Totals
- Total revenue
- $891,190
- Total expenses
- $939,685
- Contributions and grants received
- $624,382
- Grants paid
- $59,364
- Program service revenue
- $244,274
- Investment income
- $22,534
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,176,798
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $174,988
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,001,810
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $715,646
- Management and general expenses
- $168,013
- Fundraising expenses
- $56,026
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $715,646
Program services were 76.2% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$624,382
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2a · Program service revenue: Tuition and community
total $229,035 · related or exempt $229,035
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2b · Program service revenue: Special Event Income
total $15,239 · related or exempt $15,239
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3 · Investment income
total $9,693 · excluded $9,693
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $12,841
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $12,841
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $12,841 · excluded $12,841
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $59,364 · program services $59,364
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $389,924 · program services $272,947 · management and general $77,985 · fundraising $38,992
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $6,497 · program services $4,548 · management and general $1,299 · fundraising $650
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $31,339 · program services $21,937 · management and general $6,268 · fundraising $3,134
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11a · Fees: management
total $5,400 · management and general $5,400
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $21,075 · management and general $21,075
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11g · Fees: other
total $112,866 · program services $112,866
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $913 · program services $913
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13 · Office expenses
total $65,726 · program services $46,008 · management and general $13,145 · fundraising $6,573
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16 · Occupancy
total $50,111 · program services $35,078 · management and general $10,022 · fundraising $5,011
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $61,272 · program services $30,636 · management and general $30,636
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23 · Insurance
total $7,277 · program services $5,094 · management and general $2,183
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24a · Other expenses: Office rent
total $57,755 · program services $57,755
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24b · Other expenses: Direct program expenses
total $49,937 · program services $49,937
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24c · Other expenses: Printing and publicatio
total $16,655 · program services $14,989 · fundraising $1,666
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24d · Other expenses: Miscellaneous expenses
total $1,879 · program services $1,879
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,695 · program services $1,695
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $224,452 · end of year $164,132
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $135,742 · end of year $4,490
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $155,000 · end of year $349,996
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $11,882 · end of year $5,350
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,504 · end of year $2,821
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$653,987
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$448,680
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $266,578 · end of year $205,307
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $283,972 · end of year $312,752
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $166,371 · end of year $131,950
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $14,232 · end of year $11,841
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $36,424 · end of year $31,198
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $166,371 · end of year $131,949
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $838,474 · end of year $651,814
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $190,000 · end of year $349,996
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Essex Art Center is a community-based creative hub in Lawrence, Massachusetts, using art as a catalyst to bring people together, spark conversations that matter, and build community.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Essex Art Center uses art to bring people together, spark conversations, and build community.
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We believe in the power of art to change not just the way we see the world, but the way we live. Essex Art Center sees everyone as an artist, and we help artists and art lovers connect with their creativity. Each year, the Center reaches 10,000 individuals. Our arts education programs serve artists of all ages. We offer diverse studio courses, including ceramics, drawing, digital art, painting, animation, Risograph printing, and stained glass. We make learning accessible to everyone by providing affordable studio classes and workshops with special financial assistance to Lawrence residents, including 75% off for youth 18 years or younger and 30% off for adults. In addition, we hold public art and design entrepreneurship programs for teens and a work-mentorship program for high school and college students. Participants in our public art and design programs receive stipends for their work, as do students in our work-mentorship program. Essex Art Center's exhibition program sees art as a connector in our community and a platform for communication about issues that matter. Our galleries serve as a source of inspiration for our students and a teaching tool for our teachers. We are strategic in the artists we exhibit, working to amplify underrepresented voices and ensuring that the work is responsive to what's happening in the world and relevant to our community. Our exhibitions and their correlating programming are always free and open to the public.Essex Art Center's community outreach programs bring the creative experience beyond our walls. From off-site offerings in schools and community centers to special events, such as free figure drawing nights and art college admissions fairs, these programs put into practice our belief that art brings us together. Our summer block party, Fiesta en la calle!, brings together people of all ages to enjoy live music, dance performances, food, and artmaking. Throughout the year, our community outreach programs reach 3,000 individuals, with Fiesta en la calle!, connecting us with 2,000 residents from Greater Lawrence in just one day.
Expenses $715,646 · Grants $59,364 · Revenue $229,035
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Anne Thiam
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Merylinda Santiago
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Paul Therkelsen
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Allison Rieke
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Caitlyn Aguiar
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Juan Carlos Cedeno
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Milly Joseph
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Maria L Laboy
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jose Rodriguez
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Amy Bloom
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Felipe Collazo
Director
- Total calculated
- $2,750
- From this org
- $2,750
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Monica Manoski
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $92,128
- From this org
- $89,366
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,762
- 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 February 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202630489349300503
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