Program areas at MECA
After school program - conducted in school year to teach the performing and visual arts to youth.
Neighborhood schools - in school performing and visual arts instruction at local elementary, middle and high schools.
Summer arts - summer camp type program providing classes in the performing and visual arts and recreational programs.
Residency and production - community cultural events in the visual and performing arts
Dow School & TBH Center
Family Services
Who funds Multicultural Education and Counseling Through the Arts (MECA)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at MECA
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Alice Valdez | Executive Director | $78,000 | 2022-12-31 |
| Mardi Mayerhoff | President | $0 | 2023-11-14 |
| Lilia Garza | Secretary / Director | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Gladys Martinez | Vice President / Secretary / Director | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Robert Rodriguez | Treasurer / Vice President | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| ...and 7 more key personnel |
Financials for MECA
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,878,310 | $1,705,956 | 10.1% |
| Program services | $131,728 | $124,378 | 5.9% |
| Investment income and dividends | $589 | $149 | 295.3% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $234,440 | $185,992 | 26% |
| 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 | $250,238 | $21,011 | 1091% |
| Total revenues | $2,495,305 | $2,037,486 | 22.5% |
Organizations like MECA
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Urban Gateways | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $2,800,618 |
| Youth Ambassadors | 501(c)(3) | Kansas City, MO | $806,388 |
| Arts Ignite | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $833,759 |
| Creative Kids | 501(c)(3) | El Paso, TX | $687,192 |
| Eleanor B Rainey Memorial Institute | 501(c)(3) | Cleveland, OH | $1,722,143 |
| Young Audiences New York (YANY) | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $2,326,390 |
| Art 180 | 501(c)(3) | Richmond, VA | $820,477 |
| Access Art | 501(c)(3) | Baltimore, MD | $860,968 |
| Treasure Valley Institute for Childrens Arts (TRICA) | 501(c)(3) | Boise, ID | $676,797 |
| Grace Institute | 501(c)(3) | Portland, OR | $700,102 |
Data update history
January 5, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $750,000 from Houston Endowment November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 8, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
June 22, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Youth service charitiesArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanitiesChildren
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 1900 Kane
- Houston, TX 77007
- Metro area
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- County
- Harris County, TX
- Website URL
- meca-houston.org/Â
- Phone
- (713) 802-9370
- Facebook page
- mecahoustonÂ
- Twitter profile
- @meca_houstonÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 74-2044904
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1979
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A25: Arts Education, Schools of Art
- NAICS code, primary
- 624110: Child and Youth Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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