Pennsylvania Art Education Assn
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE PENNSYLVANIA ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ACTIVELY SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES VISUAL ART EDUCATION THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE.
- Income
- $69,467
- Spending
- $57,194
- Reserves
- 7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 77%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $32,858 spent. THE PAEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED AND AMENDED OUR CONSTITUTION AND BY- LAWS THROUGH SEVERAL FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS. REGIONALLY, PAEA OFFERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ART EDUCATORS. WE WORK WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, BUREAU OF CURRICULUM, ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUCTION AND NAEA (THE NATIONAL ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION) AS WELL AS NUMEROUS COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND K-12 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. WE ALSO COLLABORATE WITH PENNSYLVANIA ARTS ADVOCACY GROUPS, PROMOTING ARTS AND CULTURE ADVOCACY. THE PAEA 2019 CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN STATE COLLEGE AND HOSTED OVER 300 ART EDUCATORS. THE CONFERENCE FEATURED APPROXIMATELY 90 SESSIONS, HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, MUSEUM TOURS, AND ART EDUCATION-RELATED VENDORS.
- $3,414 spent. AT THE SUMMER 2019 BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTINUED THE WORK OF ENACTING TASKS RELATED TO THE 2015-2018 STRATEGIC PLAN, SUCH AS IMPROVING OUR BRANDING AND COMMUNICATIONS VIA OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. OUR GOAL REMAINS TO BETTER CONNECT TO OUR MEMBERS AND EXPAND PAEA'S REACH TO POTENTIAL MEMBERS. VISIT PAEABLOG.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION. THIS ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO GROWING ITS MEMBERSHIP AND RAISE DONATIONS TO HELP FUND OUR MANY PROJECTS AND DEVELOP NEW LEADERSHIP. TO THIS END, PAEA CONTINUES TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ART AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1978.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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