Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC
MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $198,337 to it, the largest being EQT FOUNDATION ($130,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $89k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $198k
- Net assets
- $106k
What Mon Valley Academy for the Artsinc does
Mission
The mission of the mon valley academy for the arts (mvaa) is to provide arts and cultural programs and activities to the mon valley and beyond that informs, entertains and engages the community and the region in lifelong learning and cultural experiences for all ages.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
Mon valley academy for the arts (mvaa) provides artists the opportunity to share their talents by providing professional showcases including classes, workshops, performances, exhibits and more within the region. In addition, mvaa tries to cultivate vibrant communities by connecting artists with the community, building skills, sharing information, and services that will allow artists to make a living doing their work while providing much needed arts and cultural opportunities to the greater community.
$72,067 spentof which $7,150 as grants$26,143 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $72,067.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2022 to 2023, from $21k to $99k (+361%).
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.
65% of MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 4 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
Mark Smith
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $38k → $45k.
2 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 15% 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 MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 66% of grant income and the top three 88%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 80% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 39% — diversifying over time.
“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
100% of MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC's grant income comes from Pennsylvania funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $30k 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
MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 14,550 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 14,550 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
Organizations like MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC
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 Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC: 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.
Screens are triage, not determinations; a source that cannot be read reports not screened, never clear. Screen this nonprofit · How the screen works · on the API as GET /api/screening/{ein}?format=pdf
Questions and answers
- Who funds MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC?
- MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $198,337 to it, the largest being EQT FOUNDATION ($130,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $198,337 in grants to MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC?
- EQT FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $130,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MON VALLEY ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSINC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
Play a game about who funds Mon Valley Academy for the Artsinc →
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 6 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