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ARTSNOW

EIN 47-5513742 AKRON, OH

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Revenue 2024
$1,128,951
Expenses 2024
$1,363,434

Program services were 75.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A40
Classification
1200
Street
175 SOUTH MAIN STREET 100

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ARTSNOW STRENGTHENS SUMMIT COUNTY BY ADVANCING ITS ARTS AND CULTURE ASSETS AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ARTS & CULTURE AND THE BROAD COMMUNITY. ARTSNOW:A. PROVIDES ACCESS TO ARTS AND CULTURE INFORMATION.B. AGGREGATES AND ANALYZES DATA ABOUT ARTS AND CULTURE TO DRIVE SECTOR IMPROVEMENT.C. ADVOCATE FOR ARTS AND CULTURE ACROSS THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT SECTOR.D. CONVENES AND CONNECTS MAKERS AND PRESENTERS TO STRENGTHEN THE SECTOR'S IMPACT AND RELEVANCE. E. BUILDS AND STRENGTHENS FUNDING FOR ARTS AND CULTURE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO LEVERAGE ARTS & CULTURE IN SUMMIT COUNTY TO SUPPORT & STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC & SOCIAL VIBRANCY

  • CONVENING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND SECTOR CONNECTIONARTSNOW CONVENED ARTISTS, ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS, FUNDERS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS THROUGHOUT FY2025 TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, SHARE KNOWLEDGE, AND BUILD SHARED UNDERSTANDING. CONVENINGS INCLUDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, PLANNING SESSIONS, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND LARGE-SCALE GATHERINGS SUCH AS THE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING CONFERENCE.THESE ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON PRACTICAL SKILL BUILDING, PEER LEARNING, AND CROSS-SECTOR DIALOGUE, SUPPORTING BOTH INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS. ARTSNOW'S CONVENINGS STRENGTHENED ACCESS TO RESOURCES, INCREASED COORDINATION ACROSS ORGANIZATIONS, AND SUPPORTED THE LONG-TERM HEALTH AND RELEVANCE OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR IN SUMMIT COUNTY.PROVIDING ACCESS TO ARTS AND CULTURE INFORMATION AND RESOURCESARTSNOW CONTINUED TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS WITH ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT ARTS AND CULTURE OFFERINGS ACROSS SUMMIT COUNTY. THROUGH ITS ONLINE PLATFORMS, INCLUDING SUMMITLIVE365, ARTSNOW PROMOTED CULTURAL EVENTS, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND CALLS FOR ARTISTS, SERVING AS A CENTRALIZED INFORMATION HUB FOR THE REGION.IN ADDITION, ARTSNOW PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS, ARTISTS, AND CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS, INCLUDING CIVIC, BUSINESS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THESE EFFORTS FOCUSED ON INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF THE LOCAL CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM, IMPROVING ACCESS TO BEST PRACTICES, AND STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF PARTNERS TO ENGAGE WITH ARTS AND CULTURE AS A CORE COMPONENT OF COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND ECONOMIC VITALITY.AGGREGATING DATA AND INFORMING STRATEGYIN FY2025, ARTSNOW CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN ITS ROLE AS A REGIONAL DATA RESOURCE BY AGGREGATING AND ANALYZING INFORMATION RELATED TO CULTURAL PARTICIPATION, INVESTMENT, AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. BUILDING ON THE AKRON/SUMMIT CULTURAL PLAN'S ORIGINAL STATIC MAPS, ARTSNOW ADVANCED A PARTNERSHIP WITH SUMMIT COUNTY PLANNING AND GIS STAFF TO DEVELOP UPDATED, DYNAMIC TOOLS THAT BETTER SUPPORT STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING, INVESTMENT ALIGNMENT, AND CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION.ARTSNOW ALSO USED DATA COLLECTED FROM GRANTEES, CONVENINGS, SURVEYS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO INFORM PROGRAM DESIGN, GRANTMAKING PRIORITIES, AND SECTOR SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING FUNDING FOR ARTS AND CULTUREARTSNOW CONTINUED TO ADMINISTER AND GROW THE ARTSFORWARD GRANT PROGRAM, A COUNTYWIDE FUNDING INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO INVEST IN ARTISTS, ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROJECTS ADVANCING THE AKRON/SUMMIT CULTURAL PLAN. SINCE LAUNCHING ITS GRANTMAKING WORK, ARTSNOW HAS INVESTED $1,432,577 THROUGH ARTSFORWARD, SUPPORTING A TOTAL OF 135 GRANTEES, INCLUDING 54 INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND 80 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2025, ARTSNOW AWARDED $507,343 TO 55 ARTSFORWARD GRANTEES. OUTCOMES REPORTED BY GRANTEES DEMONSTRATE THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS WORK. IN A TWELVE-MONTH REPORTING PERIOD, 2023 ARTSFORWARD GRANTEES SECURED AN ADDITIONAL $155,231 IN FUNDING FROM LOCAL AND NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY, INDIVIDUAL DONORS, AND EARNED INCOME; HOSTED 348 UNIQUE PERFORMANCES, CLASSES, AND WORKSHOPS; ENGAGED MORE THAN 20,000 PARTICIPANTS; AND EMPLOYED OR PAID 340 INDIVIDUALS. (THIS WORK OCCURRED IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024.)

    Expenses $1,032,569 · Grants $896,945 · Revenue $23,902

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Lisa King

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Phil Montgomery

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Millard

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dominic Moore-Dunson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Garofalo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob Lehr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Harvey Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Doug Piekarz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Starr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Annie McFadden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leila Griffiths

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $670
    From this org
    $670
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Howard Parr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Mullet

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $176,481
    From this org
    $151,816
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,665
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,616
    Bonus
    $25,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,164
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,501
    Filer's total
    $176,481

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,128,951
    Expenses
    $1,363,434
    Contributions
    $1,083,624
    Grants paid
    $896,945
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $849,776
    Expenses
    $953,308
    Contributions
    $814,456
    Grants paid
    $461,414
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $870,822
    Expenses
    $656,466
    Contributions
    $846,454
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $439,431
    Expenses
    $426,170
    Assets (EOY)
    $807,263

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $856,414
    Expenses
    $504,058
    Assets (EOY)
    $777,747

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $260,919
    Expenses
    $338,831
    Assets (EOY)
    $415,389

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $799,024
    Expenses
    $389,983
    Assets (EOY)
    $436,828

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

  • Exemption revoked 15 November 2018, reinstated 15 November 2018.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.