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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

STARTING ARTS INC

EIN 01-0552155 · Youth Development Programs (O50)

What they do

STARTING ARTS WAS FOUNDED IN 2002 WITH THE MISSION to MAKE ARTS EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE to ALL STUDENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SCHOOLS. WE BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER to STIMULATE and EDUCATE STUDENTS to REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL THE CREATIVE ARTS ARE A NECESSARY COMPONENT of THE EDUCATION PROCESS. OUR PASSION is to PROVIDE HANDS-ON ARTS EDUCATION IN FOUR ARTS DISCIPLINES - DANCE, THEATER, MUSIC and VISUAL ARTS - IN CLASSES TAUGHT BY SKILLED PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. CLASSES ARE CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS-BASED and ALIGN WITH COMMON CORE STANDARDS. STARTING ARTS is CURRENTLY PROVIDING ARTS EDUCATION to OVER 125 SCHOOLS and SERVING OVER 45,000 STUDENTS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON TITLE 1 SCHOOLS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $80.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

What leaders were paid

Reported for tax year 2024

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Person and titleReported compensation
ANN WATTSEXECUTIVE DIR. · 40 hrs/week $125,878Base $124,632 · Other $1,246

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

78.88%mission spending compared with this year’s revenue80.2% of all expenses · Form 990 program services
3.34%fundraising spending compared with this year’s revenue3.4% of all expenses
$98.38spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
16.16%management spending compared with this year’s revenue16.4% of all expenses
$0.50in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
17.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,610,345
Mission workProgram services$2,059,10078.88% of revenue80.2% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$421,92216.16% of revenue16.4% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$87,1083.34% of revenue3.4% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$42,2151.62% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$2,568,13098.38% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 80.2% mission · 16.4% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.38% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 77.9% mission · 19.5% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.32% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 79.3% mission · 15.7% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.00% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 79.9% mission · 13.4% management · 6.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.15% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 67.1% mission · 22.6% management · 10.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 125.83% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 79.6% mission · 15.6% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.26% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 83.0% mission · 14.1% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 67.44% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 82.8% mission · 10.3% management · 6.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.52% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,610,345
Expenses$2,568,130
Annual surplus $42,215 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$2,059,100 · 80.2% of expenses
Management and office costs$421,922 · 16.4% of expenses
Fundraising$87,108 · 3.4% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$2,610,345
Expenses$2,568,130
Assets$1,294,715
Income$2,610,345
Contributions$461,988
Mission work (program services)$2,059,100
Fundraising$87,108
Management and general$421,922
Stocks and bonds$523,611
Accounting fees$61,524
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, and time below are reported by the organization on its Form 990. Reported compensation is shown near the top beside the spending summary.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (12)

ANN WATTSEXECUTIVE DIR.

ANDREA THURBERDIRECTOR

CATERINA PETERSONDIRECTOR

DAVE SAMUELSDIRECTOR

DAVID RUSSOCHAIRMAN

DR AMELIA HAUSAUERDIRECTOR

DR BENJAMIN PICARDDIRECTOR

HAN LEDIRECTOR

KRISTIN VANDERPASDIRECTOR

LIZA NEUDECKERSECRETARY

MARY JO LEEDIRECTOR

MICHELLE CURLEYDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2004
Location
99 NOTRE DAME AVE, SAN JOSE, CA 95113-1704
County
Santa Clara
In care of
% ANN L WATTS
Primary officer
ANN WATTS, Executive Director

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailweb@startingarts.com Phone(408) 492-9022

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
July 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
JAMES WAI CPA
NTEE classification
Youth Development Programs (O50)
IRS tax category
Youth Development Programs

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