Vail Valley Art Guild
Donations deductibleRevenue
$98k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$117k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$100k
$41k liabilities
Net assets
$59k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
3.4y av
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Activity
A99
Arts, culture and humanities
Vail Valley Art Guild's network
8 people4 organisationsi8 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Sena | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Danita Dempsey | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joann Carhart Levy | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lynn Feiger | Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Melissa Nelson | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rick Spitzer | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ruth Stanley | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tara Novak | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Soodi Kick | Director of Workshops | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Sena | Secretary | 10 | $3k | ||
| Melissa Nelson | President | 5 | $2k | ||
| Elke Kaiser Wells | Gallery Director | 20 | $2k | ||
| Rick Spitzer | Director | 5 | $1k | ||
| Lynn Feiger | Vice President | 5 | $992 | ||
| Joann Carhart Levy | Director | 5 | $491 | ||
| Raymond Bleesz | Historiographer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Tara Novak | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Soodi Kick | Director of Workshops | 10 | $0 | ||
| Danita Dempsey | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ruth Stanley | Director | 5 | $0 |
Colorado roster
11 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253036155). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Melissa Nelson | President |
| Raymond Bleesz | Co-Chair of Photography |
| Chris Sena | Secretary/Exhibit Manager |
| Tara Novak | Board Member |
| Lynn Feiger | Vice President |
| Joann Carhart-Levy | Board Member |
| Danita Dempsey | Director |
| Melissa Nelson | |
| Soodi Kick | Co-President |
| Ruth Stanley | Director |
| Richard Spitzer | Co-Chair of Photography/Exhibit Manager |
About
- Legal name
- Vail Valley Art Guild
- EIN
- 464505993
- Address
- 137 Benchmark Road, Avon, CO, 81620-5415
- State
- Colorado
- Activity (NTEE)
- A99 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 2, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Melissa Nelson (Form 990-N, tax year 2022)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsChristine Sena
≥3years on the filingsDanita Dempsey
≥3years on the filingsJoann Carhart Levy
≥3years on the filingsLynn Feiger
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $100k
- Total liabilities
- $41k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $59k
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $98k | $117k | Deficit $18k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Vail Valley Art Guild likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 27 January 2014
- Registered agent
- Melissa Gayle Nelson (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.