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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ARTS FOR LEARNING CONNECTICUT.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,294,191
Total expenses
$1,398,937
Contributions and grants received
$605,610
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$658,929
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$29,652
Total assets, end of year
$763,997
Total liabilities, end of year
$203,045
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$560,952
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,211,710
Management and general expenses
$131,774
Fundraising expenses
$55,453
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,211,710

Program services were 86.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $254,412

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $351,198

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $658,929 · related or exempt $658,929

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $10,850

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $10,850 · excluded $10,850

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $18,802 · related or exempt $18,802

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $18,802

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $124,423 · program services $68,433 · management and general $31,106 · fundraising $24,884

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $366,717 · program services $297,625 · management and general $51,633 · fundraising $17,459

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $12,164 · program services $9,066 · management and general $2,049 · fundraising $1,049

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,905 · program services $1,420 · management and general $321 · fundraising $164

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $40,126 · program services $29,907 · management and general $6,760 · fundraising $3,459

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,739 · management and general $1,739

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,870 · program services $16,851 · management and general $2,070 · fundraising $1,949

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $16,392 · program services $12,238 · management and general $4,154

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,725 · management and general $3,725

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,870 · program services $14,385 · management and general $3,820 · fundraising $1,665

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $17,902 · program services $13,343 · management and general $3,016 · fundraising $1,543

  • 17 · Travel

    total $21,746 · program services $16,208 · management and general $3,663 · fundraising $1,875

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $620 · management and general $620

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,303 · program services $12,151 · management and general $2,746 · fundraising $1,406

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTISTS FEES

    total $701,121 · program services $701,121

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $18,962 · program services $18,962

  • 24c · Other expenses: COOP FEES

    total $14,352 · management and general $14,352

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $586,252 · end of year $511,671

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $184,200 · end of year $142,250

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $39,580 · end of year $61,710

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

    $5,431

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

    $3,105

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,946 · end of year $2,326

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $52,447 · end of year $46,040

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,944 · end of year $7,600

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $189,783 · end of year $195,445

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $440,760 · end of year $374,725

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $224,938 · end of year $186,227

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE AND EXPAND THEIR LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS

  • HIGHER ORDER THINKING SCHOOLS:HIGHER ORDER THINKING (HOT) SCHOOLS IS A WHOLE-SCHOOL, DEEP IMPACT, TEACHING AND LEARNING PROGRAM THAT INCORPORATES A VARIETY OF ARTS LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND SERVES 10 DIVERSE K-12 PARTNER SCHOOLS ACCROSS THE STATE THAT PRIMARILY ENROLL STUDENTS WHO ARE BLACK, INDIGENOUS, OR PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND/OR WHO QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED PRICE MEALS. AN EVALUATION CONDUCTED BY AN EXTERNAL RESEARCH PARTNER DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANT IMPACT WITH REGARDS TO OUR THREE PRIMARY GOALS: IMPROVING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, ENRICHING SCHOOL CULTURE, AND EXPANDING TEACHER PRACTICE.

    Expenses $416,859 · Revenue $105,000

  • RESPONSIVE ARTS LEARNING PROGRAMS:EACH YEAR ARTS FOR LEARNING CONNECTICUT PROVIDES THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUAL ARTS LEARNING PROGRAMS (INCLUDING CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, CREATIVE WORKSHOPS, EXTENDED RESIDENCIES, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT) IN SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS ACCROSS THE STATE. DURING THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR, OUR TEACHING ARTISTS IMPLEMENTED 1,712 PROGRAMS AT 184 DIFFERENT PARTNER INSTITUTIONS, SERVING 65,446 STUDENTS, 4,288 EDUCATORS, AND 2,191 FAMILIES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE GROUNDED IN SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING, AND SUPPORT STUDENT SELF-EXPRESSION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.

    Expenses $746,298 · Revenue $553,929

  • TEACHING ARTIST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:ARTS FOR LEARNING CONNECTICUT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHING ARTISTS IN OUR CORE ARTS FOR LEARNING FRAMEWORK (INCLUSIVE OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING, UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING, AND THE NATIONAL CORE ARTS STANDARDS), AS WELL AS RELATED PEDAGOGIES. WE ALSO RECRUIT AND PREPARE TEACHING ARTISTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES THROUGH AN EXPANSIVE MENTORING AND TRAINING INITIATIVE THAT IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT OUR TEACHING ARTISTS COMMUNITY AND PROGRAMS ARE REFLECTIVE OF THE DIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT'S STUDENTS.

    Expenses $48,553 · Revenue $18,802

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Megan Dawson Topliff

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heather Renwick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Duffus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John-Michael Parker

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $116,923
    From this org
    $116,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Christine Morgan

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jerry Lambrinatos

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Yee

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tiffany Couette

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Samantha Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jesse Imse

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim Glasby

    CHAIR

    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433489349300818

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