The organization's mission is to transform the lives and education of our youth through the Arts by connecting educators, professional artists, and communities. This mission is achieved by providing assemblies, workshops, residencies, professional opportunities for educators and artists that are aligned with common core state standards and are accessible to any organization or school regardless of their resources. Arts for Learning conducts research to demonstrate the effectiveness of its Arts integration model on student achievement and social emotional development. Arts for Learning received a 4 year research grant from the US department of education (education innovation research) which, when completed, will be the largest data collection of an Arts integration model in the country. A4l aims to use this research, as well as its past research, to influence teaching and Learning at a state level.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 680 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$946K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16.6M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$15.8M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$12.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$16.6M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.7M
FY2021$9.1M
FY2022$11.8M
FY2023$14.6M
FY2024$18.1M
FY2025$16.6M
Expenses
$15.8M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$8.9M
FY2022$10.3M
FY2023$13.0M
FY2024$16.1M
FY2025$15.8M
Net assets
$12.2M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$11.7M
FY2025$12.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1959.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $14.8M Management & general 3% · $445K Fundraising 4% · $567K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

31 people listed on the 990; $946K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$204,262Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$169,615Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Education Officer
$133,336Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$114,710Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Arts Officer
$114,138Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Early Childhood Development
$109,133Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Chief of Education
$100,718Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacie Sanders Evans’s $204K as President & CEO is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stacie Sanders Evans$204,262$184,419————
Kathleen Basham$169,615—————
Stacie Sanders-Evans——$167,170$147,696$142,159$132,211
Dr Mark King$133,336—————
Kurtis Donnelly—$121,678$118,145$112,009——
Michael Brush$114,710$108,057————
Jessica Hebron$114,138$112,096$107,908$103,846——
Kendra Banks——$112,116———

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects artists, educators, and communities to transform youth lives and education through the arts.

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3 programs · $13.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Asala is offered in partnership with baltimore city public schools. The program pairs a classroom teacher and a professional teaching artist to deliver arts-integrated math and literacy lessons to elementary and middle school students.

$10.0Mprogram expense
02

Sala is an award winning summer program, operated in partnership with baltimore city schools. This five-week, full-day summer program curbs summer learning loss in literacy and math by providing arts-integrated instruction.

$2.0Mprogram expense
03

As the maryland affiliate of wolf trap institute for early learning, the organization offers residency programs designed specifically for our youngest learners (from birth through kindergarten).

$1.5Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $83K · 2020–2020
Code in the Schools INCMD · FY2020$83,135

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$283K
Money outPt IX
$15.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.8M
Managementcol C$445K
Fundraisingcol D$567K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.1M
Total assetsLn 16$14.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$826K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$252K
Other incomeLn 4–11$283K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$36K
Total revenueLn 12$16.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$378K
SavingsLn 2$7.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Other assetsLn 15$864K
Total assetsLn 16$14.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$12.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5680
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M$8.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$716K$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$13.4M$14.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$11.7M$12.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$437K$367K$34K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.7M$9.0M$313K$309K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$83K$78K$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$470K$438K$16K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$883K$823K$30K$30K
Accounting feesLn 11c$50K$47K$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.3M$2.2M$8K$98K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$52K$48K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$111K$111K$255
Information technologyLn 14$131K$122K$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$224K$209K$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$216K$216K$274$327
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$148K$141K$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$11K$10K$377$375
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$172K$160K$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$50K$46K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$381K$338K$43K
All other expensesLn 24e$395K$387K$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.8M$14.8M$445K$567K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $16.6M$15.8M$800K$12.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $18.1M$16.1M$2.0M$11.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.6M$13.0M$1.6M$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.8M$10.3M$1.4M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.1M$8.9M$270K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.7M$6.4M$2.4M$5.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $16,567,856 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,242,100$4,090,520
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,580,957$11,942,645
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46,435$252,028
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $196,562$282,663
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $18,066,054$16,567,856
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,457,957$11,524,974
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,656,278$4,242,514
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,114,235$15,767,488
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,951,819$800,368
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $16,567,856 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$10,149 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$826,332
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,264,188
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$29,703
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,090,520
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,942,645$11,942,645
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $287,958$287,958
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$35,930−$35,930
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $292,812$292,812
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,942,645 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $534,691$16,567,856
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,767,488 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $366,525 · Management $34,218 · Fundraising $36,272$437,015
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,027,934 · Management $313,342 · Fundraising $309,491$9,650,767
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $77,982 · Management $2,685 · Fundraising $2,649$83,316
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $438,073 · Management $16,198 · Fundraising $16,113$470,384
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $822,805 · Management $30,423 · Fundraising $30,264$883,492
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $46,701 · Management $1,727 · Fundraising $1,718$50,146
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $9,299$9,299
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,185,364 · Management $7,776 · Fundraising $98,031$2,291,171
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $48,103 · Management $1,779 · Fundraising $1,769$51,651
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $110,821 · Fundraising $255$111,076
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $122,407 · Management $4,526 · Fundraising $4,502$131,435
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $209,263 · Management $7,431 · Fundraising $7,392$224,086
IX-17 TravelPrograms $215,640 · Management $274 · Fundraising $327$216,241
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $141,435 · Management $3,527 · Fundraising $3,509$148,471
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,184 · Management $377 · Fundraising $375$10,936
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $159,985 · Management $5,915 · Fundraising $5,885$171,785
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $46,359 · Management $1,714 · Fundraising $1,705$49,778
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $337,874 · Fundraising $43,234$381,108
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $387,493 · Management $3,929 · Fundraising $3,909$395,331
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,754,948 · Management $445,140 · Fundraising $567,400$15,767,488
Part X · Balance sheet $14,064,779 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,501$377,541
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,472,961$7,707,461
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,460,106$1,416,718
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,178,634$764,693
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $224,768$93,957
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $716,136$1,560,655
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,056,909$1,279,968
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,241,381$863,786
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,364,396$14,064,779
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $535,768$617,336
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $147,250$10,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $939,915$857,940
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,622,933$1,882,988
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,325,215$10,554,454
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,416,248$1,627,337
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,741,463$12,181,791
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,364,396$14,064,779
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,181,791 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,567,856
XI-2 Total expenses$15,767,488
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$800,368
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,741,463
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$73,003
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$433,043
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,181,791

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