NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE ARTS INC
2100 BISCAYNE BLVD, MIAMI, FL 33137 www.youngarts.org

Total Revenue
$10,734,282
Total Expenses
$10,240,524
Net Assets
$50,190,934

Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE ARTS, INC. DBA NATIONAL YOUNGARTS FOUNDATION IS TO IDENTIFY THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED YOUNG ARTISTS IN THE VISUAL, LITERARY AND PERFORMING ARTS AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS.

IDENTIFY AND ASSIST EMERGING ARTISTS

NATIONAL YOUNGARTS WEEK AND REGIONAL PROGRAMS REPRESENT NFAA'S CORE PROGRAMMING. THROUGH CORE PROGRAMMING NFAA PROVIDES MASTER CLASSES, PERFORMANCE AND EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES, RECOGNITION AND AWARDS TO NFAA'S WINNERS, WHO ARE YOUNG ARTISTS ORIGINATING FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NFAA IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION THAT ENCOURAGES AND RECOGNIZES ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND PROVIDES LIFELONG SUPPORT TO YOUNG ARTISTS IN THE LITERARY, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, INCLUDING DANCE, FILM, JAZZ, CLASSICAL MUSIC, PHOTOGRAPHY, THEATER, VISUAL ARTS, VOICE, DESIGN ARTS AND WRITING. EACH YEAR, A RANGE OF 7,000-8,000 APPLICANTS SUBMIT FOR THE YOUNGARTS COMPETITION AND APPROXIMATELY 700 WINNERS ARE SELECTED. OF THIS TOTAL POOL, 397 RECEIVED CASH AWARDS.

ALUMNI PROGRAMMING OFFERS YOUNGARTS AWARD WINNERS SUPPORT TO GROW THEIR CAREERS WITHIN THREE FOCUS AREAS: CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OVER 50 ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SUPPORTED AWARD WINNERS ALONG WITH THE CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF A DEDICATED DIGITAL PORTAL. THIS FISCAL YEAR, 912 ALUMNI PARTICIPATED IN A PROGRAM, THE DIGITAL PORTAL RECEIVED OVER 1,921 USERS, AND 44 CREATIVE MICROGRANTS & 262 EMERGENCY MICROGRANTS WERE AWARDED. OVERALL, PROGRAMMING RESULTED IN $2 MILLION IN FUNDS DISTRIBUTED TO ARTISTS.

EACH YEAR, 20 YOUNGARTS FINALISTS ARE NAMED PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS IN THE ARTS. AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION ON PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS, WHICH IS APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE ARTS, THROUGH ITS YOUNGARTS PROGRAM, SERVES AS THE EXCLUSIVE NOMINATING AGENCY FOR U.S. PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS IN THE ARTS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE YOUNGARTS PROGRAM ARE THE ONLY STUDENTS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE DESIGNATION OF U.S. PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS IN THE ARTS (PSA), BASED ON THEIR ARTISTIC AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS. BEING NAMED A PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR IS THE HIGHEST SCHOLASTIC HONOR AVAILABLE TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. EACH YEAR, A GROUP OF 60 PSA NOMINEES ARE SELECTED FROM THE APPROXIMATELY 170 YOUNGARTS FINALISTS. FROM THESE STUDENTS, 20 WINNERS ARE CHOSEN BY THE COMMISSION ON U.S. PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS AND NAMED PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS IN THE ARTS, ALONGSIDE 120 ACADEMIC SCHOLARS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Jewellyn MaloneEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$306,746
Stacey Glassman MizenerVP OF DEVELOPMENT40$239,611
Lisa LeoneVP OF ARTISTIC PROGRAMS40$234,806
Dejha CarringtonVP OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS40$205,556
Matthew NielsonSENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40$136,679
Christopher WilliamsDIRECTOR OF FINANCE40$134,469
Richard WagmanTREASURER2$0
Natalie DigginsTRUSTEE1$0
Desmond RichardsonTRUSTEE1$0
Dr Ronald C MccurdyTRUSTEE1$0
Justin DicioccioTRUSTEE1$0
Placido DomingoTRUSTEE1$0
Jim ShreveTRUSTEE1$0
Jean ShinTRUSTEE1$0
Glenda PedrosoTRUSTEE1$0
Michael McelroyTRUSTEE1$0
Michi Matter JigarjianTRUSTEE1$0
Bernardo Fort-BresciaTRUSTEE1$0
Doug BlushTRUSTEE1$0
Maurice ZarmatiTRUSTEE1$0
Joseph M ThompsonTRUSTEE1$0
Sandra TamerTRUSTEE1$0
Zuzanna SzadkowskiTRUSTEE1$0
Victoria RogersTRUSTEE1$0
Marcus SheridanTRUSTEE1$0
John J O'NeilTRUSTEE1$0
William L MorrisonTRUSTEE1$0
Steven MarksTRUSTEE1$0
Richard KohanPRESIDENT OF THE BOARD5$0
John J KauffmanTRUSTEE1$0
Danielle GarnoTRUSTEE1$0
Jay FrankeTRUSTEE1$0
Kristy EdmundsTRUSTEE1$0
Derrick AdamsTRUSTEE1$0
Brian CullinanTRUSTEE1$0
Linda CollTRUSTEE1$0
Sarah ArisonCHAIR5$0

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