EIN 04-3454898

Boston Arts Academy Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
12
City
Year formed
1999
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
The Boston Arts Academy Foundation raises private funds to support Boston Arts Academy, the only public high school for the arts in the cultural capital of the world. The funds go toward innovative curricula that integrate students' passion for the arts and are interdisciplinary, hands-on, and project-based. Additionally, funds support the 2 1/2 hours of daily art classes for students in their chosen discipline of dance, vocal music, instrumental music, theater, fashion technology, or visual arts.
Total revenues
$5,012,834
2023
Total expenses
$4,896,799
2023
Total assets
$12,378,587
2023
Num. employees
12
2023

Program areas at Boston Arts Academy Foundation

Academic support: funds are used to support innovative curricula for Boston Arts Academy's students. Curriculum transforms traditional classroom teaching by integrating students' passion for the Arts, being interdisciplinary, hands-on, and project-based. By focusing on students' strengths, Boston Arts Academy inspires students to commit to their schooling and transforms the lives of its students through a schoolwide literacy initiative and integrating the Arts into science, technology, engineering, and math.
Dance: a rigorous and comprehensive program designed to stretch our students' creativity and critical thinking, enabling them to accelerate in their development as both dancers and scholars.
Visual Arts: program fosters artists with strong technical skills and critical thinking abilities, helping them to develop their own unique voices and confidence to take creative risks.

Who funds Boston Arts Academy Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding TrustUnrestricted General Support$275,000
The Boston Foundation (TBF)Operating Support/annual Fund$216,750
Klarman Family FoundationMusic Pathways for Youth: Unrestricted Operating Support for Fiscal Years 2024, 2025, and 2026$150,000
...and 31 more grants received totalling $1,413,657

Personnel at Boston Arts Academy Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Denella J. ClarkPresident and Chief Executive Officer$318,034
Whitney Robbins GriffinChief Financial and Operating Officer
Joanna WendelDirector of Institutional Giving
Ifeoma BelonwuManager of Fundraising and Events
Rebecca WallisManager of Annual Giving and Engagement

Financials for Boston Arts Academy Foundation

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,996,994
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$145,132
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$128,704
Net income from fundraising events$1,742,004
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$5,012,834

Form 990s for Boston Arts Academy Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-01-16990View PDF
2022-062022-11-16990View PDF
2021-062021-11-11990View PDF
2020-062021-03-01990View PDF
2019-062019-12-20990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 18, 2025
Received grants
Identified 13 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from Klarman Family Foundation
November 1, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
October 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $30,000 from Van Otterloo Family Foundation
August 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $216,750 from The Boston Foundation (TBF)
May 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelEndowed supportProvides scholarshipsGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
126 Brookline Ave 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02215
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Suffolk County, MA
Website URL
bostonartsacademy.org 
Phone
(617) 315-2787
Facebook page
bostonartsacademy 
Twitter profile
@bostonartsacad 
IRS details
EIN
04-3454898
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1999
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A12: Arts, Culture and Humanities Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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