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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by YOUNG ARTISTS OF AMERICA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,628,554
Total expenses
$1,691,683
Contributions and grants received
$461,179
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,139,017
Investment income
$28,358
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,354,437
Total liabilities, end of year
$945,205
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$409,232
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,335,061
Management and general expenses
$287,295
Fundraising expenses
$69,327
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,335,061

Program services were 78.9% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $146,745

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $314,434

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $92,025

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $970,703 · related or exempt $970,703

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $168,314 · related or exempt $168,314

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $28,358 · excluded $28,358

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $220,500 · program services $143,570 · management and general $61,544 · fundraising $15,386

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $76,627 · program services $51,624 · management and general $20,002 · fundraising $5,001

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $491 · management and general $393 · fundraising $98

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $24,316 · program services $14,420 · management and general $7,917 · fundraising $1,979

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $45,536 · management and general $45,536

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $460,661 · program services $431,195 · management and general $17,680 · fundraising $11,786

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $19,726 · program services $11,247 · management and general $6,783 · fundraising $1,696

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $59,890 · program services $328 · management and general $46,976 · fundraising $12,586

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $39,201 · management and general $31,361 · fundraising $7,840

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $19,536 · program services $19,536

  • 17 · Travel

    total $957 · program services $624 · management and general $266 · fundraising $67

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,249 · management and general $4,249

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $223 · management and general $223

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,450 · program services $13,450

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION EXPENSE

    total $627,003 · program services $627,003

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $79,317 · program services $22,064 · management and general $44,365 · fundraising $12,888

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $538,064 · end of year $601,412

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $50,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $213,270 · end of year $288,057

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $59,886

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $56,088

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,021 · end of year $3,798

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $370,483 · end of year $411,170

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $51,307 · end of year $98,633

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $515,830 · end of year $685,803

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $147,286 · end of year $140,176

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $20,593

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $411,415 · end of year $359,232

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $50,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

YOUNG ARTISTS OF AMERICA AT STRATHMORE (YAA) IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT THAT IS REIMAGINING THE LANDSCAPE OF ARTS EDUCATION BY DELIVERING TRANSFORMATIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND INCLUSIVE ARTS PROGRAMMING TO THE COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION OFFERING TRAINING TO YOUNG PERFORMING ARTISTS.

  • SUMMER PERFORMING ARTS INTENSIVES: IN JUNE-JULY 2024, YAA HELD DAY AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS FOR 350+ STUDENTS, GRADES 3-12, OVER FIVE WEEKS AT THREE CAMPUSES: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY, AND OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL IN OLNEY, MD. PROGRAMMING INCLUDED ACTING, DANCE, VOICE, AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. PERFORMANCES INCLUDED "WILLIE WONKA JR," "BRING IT ON!," "13: THE MUSICAL JR.," "HADESTOWN," "SOMETHING ROTTEN" PLUS DANCE AND ACTING SHOWCASES.

    Expenses $691,988 · Revenue $705,820

  • PERFORMANCES: FALL - IN NOVEMBER 2024, 150 STUDENTS FROM YAA COMPANY, YAA ORCHESTRA, AND YAA JUNIOR PERFORMED IN "A DREAM IS A WISH: DISNEY IN CONCERT" AT CAPITAL ONE HALL IN TYSONS, VA; WINTER - IN FEBRUARY 2024, 60 STUDENTS FROM YAA COMPANY PERFORMED IN "SIX: THE MUSICAL" AT THE FILLMORE IN SILVER SPRING, MD. ADDITIONALLY, IN FEBRUARY 2024, 60 STUDENTS FROM YAA JUNIOR PERFORMED "NEWSIES JR." AT OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL HIGH SCHOOL IN OLNEY, MD; SPRING - IN APRIL 2025, 200 STUDENTS FROM YAA COMPANY, YAA ORCHESTRA, AND YAA JUNIOR PERFORMED IN "THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME", AT THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE.

    Expenses $632,232 · Revenue $458,515

  • EDUCATION: FROM SEPTEMBER 2024-MAY 2025, YAA SERVED 50+ MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH MUSICAL THEATRE TRAINING CLASSES.

    Expenses $10,841 · Revenue $6,250

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rolando Sanz

    PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $79,000
    From this org
    $79,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Lisa Larragoite

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $69,500
    From this org
    $69,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Kristofer Sanz

    MUSIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $47,250
    From this org
    $47,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Richard Gervase

    PRESIDENT (AS OF 1/1/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ollen Douglass

    PRESIDENT (UNTIL 12/31/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jamie Joeyen-Waldorf

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stefanie Morgan-Davis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susan Lutzker

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tom Digiovonni

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jared Kotler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Martin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sonya Sbar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wendy Susswein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Stambaugh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jamillia Ferris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elvi Moore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
20 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600549349301565

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