Young Audiences of Indiana Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 58 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
ARTS FOR LEARNING INDIANA BRINGS THE ARTS TO YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY TO CHAMPION CREATIVE LEARNING, INNOVATE EDUCATION, AND TRANSFORM LIVES.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $1.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 66%
- Reserves
- 13.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 67%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 45
- Highest pay
- $113,559, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 43% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 53% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1566% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 58 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (4)
- $124,816 spent. CONSOLIDATED - ARTS FOR LEARNING HAS APPROXIMATELY 150 WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES DESIGNED BY 60 TEACHING ARTISTS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE PRE-DESIGNED AND ACCESSIBLE TO K-12 EDUCATORS. ALL ARTS FOR LEARNING PROGRAMS ARE CURRICULUM BASED, MEETING STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS IN THE ARTS DISCIPLINE AND OTHER SUBJECTS PRESENTED.
- $137,831 spent. EARLY LEARNING: WOLF TRAP - A WOLF TRAP RESIDENCY IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A TEACHING ARTIST AND AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR. THE TEACHING ARTISTS WORK CLOSELY WITH THE EDUCATORS TO TRAIN THEM ON THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF ARTS INTEGRATION AS WELL AS HOW TO WRITE LESSON PLANS. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, CLASSROOM TEACHERS LEARN HOW PERFORMING ARTS STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOSTER YOUNG STUDENTS' GROWTH IN ALL DEVELOPMENT DOMAINS. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE RESIDENCIES, THE TEACHERS WILL HAVE ACQUIRED THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO EMBED ARTS STRATEGIES WITHIN THEIR DAILY PRACTICES AND APPLY THEM IN CURRENT AND FUTURE CLASSES TO FURTHER THE SUCCESS OF THEIR YOUNG STUDENTS.BABY ARTSPLAY! THE WOLF TRAP INSTITUTES BABY ARTSPLAY! RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON ENHANCING YOUNG CHILDREN'S LEARNING IN ALL AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT, THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS OF MUSIC, MOVEMENT, AND DRAMA. TAUGHT BY A COMBINATION OF LOCAL WOLF TRAP TRAINED TEACHING ARTISTS, AND VETERAN, NATIONAL WOLF TRAP TEACHING ARTISTS, THE CLASSES ENGAGE CHILDREN, AGES THREE MONTHS TO THREE YEARS AND THEIR PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS, AS WELL AS TEACHERS IN ARTS EXPERIENCES. THESE EXPERIENCES ARE DESIGNED TO INCLUDE ALL LEARNING STYLES IN MULTISENSORY, ACTIVE EXPERIENCES THAT FACILITATE LANGUAGE AND VOCABULARY, SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL AND MOTOR SKILLS, AND PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.
- $346,854 spent. ABC FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM - THE ABC FELLOWSHIP IS AN INQUIRY-BASED, PEOPLE CENTERED APPROACH THAT EMPOWERS TEACHING ARTISTS TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE FELLOWSHIP PAIRS AN AFL TEACHING ARTIST, A LEAD TEACHER (K-12 EDUCATOR) AND AN AFL STAFF MEMBER IN AN 18-MONTH DEEP DIVE INTO THE CULTURE OF A SCHOOL COMMUNITY. EACH TRIO EXPLORES THE ASSETS OF THE SCHOOL, THE SOCIO-CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, AND THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS THEY ARE SERVING. EACH FELLOWSHIP IS TASKED WITH DEVELOPING A 3-YEAR ABC VISION PLAN TO SERVE SCHOOL, COMMUNITIES, AND STUDENTS THROUGH ARTS INTEGRATED APPROACHES, AND WILL HAVE FUNDING TO PILOT SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS. THIS PROCESS IS SUPPORTED BY BI-WEEKLY ONE ON ONE COACHING & FULL COHORT MEETINGS FOR THE ARTIST.
- $441,084 spent. SUMMER ENRICHMENT THROUGH THE ARTS (SETA) SETA IS AN INITIATIVE THAT BRINGS ARTS ENRICHMENT TO WHEREVER YOUNG FOLKS ARE AT ALL SUMMER LONG. PARTNERING WITH SUMMER SCHOOLS AND SUMMER CAMPS, WE PROVIDE FUN + ENGAGING CO-CREATIVE EXPERIENCES IN A VARIETY OF CREATIVE ART MEDIA. SETA'S PRIMARY CURRICULAR FOCUS IS SEL, GIVING SOME VARIETY TO THE SUMMER PROGRAMMING WITH WHICH WE ARE PARTNERING. SETA OFTEN CULMINATES WITH STUDENT EXHIBITION AND/OR A PERFORMANCE BY THE TEACHING ARTIST WHO LED THE ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCE. ARTFORCE - ARTFORCE IS A THREE-WEEK SUMMER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT INTRODUCES TEENS TO THE ARTS AS POSSIBLE COLLEGIATE AND CAREER PATHS. ARTFORCE EXPOSES TEENS TO LOCAL COLLEGES, WHERE THEY PARTICIPATE IN STUDIO CLASSES, CONNECT WITH FACULTY AND STUDENTS, AND ENGAGE IN CAMPUS LIFE PRIOR TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. THEY INCREASE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS AND GAIN MARKETABLE SKILLS BY BUILDING PORTFOLIOS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PROFESSIONAL, PRACTICING ARTISTS. THE TEEN APPRENTICES WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN CAREER-BUILDING AND COLLEGE-READINESS ACTIVITIES. DURING THE THIRD WEEK OF THE PROGRAM THE APPRENTICES ARE ABLE TO CONNECT THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY HAD BEEN BUILDING BY PRESENTING THEIR WORK IN A GALLERY EXHIBITION. THIRD SPACE - THE "THIRD SPACE" PROGRAM, AS WE ENVISION IT, USES THE ARTS TO OPEN UP OR TRANSFORM THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, SETTING THE STAGE FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN AUTHENTIC AND MEANINGFUL LEARNING. THE ARTWORK NOT ONLY ACTIVATES THE PHYSICAL SPACE BUT, PRINCIPALLY, ACTS AS A PROVOCATION, STOKING STUDENTS' CURIOSITY AND PROMPTING LIVELY CLASS DISCUSSIONS. CULTURAL HISTORIAN LISA PANAYOTIDIS REFERRED TO THIS THIRD SPACE OF INQUIRY AS "THE PROVOCATION OF SEEING." PANAYOTIDIS EQUATED SEEING WITH "CRITICALLY-THINKING THROUGH THE WORLD," IN WHICH STUDENTS ARE INCITED TO QUESTION HOW ART IS MADE AND EXISTS IN A LARGER CONTEXT.RAISE - RAISE IS A FIVE-YEAR, MULTI-STATE PROJECT DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT, URGENT NEEDS OF YOUNG LEARNERS THROUGH FORGING A NEW MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIP FOR TEACHING ARTISTS AND SCHOOL SUPPORT TEAMS, WHO WORK TOGETHER ON IN-DEPTH, CUSTOMIZED, TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE-SUSTAINING ARTS IN EDUCATION RESIDENCIES. THE PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO "OUT OF SCHOOL TIME" TO ALLUDE TO ITS BREADTH, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ENCOMPASS A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING TAKING PLACE OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL DAY. AS WITH OUR OTHER PROGRAMMING, WE ARE PROVIDING CREATIVE WORKSHOPS, RESIDENCES, PERFORMANCES, AND INSTALLATION WORK FOR SPACES WHERE KIDS ARE ALREADY AT. THIS INCLUDES AFTERCARE PROGRAMS, AFTERSCHOOL CLUB WEEKEND PROGRAMS, FREE COMMUNITY PARK PROGRAMMING, FAMILY NIGHTS, AND PROGRAMMING IN LONG-TERM YOUTH RESIDENTIAL SPACES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 June 2025.
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 November 1975.
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 October 21, 2026.
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