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ANN ARBOR ART ASSOCIATION

EIN 23-7205537 ANN ARBOR, MI

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Revenue 2024
$1,743,407
Expenses 2024
$1,759,966

Program services were 77.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A400
Classification
1000
Street
117 W LIBERTY ST

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

To be a contemporary forum for thevisual arts through education, exploration, collaboration and exhibition, and to engage minds, expand perspectives and inspire growth in students of all ages, teachers, artists, and the community.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To be a contemporary forum for the visual arts through education, exploration, collaboration and exhibition, and to engage minds,expand perspectives and inspire growth.

  • Art Education: The Ann Arbor Art Center art education programs provide an array of experiential learning opportunities for individuals of all ages and skill levels. Last year, we continued to expand our in-person programming. Class mediums ranged from traditional (painting, drawing, and printmaking) to contemporary (polymer clay and digital drawing). All classes are taught by experienced instructors with MFA, BFA, or art education degrees. Of note, in 2023, the A2AC revived its ARTLab program, which was conceived in 2019 and halted due to COVID. Through this program, which offers digital arts classes, students gain knowledge and skills that can be applied to a wide range of professions as well as their own creative development. Overall, our education program is serving 33 percent more students than ever before, and still our waitlists have seen a five-fold increase to-date totaling nearly 1,000 students.

    Expenses $587,508 · Revenue $800,857

  • Art Presentation: Our art presentation program is designed to elevate, challenge, and inspire our community. The selection of artists, curators, and jurors for exhibitions broadens our reach. It provides valuable time and space for the creative community to expand their practice in exciting new ways at every stage of their creative journey. Governed by a talented and creative exhibitions committee, our Art Presentation program expanded in 2023 to offer free community programs designed to connect families with art experiences (PlayLab) and our new Author Series, which includes creative writing in our overall art experiences. Additionally, last year we hosted not only the first performing arts group in A2AC history, but also the first AAPIA-based group in our gallery. Our Art Presentation program resulted in the A2AC financially supported the artistic endeavors of 40 professional artists and 18 authors through artist honorariums.

    Expenses $391,807 · Revenue $117,140

  • In 2023, the A2AC revived its award-winning Art in Public Program (AiP), which was put on hold due to the financial constraints created by the COVID-19 pandemic. AiP is rooted in the belief that the experience of art should be accessible and equitable to everyone. In this program, we collaborate with local organizations, businesses, and individuals to bring high-quality art into public spaces. By the end of 2024, the A2AC will add at least six new artworks to the Ann Arbor community, adding to the 18 installations completed prior to 2020. AiP not only benefits our community, but also generates income for working artists.

    Expenses $385,920

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.

  • Matthew Bower

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chrislan Manuel

    Chair Emeritus

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Baker

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andy Stillman

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Palms

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Linkner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Al McWilliams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jay Mullick

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rishi Narayan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marianetta Porter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Simpson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linh Song

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Watts

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Yujia Zhou

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jenn Cornell Queen

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $123,867
    From this org
    $117,930
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,937
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,743,407
    Expenses
    $1,759,966
    Contributions
    $677,002
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,477,936
    Expenses
    $1,511,212
    Contributions
    $531,440
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,595,540
    Expenses
    $1,226,258
    Contributions
    $929,676
    Grants paid
    $27,079

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
    $2,251,319
    Expenses
    $1,324,052
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,961,108

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $762,401
    Expenses
    $572,527
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,570,259

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,787,495
    Expenses
    $1,126,138
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,527,483

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,497,112
    Expenses
    $1,148,601
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,988,399

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,392,920
    Expenses
    $1,079,075
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,828,243

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,844,759
    Expenses
    $1,088,969
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,272,696

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,070,318
    Expenses
    $1,041,555
    Assets (EOY)
    $523,585

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,057,599
    Expenses
    $1,037,665
    Assets (EOY)
    $482,965

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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 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.