Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$388,116

Total expenses

$389,988

Contributions and grants received

$261,893

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$126,223

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$68,327

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,439

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$65,888

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$362,848

Management and general expenses

$13,211

Fundraising expenses

$13,929

Program service expenses (Part III)

$362,848

Program services were 93.0% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• Iconoclast Artists is a writing and arts program in Houston and Galveston, Texas that builds relationships with students in underserved schools and juvenile detention centers through core competencies, creative writing, performance and visual arts. Our Program Consists of: Iconoclast Writing Program - The Iconoclast Writing Program is working with students in-school, after-school, and during summer school, in partnership within various Houston, Spring Branch, Aldine, and Galveston school districts. Classes typically meet weekly and provide educational and artistic instruction, using original writing exercises and close readings of both classic and contemporary poets. Iconoclast Sessions - The Iconoclast Sessions are quarterly performance gatherings free and open to the public that pair an academic poet with a spoken word poet. In addition to introducing our students to a wide variety of literary expressions, Iconoclast Sessions create a context where communities that would not otherwise meet can begin to build freindships. Iconoclast Sessions 2 - Iconoclast Sessions 2 are gatherings totally devoted to student performances. Our students take the stage and deliver their poetry to a live audience. Iconoclast Curriculums - The two Iconoclast Curriculums are innovative guides and writing exercises: one developed for the school systems and the other created for the broader community. Iconoclast Curriculum: HISD meets requirements for public school testing prep and other lesson-planning checklists, while Iconoclast Curriculum: Community is designed to be immediately accessible to students and mentors who are hungry for independent study. Iconoclast Anthology - Each year, Iconoclast publishes an anthology of poetry written by the students in our program. As published authors, these students not only have the opportunity to enhance their collegiate applications, but also to express their vision through a voice rooted in their own experience to a wide audience. Proceeds of the anthology go to the educational fund for Iconoclast students. Core compentencies - Iconoclast Artists has integrated core compentencies within our writing curriculum, which is based on understanding brain function and creating new neural pathways for coping with emotions. Using mindfulness practices and exercises, our experienced professional work with our staff, students, teachers, and student leaders, both individually and within various specialized groups, in order to create social and emotional awareness, enhance psychological well-being, and promote academic success. Iconoclast students also participate in TEDxYouth and in workshops at local colleges and universities.

  Expenses $362,848 · Grants $93,500 · Revenue $126,223

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

• Matt Russell

  Executive Director

  Total calculated

  $60,000

  From this org

  $60,000

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  10

• Mark Jodon

  President

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Jennifer West

  Board Chair

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Ariel Rich

  Secretary

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Tiffany Mauldin

  Treasurer

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Janice Gipson

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Charles Lea

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Patty Mahlstedt

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Carlos Quintero

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Riqisha Rios

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Biddie Webb

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Tiffin Wilsford

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Bobby Wooley

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Deanna Alcala

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Sergio Banuet

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Joe Cessarato

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Eric Charles

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• Torrence Hunter

  Director

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  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

14 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202543189349309349

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