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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by TBEY ARTS CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$417,112
Total expenses
$480,724
Contributions and grants received
$167,526
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$247,512
Investment income
$1,594
Other revenue
$480
Total assets, end of year
$509,267
Total liabilities, end of year
$151,919
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$357,348
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$225,015
Management and general expenses
$229,789
Fundraising expenses
$25,920
Program service expenses (Part III)
$225,015

Program services were 46.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $167,526

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FINE ARTS FOR YOUTH

    total $247,512 · related or exempt $247,512

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,594 · excluded $1,594

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $480 · related or exempt $480

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $480

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $92,846 · management and general $92,846

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $190,290 · program services $135,669 · management and general $54,621

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,750 · program services $10,901 · management and general $11,849

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,555 · management and general $1,555

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $16,500 · fundraising $16,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $33,143 · program services $5,303 · management and general $27,840

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,547 · program services $2,547

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,318 · management and general $10,318

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,298 · management and general $4,298

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $28,836 · program services $28,590 · management and general $246

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,869 · program services $3,820 · management and general $2,049

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,520 · management and general $1,520

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,568 · management and general $13,568

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION EXPENSES

    total $30,338 · program services $30,338

  • 24b · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES

    total $9,420 · fundraising $9,420

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBCRIPTIONS

    total $8,630 · program services $7,767 · management and general $863

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS

    total $5,506 · management and general $5,506

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,790 · program services $80 · management and general $2,710

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $390,945 · end of year $330,755

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $123,800 · end of year $125,394

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $49,150 · end of year $44,067

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $52 · end of year $0

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

    $27,151

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

    $18,100

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,051 · end of year $9,051

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,715 · end of year $9,819

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $142,100

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $565,283 · end of year $357,348

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TBEY ARTS CENTER STRENGTHENS YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH EXPOSURE TO THE ARTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 2-19 RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL ARTS INSTRUCITON, ENJOY PERFORMANCES & EXHIBITS, RECEIVE TUTORING, MENTORING, AND COACHING TO ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY AND PURSUE THEIR INTEREST IN THE ARTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TBEY ARTS CENTER STRENGTHENS YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH EXPOSURE TO THE ARTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 2-19 RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL ARTS INSTRUCTION, ENJOY PERFORMANCES & EXHIBITS, RECEIVE TUTORING, MENTORING, AND COACHING TO ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY AND PURSUE THEIR INTEREST IN THE ARTS.

  • ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING (INCLUDING TBEY TINY'S, ASAP, AND SUMMER ARTS CAMP):DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, TBEY ARTS CENTER, INC. SERVED OVER 700 YOUTH ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY, AGE-APPROPRIATE ARTS EDUCATION. OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDED CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THEATRE, DANCE, VISUAL ARTS, AND MUSIC, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON REACHING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. NOTABLY, OUR TBEY TINY'S PROGRAM EXPANDED TO INCLUDE EARLY CHILDHOOD PARTICIPANTS AGED K3-4, BUILDING FOUNDATIONAL CREATIVE AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. OUR SUMMER ARTS CAMP OFFERS ARTS ENRICHMENT WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS, AND CULMINATING SHOWCASES THAT ENGAGED FAMILIES AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $225,015 · Revenue $247,992

  • ARTREACH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM:TBEY'S ARTREACH PROGRAM BROUGHT ARTS EDUCATION DIRECTLY INTO SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND AFTER-SCHOOL SITES ACROSS MILWAUKEE, SUPPORTING ARTS ACCESS WHERE IT'S NEEDED MOST. THIS YEAR, WE PARTNERED WITH 12 SCHOOLS AND 4 COMMUNITY CENTERS, DELIVERING OVER 300 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION AND REACHING APPROXIMATELY 2,000 STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM ALIGNED WITH ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND SUPPORTED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GOALS. IT WAS PARTICULARLY INSTRUMENTAL IN RE-ENGAGING STUDENTS POST-PANDEMIC, USING CREATIVE EXPRESSION TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, IMPROVE ATTENDANCE, AND FOSTER RESILIENCE.

  • YOUTH PRODUCTIONS AND COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES:TBEY CONTINUED ITS TRADITION OF YOUTH-LED PRODUCTIONS AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, PROVIDING YOUNG ARTISTS WITH PROFESSIONAL STAGE EXPERIENCES WHILE ENRICHING MILWAUKEE'S CULTURAL LANDSCAPE. OVER 40 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR ANNUAL THEATRE AND DANCE PRODUCTIONS, WITH PERFORMANCES ATTRACTING MORE THAN 700 ATTENDEES. THESE SHOWCASES PROVIDED VITAL EXPOSURE FOR YOUNG TALENT AND FOSTERED INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OUR CAPSTONE EVENT, THE STARGAZED BENEFIT CONCERT, HIGHLIGHTED STUDENT AND ALUMNI PERFORMERS ALONGSIDE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, RAISING ESSENTIAL FUNDS AND CELEBRATING OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY MILESTONE.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Paul Beck

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Kirk

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daron Wolf

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kyrstal Reed

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Myesha Cole

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $30,001
    From this org
    $30,001
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Contessa Lobley

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $92,846
    From this org
    $92,846
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503189349310205

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