EIN 43-1395056

Center of Creative Arts (COCA)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
285
Year formed
1987
Most recent tax filings
2023-08-01
Description
Center of Creative Arts enriches lives and builds community through the arts with a mission to engage students, inspire teachers, and demonstrate the power of the arts to bridge barriers. Cocaedu is a nationally recognized model of excellence for arts education, while Cocabiz provides immersive arts-based training and consulting for professionals. The Cocabiz mission is to build a more creative, engaged, and effective workforce by delivering innovative work. The center is located in Saint Louis, MO.
Total revenues
$5,365,484
2023
Total expenses
$7,769,092
2023
Total assets
$21,939,216
2023
Num. employees
285
2023

Program areas at COCA

Education - coca inspires art experiences for all ages and skill levels, from enthusiastic amateurs to emerging professionals. We offer classes in art & design, circus, culinary Arts, dance, early childhood, theatre, and voice. Whether patrons are looking for classes to take in-person at our university city campus, virtually from your own home, or a combination of both, we have something for everyone. During the fiscal year, total enrollment was 3,620, which includes 85 pre-professional multidisciplinary students.
See schedule ococa presents - cocapresents, the signature performance season, brings thought-provoking programming for multigenerational audiences to the st. louis community with a selection of traditional audience favorites and innovative new work from local, national, and student artists. Coca's innovative performances transform the way we think about the world around us. Coca's millstone gallery presents timely, relevant exhibitions from emerging and established artists. Exhibitions welcome visitors to examine the artistic process and engage in meaningful dialogue. With access as a core value, coca presents provides opportunities for families to experience engaging art forms and strives to make them accessible to the widest possible demographic through discounted tickets, school time performances for school students. The millstone gallery is free and open to the public. During the fiscal year 3,757 people attended these performances.
Camps - coca summer Arts camps ignite creativity! Campers have the opportunity to learn and experience new things, build their skills, and - most importantly - have fun! Coca offers some of the most Creative summer Arts camps for kids and teens, serving 6,831 camp enrollments.
Cocabiz - cocabiz, the business training division of coca, provides immersive arts-based training, programming, and consulting for professionals. The cocabiz mission is to build a more Creative, engaged, and effective workforce by delivering innovative workshops and events that employ authentic Arts teaching and achieve business results. Cocabiz programs bring individuals together in an intelligent and engaging atmosphere, inspiring business professionals to explore new approaches and emerging ideas across industries. During the fiscal year approximately 676 participants were served.
Cocaedu - cocaedu is a nationally recognized model of excellence for Arts education. Cocaedu engages students, inspires teachers, and demonstrates the power of the Arts to bridge barriers through programs in classrooms across the st. louis region. Since 1992, the program has provided Arts programming to thousands of students and dedicated educators. Cocaedu provides collaborative Arts integration residencies that partner teaching artists from local Arts and community organizations with teachers from the st. louis public schools, university city public schools, ferguson-florissant school district, and many more.during the fiscal year, 35 schools and community organizations participated in this program. This program included 60 collaborative residencies and classes and served approximately 4,172 participants. In addition, this program provided professional development for 162 educators.

Grants made by COCA

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Coca QalicbGeneral Support$217,499

Who funds Center of Creative Arts (COCA)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
St Louis Community FoundationCreate Our Future Campaign$255,591
Schwab Charitable FundArts, Culture & Humanities$174,585
Regional Arts CommissionArts and Culture Programs$140,111
...and 24 more grants received totalling $1,157,629

Personnel at COCA

NameTitleCompensation
Bill BradleyVice President Marketing$0
Tyler MeyrVice President , Building and Grounds$0
Indigo SamsExecutive Director$0
Amanda SnowDirector of Facilities and Operations
Catherine WurtzSenior Director of Finance$0
...and 39 more key personnel

Financials for COCA

RevenuesFYE 08/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,679,856
Program services$2,522,158
Investment income and dividends$115,138
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$90,030
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$114,833
Net income from fundraising events$-173,063
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$13,505
Miscellaneous revenues$3,027
Total revenues$5,365,484

Form 990s for COCA

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-082024-07-11990View PDF
2022-082023-06-09990View PDF
2021-082022-04-11990View PDF
2020-082021-07-12990View PDF
2019-082021-01-28990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Studio in A School AssociationNew York, NY$8,309,707
Pilchuck Glass SchoolSeattle, WA$4,942,933
Arrowmont School of Arts and CraftsGatlinburg, TN$9,014,224
Skowhegan School of Painting and SculptureNew York, NY$9,416,151
Inner-City ArtsLos Angeles, CA$4,920,651
John C Campbell Folk SchoolBrasstown, NC$7,761,261
P.S. ArtsLos Angeles, CA$7,067,260
Data update history
September 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 15 new personnel
August 27, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 26, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
August 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $140,111 from Regional Arts Commission
May 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $255,591 from St Louis Community Foundation
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingEndowed supportManagement and technical assistanceCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
6880 Washington Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63130
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
County
St. Louis County, MO
Website URL
cocastl.org/ 
Phone
(314) 725-1834
Facebook page
COCAstl 
Twitter profile
@cocastl 
IRS details
EIN
43-1395056
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1987
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A25: Arts Education, Schools of Art
NAICS code, primary
6116: Other Schools and Instruction
Parent/child status
Central organization
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