Friends of Western Art Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942801557
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Tucson, AZ, USA
Phone
5209072885
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$147,167
Expenses
$130,476
Assets
$255,279
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Barbara Peck (President)
  • Scott Rathbun (First Vice President)
  • Patty Carnovale (Second Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Barbara Peck (President)
  • Scott Rathbun (First Vice President)
  • Patty Carnovale (Second Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

FWA promotes awareness of the art of the American West by providing sponsorship and support to Western artists, artisans, educational programs, and art-related organizations in Tucson and Southern Arizona. Over the past 22 years, FWA has raised and donated over $758,000 to support this mission. Major categories of funding include: $353,000 for Teacher and School Art Supply Grants and Scholarships; $162,000 Amerind Museum (a 501(c)(3) organization); $77,000 Tucson Museum of Art (a 501(c)(3) organization); $60,000 Patronato San Xavier (a 501(c)(3) organization); $51,000 for Art Conservation, Preservation and Restoration; and $23,000 Public Art Grants and Commissions.

What it reported doing in 2025

Funds scholarships and grants for school art supplies. During 2025, FWA funded 60 school art-supply grants reaching over 6,700 students in Southern Arizona. In addition, FWA granted 2 scholarships for children's art classes at The Drawing Studio, a Tucson-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit. FWA also established the Friends of Western Art Award Fund at the Pima Community College Foundation to support students with an interest in Western Art who are enrolled in the College's Visual Arts program.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 69% for direct work, and 31% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.8%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 81.3%; rating input score 81

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.3%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.96; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 26.7% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.6% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.1% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.8% of revenue deployed · 81.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $106K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.