DAISY WILSON ARTIST COMMUNITY INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

A99

Classification

2000

Street

PO BOX 54

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 · 2025

• THE AUGUST WILSON HOUSE (AWH), OPERATED BY DWAC, PRESERVES AND ACTIVATES THE CHILDHOOD HOME OF PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT AUGUST WILSON IN PITTSBURGH'S HISTORIC HILL DISTRICT.ACQUIRED TO HELP REVITALIZE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HONOR WILSON'S LEGACY, THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN RESTORED AS A VIBRANT ARTS CENTER RATHER THAN A STATIC MUSEUM, IN KEEPING WITH WILSON'S VISION THAT IT "SHOULD BE USEFUL."DWAC WAS FORMED TO CELEBRATE WILSON'S LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS WHILE FOSTERING CULTURAL RENEWAL IN THE HILL DISTRICT. ITS WORK BRIDGES HISTORIC PRESERVATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ARTS-CREATING A PLACE WHERE ARTISTS, SCHOLARS, AND RESIDENTS ENGAGE IN PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S RICH AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE.SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE AWH HAS DELIVERED FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND HOSTED ARTS FELLOWSHIPS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, READINGS, WRITING WORKSHOPS, ARTIST TALKS, AND FACILITATED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS INDEPENDENTLY AND THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE THE CITY'S HILL DISTRICT MASTER PLAN, STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS TO NEARBY CULTURAL ASSETS, AND CATALYZE REINVESTMENT ALONG THE BEDFORD AVENUE CORRIDOR.IN 2025, AWH'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH EFFORTS WERE GROUNDED IN EQUITABLE ACCESS, NEIGHBORHOOD-CENTERED PROGRAMMING, AND THE BELIEF THAT AUGUST WILSON'S LEGACY MUST REMAIN ACTIVE, VISIBLE, AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT SHAPED IT. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AWH DELIVERED FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT THE HOUSE, INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, READINGS, WRITING WORKSHOPS, ARTIST TALKS, AND FACILITATED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. THESE PROGRAMS WERE DESIGNED TO REMOVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS WHILE ENCOURAGING REPEAT VISITATION AND DEEPER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SITE AS A LIVING CULTURAL SPACE RATHER THAN A STATIC HISTORIC HOME.SIGNATURE ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS INCLUDED THE ANNUAL AUGUST WILSON BIRTHDAY BLOCK PARTY, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER ARTISTS, FAMILIES, NEIGHBORS, AND VISITORS FOR PERFORMANCES, VISUAL ART, YOUTH ACTIVITIES, AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATION IN AND AROUND THE HOUSE. IN 2025, THE BACKYARD THEATER SERIES, INCLUDING STAGED READINGS AND THE PRODUCTION OF AUGUST WILSON'S PLAY "FENCES" FURTHER ACTIVATED THE OUTDOOR SPACE AND DREW BOTH LONGTIME SUPPORTERS AND FIRST-TIME VISITORS INTO THE HILL. PLAY READINGS IN SUPPORT OF PLAYWRIGHTS-IN-RESIDENCE WALI JAMAL AND KIM EL PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING ARTISTS TO SHARE WORK-IN-PROGRESS WHILE ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN DIALOGUE AROUND CONTEMPORARY BLACK STORYTELLING. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH REMAINED A CORE PRIORITY. ALSO IN 2025, AWH EXPANDED SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS WITH PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SHADYSIDE ACADEMY, AND WINCHESTER THURSTON SCHOOL. THESE PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDED STUDENT TOURS AND ARTIST-LED INSTRUCTION TIED TO AUGUST WILSON'S WORK AND BROADER THEMES OF BLACK HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION. EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING THE WATERMELON PAINTING, WERE INCORPORATED INTO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO FOSTER CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS AROUND REPRESENTATION, HISTORY, AND VISUAL STORYTELLING.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EXTENDED BEYOND FORMAL PROGRAMMING INTO ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONVERSATIONS THAT ELEVATED RESIDENTS' VOICES. THESE EFFORTS STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY TRUST, INCREASED LOCAL PARTICIPATION, AND REINFORCED THE AWH AS A CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY HUB.ITS COMMUNITY DRIVEN LEGACY BRICK PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GENERATE REVENUE THROUGH PURCHASING A PERSONALIZED INSCRIBED LEGACY BRICK WITH A PERSON'S OWN NAME, OR TO HONOR A LOVED ONE, CELEBRATE A MILESTONE, OR RECOGNIZE AN ORGANIZATION OR ACHIEVEMENT. AUGUST WILSON'S ART FOR AUGUST FIRST WAS HELD IN 2021, WHERE IT SUPPORTED AN EXHIBITION OF 10 ARTISTS WHO WERE OFFERED $1,000 STIPENDS TO CREATE ORIGINAL WORKS THAT PAY HOMAGE TO WILSON'S LIFE AND PLAYS. THE EXHIBITIONS CONTINUED IN 2025 AND 2026 WITH THE WORKS BEING FURTHER EXHIBITED IN OTHER PITTSBURGH LOCATIONS.THE AWH CONTINUES TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER KEY AUDIENCES, YOUTH, ARTISTS, FAMILIES AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH VIBRANT PROGRAMMING THAT IS FOCUSED ON ARTS EDUCATION, LITERARY ARTS AND HISTORY. THROUGH THE DWAC, THE AWH IS REVITALIZING THE HILL DISTRICT WITH ARTS, CULTURE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND STRATEGIC REDEVELOPMENT. THIS CONTINUED COMMITMENT IS STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY, PRESERVING ITS RICH CULTURAL LEGACY, AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND ARTISTS TO THRIVE.

  Expenses $697,740 · Revenue $47,798

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $378,383

  Expenses

  $967,530

  Contributions

  $302,044

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,144,280

  Expenses

  $639,627

  Contributions

  $1,106,212

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $3,716,501

  Expenses

  $662,134

  Contributions

  $3,561,282

  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

  $4,007,755

  Expenses

  $392,112

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,730,160

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $579,163

  Expenses

  $475,854

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,555,863

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,265,740

  Expenses

  $399,978

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,556,288

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $566,111

  Expenses

  $383,550

  Assets (EOY)

  $696,239

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $14,409

  Expenses

  $134,797

  Assets (EOY)

  $488,141

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $500,985

  Expenses

  $33,259

  Assets (EOY)

  $694,731

• 2015 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $7,051

  Expenses

  $9,147

  Assets (EOY)

  $36,139

• 2014 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $21,204

  Expenses

  $47,872

  Assets (EOY)

  $38,235

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

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION

  $1,769,067

  2022 · ARTS AND CULTURE

• THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION

  $153,523

  2023 · ARTS AND CULTURE

• THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION

  $100,000

  2024 · ARTS AND CULTURE

• PROGRAM TO AID CITIZENS ENTERPRISE PACE

  $80,136

  2023 · PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TREASURES INITIATIVE

• PROGRAM TO AID CITIZENS ENTERPRISE PACE

  $60,136

  2024 · PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TREASURES INITIATIVE

• PROGRAM TO AID CITIZENS ENTERPRISE PACE

  $10,000

  2022 · PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TREASURES INITIATIVE

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