AERIAL ARTS AMERICAN INSTITUTE

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $64K · expenses $45K · assets $20K

EIN
46-3268897
Address
3001 RED HILL AVE STE 1-107, COSTA MESA, CA 92626-4545
Website
WWW.AERIALARTSAMERICA.ORG
NTEE code
A6E Performing Arts Schools (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2015 (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, 509(a)(2)
Cross-check
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Mission

TO STANDARDIZE AERIAL ARTS EDUCATION THROUGH CERTIFICATION

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Ruby Karen Buted-Cecchini CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER2024 30 $0 reported 1
Rachel Weinberg SECRETARY2020-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Gianluca Cecchini VICE PRESIDENT2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Ruby Kare Nbuted-Cecchini (former) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER2020-2023 30 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUBY KAREN BUTED-CECCHINI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER30 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL WEINBERG SECRETARY15 $0-$0 $01
GIANLUCA CECCHINI VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUBY KARE NBUTED-CECCHINI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER30 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL WEINBERG SECRETARY15 $0-$0 $01
GIANLUCA CECCHINI VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUBY KARE NBUTED-CECCHINI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER30 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL WEINBERG SECRETARY15 $0-$0 $01
GIANLUCA CECCHINI VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUBY KARE NBUTED-CECCHINI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER30 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL WEINBERG SECRETARY15 $0-$0 $01
GIANLUCA CECCHINI VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUBY KARE NBUTED-CECCHINI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER30 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL WEINBERG SECRETARY15 $0-$0 $01
GIANLUCA CECCHINI VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,247$44,523 $19,724$19,724 $3,460$60,787 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,874$47,271 $0-$3,397 $5,640$38,234 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$27,504$30,914 $0-$3,410 $27,504$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,154$13,139 $0$6,342 $5,000$16,154 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,083$25,257 $0-$1,673 $0$15,083 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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AMADEUS SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND ARTCAA6E $105,288$108,901 Director$0 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
STAGES FOLSOM DANCE ARTS ANCAA6E $95,028$123,845 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
Amrita Performing ArtsCAA6E $65,182$76,769 Board Chair$0 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
ROSSMOOR CERAMIC ARTS CLUBCAA6E $33,616$33,380 President$0 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
HUMMINGBIRD ARTS CONSERVATORY INCCAA6E $53,491$53,890 OWNER VOICE TEACHER$0 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
NAPA YOUTH PARTNERCAA6E $61,374$65,064 SECRETARY$12,512 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC CORPORATIONCAA6E $103,558$120,652 Chairman of Board$0 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL OF SANTA CRUZCAA6E $111,673$117,384 Executive Dir.$12,480 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
RANGOLI FOUNDATION FOR ART AND CULTURECAA6E $79,584$75,599 Director$0 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
PACIFIC TALENT ACADEMY OF THE ARTSCAA6E $50,226$43,016 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
OPERA 4 KIDSCAA6E $61,261$58,254 CFO and COO$22,197 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
NORTH COUNTY DANCE AND PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATIONCAA6E $46,859$94,863 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
GO-FAMECAA6E $92,159$97,466 President$0 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
ACROSANCTCAA6E $52,660$85,342 artistic director$6,579 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
RAGA RANJANI SCHOOL OF MUSICCAA6E $38,990$38,443 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
Actors Alliance of San DiegoCAA6E $58,966$56,073 Managing Director$24,000 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
CECCHETTI SOCIETYCAA6E $114,314$155,267 Executive Dir.$0 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
ORANGE COUNTY CRAZIES INCCAA6E $39,895$29,547 CEO$0 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
EPIPHANY DANCE THEATERCAA6E $67,535$228,622 Artistic Dir$91,257 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
E BELLEHERST INCCAA6E $49,130$47,477 Sec/Treas$8,366 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
San Jose Youth BalletCAA6E $97,875$64,524 Executive Dir.$0 Same NTEE code A6E, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN $423,6733 1DAF sponsor2014–2016 AMERICAN DANCE INSTITUTE INC
KAREN SOKOLOF JAVITCH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $140,0003 1Private foundation2016–2019 CHARLESTON PERFORMING ARTS CEN
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION $120,0004 1Private foundation2018–2020 EPIPHANY DANCE THEATER
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC $100,0001 1DAF sponsor2023–2023 HERITAGE STAGE INC
FLORA L THORNTON FOUNDATION $98,5004 1Private foundation2020–2023 RISING ARTIST FOUNDATION INC
STEVENS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC $97,8402 1Private foundation2023–2024 SUN VALLEY BALLET FOUNDATION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $92,3007 3DAF sponsor2017–2024 STUDIO 3 NC INC; AMERICAN DANCE INSTITUTE INC; AMERICAN TAP DANCE FOUNDATION INC
HEINEMAN FOUNDATION FOR RESRCH EDU CTNL CHARITABLE & SCI PURPOSES INC $90,0003 1Private foundation2022–2024 AMERICAN DANCE INSTITUTE INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $90,0003 2DAF sponsor2022–2024 THEATREWORKS OF NORTHERN NEVADA; EPIPHANY DANCE THEATER
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND $87,5003 2DAF sponsor2022–2025 RISING ARTIST FOUNDATION INC; MORAINE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
DONORS TRUST INC $87,0001 1DAF sponsor2020–2020 AMERICAN TAP DANCE FOUNDATION INC
WEST BEND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $71,9004 1DAF sponsor2021–2024 MORAINE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION $61,8091 1DAF sponsor2024–2024 70 CORRIDOR ATHLETICS LTD
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $60,2503 2DAF sponsor2014–2019 AMERICAN DANCE INSTITUTE INC; Amrita Performing Arts
BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION $60,0001 1DAF sponsor2023–2023 THE COLLABORATIVE PIANO INSTITUTE

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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 990EZ · $44,523 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,268 52.3%
Fees to independent contractors $18,848 42.3%
Printing, publications, postage $1,520 3.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $887 2.0%
Total$44,523100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $47,271 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36,511 77.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,365 11.3%
Fees to independent contractors $4,468 9.5%
Printing, publications, postage $927 2.0%
Total$47,271100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $30,914 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,500 43.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,509 30.8%
Fees to independent contractors $7,344 23.8%
Printing, publications, postage $561 1.8%
Total$30,914100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $13,139 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,237 62.7%
Fees to independent contractors $4,017 30.6%
Printing, publications, postage $691 5.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $194 1.5%
Total$13,139100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $25,257 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,387 72.8%
Fees to independent contractors $3,965 15.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,279 9.0%
Printing, publications, postage $626 2.5%
Total$25,257100%

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