ARTS & EDUCATION CONTINUUM INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $360K · expenses $369K · assets $7K

EIN
20-2850416
Address
27 MOUNT MORRIS PARK W, NEW YORK, NY 10027-5646
Website
HTTP://WWW.ARTSEDUCATIONCONTINUUM.ORG
NTEE code
A68
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2005 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Darrell Bridges (its 2010 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2010 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO SUPPORT ALL ASPECTS OF THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS. OUR VISION IS TO PRESERVE, PROMOTE AND PERPETUATE THE MUSIC WHICH IS INDIGENOUS TO NORTH AMERICA: BLUES, JAZZ, GOSPEL AND ALL GENRES WHICH DERIVE FROM OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 14 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Darrell Bridges Director2014-2024 14 $0 reported 1
Jannette Jwahir Hawkins Director2022-2024 14 $0 reported 1
Craig Harris Director2020-2024 14 $0 reported 1
Carolyn Johnson Treasurer2020-2024 14 $0 reported 1
Nicole Johnson (former) SECRETARY2017-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Joy Anakhu Esq (former) SECRETARY2017-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Curtis Stembridge (former) OFFICER2016-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Leonard Easter Esq (former) ATTORNEY2014-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Louis Bryan (former) OFFICER2017-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Kirk Oliver (former) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR2017-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Marguerite Mann (former) SECRETARY2017-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Joy Anakhuesq (former) SECRETARY2016 1 $0 reported 1
Ira Bolterman (former) EDUCATOR2014-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Christine Bridges Rn (former) SECRETARY2014-2015 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DARRELL BRIDGES Director14 $0$0$0 $01
JANNETTE JWAHIR HAWKINS Director14 $0$0$0 $01
CRAIG HARRIS Director14 $0$0$0 $01
CAROLYN JOHNSON Treasurer14 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DARRELL BRIDGES FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR14 $0$0$0 $01
JANNETTE JWAHIR HAWKINS ASSOC. DIRECTOR/SECRETARY14 $0$0$0 $01
CAROLYN JOHNSON TREASURER14 $0$0$0 $01
CRAIG HARRIS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR14 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DARRELL BRIDGES FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR14 $0-$0 $01
JANNETTE JWAHIR HAWKINS ASSOC. DIRECTOR/SECRETARY14 $0-$0 $01
CAROLYN JOHNSON TREASURER14 $0-$0 $01
CRAIG HARRIS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR14 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DARRELL BRIDGES FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR30 $0-$0 $01
NICOLE JOHNSON SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
CAROLYN JOHNSON TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
CRAIG HARRIS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DARRELL BRIDGES FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
NICOLE JOHNSON SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
CAROLYN JOHNSON TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
CRAIG HARRIS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DARRELL BRIDGES FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOY ANAKHU ESQ SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
CURTIS STEMBRIDGE OFFICER1 $0-$0 $01
LEONARD EASTER ESQ ATTORNEY1 $0-$0 $01
NICOLE JOHNSON OFFICER1 $0-$0 $01
LOUIS BRYAN OFFICER1 $0-$0 $01
KIRK OLIVER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MARGUERITE MANN SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DARRELL BRIDGES FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOY ANAKHU ESQ SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
CURTIS STEMBRIDGE OFFICER1 $0-$0 $01
LEONARD EASTER ESQ ATTORNEY1 $0-$0 $01
NICOLE JOHNSON OFFICER1 $0-$0 $01
LOUIS BRYAN OFFICER1 $0-$0 $01
KIRK OLIVER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MARGUERITE MANN SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DARRELL BRIDGES FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOY ANAKHUESQ SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
CURTIS STEMBRIDGE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
LEONARD EASTER ESQ ATTORNEY1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DARRELL BRIDGES DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
IRA BOLTERMAN EDUCATOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTINE BRIDGES RN SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
LEONARD EASTER ESQ ATTORNEY1 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DARRELL BRIDGES Director1 $0-- $01
IRA BOLTERMAN EDUCATOR1 $0-- $01
CHRISTINE BRIDGES RN Secretary1 $0-- $01
LEONARD EASTER ESQ ATTORNEY1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$360,458$369,148 $6,860$6,860 $210,410$150,048 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$277,908$266,604 $15,550$2,993 $0$277,908 $000
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,646$68,812 $5,776-$8,311 $71,646- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$83,630$92,741 $1,427-$11,145 $83,630- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,268$11,017 $7,516-$2,034 $10,268- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,698$93,646 $1,916-$1,285 $94,698- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,024$35,511 $660$660 $25,411$9,613 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,042$46,968 $1,147$1,147 $36,690$11,352 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,709$16,073 $74$73 $55$15,654 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,782$8,885 $437$437 $3,394$5,388 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $40,550 in all, tax years 2021 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CHAMBER MUSIC AMERICA INC Public charity Exact 2022 1$20,750 2022$20,750
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125TH STREET DISTRICT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION INC Public charity Exact 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC Public charity Exact 2022 1$9,800 2022$9,800
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $369,148 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $315,137$315,137-- 85.4%
Occupancy $40,875$40,875-- 11.1%
Other (as described)Professional Tour Guide $3,594$3,594-- 1.0%
Other (as described)Meal & Entertainment $3,531$3,531-- 1.0%
Office expenses $3,126$3,126-- 0.8%
Fees: legal $1,500$1,500-- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $764$764-- 0.2%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $260$260-- 0.1%
Other (as described)Office supplies &Software $220$220-- 0.1%
Insurance $141$141-- 0.0%
Total$369,148100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $266,604 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $238,206$238,206-- 89.3%
Other (as described)PROJECT EXPENSE $12,300$12,300-- 4.6%
Travel $7,018$7,018-- 2.6%
Other (as described)STUDIO FEES $3,872$3,872-- 1.5%
Fees: accounting $2,985$2,985-- 1.1%
Interest $805$805-- 0.3%
All other expenses $522$522-- 0.2%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $449$449-- 0.2%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $439$439-- 0.2%
Office expenses $8$8-- 0.0%
Total$266,604100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $68,812 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $65,819 95.7%
Fees to independent contractors $2,975 4.3%
Printing, publications, postage $18 0.0%
Total$68,812100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $92,741 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $82,297 88.7%
Fees to independent contractors $9,444 10.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,000 1.1%
Total$92,741100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $11,017 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,298 93.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $699 6.3%
Printing, publications, postage $20 0.2%
Total$11,017100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $93,646 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $90,519 96.7%
Fees to independent contractors $2,960 3.2%
Printing, publications, postage $167 0.2%
Total$93,646100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $35,511 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,479 74.6%
Fees to independent contractors $8,921 25.1%
Printing, publications, postage $111 0.3%
Total$35,511100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $46,968 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,814 97.5%
Fees to independent contractors $800 1.7%
Printing, publications, postage $280 0.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $74 0.2%
Total$46,968100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $16,073 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,084 93.8%
Fees to independent contractors $835 5.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $146 0.9%
Printing, publications, postage $8 0.0%
Total$16,073100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $8,885 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,764 64.9%
Fees to independent contractors $3,035 34.2%
Printing, publications, postage $86 1.0%
Total$8,885100%

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