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Learning Through Art EIN 31-1367751

Learning Through Art FY2020 filing

EIN  31-1367751 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cincinnati, OH
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers performing arts programs to boost literacy, community, and cultural understanding.
Leadership
Kathy Wade-Jenkins · CEO · $63K
Money in and out
$314K revenue, $264K expenses
Bottom line
41% program efficiency

Offers performing arts programs to boost literacy, community, and cultural understanding. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $314K in revenue, $264K in expenses, and $53K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$314K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$264K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$53K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $50K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.41 Management & general $0.51 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
41%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$314K
FY2020
Expenses
$264K
FY2020
Total assets
$119K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$66K
FY2020
Total revenue
$314K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$264K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$53K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$50K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$119K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B41%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $108K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Books Alive for Kids!- Performing arts literacy program targeting pre-K through third grade students making books come alive through sight, sound and touch. The program's goal to engage, empower and educate, encourages students to read by experiencing hands-on crafts, music, theater performances on a myriad of topics and themes pertinent…

$95Kprogram expense
02

Summer Event

Kids, Cultures, Critters and Crafts Festival designed to build bridges, breakdown barriers bringing neighbors and neighborhoods together to celebrate our mosaic beauty throughout the region and world.

$13Kprogram expense
03

Arts over ACEs Center

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLearning Through Art
EINHdr · item D31-1367751
Principal addressHdr · item CCincinnati, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jlearningthroughart.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFUnclassified (Z99Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 1993

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$63,028Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mariam Wade
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tracy Vroom
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathy Wade-Jenkins’s $52K as CEO is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 515 $100K–1M unclassified nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathy Wade-Jenkins$52,451$60,000$60,000$60,000$63,028

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$314K
Total revenueLn 12$314K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.41 Management & general $0.51 Fundraising $0.08
Program services41%$108K
Management & general51%$135K
Fundraising8%$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$264K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$102K
Total assetsLn 16$119K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$66K
Total net assetsLn 32$53K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $102K · Operating expenses/yr $264K
4.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $108K · Total expenses $264K
41%
Management & General
Management & general $135K · Total expenses $264K
51%
Fundraising
Fundraising $21K · Total expenses $264K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $21K · Solicited contributions $314K
$0.07 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $314K · Total revenue $314K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $314K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $314K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $314K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $264K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $314K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $53K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $314K · Expenses $264K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $119K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $53K · Total assets $119K
44%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $119K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kathy Wade-Jenkins · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $63K · Total expenses $264K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $112K · Total expenses $264K
42%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 41%——
Overhead ratio 51%——
Fundraising cost ratio 7%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationFY2024$75K
Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile JR FoundationFY2024$50K
Cincinnati Institute of Fine ArtsFY2024$46K
The Scripps Howard FoundationFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$201K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$194K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$439K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$503K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$520K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$314K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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