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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by UPTURN ARTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$465,326
Total expenses
$406,304
Contributions and grants received
$230,058
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$188,189
Investment income
$4,893
Other revenue
$42,186
Total assets, end of year
$222,738
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,510
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$217,228
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$302,762
Management and general expenses
$58,204
Fundraising expenses
$45,338
Program service expenses (Part III)
$302,762

Program services were 74.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $32,700

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $197,358

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $6,683

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SUMMER CAMP

    total $113,958 · related or exempt $113,958

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HOLIDAY CAMP

    total $74,231 · related or exempt $74,231

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,893 · excluded $4,893

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $57,290

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $32,700

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $15,883

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $41,407 · excluded $41,407

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $779 · related or exempt $779

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $779

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $90,900 · program services $77,265 · management and general $6,817 · fundraising $6,818

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $89,119 · program services $75,751 · management and general $6,684 · fundraising $6,684

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,726 · program services $3,167 · management and general $279 · fundraising $280

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $13,447 · program services $11,430 · management and general $1,008 · fundraising $1,009

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,724 · program services $10,815 · management and general $954 · fundraising $955

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,960 · program services $396 · management and general $3,564

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $125,286 · program services $77,593 · management and general $21,694 · fundraising $25,999

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,588 · management and general $2,294 · fundraising $2,294

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $23,033 · program services $21,190 · management and general $922 · fundraising $921

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,411 · program services $1,199 · management and general $106 · fundraising $106

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $404 · management and general $404

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,630 · program services $3,086 · management and general $272 · fundraising $272

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM MEALS

    total $13,814 · program services $11,742 · management and general $2,072

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $9,981 · management and general $9,981

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $5,240 · program services $4,454 · management and general $786

  • 24d · Other expenses: EDUCATION

    total $3,897 · program services $3,702 · management and general $195

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,144 · program services $972 · management and general $172

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $212 · end of year $167

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $84,593 · end of year $124,158

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $52,455 · end of year $15,567

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $57,815 · end of year $82,846

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,166 · end of year $5,510

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,396

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $28,886

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $159,627 · end of year $180,895

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $36,333

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

UPTURN ARTS IS A FUN CREATIVE PROGRAM THAT TEACHES CHILDREN IN THE NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY TO EXPLORE AND BUILD CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES AS ARTISTS. THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT, PERSONAL GROWTH, COLLABORATIVE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE OF YOUTH IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREAS, REGARDLESS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE MISSION OF PROVIDING ARTS EDUCATION TO ALL YOUTH, ENSURING THAT THE PROGRAMS ARE INCLUSIVE, ACCESSIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE "ARTS FOR ALL."

  • SUMMER CAMP: UPTURN ARTS SUMMER PROGRAMS PROVIDE ARTS ENRICHMENT THAT TARGETS YOUTH 4-12, 13-18 FOR TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AND SERVE ORLEANS PARISH AND THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA. IN 2025 UPTURN ARTS HIRED AND TRAINED 15 LOCAL ARTISTS WHILE REACHING 470 YOUTH AND PROVIDING MORE THAN 1000 HOURS OF ARTS INSTRUCTION. DURING THE YEAR, 77% OF CAMPERS RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID TO SUBSIDIZE CAMP COSTS. A SLIDING SCALE, DEVELOPED BY THE EQUITY COMMITTEE, PROVIDES MORE FINANCIAL AID FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND THOSE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. ADDITIONALLY, 26% OF CAMPERS RECEIVED ART THERAPY SERVICES INCLUDING INDIVIDUALIZED CARE AND ON-SITE INTERVENTION.

    Expenses $183,338 · Revenue $113,958

  • HOLIDAY CAMP: THE UPTURN ARTS 2025 ONSITE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE OFFERED 86 DAYS OF CAMP INCLUDING MLK DAY, MARDI GRAS, SPRING BREAK, LABOR DAY, FALL BREAK, THANKSGIVING BREAK, WINTER BREAK, PLUS SUMMER SEASON. DURING THE YEAR, 10% OF 427 REGISTRATIONS RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID TO SUBSIDIZE CAMP COSTS. A SLIDING SCALE PROVIDES LARGER DISCOUNTS FOR FAMILIES LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, PROMOTING CROSS-COMMUNITY AND INCOME-DIVERSE CLASSES FOR LONG-TERM COMMUNITY BUILDING.

    Expenses $119,424 · Revenue $74,231

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • PRESTON BROADHEAD

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DOUG ALEXANDER

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOHN BUKATY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ANDREW HARRIS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • WESLEY GARTEN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MIRIAM KEITH

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LILY BAPTISTE

    YOUTH BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KIANDRA CARTER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DR STACIE WILLIAMS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BLAIR BROUSSARD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • THERESA JOHNSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LISA THOMPSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DANA REED

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $90,900
    From this org
    $90,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    45

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
2025
Filed
11 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202611339349302926

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