Maryland · Nonprofit
The Arts Project Inc
The Arts Project Inc (Maryland) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $214,809 to it, the largest being BALTIMORE CHILDREN AND YOUTH FUND INC ($194,520). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $111k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $215k
- Net assets
- $33k
What The Arts Project Inc does
Mission
The Arts Project equips Baltimore youth with arts programming that nutures creativity, confidence, and leadership. We provide inclusive education and performance opportunities to ensure equitable access and community transformation.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Create 4 Spring Break (C4SB) launched in 2018, is a 5-day arts immersion camp for Baltimore youth ages 6-11. Each spring, 20-40 participants attend full-day art classes that build creativity, confidence, and a love for the arts, culminating in a community showcase where youth present their work. # of Clients Served/Days of Care: 29 youth/5 days Sessions & Events: The camp delivered 8 instructional sessions (morning/afternoon), 1 educational field trip to Port Discovery, and 1 culminating showcase for families and community, totaling 10 program events and 30 program hrs per participant. contd on Schedule O...
$11,550 spent$2,197 earned by the program29% of program spendingProgram Partnership with RISE Arts Center: In partnership with RISE Arts Center of Baltimore, TAP provided music direction and arts integration for the Summer Performing Arts Program at Eubie Blake Jazz & Cultural Arts Center. Over five weeks, 18 youth ages 6-17, including youth of color and youth with ASD and other intellectual disabilities, engaged in music, drama, dance, visual arts, and set/costume design. The program culminated in a full production of The Lion King KIDS and an arts exhibition. # of Clients Served/Days of Care: 18 youth/20 days (5 weeks x 4 days) about 100 hrs per participant contd on schedule O...
$10,514 spent$7,950 earned by the program27% of program spendingSchool Partnerships (Choir Club & Afterschool Programs) Art Club at Lakeland Elementary - Weekly club for approx. 25 K-2 students (predominately Hispanic) held 20 sessions annually. Focuses on visual art, creative expression, and confidence building. Choir Club at Southwest Public Charter School - Choir for approx. 10 students in grades 5-8, meeting 20 times annually with 1 performance. Emphasis on vocal technique, teamwork, and cultural enrichment. Choir Club at Katherine Johnson Elementary/Middle - Engaged approx. 18 students in 17 sessions with rehearsals and performances. Focus on vocal ability, leadership, and community pride. contd sch O.
$7,988 spent$27,775 earned by the program20% of program spendingCommunity Artreach Programs
$4,650 spent$400 earned by the program12% of program spendingThe Maker Series Program
$4,608 spent$9,850 earned by the program12% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $39,310.
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
Andrea N Kennedy
Executive Director
Board chair
Sharonda Lang
Board President
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $5 → $20k.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% 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 The Arts Project Inc’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
The Arts Project Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 91% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
91% 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 The Arts Project Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 99% — 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
100% of The Arts Project Inc's grant income comes from Maryland funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $289 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
The Arts Project Inc runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like The Arts Project 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 Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
46% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for The Arts Project 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 The Arts Project Inc?
- The Arts Project Inc (Maryland) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $214,809 to it, the largest being BALTIMORE CHILDREN AND YOUTH FUND INC ($194,520). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does The Arts Project Inc have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $214,809 in grants to The Arts Project Inc, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of The Arts Project Inc?
- BALTIMORE CHILDREN AND YOUTH FUND INC is the largest funder on record, with $194,520 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like The Arts Project Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 3 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