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US nonprofit · EIN 942902674 · Fresno, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 942902674) - 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 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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

Fresno Arts Council Inc's network

15 people6 organisationsi15 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (6) 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

15 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 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bruce KalkowskiTrustee2018
8 yrs
Ellen ArmourPresident2019
7 yrs
Harpreet GilTrustee2022
4 yrs
Jolene TellesTrustee2019
7 yrs
Jeff MeachamTrustee2022
4 yrs
Julia CopelandTrustee2022
4 yrs
Julian RamosTrustee2022
4 yrs
Karen Takeda SimpsonCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Laura E WardVice President2018
8 yrs
Olga Gutierrez De NuezTreasurer2022
4 yrs
SAL Lucatero (also filed as Sal Lucatero)Trustee2019
7 yrs
Shirin AssemiTrustee2022
4 yrs
Thomas Whit EllisTrustee2018
8 yrs
Tiffany MangumTrustee2019
7 yrs
Ziang HerTrustee2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Lilia ChavezExecutive Dir.since 2019

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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
Lilia ChavezExecutive Dir.30$99k
Olga Gutierrez De NunezPresident1$0
Karen Takeda SimpsonTrustee1$0
Harpreet GillTreasurer1$0
Sal LucateroVice President1$0
Bruce KalkowskiTrustee1$0
Thomas Whit EllisTrustee1$0
Jolene TellesTrustee1$0
Tiffany MangumTrustee1$0
Alana HillTrustee0$0
DeeDee BuchananSecretary1$0
Julia CopelandTrustee1$0
Kirin SranTrustee1$0
Kevin Stewart-MageeTrustee1$0
Joyce AikenTrustee1$0
Julie LinxwilerTrustee1$0
Quentin SanfordTrustee1$0
Jerry PalladinoTrustee1$0

About

Legal name
Fresno Arts Council Inc
EIN
942902674
Address
1245 van Ness Ave, Fresno, CA, 93721-1711
State
California
Mission
The Fresno Arts Council (FAC) is a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 1979 under the name of the "Alliance for the Arts" by local artists, arts organizations and interested individuals who wished to create a voice for the arts in the Central San Joaquin Valley. Our mission is to "enrich peoples lives through the arts." Our purpose is to foster an arts community that... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A26 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
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1982
Principal officer
Lilia Chavez (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1983
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBruce Kalkowski
≥8years on the filingsLaura E Ward
≥8years on the filingsThomas Whit Ellis
≥7years on the filingsEllen Armour

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$9.1m
Total liabilities
$7.1m
Net assets or fund balances
$2m
Contributions and grants received
$237k
Program service revenue
$365k
Employees
6
Volunteers
40