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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SANDLER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$612,541
Total expenses
$505,164
Contributions and grants received
$281,330
Grants paid
$4,371
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$331,211
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,759,323
Total liabilities, end of year
$22,587
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,736,736
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$409,638
Management and general expenses
$79,494
Fundraising expenses
$16,032
Program service expenses (Part III)
$409,638

Program services were 81.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $281,330

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $67,790

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $96,628 · excluded $96,628

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,267,216

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,032,633

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $234,583

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $234,583 · excluded $234,583

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,371 · program services $4,371

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $195,325 · program services $191,013 · management and general $2,326 · fundraising $1,986

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $14,377 · program services $14,109 · management and general $143 · fundraising $125

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $14,942 · program services $14,612 · management and general $178 · fundraising $152

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,032 · program services $1,804 · management and general $857 · fundraising $371

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,935 · management and general $29,935

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $25,062 · management and general $25,062

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,783 · management and general $1,783

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $99,931 · program services $93,749 · management and general $1,497 · fundraising $4,685

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,566 · program services $469 · management and general $7,046 · fundraising $51

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,220 · program services $8,247 · management and general $2,830 · fundraising $8,143

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,302 · program services $2,333 · management and general $938 · fundraising $31

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,456 · program services $7,348 · management and general $3,007 · fundraising $101

  • 20 · Interest

    total $66 · management and general $66

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,048 · program services $806 · management and general $2,242

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    total $49,884 · program services $49,884

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $8,532 · program services $8,502 · management and general $30

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & PROFESSIONAL MEM

    total $6,437 · program services $5,046 · management and general $1,031 · fundraising $360

  • 24d · Other expenses: EVENT TICKETS

    total $4,693 · program services $4,693

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,202 · program services $2,652 · management and general $523 · fundraising $27

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $169,477 · end of year $46,253

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $571,876 · end of year $618,447

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $35,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,195 · end of year $8,180

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

    $218,199

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

    $218,199

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,642,767 · end of year $1,779,854

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,249,798 · end of year $1,271,589

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $58,758 · end of year $22,587

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,633,355 · end of year $3,736,736

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE SANDLER CENTER FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS THE EDUCATE, ENRICH AND INSPIRE THE COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE SANDLER CENTER FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE, ENRICH AND INSPIRE THE COMMUNITY.

  • PILLAR I - K-12 EDUCATION: THIS PROGRAM SERVES STUDENTS IN GRADES PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH A ROBUST VIRTUAL ACADEMY OF DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL MATINEES THAT ARE CAREFULLY CURATED AND ALIGN WITH THE VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING. 100% OF STUDENTS WHO EXPERIENCE A DIGITAL MATINEE RECEIVE FULL FUNDING WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF STUDENTS COMING FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. ALL EDUCATIONAL MATINEES HAVE ACCOMPANYING TEACHER RESOURCE GUIDES TO PROVIDE EDUCATORS ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO EXTEND LEARNING TO THE CLASSROOM. LIVE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALSO OFFERED IN THE CLASSROOM, SANDLER CENTER, OR OTHER THEATER SETTING. PROGRAMS ARE FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES AND TARGET UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $186,786 · Grants $134

  • PILLAR II: COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACHTHE FOUNDATION COLLABORATES WITH OTHER PARTNERS TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS. PROGRAMS ARE FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES AND TARGET UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $122,149 · Grants $3,237

  • PILLAR 3: PERFORMANCE UNDERWRITING AND GRANTMAKINGTHE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE SANDLER CENTER RESIDENT COMPANIES THROUGH THE UNDERWRITING OF PERFORMANCES THAT TAKE PLACE AT THE SANDLER CENTER. UNDERWRITING SUPPORT IS FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES AND TARGETS UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $100,703 · Grants $1,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tony Nero

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jeff Moore

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Annie Sandler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tim Santo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sue Grube

    VICE-CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Art Sandler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Wilson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Dillon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Randi Dunlop

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melinda Hancock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Louise Nagourney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Kelsey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tyler Rosa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa A Baehre

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $149,100
    From this org
    $149,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503219349308640

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