EIN 43-1950379

Living Arts

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
14
Year formed
2002
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Living Arts ignites creativity in the lives of detroit youth through the performing, visual, and media Arts.
Total revenues
$884,447
2023
Total expenses
$930,849
2023
Total assets
$1,374,548
2023
Num. employees
14
2023

Program areas at Living Arts

Out-of-school Arts (osa) offerings provide sequential, standards-based Arts education and instruction for pre-k to teenage youth alongside youth development strategies that increase leadership, self-efficacy, and other capacities that support success in school and beyond. Osa programs operate six days a week, 37 weeks a year at the ford resource & engagement center and include more than 60 summer andafter-school class options in the performing, visual, literary, and media Arts. Osa targets youth and families in southwest detroit and served nearly 165 youth (95% of whom were youth of color) and caregivers in 2022-23. More than 93% of participants received full or partial forbearance of enrollment fees and no osa student was turned away due to an inability to afford classes.
Detroit wolf trap (dwt) delivers pre-k performing Arts based residencies in head start classrooms that have been proven to boost kindergarten readiness and help teachers acquire arts-learning instructional strategies. In addition to the professional mentorship and coaching educators receive through their residencies;they (and other teachers in their centers) are supported with professional development workshops. Head start family members are connected to their childrens classroom experiences through family workshops that coach them in ways they can support their childrens development at home. In addition, dwt spanish/english bilingual family involvement programs at the ford resource and engagement center(frec) engage parents, caregivers, and young children together in fun performingarts-based activities that help infants and young children acquire thesocial-emotional and emergent literacy skills they will need to succeed in school--in ways that are fun, lively, and encourage bonding. In the most recently completed program year, dwt reached more than 553 young children, 129 caregivers/parents, and 74 early childhood educators in detroit and metro detroit.
In-school Arts (isa) artist-in-residence programs bring teaching artists to k-12 detroit area schools to engage students in fine Arts and arts-infused instruction that boosts Arts skills and academic achievement in core curriculum subjects. Fine Arts residencies deliver Arts instruction that immerse students in painting, drawing, sculpture, dance, theater, creative writing and poetry, vocal and instrumental music, or digital media artsactivities that are not available in many detroit schools. The balance of residencies integrate Arts lessons with english language Arts, social studies, or math and science to directly support academic performance. In 2022-23, isa residencies reached more than 571 students in 25 classrooms in detroit public and charter schools.

Who funds Living Arts

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Ford Motor Company FundFord Resources and Engagement Centers$150,000
The Joyce FoundationCulture$75,000
United Way for Southeastern MichiganGrant$40,000
...and 7 more grants received

Personnel at Living Arts

NameTitleCompensation
Laura ScalesExecutive Director$79,927
Julie BrunzellDirector of Finance and Administration
Angela Wilhelm, MpaDirector of Development
Zack BissellDirector of Programs
Karen HernandezAdministrative Manager
...and 10 more key personnel

Financials for Living Arts

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$718,675
Program services$184,525
Investment income and dividends$450
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-31
Net income from fundraising events$-19,624
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$452
Total revenues$884,447

Form 990s for Living Arts

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-02-21990View PDF
2022-062023-03-23990View PDF
2021-062022-05-03990View PDF
2020-062021-04-21990View PDF
2019-062020-08-21990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from Ford Motor Company Fund
June 5, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $75,000 from The Joyce Foundation
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from Ford Motor Company Fund
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsTheatersCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
440 Burroughs Ste 141
Detroit, MI 48202
Metro area
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
County
Wayne County, MI
Website URL
livingartsdetroit.org/ 
Phone
(313) 841-4765
IRS details
EIN
43-1950379
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2002
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A25: Arts Education, Schools of Art
NAICS code, primary
711110: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
Parent/child status
Independent
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