148,851
2022 ⓘ	$19M	$22M	99.9%	$14M	$163,926
2021 ⓘ	$26M	$20M	99.9%	$17M	$155,169
2020 ⓘ	$11M	$13M	99.8%	$12M	$145,927
2019 ⓘ	$19M	$18M	99.8%	$14M	$142,191

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b10 · 0 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14No
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 5551

Private foundation grants it received

8 private foundations reported grants to Tuacahn Center for the Arts totaling $190K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

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Questions people ask

How much of Tuacahn Center for the Arts's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Tuacahn Center for the Arts reported that 99.8% of its $23.3 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Tuacahn Center for the Arts pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Tuacahn Center for the Arts reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $151,748, for the role of ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Tuacahn Center for the Arts get its money?

Of $25.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 6.9% came from contributions and grants (including 4.8% from government grants) and 85.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Tuacahn Center for the Arts a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 87-0487695 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503189349314560 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413119349300141 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333189349302463 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243159349307274 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123499349300907 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023219349322812 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 87-0487695: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.