Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by WHITE HALL ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue: $890,097
Total expenses: $831,838
Contributions and grants received: $883,992
Grants paid: $29,110
Program service revenue: $6,550
Investment income: $0
Other revenue: -$445
Total assets, end of year: $104,272
Total liabilities, end of year: $77,348
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $26,924
Program services expenses (Part IX): $735,675
Management and general expenses: $104,022
Fundraising expenses: $2,340
Program service expenses (Part III): $735,675

Program services were 88.4% 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.

1a · Federated campaigns

$0
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$3,740
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$427,348
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$452,904
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$25,600
2a · Program service revenue: Saturday Sessions Tuition

total $6,550 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2b · Program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2c · Program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2d · Program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2e · Program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
5 · Royalties

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
6a · Gross rents

real property $0 · personal property $0
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $0 · personal property $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $0 · other assets $0
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $0 · other assets $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
7d · Net gain or loss

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$0
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$0
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
9a · Gaming: gross income

$0
9b · Gaming: direct expenses

$0
9c · Net income from gaming

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$195
10b · Cost of goods sold

$640
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total -$445 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11a · Other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11b · Other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11c · Other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11d · All other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11e · Other revenue, total

$0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $27,110 · program services $27,110
2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $2,000 · program services $2,000
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

total $0 · program services $0
4 · Benefits paid to or for members

total $0 · program services $0
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $30,600 · program services $30,600 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $287,221 · program services $252,240 · management and general $34,981 · fundraising $0
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
9 · Other employee benefits

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
10 · Payroll taxes

total $29,063 · program services $29,063 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11a · Fees: management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11b · Fees: legal

total $480 · program services $0 · management and general $480 · fundraising $0
11c · Fees: accounting

total $4,776 · program services $4,507 · management and general $268 · fundraising $0
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $2,340 · fundraising $2,340
11f · Fees: investment management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11g · Fees: other

total $60,614 · program services $58,924 · management and general $1,890 · fundraising $0
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $11,642 · program services $11,642 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
13 · Office expenses

total $64,208 · program services $56,317 · management and general $7,891 · fundraising $0
14 · Information technology

total $7,591 · program services $0 · management and general $7,591 · fundraising $0
15 · Royalties

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
16 · Occupancy

total $56,335 · program services $56,335 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
17 · Travel

total $4,241 · program services $4,241 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $450 · program services $0 · management and general $450 · fundraising $0
20 · Interest

total $16,050 · program services $0 · management and general $26,050 · fundraising $0
21 · Payments to affiliates

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
23 · Insurance

total $6,979 · program services $0 · management and general $6,979 · fundraising $0
24a · Other expenses: Outreach, Recruiting and Communication

total $67,274 · program services $67,274 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: Community Events and Guest Artists

total $104,029 · program services $104,029 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24c · Other expenses: Supportive Services

total $20,728 · program services $20,728 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24d · Other expenses: Instruments and Equipment

total $10,665 · program services $10,665 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24e · All other expenses

total $17,442 · program services $0 · management and general $17,442 · fundraising $0
26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $40,916 · end of year $104,272
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$0
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$0
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
18 · Grants payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $72,251 · end of year $77,348
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year -$31,335 · end of year $26,924
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

White Hall Arts Academy Foundations mission is to use the power of the arts to educate empower and encourage low income communities. We strive to bridge the gap between mental health social emotional learning arts development and creative expression by providing educational arts and creative workforce development programs to youth and young adults with the end goal of producing quality live and digital productions. Through our work we aim to foster a greater understanding and appreciation of the arts and their ability to inspire heal and bring people together.

Activities or mission (Part I)

White Hall Arts Academy provides free and low cost conservatory level arts education to local communities of South LA Inglewood Watts and Compton. Now with virtual technologies becoming commonplace White Hall Arts Academy Foundation is working to bring music to underserved communities throughout the United States.

Saturday Session Program is designed for children ages 4-17. This program offers piano guitar singing music production drums acting and dance classes. Saturday Sessions provides relevant culturally responsive arts programming and our music production curriculum provides students the opportunity to engage with music in a non-traditional way that encourages individual student creativity and autonomy. At the culmination of each program students participate in public showcases which provide them with precious performance experiences to display the diverse talents and skills they acquire while in the program. Classes take place at WHAA on Saturdays from 10am - 2pm. There is a 4-week Winter session during the month of February an 8-week Spring from mid-March through mid-May a 4-week Summer session during the month of July and an 8-week Fall session from mid-September through mid-November. These programs foster creative abilities of youth through culturally and linguistically responsive arts learning.

Expenses $65,296 · Revenue $6,550
Soundworks is a workforce development program created by White Hall Arts Academy that trains justice-affected and transitional aged foster youth in sound engineering lighting design and video production then provides apprenticeship opportunities within the entertainment industry. Providing 200 hours of intensive hands-on training in state-of-the-art facilities with active industry professionals followed by on-the-job training hours Soundworks aims to equip vulnerable youth with valuable technical skills and work experience in the live entertainment industry preparing them to have family sustaining careers in the creative economy.

Expenses $483,425
AMP Arts Music Power is an onsite program designed to inspire and involve youth with little or no experience and minimal access to onsite instruments. This program provides guitar vocal and music production instruction at educational and educational support centers throughout South Los Angeles and neighboring cities. Sites include Crete Academy Watts Learning Center Birdie V. Lee Bright Elementary School Learning By Design Charter in South LA and Bridges Preparatory Academy in Compton. In the past at Bethune Middle School Al Wooten Youth Center and Urban Scholar Academy in South LA and Lifeline Educational Charter in Compton CA.

Expenses $61,373 · Revenue $92,199
My First Job is WHAAs youth workforce development program that provides a cohort of youth ages 1421 from South LA with critical early work experience in a supportive arts-centered environment. Since 2015 the program offers first-time job opportunities as office assistants teaching aides media creators and event staffroles that help participants build workplace skills self-confidence and financial literacy. Alongside hands-on training youth receive mentorship and guidance in resume writing interview preparation and professional behavior preparing them for future employment. Providing youth with their first paycheck is a transformational step toward independence self-worth and long-term success.

Expenses $15,000
Music Creators Camp is free immersive program is designed for South LA youth ages 917 who are passionate about music creativity and real-world experience in the industry. This week-long program hosted by Keith Harris Grammy Award winning Musical Director for the Black Eyed Peas and The Backstreet Boys is designed to connect young creatives with hands- on mentorship real-world music experiences and personal encouragement from artists whove walked the path they dream of. In addition to exclusive sessions at The Apple Store at The Grove in partnership with Today at Apple students also visit the legendary places like Universal Music Group Recording Studios an unforgettable opportunity for them to step into the spaces where greatness is made.

Expenses $20,121 · Revenue $5,000
Rock The Block: Rock The Block is White Hall Arts Academys annual community wellness festival that brings together over 3,000 attendees for a day of music empowerment and connection in the heart of South Los Angeles. This free family-friendly event features live performances health and wellness services youth activities and panel discussions centered on community wellbeing and economic empowerment. Rock The Block is presented in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs LADWP LAPD Park Mesa Heights Neighborhood Council LA Metro Alliance Public Schools and LA City Council District 8. More than just a celebration Rock The Block is a reflection of our commitment to building stronger healthier and more vibrant communities through the arts.

Expenses $63,350 · Revenue $19,020
Music Lesson Scholarships: Every year we provide over $20,000 of scholarships for free private music lessons to support individuals living below the poverty threshold and children affected by foster care.

Expenses $27,110

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

Tanisha Hall

Executive Director

Total calculated

$21,600

From this org

$21,600

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
Charyn Harris

Chair

Total calculated

$9,000

From this org

$9,000

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

5
Eugenia Marshall

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Lindsay Hurlic

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Thyonne Gordon

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Keith Harris

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Luke Silver-Greenbrg

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Mekita Davis

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Qiana Conley-Akinro

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Marlena Campbell

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Paula Silver

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Tina Farris

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Trissa Rene

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

White Hall Arts Academy Inc

$27,110

To provide private music lessons for students who are low income in out-of-home care or high achievement on their musical instrument

Provenance

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Tax year: 2025
Filed: 2 April 2026
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