irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $430K"EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY" INCLUDE ARTSWESTCHESTER'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES TO CHILDREN, SENIOR CITIZENS, AND OTHERS IN SCHOOLS, DAYCARE CENTERS, MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES, AND OTHER CENTERS WHERE THE ARTS ARE A TEACHING, LEARNING, AND RECOVERY STRATEGY. TO DATE, AS A COMMUNITY-ORIENTED ORGANIZATION, ARTSWESTCHESTER PARTICIPATES IN THE WHITE PLAINS COMMUNITY RESOURCE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE WHITE PLAINS HOUSING AUTHORITY HOUSING TASK FORCE), A BI-WEEKLY MEETING BRINGING TOGETHER HEADS OF COMMUNITY AND SERVICE AGENCIES AND SHARING VALUABLE INFORMATION THAT WOULD BENEFIT CITY RESIDENTS.
- #2 $723K"PUBLIC INFORMATION SERVICES" BRING ARTS INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ON A REGULAR BASIS. ARTSWESTCHESTER SERVES AS A COUNTY-WIDE MARKETER OF THE ARTS PROMOTING MORE THAN 1,500 ARTS EVENTS ANNUALLY THROUGH ITS VARIOUS COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS. CENTRAL TO ARTSWESTCHESTER'S ROLE IS ITS WORK TO BUILD ARTS AUDIENCES AND EARNED INCOME FOR ARTS GROUPS THROUGH THE MARKETING AND PUBLIC INFORMATION SERVICES IT PROVIDES. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES ITS OUTREACH EFFORTS TO BUILD ARTS AUDIENCES IN WESTCHESTER AND BEYOND. A COMBINATION OF PRINT, WEB, MOBILE, RADIO AND SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES ARE UTILIZED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN ORDER TO DRIVE ARTS-INTERESTED CONSUMERS TO WWW.ARTSWESTCHESTER.ORG. THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL, TODAY MEDIA AND THE EXAMINER NEWSPAPERS, ARTSWESTCHESTER DRIVES TRAFFIC TO ARTS AND CULTURE ARTICLES FEATURING ACTIVE HYPERLINKS LINKING READERS DIRECTLY TO ARTS GROUPS' WEBSITES. ARTSWESTCHESTER'S WEEKLY ARTS(E)NEWSLETTER ARE SENT TO MORE THAN 18,000 EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS TO PROMOTE THE EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS OF ARTSWESTCHESTER'S 150+ AFFILIATE ARTS GROUPS. ARTSNEWS PROVIDES EDITORIAL CONTENT ON ITS WEBSITE WITH ARTICLES PUBLISHED AS BLOGS THAT ARE SHARED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ARTSWESTCHESTER ACTIVELY PROMOTES ARTS AND CULTURAL CONTENT AND EVENTS ON A VARIETY OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS INCLUDING FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, LINKEDIN AND YOU TUBE WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 35,000 FOLLOWERS. WITH ANNUAL VISITS/SESSIONS OF NEARLY 200,000, ARTSWESTCHESTER'S WEBSITE CONTINUES TO OFFER AN ONLINE CURATED CALENDAR OF ARTS EVENTS AS WELL AS ARTS NEWS AND RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS, ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.
named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
ArtsMobile
Mobile arts program offering pre-recorded and interactive virtual workshops, previously operating in-person, providing accessible arts education to communities county-wide.
Education and Community
Provides artist-led residencies and hands-on creative workshops for children, seniors, and individuals in schools, daycare centers, and mental health facilities across Westchester County.
Public Information Services
Markets over 1,500 annual arts events through digital and print platforms, including the Arts(e)Newsletter, ArtsNews blog, social media, and a curated online event calendar to build audiences for affiliate arts groups.
Teen Tuesday/Thursday Programs
Virtual and in-person arts engagement programs for teens, offering creative workshops and recovery-focused activities through partnerships with social service agencies.
activities · 7 groups
What they do
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Curated Art Exhibitions and Public Displays 3 activities
- Exhibition ProgrammingOrganizes and hosts rotating art exhibitions such as "Art in a Season of Revolution," "Continuum: Terra," "Forever, Amen," and "Woven Wonders: Kykuit’s Picasso Tapestries," featuring local, national, and international artists, with free guided tours offered monthly.
- Public Art InstallationsImplements public art installations in partnership with municipalities and businesses, including sculptures, murals, bike racks, and large-scale fabric works, on bridges, buildings, and public spaces across Westchester County through competitive selection processes.
- Public Arts Programs and Artist EngagementEngages over 2,000 artists annually through public arts programs and serves an audience of 30,000 people each year via exhibitions, performances, and community events.
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Community Art Education Workshops 2 activities
- Arts Education and WorkshopsProvides hands-on creative workshops led by professional teaching artists for over 600 children and adults in schools and social service agencies, offers monthly family arts workshops for children ages 5–12, and delivers online art-making workshops in visual, literary, and performing arts via YouTube.
- ArtsMobile Mobile Arts ProgramOperates ArtsMobile, a mobile arts van launched in 2019 that delivers free hands-on arts activities—including print-making, ceramics, painting, drawing, collage, and mask-making—to children, families, and residents at schools, festivals, parks, and community events across Westchester County from March through October.
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Organizational Newsletter Production and Distribution 1 activity
- Arts Event Promotion and CommunicationProduces a bi-weekly newsletter and ArtsNews Guide, promotes over 1,500 annual arts events across Westchester County, maintains an online curated calendar receiving nearly 200,000 annual visits, and actively promotes arts content through social media to over 35,000 followers.
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Community Festival & Event Production 1 activity
- Cultural Festivals and Community CelebrationsOrganizes multidimensional festival series including Día De La Cultura Ecuatoriana, Juneteenth celebrations, and the Westchester Roots series—featuring events such as Puerto Rican flag raisings, Paraguayan cultural days, Afghanistan Arts & Culture Day, and family arts bashes—that celebrate immigrant and folk artist communities through music, dance, foodways, and hands-on workshops.
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Artist Support Grants 1 activity
- Grants to Artists and Arts OrganizationsAwards over $2 million annually in grants to support artists and arts organizations in Westchester County.
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Free Outdoor Music Concerts 1 activity
- JazzFest White PlainsProduces JazzFest White Plains, a multi-venue jazz festival featuring national, international, and local artists—including Grammy Award-winners and nominees—with free and paid performances, concerts, jam sessions, and a full-day public jazz and food festival held annually in downtown White Plains.
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Benefit Events for Arts and Culture 1 activity
- Special Events and FundraisersHosts annual special events including the Ralph Martinelli Memorial Golf Outing, the Gala & Benefit Concert, the Arts Award Celebration, and benefit concerts featuring nationally recognized artists such as Black Violin to support the arts in Westchester County.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$6.24M
Contributions & grants$5.30M85%
Program service revenue$251K4%
Investment income$83K1%
Other revenue$601K
expenses
Total expenses$6.49M
Program expenses82%
Admin / overhead13%
Fundraising6%
Salaries & benefits$2.12M
Grants paid out$2.84M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$10.29M
Cash$543K
Investments$1.87M
Liabilities$3.43M
Net assets$6.86M
Liquid reserves4.5 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +6.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 2
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| KATHLEEN RECKLING | CEO EFFECTIVE 7/1/24 | 75 | $197K |
| JANET LANGSAM | CEO THROUGH 6/30/24 | 75 | $140K |
board members · 23
- A MAREN HEXTER — BOARD MEMBER
- ADAM LEVI — BOARD MEMBER
- BARBARA ELLIOT — BOARD MEMBER
- BARBARA Z MONOHAN — BOARD MEMBER
- BARRY SHENKMAN — BOARD MEMBER
- BERNARD THOMBS — VICE PRESIDENT
- BETTY HIMMEL — BOARD MEMBER
- BRIAN VAN RIPER — BOARD MEMBER
- CATHERINE CIOFFI — COUNTY EXECUTIVE REP
- CRISTLE COLLINS JUDD — BOARD MEMBER
- DAWN FRENCH — BOARD MEMBER
- DR JUDITH S SCHWARTZ — BOARD MEMBER
- EDWARD J LEWIS — BOARD MEMBER
- EON S NICHOLS — BOARD MEMBER
- FAROOQ KATHWARI — BOARD MEMBER
- FROMA B BENEROFE — CO-CHAIR
- HANNAH SHMERLER — BOARD MEMBER
- JACQUELINE ADLER WALKER — BOARD MEMBER
- JEREMY CHRISTOPHER KOHOMBAN — BOARD MEMBER
- JOHN J BARNES — BOARD MEMBER
- JOHN PECKHAM — CO-CHAIR OF BOARD
- JOSEPH B MCCOY — TREASURER
- LARUTH GRAY — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 45
Who they work with
- Arts Council of Rockland Partner — Collaborated on the installation of 10 major public artworks on the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.
- ArtsWestchester Partner — Hosts and organizes Juneteenth celebrations in Westchester County.
- Black Violin Partner — Collaborated with the musical duo Black Violin for the 2026 Benefit Concert.
- Calvary Baptist Church Partner — Hosts ArtsMobile events in collaboration with ArtsWestchester.
- City of Mount Vernon Partner — Partner municipality collaborating on the Westchester Roots program.
- City of Peekskill Partner — Partner municipality collaborating on the Westchester Roots program.
- City of White Plains Partner — Partner municipality collaborating on the Westchester Roots program and JazzFest White Plains.
- Con Edison Partner — Major supporter in the launch of the ArtsMobile in 2019.
- Emelin Theater Partner — Collaborates on promoting performing arts events such as jazz concerts.
- Examiner Newspapers Partner — Strategic partner in distributing arts and culture articles with active hyperlinks to arts groups' websites.
- Ginsburg Development Companies Partner — Partnered with ArtsWestchester on the installation of the "Fragments of Something Bigger" sculpture at 50 Main Street.
- Hudson River Museum Partner — Collaborates on event promotion, including outdoor concert series and exhibitions.
- Jacob Burns Film Center Partner — Collaborates on film event promotion, including screenings and virtual Q&As.
- KinoSaito Art Center Partner — Collaborated on the exhibition "All Day Long" and presentation of "Kikuo Saito: Dime Lake".
- LMC, a Lennar Company Partner — Partnered with ArtsWestchester to transform a construction barricade into a curated exhibit of six street murals in downtown White Plains.
- M&T Bank Partner — Supporter of ArtsMobile workshops and community events.
- Music Conservatory of Westchester Partner — Co-presents jazz performances and educational programming during JazzFest White Plains, including faculty concerts and student jam sessions.
- National Endowment for the Arts Government — Federal arts funding and policy partner.
- New Rochelle Council on the Arts Partner — Co-presents events such as the Summer Sounds Concert Series at shared or affiliated venues.
- New York State Assembly Members Government — State legislative partners supporting ArtsWestchester.
- New York State Council on the Arts Government — Primary funder and supporter of JazzFest White Plains through state arts funding.
- New York State Council on the Arts Government — State arts council providing support and funding.
- New York State Senators Government — State legislative partners supporting ArtsWestchester.
- New York State Thruway Authority Partner — Collaborated on the installation of 10 major public artworks on the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.
- Paramount Hudson Valley Theater Partner — Partners in promoting the Peekskill Film Festival.
- Ridge Hill Partner — Collaborated on the "Outdoor Art" public art project featuring murals, banners, and signage during the pandemic.
- Rye Arts Center Partner — Partners in promoting arts events such as the Sound Shore Songwriter Series.
- Sleepy Hollow Partner — Partner municipality collaborating on the Westchester Roots program.
- The Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC Partner — Community sponsor of Family Arts Bash Saturdays.
- Today Media Partner — Strategic partner in distributing arts and culture articles with active hyperlinks to arts groups' websites.
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strategies · 5
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 in Education and Social Servicesmethodology: arts-in-educationBy using the arts as a teaching, learning, and recovery strategy in educational and social service settings, we support cognitive, emotional, and social development, because artistic engagement enhances pedagogical outcomes and healing processes.
- Arts as Lifeline and Community Connectormethodology: arts_as_lifelineBy providing curated arts events and accessible programming, we foster community engagement and social connection, because the arts serve as a vital lifeline that sustains individuals and strengthens community bonds.
- Community-Engaged Arts Programming for Inclusion and Accessmethodology: community_engaged_artsBy co-creating multidimensional cultural programs with community partners—including performances, hands-on activities, and foodways—we increase engagement among diverse populations, because participatory and inclusive design fosters ownership, relevance, and cross-cultural understanding.
- Mobile Arts Outreach to Expand Equitable Accessmethodology: mobile-arts-outreachBy delivering hands-on art experiences directly to underserved communities, schools, and public spaces via a mobile arts van, we increase access to the arts for all residents, because removing geographic and economic barriers enables broader participation and engagement.
- Public Art as Place-Making and Community Identitymethodology: public-art-as-place-makingBy placing art in public spaces, we transform ordinary environments into vibrant destinations that build community pride and belonging, because artistic interventions create a shared sense of place and cultural ownership.