Form
990
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax
Address change Name change Initial return Final return/ terminated Amended return Application pending
D Employer identification number
ART START INC.
13-4048380
Doing business as Number and street (or P.O. box if mail is not delivered to street address)
Activities & Governance Revenue Expenses
10 A-B
City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code
10001
F Name and address of principal officer: MARION
SAME AS C ABOVE 501(c) ( I Tax-exempt status: X 501(c)(3) ART-START.ORG J Website: Trust K Form of organization: X Corporation Part I Summary
Net Assets or Fund Balances
Room/suite E Telephone number
526 W 26TH STREET NEW YORK, NY
Open to Public Inspection
and ending
C Name of organization
applicable:
2024
Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except private foundations) Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public. Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
A For the 2024 calendar year, or tax year beginning B Check if
OMB No. 1545-0047
212 460-0019 1,368,967.
G H(a) Is this a group return Gross receipts $
TANIS
for subordinates? ~~
Yes
H(b) Are all subordinates included? )
(insert no.)
4947(a)(1) or
Association
Yes No If "No," attach a list. See instructions
527
H(c) Group exemption number
L Year of formation: 1991 M State of legal domicile: NY
Other
1
Briefly describe the organization's mission or most significant activities: ART START USES THE CREATIVE PROCESS TO NURTURE THE VOICES, HEARTS AND MINDS - SEE SCHEDULE O
2
Check this box
3
Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a)
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3
4
Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4
5
Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2024 (Part V, line 2a) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5
6
Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6
7 a Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ b Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, Part I, line 11 Prior Year
7a
if the organization discontinued its operations or disposed of more than 25% of its net assets.
8
Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h)
9
Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g)
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10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11
Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e) ~~~~~~~~
12
Total revenue - add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)
13
Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1-3)
14
Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4)
15
Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5-10) ~~~
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16a Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
51,857. b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a-11d, 11f-24e) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 18
Total expenses. Add lines 13-17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) ~~~~~~~
19
Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12
7b
20
Total assets (Part X, line 16)
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21
Total liabilities (Part X, line 26)
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22
Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20
15 15 70 36 0. 0. Current Year
1,448,522. 0. 0. 0. 1,448,522. 0. 0. 831,397. 0.
1,368,967. 0. 0. 0. 1,368,967. 0. 0. 893,511. 0.
479,682. 1,311,079. 137,443.
479,319. 1,372,830. -3,863.
Beginning of Current Year
Part II
X No
763,982. 291,576. 472,406.
End of Year
670,434. 201,891. 468,543.
Signature Block
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than officer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge. Signature of officer
Sign
Date
MARION TANIS, BOARD PRESIDENT
Here
Type or print name and title Preparer's name
Paid Preparer
Jack E. Gold
Date
Preparer's signature
AKM ADVISORS Firm's address 200 WEST 41ST STREET - STE 1801 NEW YORK, NY 10036 Firm's name
Use Only
Check if
PTIN
04/30/25 self-employed P00026480 Firm's EIN 33-2443397 Phone no. 212-382-0404
May the IRS discuss this return with the preparer shown above? See instructions
LHA For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the separate instructions.
432001 12-10-24
SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ORGANIZATION MISSION STATEMENT CONTINUATION
X Yes
No Form 990 (2024)