Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$250,911

Total expenses

$230,961

Contributions and grants received

$173,319

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$76,270

Investment income

$1,322

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$360,036

Total liabilities, end of year

$321,504

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$38,532

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$187,460

Management and general expenses

$34,356

Fundraising expenses

$9,145

Program service expenses (Part III)

$187,460

Program services were 81.2% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• Our residency program served 0ver 2,500 children and 1,200 adults. We worked in schools, domestic violence shelters, child care centers, and primarily urban communities. We supported PreK-6, high school, and families who would otherwise not have access to the arts or literacy programs. We achieved open dialogue in classrooms and improved educational outcomes. Our partnerships continued to include numerous educators, community members and organizations to maximize optimal results. Our 16-week residencies continue to be heralded by teachers and parents alike, improving writing and comprehension skills as well as confidence on stage and off. Children continue to impress everyone with their honesty and insight on any and every topic. The stories that they imagine, write and develop into scripts, and perform are both imaginative and educational An arts based literacy education is imperative in a childs development. Principals see so much growth that they work with us year after year. Our greatest challenge is securing funding to meet the demand.

  Expenses $138,545 · Revenue $64,718

• Our puppet tour this year new Old MacDonald characters to help PreK-2 and their families talk about mental health. Theres been an alarming increase in neurodiversity disorders since Covid, especially in early childhood. Educators and early childhood centers requested a way to talk about mental health and isolation that was fun and engaging. Student struggles in the classroom are not unique to one demographic, but are experienced and reported by nearly every school. This is alarming in a childs development. Working with licensed psychologists we created puppet shows that help children understand that you are okay just as you are and you can talk about whatever youre feeling. From libraries to community centers to classrooms, it proved to be a great success. Both children and adults learned that they are not alone, and how to talk to each other especially when they are in need.

  Expenses $6,438

• Our outreach program continues to develop and offer professional and curriculum development that is used by PrK-6 schools, high schools, national colleges, and school districts around critical literacy fundamentals that are wrapped in artistic fun and joy to improve student success. We also helped complete a community mural, and fostered and facilitated conversations to empower individuals and communities. This connection to community is at the heart of what we do. The more we work together, the better our communities become. We are purposely driven by communities to foster connection, find solutions that benefit everyone, and learn through an artistic lens thats proven to foster growth and wellbeing.

  Expenses $42,477 · Revenue $11,552

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

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

2 May 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

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