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← THE ARTS CONNECTION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE ARTS CONNECTION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,574,649
Total expenses
$4,215,784
Contributions and grants received
$2,318,309
Grants paid
$61,442
Program service revenue
$1,214,042
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$42,298
Total assets, end of year
$1,698,559
Total liabilities, end of year
$814,991
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$883,568
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,295,975
Management and general expenses
$336,049
Fundraising expenses
$583,760
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,295,975

Program services were 78.2% 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

    $623,147

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $289,145

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,406,017

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $102,713

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $1,214,042 · related or exempt $1,214,042

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $96,606

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

    $623,147

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $96,606

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $42,298 · excluded $42,298

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $42,298

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $61,442 · program services $61,442

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $184,810 · program services $125,671 · management and general $38,810 · fundraising $20,329

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,409,673 · program services $2,045,398 · management and general $191,679 · fundraising $172,596

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $153,563 · program services $129,809 · management and general $12,632 · fundraising $11,122

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $236,479 · program services $197,999 · management and general $20,921 · fundraising $17,559

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,040 · program services $675 · management and general $47 · fundraising $318

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,788 · program services $21,285 · management and general $1,466 · fundraising $10,037

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $329,077 · program services $213,631 · management and general $14,714 · fundraising $100,732

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $33,568 · program services $18,791 · management and general $2,965 · fundraising $11,812

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $34,337 · program services $26,612 · management and general $4,172 · fundraising $3,553

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $165,612 · program services $127,582 · management and general $20,573 · fundraising $17,457

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,986 · program services $3,657 · management and general $98 · fundraising $231

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $35,912 · program services $31,731 · management and general $1,667 · fundraising $2,514

  • 20 · Interest

    total $30,685 · program services $23,638 · management and general $3,813 · fundraising $3,234

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $58,612 · program services $45,152 · management and general $7,282 · fundraising $6,178

  • 24a · Other expenses: INDIRECT BENEFIT EXPENS

    total $167,320 · fundraising $167,320

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $120,905 · program services $81,759 · management and general $8,156 · fundraising $30,990

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $96,849 · program services $95,775 · management and general $521 · fundraising $553

  • 24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL, CREDIT CARD &

    total $45,857 · program services $34,947 · management and general $5,635 · fundraising $5,275

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,269 · program services $10,421 · management and general $898 · fundraising $1,950

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $249,072 · end of year $90,382

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8,069 · end of year $14,838

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,249,046 · end of year $815,357

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $104,373 · end of year $86,556

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $73,879 · end of year $108,796

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

    $199,527

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

    $136,400

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $119,019 · end of year $63,127

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $656,029 · end of year $519,503

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $294,119 · end of year $209,896

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $100,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $640,665 · end of year $505,095

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $591,531 · end of year $92,686

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $933,172 · end of year $790,882

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO ADDRESS THE EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, ARTSCONNECTION'S RESEARCH-BASED ARTS PROGRAMS CREATE SOCIALLY JUST LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. OUR PROGRAMS SUPPORT LITERACY, COMMUNICATION, CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION AND CRITICAL THINKING. ARTSCONNECTION'S PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE AND STRENGTHEN THE DIVERSE VOICES OF NEW YORK CITY'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH, CULTIVATING THEIR ARTS AND ACADEMIC SKILLS FOR SUCCESS IN A CHANGING WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO INITIATE AND ADMINISTER PROGRAMS LINKING THE RESOURCES OF PROFESSIONAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS WITH INNER-CITY COMMUNITIES IN NYC.

  • IN-SCHOOL AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS IN FY 24, ARTSCONNECTION'S FACULTY OF 100 TEACHING ARTISTS WORKED WITH STAFF TO SUCCESSFULLY DEEPEN OUR WORK IN SCHOOLS. WE WORKED WITH 26,500 STUDENTS ACROSS THE CITY, IN DANCE, THEATER, MUSIC, MEDIA, AND THE VISUAL ARTS. INSTRUCTION INVOLVED 15-30 SESSIONS FOR CLASSES ON ONE OR MORE GRADE LEVELS WITH A VARIED MIX OF FAMILY EVENTS, PERFORMANCES, AND/OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS AT EACH SITE. ARTSCONNECTION'S PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS PROVIDE A VARIETY OF WORKSHOPS IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL AND ONLINE RESOURCES TO HELP STRENGTHEN TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR ADULTS WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND INTERESTED IN INTEGRATING THE ARTS INTO THEIR WORK. OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WEBSITE HTTPS://TEACHWITHARTSCONNECTION.ORG/ IS FILLED WITH FREE ACTIVITIES, RESOURCES, AND TOOLS FOR EDUCATORS AND ANYONE WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE.

    Expenses $2,242,117 · Grants $1,940 · Revenue $1,214,042

  • TEEN PROGRAMS ARTSCONNECTION'S OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME TEEN PROGRAMS INCREASED FROM WORKING WITH 550 TEENS IN FY 23 TO 912 TEENS IN FY 24. PROGRAMS PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND BUILDING CAREER PATHS IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. TEENS LEARNED TO BUILD CRITICAL ANALYSIS SKILLS IN THE ARTS, WHILE CREATING ORIGINAL WRITTEN, VISUAL, PERFORMATIVE, AND/OR MULTIMEDIA WORK IN RESPONSE; STUDYING THE ART CURATION AND PRODUCING AN ART EXHIBITION; COLLABORATIVE MULTI-MEDIA ART-MAKING ON A TEEN-CHOSEN THEME; INDIVIDUAL SKILL-BUILDING IN THE ARTS; PAID INTERNSHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS; AND AN ARTS-FOCUSED COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAM.

    Expenses $1,053,858 · Grants $59,502

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Debra Peltz

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert A Pruzan

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Theodore S Berger

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert W Downes

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Linda Leroy Janklow

    FOUNDING CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Plepler

    CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laurie Combo

    EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patricia Morris Carey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Insung Cho

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Ford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erica Friedman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jawad Haider

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynne S Katzmann

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Caroline Kim

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Josephine Magliocco

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Monn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nduka Nwankwo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Iris Lior Posternack

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tibisay Salerno

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Sung

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Louise Hartwell White

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ada Ciniglio

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alice Wong

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Russ Jones

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Yashvardhan Jain

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marcella Gift

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Watts

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $188,942
    From this org
    $177,688
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,254
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,688
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,254
    Filer's total
    $188,942

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 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
2023
Filed
13 June 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521649349300037

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