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 | Founder | $78,000 | 2024-10-23 |
| Armando Silva | Executive Director | | 2024-10-23 |
| Liz Salinas | Support Services Director | | 2024-10-23 |
| Julio Lopez | Ballet Folklorico Director | | 2024-10-23 |
| Margarita Ariza | Graphic Coordinator and Social Media Manager | | 2024-10-23 |
Financials for MECA
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,007,746 | $1,878,310 | -46.3% |
| Program services | $139,465 | $131,728 | 5.9% |
| Investment income and dividends | $14,512 | $589 | 2363.8% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $237,429 | $234,440 | 1.3% |
| 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 | $0 | $250,238 | -100% |
| Total revenues | $1,399,152 | $2,495,305 | -43.9% |
Organizations like MECA
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Arts For Life | 501(c)(3) | Asheville, NC | $519,667 |
| Culture for One | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $477,227 |
| Youth Ambassadors | 501(c)(3) | Kansas City, MO | $529,988 |
| Orange County Childrens Therapeutic Arts Center | 501(c)(3) | Santa Ana, CA | $2,216,744 |
| Urban Gateways | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $1,691,234 |
| Eleanor B Rainey Memorial Institute | 501(c)(3) | Cleveland, OH | $2,301,286 |
| Lulu and Leo Fund | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $729,368 |
| Access Art | 501(c)(3) | Baltimore, MD | $1,048,107 |
| Art 180 | 501(c)(3) | Richmond, VA | $848,829 |
| Creative Kids | 501(c)(3) | El Paso, TX | $734,182 |
Data update history
January 5, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
October 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from The Brown Foundation January 5, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Youth service charitiesArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanitiesChildren
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online 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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