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SITAR ARTS CENTER

EIN 52-2113471 WASHINGTON, DC

Revenue 2024
$3,673,192
Expenses 2024
$4,009,461

Program services were 75.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A200
Classification
1200
Street
1700 KALORAMA RD NW STE 101

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

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1

  • WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 14-24, ENGAGE IN YEAR-ROUND ARTS-BASED LEADERSHIP AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING. SITAR OFFERS THREE TIERED PROGRAMS: SITAR EMERGING ARTS LEADERS INTERNSHIPS ARE PAID, PROJECT-BASED SUMMER INTERNSHIPS FOR YOUTH IN MURAL ARTS, ARTS EDUCATION, OR MUSICAL THEATER; BLOOMBERG ARTS INTERNSHIP OFFERS YEAR-ROUND PAID INTERNSHIPS AND COLLEGE PREP FOR RISING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TO SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL POST-SECONDARY TRANSITIONS WHILE DEVELOPING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CREATIVE SECTOR AS A CAREER PATH; AND ARTS ADVANCE: CAREER STUDIOS ENGAGES OLDER YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD SKILLS FOR CAREERS IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.

    Expenses $1,323,143

  • ARTS AFTERSCHOOL: EVERY DAY AFTERSCHOOL, AND ON SATURDAYS, DC YOUTH CHOOSE FROM 40+ MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS CLASSES AND PRIVATE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC LESSONS TO ENROLL IN EACH SEMESTER. THE PROGRAMS ENGAGE STUDENTS FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD ALL THE WAY THROUGH HIGHSCHOOL IN VISUAL, PERFORMING, AND DIGITAL ARTS EDUCATION. THROUGH MULTIGENERATIONAL MUSIC, ART, MOVEMENT, AND THEATER CLASSES, OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS DEVELOP PRELITERACY SKILLS, BECOME MORE SOCIALLY AWARE AND CONFIDENT, AND BEGIN THEIR PATH TO LIFELONG AND SELF ADVOCATING LEARNING. ACROSS THE SEMESTER, SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS DEVELOP ARTISTIC SKILLS AND 21ST CENTURY LEARNING AND WORK SKILLS, AND WORK TOWARDS AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP PROJECT OR PERFORMANCE. AT THE END OF EACH SEMESTER, STUDENTS SHARE THEIR COMPLETED WORKS WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE STUDENT SHOWCASE.PROGRAMS ARE ENRICHED BY RENOWNED ARTISTIC PARTNERS SUCH AS THE DC JAZZ FESTIVAL, LEVINE MUSIC, WASHINGTON BALLET, DC YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND MORE. WHEN STUDENTS REACH 7TH GRADE, THEY CAN ENROLL IN THE SITAR EMERGING ARTS LEADERS PROGRAM WHERE THEY BEGIN TO MASTER ARTISTIC SKILLS, AND BUILD MEANINGFUL SOCIAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, MENTORSHIPS, FIELD TRIPS TO CULTURAL VENUES AND COLLEGES, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES.

    Expenses $865,252 · Revenue $42,875

  • SUMMER AT SITAR: CAMP SITAR IS A SIX-WEEK, FULL DAY SUMMER PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS LEARNING AND HELPS FILL GAPS IN DC'S CITY-WIDE NEED FOR SUMMER CARE FOR FAMILIES OVERCOMING FINANCIAL BARRIERS. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH BUILD THEIR SCHEDULE AROUND THE ART FORMS THEY WANT TO EXPLORE INCLUDING STUDIO ARTS, ACTING, MUSIC, DANCE, DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY, AND DIGITAL ARTS. PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN SITAR'S ANNUAL SUMMER MUSICAL, A FULL-OUT BROADWAY STYLE PRODUCTION THAT REHEARSES EACH AFTERNOON OF CAMP AND CULMINATES IN A WEEK-END OF PERFORMANCES ON SITAR'S STAGE. THROUGH PROGRESSIVE CURRICULUM, SUMMER TEACHING ARTISTS FOCUS ON DEVELOPING STUDENTS' 21ST CENTURY LEARNING SKILLS. GOING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, FIELD TRIPS TO DC'S DIVERSE CULTURAL ASSETS INSPIRE LEARNING, PROJECT IDEAS, AND CREATIVITY.

    Expenses $832,395 · Revenue $49,959

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.

  • MARIO GARCIA DURHAM

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JADE FLOYD

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DAN FOX

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • BARBARA HARMAN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CHIDI BLYDEN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MICHAEL COVIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JESSICA DENSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CHARLES DESANTIS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ALLEN DEVINE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • KEN DOYLE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • KHALED FARHANG

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • NICK FOLGER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • LAURA FOTE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • SARA GIBSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JILL LESSER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • SUZANNE LAPORTE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • RICHARD LILLEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JAYA SAXENA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MARLA SCHNALL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • TROY PATTERSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • VIVEK SRIVASTAVA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CHRISTOPHER WINGERT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MAUREEN DWYER

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $174,386
    From this org
    $149,375
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,011
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,375
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,481
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,530
    Filer's total
    $174,386

  • ESSENCE NEWHOFF

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $123,525
    From this org
    $119,943
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,582
    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. 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
    $3,673,192
    Expenses
    $4,009,461
    Contributions
    $3,356,917
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $5,038,854
    Expenses
    $3,608,233
    Contributions
    $4,916,190
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,454,863
    Expenses
    $3,145,745
    Contributions
    $3,462,391
    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
    $3,951,154
    Expenses
    $2,599,791
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,189,332

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,742,303
    Expenses
    $2,409,249
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,396,452

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,148,632
    Expenses
    $2,506,292
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,260,464

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,300,587
    Expenses
    $2,392,404
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,338,836

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,532,320
    Expenses
    $2,164,395
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,667,827

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,119,974
    Expenses
    $1,914,367
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,504,185

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,296,000
    Expenses
    $1,849,497
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,273,444

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,941,498
    Expenses
    $1,634,427
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,392,157

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,596,369
    Expenses
    $1,589,788
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,644,473

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,416,396
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,713,815

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 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 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.