Program areas at Art Sparks
Ready, spark, kindergarten is a 30-week arts education (dance and music) kindergarten readiness program that teaches concepts related to academic benchmarks and social and emotional learning in every akron public school prek classroom.
The 3rd grade enrichment program serves every 3rd grader in the cuyahoga falls city school district for 28 weeks of the school year. The program teaches dance and music and underscores an academic subject area each year. That subject area becomes the basis for the culminating performance.
Dynamite duos is an arts education dance and music program that pairs students with disabilities with their same aged peers. The program takes place during the school day in the akron public schools and culminates in an end of the year performance.
Other program services include pop up dance classes at public libraries in the akron area, tnt programing, and advanced training for alumni students.
Who funds Art Sparks
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Art Sparks
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Kara Cea | Executive Director | $50,000 | 2023-10-30 |
| Shauna Conzaman | Managing Director | $40,000 | 2023-06-30 |
| Simon Hunt | Music Director and Musician | | 2023-03-11 |
| Theodore Mosko | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
| Maria Sargent | President | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
| ...and 4 more key personnel |
Financials for Art Sparks
| Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $358,667 | $340,668 | 5.3% |
| Program services | $57,520 | $13,360 | 330.5% |
| Investment income and dividends | $25 | $77 | -67.5% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $416,212 | $354,105 | 17.5% |
Organizations like Art Sparks
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Sarasota Contemporary Dance | 501(c)(3) | Sarasota, FL | $409,142 |
| Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $950,699 |
| Dancing Classrooms Long Island | 501(c)(3) | East Patchogue, NY | $135,668 |
| MashUp Contemporary Dance Company | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $197,356 |
| Chicago Dance Health Fund | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $309,642 |
| Backhausdance | 501(c)(3) | Orange, CA | $399,178 |
| Kids Excel El Paso | 501(c)(3) | El Paso, TX | $956,969 |
| RAWdance | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $355,822 |
| Moves and Grooves | 501(c)(3) | Nashville, TN | $539,506 |
| Carolina Dance Collaborative | 501(c)(3) | Greenville, SC | $445,043 |
Data update history
January 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
December 29, 2023
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from Community Fund Ohio July 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsBalletsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedFundraising eventsReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- Co PO Box 1061
- Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
- Metro area
- Akron, OH
- County
- Summit County, OH
- Website URL
- artsparksdance.org/Â
- Phone
- (330) 524-6697
IRS details
- EIN
- 45-5629269
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2014
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A62: Dance
- NAICS code, primary
- 711120: Dance Companies
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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