Totals
- Total revenue
- $525,145
- Total expenses
- $500,738
- Contributions and grants received
- $463,356
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $58,085
- Investment income
- $975
- Other revenue
- $2,729
- Total assets, end of year
- $549,380
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $446,053
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $103,327
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $378,839
- Management and general expenses
- $69,960
- Fundraising expenses
- $51,939
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $378,839
Program services were 75.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$0
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$55,866
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$407,490
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$600
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2a · Program service revenue: Rebel Song Academy
total $51,210 · related or exempt $51,210 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: Performance Revenue
total $5,000 · related or exempt $5,000 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2c · Program service revenue: Vendor Fee
total $1,875 · related or exempt $1,875 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $81 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $81
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $0 · other assets $894
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $894
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $894 · related or exempt $894 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$2,985
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$256
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $2,729 · related or exempt $2,729 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0 · program services $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $73,750 · program services $57,946 · management and general $7,902 · fundraising $7,902
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $55,247 · program services $43,797 · management and general $5,725 · fundraising $5,725
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $11,091 · program services $8,606 · management and general $1,537 · fundraising $948
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11a · Fees: management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,050 · program services $0 · management and general $1,050 · fundraising $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $14,997 · program services $0 · management and general $14,997 · fundraising $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $14,550 · fundraising $14,550
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $181,426 · program services $158,451 · management and general $6,346 · fundraising $16,629
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $5,647 · program services $5,216 · management and general $181 · fundraising $250
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13 · Office expenses
total $21,981 · program services $14,827 · management and general $7,091 · fundraising $63
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14 · Information technology
total $19,325 · program services $6,454 · management and general $10,194 · fundraising $2,677
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15 · Royalties
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $23,693 · program services $17,126 · management and general $4,981 · fundraising $1,586
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17 · Travel
total $28,511 · program services $27,627 · management and general $884 · fundraising $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $12,921 · program services $6,988 · management and general $4,324 · fundraising $1,609
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20 · Interest
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $223 · program services $0 · management and general $223 · fundraising $0
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23 · Insurance
total $4,525 · program services $0 · management and general $4,525 · fundraising $0
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24a · Other expenses: Festival Production
total $31,801 · program services $31,801 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24e · All other expenses
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $77,701 · end of year $9,734
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $0 · end of year $347,579
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $14,900 · end of year $165,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $10,056
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0 · end of year $15,000
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,234
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$223
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,011
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $13,532 · end of year $19,219
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $426,834
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,069 · end of year $103,327
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $75,000 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Art as Mentorship's mission is to empower young people to write their own success stories. Our programs help underserved immigrant, Latinx and low-income young artists create their own vision for a successful life through access to world-class mentorship, real-world skill development, and mental health support. We believe the future will be made brighter by enabling the healing qualities of music to unite us.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Empowering young people, through music, to write their own success stories
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Art as mentorship empowers young people, through music to write their own success stories Art as Mentorship is a Kansas City-based non-profit organization that takes an innovative approach to fully grasp young students' full potential through music programs. We envision an inclusive community where under-represented artists are emboldened to raise their voices through music. We believe the future will be made brighter by enabling the healing qualities of music to unite us and serve as a vehicle for social change. Our team is made up of musicians, creatives and industry professionals who strive to lift the voices of our students. We provide our students with consistent support to propel themselves through self-discovery, emotional intelligence and the freedom of creativity. In our programs, we give students the chance to learn and grow from music industry mentors, many of whom are world-class, GRAMMY Award-winning professionals. We work to transform young artists through access to world-class mentorship, real-world skill development and mental health support. We give students access to resources and equipment they wouldn't have otherwise to lift their voices and write their own stories. Programs include; Rebel Song Academy - The Rebel Song Academy is at the heart of our programming. Our flagship 12-week music camp takes an innovative approach to exploring young artists' full potential through creativity, mentorship opportunities, and fostering their inherent sense of exploration and achievement. Students work directly with industry-professional mentors to write, record, publish, and perform an original song. RSA Live! In 2020, we launched RSA Live!, the supplemental sister program of our Rebel Song Academy. Operating in tandem with RSA, we give students/alumni real world opportunities to perform their music and events including Crossroads Music Fest, Plaza Art Fair, and many more! We also connect students virtually with nationally-renown mentors to work directly with young artists of all backgrounds, empowering them, through music, to write their own success stories. Our industry-professional mentors work directly with students and answer questions in our virtual chat room. Camp - The Rebel Song Academy's Ignition Camp is our week-long songwriting bootcamp to find and ignite the creative spark within students! This camp appeals to a wide range of young artists - from seasoned musicians looking to enhance their songwriting skills, to those that have never picked up an instrument but love music. Students band together to create original songs and perform them at our Youth Summer Concert AMERI'KANA - AMERI'KANA is a collaborative project between Art as Mentorship and Making Movies that explores America's music- both past and present. This event highlights the contributions of Black, Indigenous, and people of color and how interwoven these individuals are in all of America's stories through this musical festival in Kansas City. AMERI'KANA gives our students resources to learn about the origins of American music as well as performance opportunities at Celebrate AMERI'KANA Music and Arts Festival. In 2024, highlights included over 6,678 individuals served and 5,014 hours of mentorship were provided to young people thought the Kanas City Metro. Over 3,000 attended the AMERI'KANA Music & Arts Festival, part of our expansive AMERI'KANA Project, represented Kansas City in the 2024 One Nation/One Project (ONOP) Arts for EveryBody nationwide arts and wellness initiative, one of only 18 cities selected nationwide. Over 3,000 area students participated in a RSA/AMERI'KANA Assembly. 23 RSA students performed at the festival. Art as Mentorship conducted 10 Rebel Song Academy programs throughout the region and 218 young artists participated in an in-person Rebel Song Academy or Ignition Camp program. Rebel Song Academy students and alumni participated in 12 live performances. 28 original songs were recorded in the Art as Mentorship LAB.
Expenses $378,839 · Revenue $58,085
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Enrique Chi
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $73,750
- From this org
- $73,750
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 60
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Celia Ruiz
Board President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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John Gordon Jr
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Adam Fichman
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Tamba Hall
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Gabriela Flores
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Isabella Flannery-White
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 25 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202522099349301162
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