Liabilities / Assets
62nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 62% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 92-1125009 • 501(c)3 • Richmond, VA
Profile
To educate artists on the intersection of theology and the arts and to be creators of Christ centered culture. We provide mentored teaching to help artists increase in their skills as an artist and teach them about the Bible to help them grow closer to God and to inspire their future works.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
62nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 62% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
83rd percentile
Higher net margin than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
95th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 38.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
90th percentile
Faster asset growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
93rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
$136,409
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$269
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$136,140
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
$164,557
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$108,430
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$56,127
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
To educate artists on the intersection of theology and the arts and to be creators of Christ centered culture. We provide mentored teaching to help artists increase in their skills as an artist and teach them about the Bible to help them grow closer to God and to inspire their future works.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| The first year of classes began August 2024. We were able to serve 16 students in our hybrid program. Our faculty offered online lectures and discussions in art and theology as well as one on one art critiques and development. Students were able to meet for an in person intensive week two times during the fiscal year for class, field trips, and group discussions. Expenses went towards Salary for our director who lead in teaching our classes ($63,000) and the remainder went towards art supplies, chairs, desks, software, hardware, etc all directed to teaching our students. | $0 | $78,032 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Lauterio | Executive Director And CEO | FT | $63,000 | - | $63,000 |
| Cory Simpson | Chief Financial Officer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Garreth Blackwell | Director And Chief Operating Officer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Cody Godwin | Chief Communications Officer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Samantha Taylor | Instructor And Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Josh Williams | Instructor And Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Greg Laughlin | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
“Contributions didn't match from one part of 990-EZ to the other due to human error. Also, found accounting errors that created differences in the Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Activity that needed to be corrected.”
“Description;Amount^Bank Fees;2214|Travel;5428|Office Supplies and Software;15032|Insurance;451^Total;23125^”
“Fund Balance Surplus”
“Van for student transport”
“VA Income Tax liability”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | To educate artists on the intersection of theology and the arts and to be creators of Christ centered culture. We provide mentored teaching to help artists increase in their skills as an artist and teach them about the Bible to help them grow closer to God and to inspire their future works. |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramServiceRevenueAmt | 0 | 82803 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 0 | The first year of classes began August 2024. We were able to serve 16 students in our hybrid program. Our faculty offered online lectures and discussions in art and theology as well as one on one art critiques and development. Students were able to meet for an in person intensive week two times during the fiscal year for class, field trips, and group discussions. Expenses went towards Salary for our director who lead in teaching our classes ($63,000) and the remainder went towards art supplies, chairs, desks, software, hardware, etc all directed to teaching our students. |
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| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Social media posts and other materials point back to the Maker Institute's website where the Non-Discrimination Policy can be found. |
| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | The Maker Institute does not provide financial assistance or scholarships for its students. |
| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 |
| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Schedule E, Part I, Line 4 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Contributions didn't match from one part of 990-EZ to the other due to human error. Also, found accounting errors that created differences in the Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Activity that needed to be corrected. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Description;Amount^Bank Fees;2214|Travel;5428|Office Supplies and Software;15032|Insurance;451^Total;23125^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Fund Balance Surplus |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | Van for student transport |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | VA Income Tax liability |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | Cory Simpson |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | Chief Financial Officer |
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| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2025-11-14 |
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| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessNameControlTxt | 0 | MAKE |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/EIN | 0 | 921125009 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/PhoneNum | 0 | 8043634326 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | 3038 Marlboro Drive |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm | 0 | Richmond |
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| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 23225 |
| ReturnHeader/IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd | 0 | 1 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2025-11-14T14:37:08-07:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2024-07-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2025-06-30 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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