Public Charity

OCTAGON CENTER FOR THE ARTS

OCTAGON CENTER FOR THE ARTS is a Public Charity headquartered in AMES, IA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $311K revenue, $254K expenses, $659K total assets. 54 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $125K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 420937490 AMES, IA Visual Arts NTEE: A40 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$311K
Total Expenses$254K
Total Assets$659K
Grant Records54
Funding Total$125K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

AN ART CENTER THAT FOSTERS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS BY PROVIDING A PLACE WHERE THE ARTS ARE TAUGHT TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES;TO GIVE SERIOUS PRACTICING ARTISTS A MEETING PLACE TO WORK TOGETHER,EXCHANGE IDEAS, AND DISCUSS COMMON INTERESTS;AND TO OFFER ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD STIMULATE AND APPRECIATE THE ARTS.

Where $100 goes at Octagon Center for the Arts

How Octagon Center for the Arts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$65 Programs the work itself
$35 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $65 for programs

$57
Educational programs,classes,outreach for children and adults for Ames, iowa and surrounding communities in pottery, photography, dance, visual and performance programs not offered elsewhere
87% of program spending
$8
Exhibits, local and international artists displays generally free of admission, supplement for education, handicap accessible
13% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$5,100
2023
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$25,100
2023
AID IN SUPPORT FOR THE AMES ART COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE PROVIDING CLASSES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND KEEPING EXHIBITS FREE.
$250
2022
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$25,100
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 54 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Galen Wilke
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Heather Johnson
President Heather Lanning
Secretary Rachael Rail
Director Sean Thornton

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$66,200 5 grants
General Support
$58,925 48 grants
Education
$250 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $311K $254K $659K
2024 $178K $224K $609K
2023 $342K $231K $657K
2021 $316K $195K $564K
2020 $177K $217K $472K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $177K to $311K (+76%), with total assets most recently reported at $659K.

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