EIN 23-2280560

ArtsQuest

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
Year formed
1983
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
ArtsQuest strives to be an international model for giving people access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences that promote individual and community creativity, enlightenment and fulfillment. The organization established the Banana Factory arts & education center in January 1998, which now offers over 300 visual arts and education classes and camps to serve the community in Bethlehem, PA. These classes cover a range of subjects such as photography, ceramics, glass-blowing and more.
Total revenues
$20,854,710
2022
Total expenses
$21,256,133
2022
Total assets
$45,218,460
2022
Num. employees
0
2022

Program areas at ArtsQuest

Started in 1984, musikfest today is considered the nation's largest free music festival with more than 550 performances on 17 stages, 16 of which are free. This 10-day festival attracted more than 1.1 million people from 45 states and one dozen countries in 2017. As the largest program run by Artsquest, musikfest is family-oriented and presents virtually every style of music including blues, jazz, rock, country, classical, latin, folk, americana, and bluegrass. The festival is supported by sponsorship, membership, grants, merchandise sales, and food and beverage service. Artsquest works with more than 25 regional arts and cultural organizations to incorporate them into this festival.
Steelstacks/artsquest performing arts center: in 2011, Artsquest opened steelstacks, a 10-acre arts, cultural and educational campus located on the former bethlehem steel plant site in bethlehem, pa on what was the largest brownfield site under development in the united states. Steelstacks provides access to a diverse array of concerts, classes, festivals and events, using arts as a vehicle for urban revitalization. The main building on the campus is the Artsquest center, a 67,000-square-foot performing arts center designed to meet the community's diverse arts and education needs. The Artsquest center includes a 2-screen cinema that offers year-round programming for independent, foreign, documentary and locally made films as well as a flexible 2-story performance space for the presentation of music, dance and theatre.
Banana factory: Artsquest established the banana factory arts & education center in january 1998. Today, the banana factory provides over 300 visual arts and education classes and camps to serve the community including photography, ceramics, glass-blowing, painting, drawing, jewelry, mixed media, and sculpture. Through the support of donors and sponsors, Artsquest offers scholarships to any adult or child in financial need. The arts center offers three free galleries and more than 25 studios to regional visual artists at subsidized rental rates in order to encourage artist development and engagement. Subsidized space is also made available to the Pennsylvania youth theatre and the volunteer center of the lehigh valley. The banana factory also houses several Artsquest offices critical to administering the operations of this center and the organization as a whole.

Who funds ArtsQuest

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$340,592
United Way of the Greater Lehigh ValleyDonor Designated for General Support; Program Operating Costs$246,295
Air Products FoundationFounding Partnership: Re-Imagine That! Capital Campaign: Year 2 of 10$150,000
...and 23 more grants received totalling $1,038,197

Personnel at ArtsQuest

NameTitleCompensation
Kassie HilgertPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Katherine E HilgertPresident$296,554
Patrick BroganChief Programming Officer$145,302
Ray NeebSenior Vice President of Operations
Rhonda GillespieVice President of Finance and Controller
...and 36 more key personnel

Financials for ArtsQuest

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,457,895
Program services$13,964,403
Investment income and dividends$128,860
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$-596,666
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-164
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$309,018
Miscellaneous revenues$2,591,364
Total revenues$20,854,710

Form 990s for ArtsQuest

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-14990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-08-05990View PDF
2019-122021-03-31990View PDF
2018-122020-01-30990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 25, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
October 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from Air Products Foundation
August 6, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 7, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
MembershipsLobbyingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
25 W Third St 300
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Metro area
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
Website URL
artsquest.org/ 
Phone
(610) 332-1300
Facebook page
ArtsQuest 
Twitter profile
@artsquest 
IRS details
EIN
23-2280560
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1983
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A20: Arts, Cultural Organizations
NAICS code, primary
7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
Parent/child status
Central organization
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