named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Between the Lines Coloring Book
Publishes and donates coloring books featuring artwork by prominent contemporary artists to pediatric hospitals nationwide; a small number are sold to support the organization’s mission.
PJ Project
Collaboration with FIGS and artist Urs Fischer to design and donate children’s pajamas featuring playful artwork for patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Site-Specific Hospital Art Installations
Collaborates with established contemporary artists to design and install museum-quality, site-specific artworks in pediatric hospitals, transforming spaces such as waiting rooms, corridors, and medical scanner suites using medically approved materials.
activities · 2 groups
What they do
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Art Integration in Healthcare Settings 3 activities
- Conduct research on the impact of art in healthcare settingsPartners with healthcare institutions to conduct research on how visual art installations affect patient and staff experiences, including stress and anxiety levels in pediatric settings. Studies have been conducted at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem and Children’s National Health System, with community feedback collected post-installation to support ongoing research in art and medicine.
- Facilitate collaborations between hospitals and established artistsConnects hospitals with celebrated contemporary artists to co-create purposeful, site-specific artworks for healthcare environments. The organization has facilitated partnerships between hospitals and 96 established artists, overseeing the entire process from artist proposal to fabrication and non-disruptive installation.
- Install site-specific, museum-quality art in pediatric healthcare facilitiesImplements large-scale, site-specific art installations in pediatric hospitals and healthcare settings across the United States, transforming spaces such as hallways, waiting rooms, patient rooms, and imaging suites using medically approved materials. The organization has completed 67 installations in 45 hospitals across 27 cities and 15 states, including projects with artists like Nina Chanel Abney, Nicolas Party, Urs Fischer, and Jeff Koons.
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Therapeutic Comfort Kits and Room Makeovers 1 activity
- Distribute the Between the Lines coloring book to pediatric patients and familiesDistributes the Between the Lines coloring book series to pediatric patients, families, and providers across the U.S., with over 170,000 books donated to date. The coloring books are made available at more than 85 hospitals and clinics in 40 states, and digital versions were offered for free during the COVID-19 pandemic, including at-home coloring videos with collaborating artists.
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financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$1.74M
Contributions & grants$1.26M72%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$208K12%
Other revenue$271K
expenses
Total expenses$1.22M
Program expenses61%
Admin / overhead18%
Fundraising21%
Salaries & benefits$506K
Grants paid out$800
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$4.61M
Cash$175K
Investments$4.21M
Liabilities$59K
Net assets$4.55M
Liquid reserves43.3 mo
6 years on record · 2018–2023 · YoY revenue +52.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIANE BROWN | PRESIDENT | 40 | $207K |
board members · 13
- CHRIS SALGARDO — DIRECTOR
- CYNTHIA ZABEL — SECRETARY
- DAVID LENHARDT — DIRECTOR
- DAVID WYMAN — DIRECTOR
- DERRICK ADAMS — DIRECTOR
- GLORI COHEN — DIRECTOR
- HEATHER HASSON — DIRECTOR
- MICHAEL LAVEN — DIRECTOR/TREASURER
- NANCY OLNICK — DIRECTOR
- NEIL BLUMENTHAL — DIRECTOR
- ROB M PRUITT — DIRECTOR
- STEPHEN DAVIS MD — DIRECTOR, THRU SEP. 2023
- TJ PARKER — DIRECTOR
relationships · 42
Who they work with
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation Partner — Gala sponsor for the 2025 RxART 25th Anniversary Gala.
- ATWATER Skincare Partner — Gala sponsor for the 2025 RxART 25th Anniversary Gala.
- Advocate Children's Hospital Partner — Partnered on a CT/PET scan suite art project by Jeff Koons.
- Advocate Children's Hospital Partner — Partnered with RxART on a CT scanner transformation by artist Jeff Koons.
- Boston Children's Hospital Partner — Implements art projects in collaboration with the hospital.
- CULTURED Magazine Partner — Gala sponsor for the 2025 RxART 25th Anniversary Gala.
- Catherine and Kate Montgomery Funder — Provided support for the RxART x FIGS PJ Project at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Partner — Collaborated on a project transforming 16 pediatric patient rooms with large-scale artworks by Urs Fischer, Laura Owens, and Sam Falls.
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles Partner — Partnered on the PJ Project to provide artist-designed pajamas to pediatric patients.
- Children's National Hospital Partner — Partnered on multiple projects, including a sculpture installation by The Haas Brothers and a scanner suite transformation featuring Takashi Murakami’s artwork.
- Children's National Hospital Partner — Partners to bring art installations to the hospital in Washington, D.C.
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Partner — Collaborated on a site-specific art installation transforming a 207-foot corridor in the Operating Department.
- Children’s Hospital of Orange County Partner — Partner hospital where RxART identified spaces in the Radiology Department for art installations.
- Children’s National Health System Partner — Partnered with RxART on a study examining the impact of a visual art installation on pediatric neurology patients' stress and anxiety.
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Partner — Collaborating on an RxART project featuring artist Alexis Rockman.
- Cohen Children's Medical Center Partner — Collaborates on art projects at the New Hyde Park facility.
- Comer Children's Hospital Partner — Collaborating on an RxART project featuring artist Nick Cave.
- FIGS Partner — Collaborated on the PJ Project to design and produce children's pajamas for use at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
- Figs Partner — Gala sponsor for the 2025 RxART 25th Anniversary Gala.
- Guess? Foundation Funder — Generous sponsor of Volume 10 of the RxART Coloring Book.
- Mark and Caroline Montgomery Memorial Fund of the Santa Barbara Foundation Funder — Supported the RxART x FIGS PJ Project at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
- Mass General Hospital for Children Partner — Collaborating on an RxART project featuring artist Jonas Wood.
- Mount Sinai Medical Center Partner — Hosts RxART installations in its New York hospital.
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst Partner — Collaborating on an RxART project featuring artist Nina Chanel Abney.
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst Partner — Partnered with RxART to implement a site-specific art installation in its Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic.
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem Partner — Collaborated on a research study assessing the impact of RxART's installations in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem Partner — Partner hospital that has completed multiple RxART art installation projects.
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem Partner — Partnered with RxART on a pediatric emergency department art project by Derrick Adams.
- NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital Partner — Site for Mickalene Thomas's mosaic installation supported by RxART.
- NYU Child Study Center Partner — Hosted RxART's first site-specific installations.
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strategies · 2
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Art in Healthcare Environmentsmethodology: art-in-healthcareBy integrating curated, site-specific contemporary art into pediatric clinical spaces, we improve patient and staff well-being and reduce anxiety, because beauty and creative expression provide psychological relief and mental escape from sterile medical environments.
- Therapeutic Art Engagementmethodology: therapeutic-art-engagementBy designing interactive and participatory art experiences, such as coloring books and dual-purpose installations, we support emotional well-being and healing in pediatric patients, because active artistic expression provides therapeutic benefits beyond passive observation.