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ARTS PLACE INC

EIN 35-1379424 PORTLAND, IN

Largest nonprofits in Indiana

Revenue 2024
$533,950
Expenses 2024
$809,695

Program services were 79.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
2100
Street
PO BOX 804

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

ARTS PLACE NURTURES THE CREATIVE SPIRIT BY MAKING ARTS EXPERIENCES, EDUCATION, AND SERVICES ACCESSIBLE TO THE REGION'S RESIDENTS, ARTISTS, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS

Activities or mission (Part I)

ARTS PLACE NURTURES THE CREATIVE SPIRIT BY MAKING ARTS EXPERIENCES, EDUCATION, AND SERVICES ACCESSIBLE TO THE REGION'S RESIDENTS, ARTISTS, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.

  • FACILITY OPERATIONS - FACILITY MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN A MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARTS PLACE, INC. SINCE 1983. ARTS PLACE OPERATES THREE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTERS. THE JAY COUNTY CAMPUS OF ARTS PLACE IS LOCATED IN PORTLAND INDIANA AND ALSO SERVES AS THE CORPORATE HOME FOR ARTS PLACE. THIS CAMPUS SERVES JAY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN INDIANA AND OHIO. THE AUGLAIZE/MERCER CENTER OF ARTS PLACE IS LOCATED IN ST. MARYS OHIO AND SERVES AUGLAIZE, MERCER AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. THE BLACKFORD COUNTY ARTS CENTER LOCATED IN HARTFORD CITY INDIANA SERVES BLACKFORD AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN INDIANA.

    Expenses $226,141 · Revenue $8,297

  • MUSICWORKS - DRAWING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN CREATIVEWORKS IS OUR MUSIC INSTRUCTION PROGRAM. INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC SETTLEMENT MOVEMENT, ARTS PLACE BEGAN THIS MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IN 1983. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP INSTRUCTION IS AVAILABLE IN BRASS, GUITAR, HARP, PERCUSSION, PIANO, ORCHESTRAL STRINGS, WOODWINDS, AND VOICE. ENSEMBLES CONDUCTED INCLUDE PERCUSSION, BRASS, ORCHESTRAL STRINGS, FLUTE, AND COMMUNITY BAND AND CHOIR. INTRODUCTORY MUSIC INSTRUCTION IS AVAILABLE FOR PRESCHOOLERS THROUGH THE FIRST STEPS CLASS. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE OFFERED AT THE BLACKFORD COUNTY ARTS CENTER AND THE JAY COUNTY CAMPUS OF ARTS PLACE.

    Expenses $108,136 · Revenue $39,828

  • ARTS IN THE PARKS - THIS POPULAR PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN 1977 AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. OVER 16,000 CHILDREN HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION. THE WORKSHOPS ARE DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN AGES SIX THROUGH TWELVE AND PROVIDE INTENSIVE INTRODUCTIONS TO SPECIFIC ART-FORM MEDIUMS. WORKSHOPS ARE TYPICALLY LED BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND ARTS EDUCATORS, WHO ARE REFERRED TO AS TEACHING ARTISTS. IN JUNE 2024 THE PROGRAM INCLUDED FOURTEEN COMMUNITIES IN FIVE COUNTIES IN INDIANA AND OHIO.

    Expenses $54,938 · Revenue $6,030

  • GOVERNANCE - OVERSIGHT OF THE CORPORATION IS PROVIDED BY THE ARTS PLACE CORPORATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP. LOCAL LEADERSHIP FOR THE AUGLAIZE/MERCER CENTER AND THE BLACKFORD COUNTY ARTS CENTER IS PROVIDED BY THEIR INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY BOARDS APPOINTED BY THE CORPORATE BOARD. THE COMMUNITY BOARD MAKES PROGRAMMING RECOMMENDATIONS, PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO THE CENTER, AND SERVES AS LEADERSHIP IN RAISING FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.PUBLIC ART - A PROMINENT FEATURE OF THE JAY COUNTY CAMPUS IS ITS PUBLIC ART. THESE WORKS INCLUDE THE MASSIVE TILE RELIEF MURAL, LANDSCAPE'S LEGACY BY CLEVELAND ARTIST RHONDA FRANKLIN. THIS CERAMIC INSTALLATION WAS THE RESULT OF A THREE-YEAR PROJECT THAT INCLUDED OVER 40 APPRENTICES AND VOLUNTEERS. ON THE GROUNDS MAY BE FOUND THE BRONZE SCULPTURE AUTUMN BY HAROLD "TUCK" LANGLAND OF GRANGER, INDIANA. THE PERMANENT COLLECTION INCLUDES SEVERAL OTHER SCULPTURES, AS WELL AS DOZENS OF PAINTINGS AND WOODCUTS. A LARGE MURAL, DESIGNED AND PAINTED BY SARAH HESS, IS LOCATED AT 207 EAST SPRING STREET IN MEMORIAL PARK. THIS MURAL PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY THE OHIO ARTS COUNCIL AND WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN ARTS PLACE, THE CITY OF ST. MARYS, THE ST. MARYS AREA RESOURCE TEAM, THE ST. MARYS COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION, AND THE ST. MARYS COMMUNITY LIBRARY. ARTWORKS - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES INSTRUCTION IN THE VISUAL ARTS. CLASS OFFERINGS, FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS, INCLUDED DRAWING, PRINTMAKING, CERAMIC HAND BUILDING, WEAVING, JEWELRY MAKING, WATERCOLORS, ALCOHOL INKS, RESIN CASTING, TIE DYING, SCULPTURE, MASK-MAKING, NEEDLE FELTING, QUILTING, OIL PAINTING, CERAMIC TILES, CERAMIC WHEEL THROWING, AND BASKET WEAVING. INSTRUCTION WAS PROVIDED AT ALL THREE OF THE ARTS PLACE CENTERS. EXHIBITS - THIS PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED AT ALL THREE ARTS PLACE CENTERS AND OFTEN INCLUDE ARTISTS RECEPTIONS. A YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONS IS PRESENTED AT ALL THREE CENTERS AND INCLUDES LOCAL/REGIONAL AND ARTISTS FROM THE MIDWEST. THE LARGEST SPACE, THE HUGH N. RONALD GALLERY AT THE JAY COUNTY CAMPUS, PROVIDES A HIGHLY FLEXIBLE EXHIBITION SPACE. SMALLER GALLERIES ARE OPERATED AT THE BLACKFORD AND AUGLAIZE/MERCER CENTERS. JURIED ART SHOWS WERE HELD AT THE BLACKFORD COUNTY ARTS CENTER AND THE AUGLAIZE/MERCER CENTER OF ARTS PLACE. PERFORMANCES - PRESENTING PERFORMING ARTISTS REMAINS A CENTRAL PART OF ARTS PLACE PROGRAMMING. PERFORMANCES ARE HOSTED IN HALL-MOSER THEATRE AT THE JAY COUNTY CAMPUS OF ARTS PLACE AND AT THE HUDSON FAMILY PARK AMPHITHEATER IN PORTLAND. PERFORMANCES IN BLACKFORD COUNTY ARE HELD AT THE BLACKFORD COUNTY ARTS CENTER OR OUTDOORS AT WEILER PARK. ARTS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES - ARTS PLACE PROVIDES THE ARTS BEYOND OUR PHYSICAL LOCATIONS WITH PROGRAMMING SUCH AS ARTS IN THE PARKS AND THE GRAND LAKE AREA LITERATURE FESTIVAL. ARTS PLACE IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN EACH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE WITH COLLABORATIONS WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, ARTISTS, SERVICE GROUPS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE CITIZENS, ETC.

    Expenses $252,050 · Revenue $34,910

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.

  • Bonnie Maitlen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Leeann Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anna Culy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Peiper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary McCord

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathy Ayers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Myra Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carolyn Carducci

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $70,000
    From this org
    $70,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    45

  • Sarah Lingo

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kristen Gibson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mike Medler

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Daniel Hammond

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
    $533,950
    Expenses
    $809,695
    Contributions
    $406,476
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $693,390
    Expenses
    $682,818
    Contributions
    $566,289
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $646,822
    Expenses
    $835,721
    Contributions
    $526,903
    Grants paid
    $16,863

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
    $893,767
    Expenses
    $898,020
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,480,486

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $835,648
    Expenses
    $672,522
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,799,370

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,105,721
    Expenses
    $707,476
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,380,793

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $742,293
    Expenses
    $760,808
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,020,313

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,061,281
    Expenses
    $748,715
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,930,707

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $653,320
    Expenses
    $688,357
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,681,992

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $561,173
    Expenses
    $668,213
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,662,874

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $690,750
    Expenses
    $673,839
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,785,574

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $649,983
    Expenses
    $634,331
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,757,359

  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $617,859
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,756,180

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

  • JAY SCHOOL CORPORATION

    $16,863

    2022 PROVIDE MUSCIAL INSTRUMENTS TO BE USED BY STUDENTS.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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 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 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.