Totals
- Total revenue
- $650,409
- Total expenses
- $1,210,774
- Contributions and grants received
- $466,140
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $160,849
- Investment income
- $21,853
- Other revenue
- $1,567
- Total assets, end of year
- $815,499
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $227,534
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $587,965
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,037,936
- Management and general expenses
- $113,263
- Fundraising expenses
- $59,575
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,037,936
Program services were 85.7% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$39,746
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$426,394
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$6,443
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2a · Program service revenue: Contract Service Fees
total $124,109 · related or exempt $124,109
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2b · Program service revenue: Student Fees
total $36,740 · related or exempt $36,740
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3 · Investment income
total $21,853 · excluded $21,853
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11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous
total $1,567 · excluded $1,567
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,567
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $200,775 · program services $167,409 · management and general $33,366
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $452,916 · program services $395,916 · management and general $21,711 · fundraising $35,289
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $6,002 · program services $5,478 · management and general $53 · fundraising $471
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $25,220 · program services $21,974 · management and general $1,372 · fundraising $1,874
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $54,427 · program services $46,053 · management and general $5,742 · fundraising $2,632
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11a · Fees: management
total $4,248 · program services $2,297 · management and general $141 · fundraising $1,810
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11g · Fees: other
total $125,570 · program services $85,622 · management and general $34,926 · fundraising $5,022
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $8,298 · program services $6,803 · management and general $351 · fundraising $1,144
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13 · Office expenses
total $16,226 · program services $15,561 · management and general $277 · fundraising $388
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14 · Information technology
total $21,346 · program services $19,094 · management and general $1,272 · fundraising $980
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16 · Occupancy
total $84,447 · program services $79,873 · management and general $4,574
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17 · Travel
total $2,015 · program services $1,434 · management and general $51 · fundraising $530
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,213 · program services $647 · management and general $3,529 · fundraising $37
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23 · Insurance
total $19,123 · program services $16,710 · management and general $1,595 · fundraising $818
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24a · Other expenses: Program Contract Labor
total $128,364 · program services $127,600 · management and general $425 · fundraising $339
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24b · Other expenses: Hospitality
total $17,350 · program services $9,506 · management and general $334 · fundraising $7,510
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24c · Other expenses: Costume Expense
total $12,295 · program services $12,295
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24d · Other expenses: Dues and Subscriptions
total $10,973 · program services $9,588 · management and general $754 · fundraising $631
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24e · All other expenses
total $16,966 · program services $14,076 · management and general $2,790 · fundraising $100
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $34,065 · end of year $494,027
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $965,798 · end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $177,225 · end of year $110,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $33,140 · end of year $21,405
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $261
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $18,124 · end of year $6,999
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$78,537
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$62,084
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,142 · end of year $16,453
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $8,913 · end of year $166,615
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $36,339 · end of year $54,755
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $53,999 · end of year $172,779
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $715,243 · end of year $186,413
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $433,087 · end of year $401,552
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Living Arts ignites creativity in the lives of Detroit youth through the performing, visual, and media arts.
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Out-of-School Arts (OSA) offerings provide sequential, standards-based arts ducation and instruction for Pre-K to teenage youth alongside youth development strategies that increase leadership, self-efficiacy, and other capacities that support success in school and beyond. OSA programs operate five days a week, 37 weeks a year at Living Art's studio paces and includes 40 summer and after-school class options in the performing, visual, literary, and media arts.
Expenses $446,019 · Revenue $36,740
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In-School Arts residencies and classes directly support students' learning in English language arts, math, science and social studies by integrating those subjects with artisitic learning. For arts integrated education programs, Living Arts teaching artists work closely with classroom teachers to develop performing, visual, literary or media arts lessons integrated with their grade-level standards for ELA/Math/Science/Social Studies.
Expenses $148,681 · Revenue $124,109
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Detroit Wolf Trap offers artist residencies and workshops in school and community settings for children 3 months to six years, and trains their caregivers and educators in creative techniques that promote their development that they can use after the residencies. Fine arts residencies deliver arts instruction that immerse students in painting, drawing, sculpture, dance, theatre, creative writing and poetry, vocal and instrumental music, or digital media arts and activities that are not available in many Detroit schools.
Expenses $229,994
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Community & Family Arts endeavors to engage with fellow nonprofits and community organizations to highlight and explore culturally relevant themes, uplift Detroit artists, and be directed by community voice. Previous events include back to school nights celebrating various artistic styles, including communal songwriting, dunham dance, live music, ballet folklorico, and more. These events often include food, family friendly activity, and artistic practice with a lens of joy.
Expenses $213,242
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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Demetrius Shields
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kyona Watts
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrea Schweitzer
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Theodore Christy
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Daniel Cascardo
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James C Hayes
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeffrey Phelps
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrea Transou
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kayana Sessoms
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura Scales
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $110,544
- From this org
- $98,673
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,871
- Hours/week
- 40
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Julie Brunzell
CFO
- Total calculated
- $82,310
- From this org
- $80,696
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,614
- 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
- 6 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601009349301415
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