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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by YOUNG ARTISTS OF AMERICA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,397,050
Total expenses
$1,470,633
Contributions and grants received
$448,021
Grants paid
$3,430
Program service revenue
$930,954
Investment income
$18,075
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,175,838
Total liabilities, end of year
$714,423
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$461,415
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,199,660
Management and general expenses
$214,587
Fundraising expenses
$56,386
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,199,660

Program services were 81.6% 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)

    $129,594

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $318,427

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $15,823

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $840,738 · related or exempt $840,738

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $90,216 · related or exempt $90,216

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $18,075 · excluded $18,075

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,430 · program services $3,430

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $215,500 · program services $130,852 · management and general $67,718 · fundraising $16,930

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $76,000 · program services $46,148 · management and general $23,882 · fundraising $5,970

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,542 · program services $13,687 · management and general $7,084 · fundraising $1,771

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,812 · management and general $18,812

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $357,267 · program services $344,241 · management and general $13,026

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $32,025 · program services $22,320 · management and general $7,570 · fundraising $2,135

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $46,102 · management and general $37,096 · fundraising $9,006

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,880 · management and general $16,704 · fundraising $4,176

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,896 · program services $18,896

  • 17 · Travel

    total $693 · fundraising $693

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,071 · management and general $3,071

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,556 · management and general $4,556

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $35,647 · program services $31,651 · management and general $3,996

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION EXPENSE

    total $588,435 · program services $588,435

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $26,777 · management and general $11,072 · fundraising $15,705

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $514,399 · end of year $538,064

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $114,078 · end of year $50,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $235,136 · end of year $213,270

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

    $59,886

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

    $55,865

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,576 · end of year $4,021

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $339,548 · end of year $370,483

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $74,776 · end of year $51,307

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $464,436 · end of year $515,830

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $147,286

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $424,473 · end of year $411,415

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $98,052 · end of year $50,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

YOUNG ARTISTS OF AMERICA AT STRATHMORE (YAA) IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT THAT IS REIMAGINING THE LANDSCAPE OF ARTS EDUCATION BY DELIVERING TRANSFORMATIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND INCLUSIVE ARTS PROGRAMMING TO THE COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION OFFERING TRAINING TO YOUNG PERFORMING ARTISTS.

  • SUMMER PERFORMING ARTS INTENSIVES: IN JUNE-JULY 2023, YAA HELD DAY AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS FOR 200+ STUDENTS, GRADES 4-12, OVER FIVE WEEKS AT THREE CAMPUSES: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY, AND OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL IN OLNEY, MD. PROGRAMMING INCLUDED ACTING, DANCE, VOICE, AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. PERFORMANCES INCLUDED "HONK JR," "LEGALLY BLONDE," "HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR.," "SWEENEY TODD," PLUS DANCE AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC SHOWCASES.

    Expenses $676,607 · Revenue $488,780

  • PERFORMANCES: FALL - IN NOVEMBER 2023, 150 STUDENTS FROM YAA COMPANY, YAA ORCHESTRA, AND YAA JUNIOR PERFORMED IN "SEUSSICAL; AT OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL. SPRING - IN APRIL 2024,150 STUDENTS FROM YAA COMPANY, YAA ORCHESTRA, AND YAA JUNIOR PERFORMED IN "BIG FISH", AT THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE, FOR AN AUDIENCE OF 1600. ADDITIONALLY, IN SPRING, 60 YAA JUNIOR PERFORMED "ADDAMS FAMILY JR."

    Expenses $484,789 · Revenue $275,186

  • EDUCATION: FROM SEPTEMBER 2023-MAY 2024, YAA SERVED 50+ MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH ITS YAA STUDIO MUSICAL THEATRE TRAINING PROGRAM, AND DANCE CLASSES.

    Expenses $38,264 · Grants $3,430 · Revenue $166,988

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ollen Douglass

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jamie Joeyen-Waldorf

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stefanie Morgan-Davis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susan Lutzker

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tom Digiovanni

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Gervase

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jared Kotler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Martin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sonya Sbar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rolando Sanz

    PRODUCTING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $79,000
    From this org
    $79,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Lisa Larragoite

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $69,500
    From this org
    $69,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Kristofer Sanz

    MUSIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $47,250
    From this org
    $47,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35

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
5 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531279349300448

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