Nonprofit · EIN 22-2412819
NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL
Tax-exempt · NEWARK, NJ 07102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,657,116 | $1,844,165 | -$187,049 | $606,607 | $177,365 | $429,242 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,168,017 | $1,711,583 | -$543,566 | $731,914 | $90,623 | $641,291 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,135,228 | $2,399,074 | -$263,846 | $1,337,089 | $117,876 | $1,219,213 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,475,968
- of which government grants
- $325,100
- Membership dues
- $4,300
- Program service revenue
- $181,122
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $26
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $183,685
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $259,366
- Other salaries and wages
- $475,868
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $822,089
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $21,961
- Accounting fees
- $51,472
- Occupancy
- $44,999
- Travel
- $5,963
- Depreciation
- $2,895
- Program services (functional)
- $1,503,077
- Management and general (functional)
- $185,200
- Fundraising (functional)
- $155,888
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $731,914
- Total assets, end of year
- $606,607
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $177,365
- Net assets, end of year
- $429,242
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,101
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $24,644
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $404,598
- Gross receipts
- $1,657,116
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1981
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN CRAIG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $117,252 | $6,916 |
| REGINA BARBOZA | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AN Officer | 40 | $101,876 | $10,858 |
| ANDREW COOMBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN MACK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHISA B HUTCHINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRYL DWAYNE WALKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA WALKER-KUHNE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DUPRE KELLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM A COOK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KITAB I ROLLINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MANUEL J ANTUNES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCY S DEPINA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE KNOX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE WHALEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINALD NOBLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN A MONROE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAMER HANINI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| VICTORIA WALKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGINA BARBOZA | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AN Officer | 40 | $97,704 | $9,623 |
| LAUREN CRAIG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $101,610 | $5,530 |
| REGINALD NOBLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCY S DEPINA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMER HANINI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE WHALEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ONOME N ADEJEMILUA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM A COOK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW COOMBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD GROSSKLAUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA WALKER-KUHNE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DUPRE KELLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MANUEL J ANTUNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHISA B HUTCHINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN A MONROE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KITAB I ROLLINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGINA BARBOZA | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AN Officer | 40 | $116,637 | $8,096 |
| FELICIA SWOOPE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $117,750 | $0 |
| LAUREN CRAIG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $81,385 | $5,047 |
| MARCY S DEPINA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMER HANINI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE WHALEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ONOME N ADEJEMILUA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATASHA DYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE GONZALEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD GROSSKLAUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA WALKER-KUHNE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DUPRE DOITALL KELLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MANUEL J ANTUNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER T ENGLOT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN A MONROE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KITAB I ROLLINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 17 ACADEMY ST STE 702, NEWARK, NJ 07102-2930
- In care of
- % LINWOOD J OGLESBY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- REGINA BARBOZA, 17 ACADEMY STREET 702, NEWARK, NJ 07102
- Signed the 990
- REGINA BARBOZA, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGIC
- Phone
- (973) 643-1625
- Website
- WWW.NEWARKARTS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
NEWARK ARTS' MISSION IS TO POWER THE ARTS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO LIVE IN, WORK IN, AND VISIT NEWARK.
Program accomplishments
- FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS, NEWARK ARTS HAS BEEN THE FISCAL SPONSOR/CONDUIT FOR DOZENS OF ARTS INITIATIVES - OFTEN INCUBATING THEM UNTIL THEY CAN BECOME STANDALONE 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. NA ACTS AS A FISCAL SPONSOR/CONDUIT FOR: ARTS ED NEWARK, FOUR CORNERS PUBLIC ART, LINCOLN PARK ALLIANCE, THE CREATIVE CATALYST FUND (CCF), AND THE HARRIET TUBMAN MONUMENT.Expenses $809,875 · grants $89,295 · revenue $156,229
- ARTS ED NEWARK, CREATED UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF NEWARK ARTS, IS A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE OF 90+ EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING PUBLIC, CHARTER, AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS; ARTISTS; ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS; YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES; BUSINESSES; FUNDERS; AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. AEN COLLABORATES TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN IN GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 12 HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, SEQUENTIAL ARTS EDUCATION OPPIRTUNITIES, BOTH IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL.Expenses $439,770 · grants $94,390 · revenue $4,300
- NEWARK'S LARGEST FESTIVAL OF VISUAL ARTS AND OTHER ART FORMS. IN 2022, NEWARK ARTS FESTIVAL: ARTFUL HEALING OPENING NIGHT DREW MORE THAN 1,000 VISITORS AT THE NEWARK MUSEUM OF ART (NMOA). FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE MUSEUM HOSTED THE FESTIVAL'S MAIN GROUP EXHIBITION IN ONE OF ITS GALLERIES. IN 2021, THE NEWARK ARTS FESTIVAL: CREATIVE RESILIENCE RETURNED TO AN IN-PERSON, 2-MONTH LONG EVENT THAT ATTRACTED NEARLY 10,000 ATTENDEES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. CENTERED IN AN 18,000 SQUARE-FOOT HAHNE & CO. BUILDING RETAIL SPACE, THE FESTIVAL CREATED A POST-COVID DOWNTOWN DESTINATION AND GARNERED BROADCAST AND NATIONAL PRINT COVERAGE FOR ITS DIONNE WARWICK: QUEEN OF TWITTER FEATURE EXHIBIT AND GALLERY OF 158 WORKS BY LOCAL ARTISTS.Expenses $253,432 · revenue $20,593
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 22-2412819
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $606,607
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,657,116
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,657,116 | $1,844,165 | $606,607 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,168,017 | $1,711,583 | $731,914 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,135,228 | $2,399,074 | $1,337,089 | XML |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 22-2412819).
Questions about NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL
- What is the EIN of NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL is 22-2412819.
- Is NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names REGINA BARBOZA.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $117,252 (LAUREN CRAIG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,657,116, expenses of $1,844,165 and total assets of $606,607 at year end.
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