To sponsor, maintain, and financially support the various programs and activities including curriculum programs, student support functions, art and academic disciplines and courses, productions, exhibits, concerts, workshops and educational seminars; and to provide scholarship assistance to graduates of the duke Ellington school in pursuit of college or professional careers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $261K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $25.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $110K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 26 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-55% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$25.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▼ -55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020−$1.7M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$25.1M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21.0M
FY2021$23.9M
FY2022$20.7M
FY2023$21.7M
FY2024$25.1M
FY2025$27.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1979.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.7M Management & general 22% · $486K Fundraising 0% · $9K

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

29 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member Until Dec. 2023
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Tia Powell Harris$24,813$37,581
Sandi M Logan$35,028—
Anne Marie Logue$26,127$31,415
Sandi Logan—$28,647
Lee Jackson$10,454—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Awards scholarships to high school seniors pursuing higher education, based on their achievements and goals.

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2 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Arts and Academics

Instructional programs and supplies for school programs in dance, theater, vocal music, instrumental music, visual arts, literary, media and communications, museum studies and technical design and production.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Scholarships

Awarded to seniors who will matriculate to post-secondary education. Students submit a written statement of achievements, goals and the reasons for applying. The scholarship committee chooses the recipients.

$46Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 12 grants · $9.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$46,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,070
Unitemized GrantFY2021$54,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$56,500
Unitemized GrantFY2019$66,142

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$493K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$260
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$486K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$25.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$26.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$493K
Government grantsLn 1e$268K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$260
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$205K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.5M
Other assetsLn 15$156K
Total assetsLn 16$26.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$25.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 627
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.6M$25.5M
Total assetsLn 16$23.5M$26.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$21.7M$25.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.6M$1.6M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$51K$51K
Management feesLn 11a$141K$141K
Investment management feesLn 11f$89K$89K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$148K$148K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
InterestLn 20$75K$75K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$13K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.7M$486K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.6M$2.5M$52K$27.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.6M$2.2M−$604K$25.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$2.4M$1.1M$21.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$1.9M$819K$20.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.5M$444K$23.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 −$1.7M$1.7M−$3.4M$21.0M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,563,488 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,610,764$493,438
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,251$260
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,872,657$1,069,790
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,487,672$1,563,488
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,889,274$1,671,921
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $68,110$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $444,857$495,535
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,402,241$2,167,456
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,085,431−$603,968
Part VI · Governance 24 of 26 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members24
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,563,488 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$8,167
VIII-1e Government grants$268,215
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$217,056
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$493,438
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $260$260
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $864,479$864,479
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $205,311$205,311
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $260 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,069,790$1,563,488
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,167,456 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,620,851$1,620,851
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $51,070$51,070
IX-11a Management feesManagement $141,419$141,419
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $89,260$89,260
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $148,000$148,000
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,289$1,289
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,357$6,357
IX-17 TravelManagement $10,609$10,609
IX-20 InterestManagement $75,271$75,271
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,220$1,220
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $12,902 · Fundraising $9,208$22,110
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,671,921 · Management $486,327 · Fundraising $9,208$2,167,456
Part X · Balance sheet $26,920,408 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $124,887$30,635
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $964,459$1,125,766
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $646,991$96,991
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $21,632,486$25,510,516
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $156,500$156,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,526,515$26,920,408
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,464$52,984
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $318,238$101,677
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $554,363$796,357
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,781,316$1,818,269
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$1,451,364−$1,553,034
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $23,196,563$26,655,173
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,745,199$25,102,139
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,526,515$26,920,408
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,102,139 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,563,488
XI-2 Total expenses$2,167,456
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$603,968
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,745,199
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,960,908
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,102,139

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