Teen Art Salon Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TEEN ART SALON PROVIDES YOUNG PEOPLE OPEN-DOOR, FREE-OF-CHARGE ART INSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS TO ESTABLISH AND ADVANCE INDIVIDUAL STUDIO PRACTICES.
- Income
- $103,088
- Spending
- $101,277
- Reserves
- 7.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 50%
- Highest pay
- $62,000, secretary and exec. dir.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 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 (3)
- $53,295 spent. DRAWING ALL-STARS FELLOWSHIP:THE DRAWING ALL-STARS NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST VAN LIER FELLOWSHIP IS A FREE 2.5-YEAR PRE-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR A COHORT OF TEN HIGH SCHOOLERS, IN GRADES 9 AND 10, LED BY TEEN ART SALON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DRAWING CENTER. FOCUSING ON NEW YORK CITY'S NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS TEENS TO EXPAND THEIR DRAWING PRACTICES, AMPLIFY THEIR ARTISTIC AMBITIONS, AND PURSUE CREATIVE CAREER ENDEAVORS.MEETING THREE TIMES PER WEEK, PARTICIPANTS BEGAN TO DEVELOP A PORTFOLIO, CRAFTED INDIVIDUAL STYLE AND A CRITICAL VOICE, AND STARTED TO BUILD A DIVERSE BODY OF MAJOR WORKS THROUGH UNINTERRUPTED STUDIO TIME.THE PROGRAM INCLUDED INSTILLING CREATIVE STAMINA AND ARTISTIC ENDURANCE AS CRUCIAL COMPONENTS OF PROFESSIONAL ARTMAKING, AND ENSURED PARTICIPANTS BECAME COMFORTABLE SPEAKING ABOUT THEIR WORK IN PUBLIC AND WORKING UNDER THE PRESSURE OF DEADLINES. OVER FIVE-MONTH PERIOD DRAWING ALL-STARS PARTICIPANTS WORKED TO BUILD CONFIDENCE IN IDEATING, DRAFTING, PLANNING, EXECUTING, AND COMPLETING WORKS ON PAPER, INCLUDING A FINAL ARTWORK OF THEIR OWN DESIGN. FELLOWS PARTICIPATED IN FIELD TRIPS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND LEARN FROM LOCAL ARTISTS, CULTURAL WORKERS AND STUDENTS AT FINE ARTS COLLEGES. THE COHORT HAD THEIR WORK ON VIEW IN THE DRAWING CENTER'S ANNUAL SPRING EXHIBITION OF STUDENT ARTWORK.DRAWING ALL-STARS CENTERS EXPERIMENTATION, WIT, PLAY AND ABSTRACT THROUGHOUT OUR TRAINING SESSIONS. STUDENTS LEARNED WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES, HOW TO USE OIL STICKS AND PAN PASTELS, TO DRAW FROM MEMORY, IMAGINATION, AND FROM REFERENCE. THEY ALSO WORKED IN TEAMS, PRESENTED IDEAS, AND MADE FRIENDS.
- $12,818 spent. QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS: STAFF DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING WORKSHOP 'CHARACTER AND CREATURE DESIGN', 'INTRO TO PAINTING', 'LESSONS IN LISTENING FOR TEEN MENTAL HEALTH MONTH AND PORTFOLIO PREP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS' AT THE FOLLOWING BRANCHES, ELMHURST, HUNTERS POINT, AND RIDGEWOOD. THESE PROGRAMS WERE AIMED AT YOUTH IN GRADES 6 -8.STUDENTS LEARNED THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF VISUAL STORYTELLING: THE BASICS OF CHARACTER & CREATURE DESIGN, ALONGSIDE ILLUSTRATING ENVIRONMENTS. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED LESSONS ON THE SCIENCE OF CREATURE DESIGN AND HOW TO CREATE FIGURES THROUGH BASIC GESTURE AND LIFE DRAWING. INSPIRATION WAS TAKEN FROM ANIMATION, MANGA, AND GRAPHIC NOVELS TO PRACTICE DRAWING MOVEMENT, SETTING, AND NARRATIVE CHOICES. STUDENTS ALSO LEARNED THE BEGINNINGS OF STORYBOARDING, WITH THE GOAL OF ILLUSTRATING CHARACTER-DRIVEN VISUALS.THESE FREE INTENSIVES ALSO FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING FOUNDATIONAL DRAWING AND DESIGN SKILLS TO PREPARE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS FOR NYC'S VISUAL ARTS HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS.PARTICIPANTS WERE GIVEN EXERCISES TO DEEPEN OBSERVATIONAL AND FIGURE DRAWING SKILLS, IN ADDITION TO WORKING FROM THEIR OWN IMAGINATION INDEPENDENTLY AND COLLABORATIVELY. STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE SHOWN SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES OF ACCEPTED PORTFOLIOS TO NYC ART HIGH SCHOOLS.WE WELCOMED ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO ENJOY SKETCHING ORIGINAL CHARACTERS AND UNIQUE WORLDS. TOGETHER, WE EXPLORED THE FUNDAMENTALS OF LIGHT AND SHADOW, TEXTURE, DEPTH, PROPORTION, SCALE, AND FIGURE-GROUND RELATIONSHIP WITH A RANGE OF MATERIALS. THE GOAL WAS FOR PARTICIPANTS TO LEAVE WITH FINISHED PORTFOLIO PIECES THEY COULD LATER USE FOR APPLICATIONS.
- $8,752 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS:TEEN ART SALON EXECUTED A RANGE OF ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING THROUGH PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL SUMMER INTENSIVE 'CAMP DRAW-A-THON' AT THE DRAWING CENTER FOR TWENTY-FIVE RISING 10TH AND 11TH GRADERS OVER A 3-DAY PERIOD YOUNG ARTISTS ENGAGED IN A DYNAMIC DAILY DRAWING MARATHON. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PORTRAITURE AND TOOK INSPIRATION FROM THE EXHIBITION ON VIEW, IN THE MEDIUM OF LIFE: THE DRAWINGS OF BEAUFORD DELANEY. IN A COLLABORATIVE SETTING WITH GUIDANCE FROM INSTRUCTORS, ARTISTS DEEPENED THEIR CONCEPTUAL AND OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING SKILLS, THROUGH EXPLORING INDIVIDUAL STYLE, THE SEARCH FOR INSPIRATION, AND SPATIAL AWARENESS ON & ACROSS THE PAGE. THE GOAL WAS FOR PARTICIPANTS TO FURTHER A GENERATIVE ROUTINE DRAWING PRACTICE AND TO CELEBRATE WHAT THEY ARE UNIQUELY MOTIVATED TO SKETCH.ADDITIONALLY, TAS CONTINUED ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WITH MOMA PS1 AND WAS COMMISSIONED TO CREATE A NEW FAMILY GUIDE AND REISSUE A PRINT RUN OF A PREVIOUS GUIDE ON THE MUSEUM'S ARTIST INTERVENTIONS. WE WORKED WITH ASSISTANT CURATORS, PROGRAM PRODUCTION, AND THE ON-STAFF GRAPHIC DESIGNED TO CO-CREATE THE GUIDE FOR YTO BARRADA'S COURTYARD INSTALLATION.FINALLY, SENIOR STUDIO TIME WAS OFFERED IN THE FALL OF 2024/WINTER OF 2025 TO HELP PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS APPLY TO ART COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THIS OPPORTUNITY PROVIDED WEEKLY SPACE AND THE MATERIALS NEEDED TO COMPLETE AN ART PORTFOLIO PIECE APPLICATION. ALL SEVEN PARTICIPANTS WERE ACCEPTED TO THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM OF THEIR CHOICE.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 June 2020.
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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