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US nonprofit · EIN 753254147 · Minneapolis, MNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 753254147) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center's network

10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

10 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Peter Segar Chair (also filed as Pete Segar)Chair2021
5 yrs
Amanda KalerCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Christopher HarrisonBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Heidi SchusterVice Chair2021
5 yrs
Kathleen KvernBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Melissa StaudingerBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Nancy ArizaBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Ryan SweeneyBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Susan HaugenTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Valerie HoinessBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Nancy ArizaBoard Member2$0
Valerie HoinessBoard Member2$0
Melissa StaudingerBoard Member2$0
Kathleen KvernBoard Member2$0
Susan HaugenTreasurer2$0
Amanda KalerSecretary2$0
Christopher HarrisonBoard Member2$0
Heidi SchusterVice Chair2$0
Peter SegarChair2$0
Ryan SweeneyBoard Member2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center
EIN
753254147
Address
3749 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55407-2610
State
Minnesota
Mission
The chicago avenue fire arts center inspires hands, hearts, and minds by art forms produced by heat, spark, or flame. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A990 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
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2007
Principal officer
Susan Haugen (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2008
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsSusan Haugen
≥8years on the filingsValerie Hoiness
≥7years on the filingsChristopher Harrison
≥5years on the filingsPeter Segar

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
$1.3m
Total liabilities
$777k
Net assets or fund balances
$547k
Contributions and grants received
$243k
Program service revenue
$429k
Employees
6
Volunteers
40

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$671k$712kDeficit $41k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.