irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $328KOUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME ARTS EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT: In the 2024-2025 academic year, 212 students participated in 7 Out-of-School-Time programs with 6 partners. Students learned artmaking techniques including watercolor, crayon, and oil pastel painting; cut-paper flower techniques; textured stamp making; Sumi ink illustrations; paper and kinetic sculpture making; leaf stamps; accordion bookmaking; paper-folding techniques; and clay pottery and sculpture. Literacy-based programs aligned artmaking with English language arts modules, encouraging younger learners to engage more deeply with the books they read in school. High school students at Hudson High School for Learning Technologies worked together to choose a theme, brainstorm representative symbols, colors, and words, and develop concept art for a mural to be installed within the school. (continued in schedule O)
- #2 $315KIN-SCHOOL ARTS EDUCATION AND ARTS INTEGRATION: In the 2024-2025 academic year, CAWs In-School programs reached 873 NYC public school students in 9 semester-long or year-long programs, offered with 6 school partners. Students in our In-School programs explored subjects like activism in art, surrealism, and even reinterpreting medieval illustration through a modern lens. Projects included collage-making, watercolors, decalcomania, cubist self portraits, digital collage and pop art, pottery, sculpture, bookmaking, contour drawing, board game making, paper cutting and folding, map making, oil painting, and more. In each case, CAWs professional teaching artists and program management staff collaborated with school teaching staff and administrators to align lesson plans with the core curriculum, showing demonstrable impacts on academic behaviors and performance. (continued in schedule O)
named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
In-School Arts Programs
Semester- or year-long arts courses integrated into the school day at NYC public schools. Combines arts-for-arts-sake with arts integration in subjects like English Language Arts, STEM, social studies, and anatomy. Includes portfolio prep and specialized curricula for ELLs and at-risk students.
Out-of-School-Time (OST) Arts Programs
Enriching arts education for K-12 students outside regular school hours, offered after school and on weekends through partnerships with public schools and community organizations. Includes mural making, social justice art, visual storytelling, puppetry, and mixed media.
Public Art Youth Employment Programs
Youth employment initiative where high school students co-create public murals, from theme development to concept art and installation, fostering leadership and career skills in the arts.
activities · 3 groups
What they do
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Community Art Education Workshops 3 activities
- Community art engagement activitiesHosts drop-in, youth-oriented art-making activities at public events to engage young people and families in community-based creative experiences.
- In-school arts education programsProvides semester- or year-long in-school arts education integrated with core academic subjects for underserved K-12 students in NYC public schools. Served between 873 and 1,650 students annually through 9 to 16 programs across nine schools.
- Out-of-school-time arts programsDelivers ongoing out-of-school-time arts education to K-12 students through semester-long programs that include diverse artmaking techniques and culminate in public presentations of student work. Served between 250 and 720 students annually through partnerships with 6 to 15 organizations.
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Artist Marketplace Operations 1 activity
- Sale of youth-created art and merchandiseGenerates revenue and promotes youth artistic work through the sale of reproductions of murals, original art pieces, and a youth-created coloring book.
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Community-Engaged Public Art Projects 1 activity
- Youth public art apprenticeship and employment programProvides NYC teens and young adults with work experience, job skills, and creative development through a youth employment program that recruits muralists and multimedia teaching artists. Includes the creation and installation of large-scale public artworks across New York City.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$2.08M
Contributions & grants$1.86M90%
Program service revenue$195K9%
Investment income$33K2%
Other revenue$-10K
expenses
Total expenses$2.01M
Program expenses72%
Admin / overhead9%
Fundraising20%
Salaries & benefits$1.60M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.65M
Cash$743K
Investments$500K
Liabilities$157K
Net assets$1.50M
Liquid reserves7.4 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue +7.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 2
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| Karen Jolicoeur | Executive Director | 40 | $150K |
| Brian Ricklin | President | 30 | $113K |
board members · 15
- Andrew Levin — Chairman of the Board
- Andrew Stern — Board Member
- Carol Rosenberg — Board Member
- Cary Levy — Board Member
- Gabe Marans — Board Member
- Gail Holcomb — Treasurer
- John Maher — Board Member
- Julia Sanabria — Secretary
- Julian DAmbrosi — Board Member
- Lauren Cascio — Board Member
- Mosely Chaszar — Board Member
- Osman Berke Kababulut — Board Member
- Scott Corneby — Board Member
- Steven Soutendijk — Board Member
- Tiffany Theriault — Board Member
relationships · 46
Who they work with
- 72andSunny Partner — Client that commissioned public art created by youth apprentices.
- ACS's foster care facility Partner — Offered out-of-school-time arts programs at ACS’s foster care facility during the 2019–2020 academic year.
- AXA Equitable Partner — Client that commissioned public art created by youth apprentices.
- Art in Flux Harlem Partner — Art partner collaborating with the organization.
- BAC Local 7, Tile, Marble & Terrazzo Partner — President Bill Hill honored at the 2026 Annual Benefit for Kids.
- BDO North America Partner — Client that commissioned public art created by youth apprentices.
- BXP Partner — Client that commissioned public art created by youth apprentices.
- CBRE Partner — Supporter and stakeholder in the public art youth employment program.
- Center for Justice Innovation Partner — Client that commissioned public art created by youth apprentices.
- Columbia University Partner — Client that commissioned public art created by youth apprentices.
- Cushman & Wakefield Partner — Supporter and stakeholder in the public art youth employment program.
- Dock 72 Partner — Client that commissioned public art created by youth apprentices.
- El Museo del Barrio Partner — Art partner collaborating with the organization.
- Gensler Partner — Supporter and stakeholder in the public art youth employment program.
- Harlem Community Development Corporation Partner — Client that commissioned public art created by youth apprentices.
- Hope Community Partner — Client that commissioned public art created by youth apprentices.
- Hudson High School for Learning Technologies Partner — Partnered with high school students to co-develop concept art for a mural installation within the school.
- Hudson Yards Partner — Supporter and stakeholder in the public art youth employment program.
- JPMorgan Chase Partner — COO John C. McGinley honored at the 2026 Annual Benefit for Kids.
- JRM Construction Management Partner — CEO Joseph P. Romano honored at the 2026 Annual Benefit for Kids.
- L+M / Invesco Partner — Client that commissioned public art created by youth apprentices.
- M.S. 328 in Washington Heights Partner — Implements in-school arts programs with support from school leadership and teaching staff.
- MKDA Partner — Supporter and stakeholder in the public art youth employment program.
- Manhattan Early College Academy for Marketing & Media Arts Partner — Featured program partner with Youth Workforce Development Specialist Carol Sun participating in the 2026 Annual Benefit for Kids.
- MoMA Partner — Art partner collaborating with the organization.
- NYC Administration for Children's Services Government — Client that commissioned public art created by youth apprentices.
- NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Government — Client that commissioned public art created by youth apprentices.
- NYC Department of Transportation Government — Client that commissioned public art created by youth apprentices.
- NYC Parks Government — Client that commissioned public art created by youth apprentices.
- NYC Parks Partner — Collaborates on public art projects involving youth apprentices and community input.
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strategies · 3
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.
- Arts-Integration for Holistic Youth Developmentmethodology: integrated_arts_educationBy integrating arts education with academic and social-emotional learning, we improve student engagement and academic outcomes because creative expression deepens understanding and fosters personal empowerment.
- Teaching Artist Model for Arts-Based Engagementmethodology: teaching_artist_modelBy deploying professional teaching artists across school and community settings, we increase youth engagement and artistic development because artist-instructor credibility and creative pedagogy strengthen trust and inquiry.
- Youth Empowerment Through Creative Employmentmethodology: youth_employment_through_public_artBy engaging youth in paid public art apprenticeships, we develop transferable professional and interpersonal skills because real-world client projects provide authentic contexts for learning and growth.