EIN 61-0479626

Fund for the Arts

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
21
Year formed
1945
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
At the Fund for the Arts, we believe that art is a right, not a privilege because art is a fundamental expression of the human condition.
Total revenues
$5,743,197
2023
Total expenses
$6,442,461
2023
Total assets
$8,780,146
2023
Num. employees
21
2023

Program areas at Fund for the Arts

At the Fund for the Arts, we believe that art is a right, not a privilege because art is a fundamental expression of the human condition. We envision a healthy and vibrant community where everyone embraces the art that exists in our lives every day, where everyone contributes to the well-being of our arts community, and where everyone belongs. Our Mission is to contribute to the overall health and well-being of our community by generating resources for, investing in, and supporting our local arts, artists and arts organizations. The Fund builds a stronger community by investing in a broad range of arts, artists and arts organizations and artistic programs across the region. We work with our community leaders to best leverage the impact of the arts on community priorities such as equity and belonging, education, sustainability and health and well-being. Beyond funding organizations, projects, and programs, we provide support through convening, capacity building, promotion and advocacy. To achieve this, we provide numerous programs for grant-making, in-kind resource support, and strategic planning for organizations that help empower every resident in our city to see themselves as an artist and a part of the city's artistic landscape. We continue to integrate equity and belonging further into the arts community as we help build capacity and access through our programs. Some of our programs and initiatives include: ARTS IN INSTITUTIONS The original Fund for the Arts initiative, Arts in Institutions is designed to invest in nonprofit arts organizations in the Greater Louisville area via the Sustaining Impact Grants. These grants provide unrestricted operating support to ensure the organization's ongoing capacity to fulfill their mission and drive community impact. All SIG recipients are required to illustrate their equity plan and efforts to diversify within their organization, as well as their efforts to support equity and inclusion in our community. In 2022, the Fund invested $3 million in 28 arts nonprofit organizations throughout the Greater Louisville area. Cultural Pass offers Greater Louisville families with children ages 0-21 access to arts and cultural activities, free of charge, all summer long. Cultural Pass is an innovative endeavor to promote a lifelong love of art and culture to young people, expand access to these organizations and arts providers, and improve summer learning in our community. On average, over 40,000 passes are distributed per summer, resulting in over 66,000 unique arts experiences for our community members. For 10 years, Cultural Pass has been a unique collaboration between Fund for the Arts, Louisville's Arts and Culture Alliance, Louisville Metro Government, Louisville Free Public Library, and additional regional library systems. ARTS IN LEARNING Arts in Learning supports investments in curriculum-based arts programs in schools and other learning environments for all ages, expanding access and learning through arts for students across the Greater Louisville area. Research from Americans for the Arts shows that not only do students engaged in arts programming achieve at higher and more consistent levels, but that young people's arts involvement drastically improves mental and physical health, graduation rates, and civic engagement. At the core of Arts in Learning is better cultural understanding, improved test scores, increased engagement, and critical learning skills. 5x5 and Teacher Artist Grants (TAG) provide funding to K-12 teachers and schools to enhance their classroom instruction with arts programming and experiences throughout the Fund for the Arts service area. These opportunities complement what students learn in the classroom and meet them where they are in out-of-school programming. In 2022, over 48,900 students across 155 schools were given arts-based experiences through the 345 grants awarded. ARTS IN NEIGHBORHOODS Arts in Neighborhoods supports programming and funding for community-centric arts events and experiences, community engagement activities, and mini-grants for existing event sponsorship. Our neighborhoods are rich, vibrant communities where people play, work, and create. When we partner alongside civic, arts, and neighborhood leaders to support and create intergenerational arts experiences within the neighborhoods themselves, we experience higher outcomes in building and reinforcing strong, healthy neighborhoods. In 2022, Fund for the Arts worked with 9 civic and neighborhood partners to cohost 3 free, multigenerational arts celebrations. Combined, these events amplified the work of 100+ individual artists and 20+ arts organizations. I AM AN ARTIST. I Am An Artist. is a campaign to inspire and empower individuals in our community to reclaim their artistic identity, often in ways they don't expect. I Am An Artist. seeks to remove thought barriers and restrictive understanding of what constitutes "art or artist," to think expansively about art and the things we create in our everyday lives. The I Am An Artist. exhibition, will open in the Fund for the Arts lobby in 2023, celebrates just a few of the over 600,000 incredible artists in the Greater Louisville area: the people who live, work, play, and create together in our City of Artists. We hope that by showcasing and uplifting more community members and their many artforms, everyone will be empowered to find their art and feel confident saying to the world, "I Am An Artist." The more people in our community who self-identify as artists, the more in-tune they become with the art that surrounds us, the more likely they are to participate through art in our neighborhoods, the more comfortable the entire community feels engaging in arts across the city, the more connected we become.

Grants made by Fund for the Arts

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Actors Theatre of LouisvilleArts in Institutions, Neighborhoods & Education$711,800
The Louisville OrchestraArts in Institutions$596,285
Parks Alliance of LouisvilleArts in Neighborhoods$406,837
...and 49 more grants made totalling $3,530,391

Who funds Fund for the Arts

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Ffta PropertiesDistribution of Cash To Related Organization Fund for the Arts in Support of Complimentary Mission Work To Support the Arts in Greater Louisville$1,070,816
Community Foundation of LouisvilleA12 Fundraising And/or Fund Distribution$699,706
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$365,891
...and 49 more grants received totalling $3,569,159

Personnel at Fund for the Arts

NameTitleCompensation
Andre GuessPresident and Chief Executive Officer$262,373
Andre KimoPresident and Chief Executive Officer in
Christen BooneFormer President and Chief Executive Officer$193,750
Janie MartinChief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer$92,256
Brett ShepherdChief Development Officer
...and 13 more key personnel

Financials for Fund for the Arts

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,454,254
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$-295,901
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$1,180
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$583,509
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$155
Total revenues$5,743,197

Form 990s for Fund for the Arts

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062023-12-18990View PDF
2022-062023-03-20990View PDF
2021-062022-05-13990View PDF
2020-062021-05-11990View PDF
2019-062020-09-09990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
February 6, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
February 6, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
February 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Lift A Life Foundation
October 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from Brown-Forman Foundation
June 27, 2023
Received grants
Identified 45 new grant, including a grant for $1,070,816 from Ffta Properties
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
LobbyingReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
623 W Main
Louisville, KY 40202
Metro area
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
County
Jefferson County, KY
Website URL
fundforthearts.org/ 
Phone
(502) 582-0100
Facebook page
fundforthearts 
Twitter profile
@fundforthearts 
IRS details
EIN
61-0479626
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1945
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A26: Arts Council/Agency
NAICS code, primary
7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
Parent/child status
Independent
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