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TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC

TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC (New York) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $292,227 to it, the largest being GREATER OLEAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DBA CATTARAUGUS REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($248,543). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 85% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2025
$207k
Funders on record
7
Grants received
$292k
Net assets
$93k
3/7 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 34%
01What it does

What Tri-County Arts Council Inc does

Mission

To promote appreciation of the arts

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Tri-county arts council, inc. Offers classes to regional residents, arts enrichment classes for high school students, and workshops to community groups. In addition, the organization produces professional development opportunities and sales opportunities for regional artists. Further, tri-county arts council, inc. Provides information services through periodic emails and a fully developed website.

    $128,160 spent$4,196 earned by the program
    77% of program spending
  2. Community arts and pottery studio - caps offers a diverse range of indepth art instruction, ranging from painting and pottery to jewelry design.

    $15,908 spent$32,604 earned by the program
    10% of program spending
  3. The council's southern tier biennial event allows artists in the southern tier to experience a juried art competition and exhibition biennially. This showcases the vitality and diversity of contemporary arts in new york state's southern tier region.

    $15,515 spent$2,560 earned by the program
    9% of program spending
  4. The council's artisan market showcases works by regional artisans available for purchase. In addition, the council, sponsors numerous artist exhibits in its gallery to promote the work of regional artists.

    $5,808 spent$16,039 earned by the program
    4% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $165,391.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20182018 Revenue 100 ($235k) Expenses 100 ($269k) Net assets 100 ($9k)2019 Revenue 157 ($368k) Expenses 106 ($287k) Net assets 1077 ($92k)2020 Revenue 73 ($171k) Expenses 86 ($232k) Net assets 372 ($32k)2021 Revenue 144 ($339k) Expenses 112 ($303k) Net assets 798 ($68k)2022 Revenue 85 ($201k) Expenses 72 ($194k) Net assets 854 ($73k)2023 Revenue 114 ($269k) Expenses 85 ($229k) Net assets 1336 ($114k)2024 Revenue 103 ($243k) Expenses 98 ($263k) Net assets 1117 ($96k)2025 Revenue 88 ($207k) Expenses 81 ($217k) Net assets 1091 ($93k)
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Revenue (88)Expenses (81)Net assets (1091)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $142k to $293k (+106%).

$116k
$112k
$102k
$142k
$293k
$317k
$268k
$303k
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2018 57% · 2019 69% · 2020 40% · 2021 69% · 2022 29% · 2023 24% · 2024 6% · 2025 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

71% of TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 19,547 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

−$34k
’18
$82k
’19
−$61k
’20
$36k
’21
$7k
’22
$40k
’23
−$20k
’24
−$10k
’25
3.4
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

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Listed1312171617151214
Joined·+3+6+1+6+2+1+6
No longer listed·4125444
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $23k → $31k.

2 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 85% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 85% of grant income and the top three 94%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

89% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC.

85%
largest funder
94%
top three
~1
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 99% · 2020 100% · 2021 97% · 2022 70% · 2023 97% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

85% of TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $43k that is directly attributable, 77% of it comes from New York funders.

NY
PA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’21
’22
’23
New York out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $249k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $292k to it.

Operating margin−5% · below the median
Months of reserve3.4mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)−2% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025

Government funding TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $33k on record.

Federal$33k
grants $33kcontracts $0
Top agencies
  • Appalachian Regional Commission$33k

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

76% of spending goes to programs.

Program 76%Management 20%Fundraising 4%

Governance

12
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

99%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

NY

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Questions and answers

Who funds TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC?
TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC (New York) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $292,227 to it, the largest being GREATER OLEAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DBA CATTARAUGUS REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($248,543). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 85% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC have?
IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $292,227 in grants to TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of TRI-COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC?
GREATER OLEAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DBA CATTARAUGUS REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $248,543 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing