Indiana · Nonprofit
EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC
EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC (Indiana) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $780,802 to it, the largest being THE MIND TRUST INC ($692,371). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $6.1M
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $781k
- Net assets
- $909k
What Edison School of the Arts Inc does
Mission
Edison School of the Arts Inc.'s mission is to continue to be an educational and artful resource for all students, parents, community, and staff members by consistent and focused professional development, invitational practices by all,utilizing quarterly and annual reviews. We will continue to develop our educational and arts aesthetic by expanding our arts experiences, exposure, and partnerships.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Academic: edison had 60% pass iread-3. Our 2nd grade students went from 12% passing to 26% passing, 4th grade went from 21% up to 56% passing and our 5th graders went from 50% passing to 67% passing.
$5,075,311 spent$28,341 earned by the program100% of program spendingParent/community engagement event: edison held our annual fall festival on tuesday, october 29, 2024 with trunk or treating, fall concert and performances followed by the festival that included storytelling, an indoor pumpkin patch, games and food. We had over 300 in attendance at the event.
$6,500 spent0% of program spendingEdison's annual spring musical brought together theatre, music, and dance into a powerful storytelling experience. It built student confidence, creativity and discipline, while fostering teamwork and edison pride. Through the rehearsal process and performances, students were able to express themselves artistically, developed essential life skills, and connected with their community in a meaningful way. The show was presented both in the evening and during the school day with multiple shows so all cool cats supporters and stakeholders could enjoy the final product.
$350 spent0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,082,161.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $1.9M to $1.1M (−45%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 97% · 2019 99% · 2020 99% · 2021 94% · 2022 92% · 2023 96% · 2024 98% · 2025 97%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Michelle Brittain-Watts
Chief executive officer
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income rose $41k → $210k.
2 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 6 of 7 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 89% of grant income and the top three 98%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
90% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 71% · 2021 90% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
97% of EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC's grant income comes from Indiana funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC has grown faster than half of the 9,398 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Indiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC?
- EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC (Indiana) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $780,802 to it, the largest being THE MIND TRUST INC ($692,371). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $780,802 in grants to EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC?
- THE MIND TRUST INC is the largest funder on record, with $692,371 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like EDISON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Indiana. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing