Liabilities / Assets
69th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences
990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 91-1525518
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.03x
Liabilities / Revenue
66th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 66% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
33rd percentile
Higher net margin than 33% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
80th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 62.8% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
32nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 32% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
84th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$8,632
Down $710 (-7.6%) from 2014
Net Assets
$8,331
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
Up$301
Up $8 (+2.7%) from 2014
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$20,736
Up $6,106 (+42%) from 2014
Expenses
Up$21,446
Up $1,943 (+10.0%) from 2014
Net Income
Up-$710
Up $4,163 (+85%) from 2014
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
- Signed
- May 13, 2016
- Return Version
- 2015v2.1
- Gross Receipts
- $20,736
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences' mission is to serve the blind and visually impaired residents of Washington state with access to arts events and to develop creative opportunities for blind and visually impaired people. AVIA provides access services for the arts, implements programs that involve visually impaired person in the creation of art, and operates information systems that reach visually impaired people.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Gallery Workshops - AVIA and Jack Straw Cultural Center present a series of hands-on audio workshops for blind and visually impaired students, sighted friends, and families. The workshops are designed in tandem with Jack Straw New Media Gallery installations, to provide students and families with more understanding of each installation. Students work with professional installation artists, writers, actors, musicians, and a legally blind audio engineer to create soundscapes, stories, and art. The workshops, have accessible accommodations including audio description and Braille. | $0 | $9,917 |
| The Blind Youth Audio Project in its 20th year provided training and experience with creative audio techniques including performances in music and radio theater acting, voice training, recording, mixing, editing and production. Participants were in 3 groups: 9-12 years, 13-15 years, and 16-18 years. | $0 | $4,520 |
| The Audio Description Service provided live descriptions of 5 productions at Seattle Repertory Theater and Paramount Theater. | $0 | $4,038 |
| Access Subscription Service - provided tickets to events and AVIANEWS, a newsletter listing audio described shows and other accessible arts events in large print, Braille, and email. | $0 | $2,231 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Minkert | Executive Director And President | PT | $13,020 | - | $13,020 |
| Douglas Hildie | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Karen Johnson | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Joan Rabinowitz | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences
- EIN
- 91-1525518
- Phone
- 2063237190
- Address
- 400 Harvard Ave E Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98102-4951
Signing Officer
- Name
- Jesse Minkert
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 2063237190
- Signed
- 2016-05-13
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Description;Amount^Insurance;237|Office;1296|Taxes and Licenses;253|Payroll Taxes;1197|Supplies;4|Tickets;165|Travel;157^Total;3309^”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20
“Adjustment to cash balance”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26
“Description;EOY Amount^Federal Withholding;2|Social Security;249|Medicare;50^Total;301^”
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z |
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Filings
Displayed year
2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $8,632
- Liabilities
- $301
- Net assets
- $8,331
- Revenue
- $20,736
- Expenses
- $21,446
- Net income
- -$710